psychological baggage
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Image: Netflix What’s much easier to believe and more interesting to dig into is the psychological baggage Stranger Things 4 highlights in each of its protagonists.
From The Verge • May 23, 2022
A charismatic and reclusive philanderer, Mick left his daughters — whose mother died of cancer when they were children — with a crowded carousel of psychological baggage.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2015
So it would be a relief for you, him, and your fiancé if you could let go of some of the psychological baggage you are carrying.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2015
Their star pupil becomes entangled in the debate while working through his own psychological baggage tied to his royal lineage and responsibilities back home.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2011
Nobody wants to drag all that psychological baggage around with them.
From Chicago Tribune • Feb. 14, 2011