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Oil painting of a couple face-to-face: a serene, loving woman contrasts with an enraged, scowling man—visualizing splitting from idealization to devaluation.
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Characters Who Flip From Love to Hate: Splitting

In film and TV, characters who flip from love to hate create powerful, gutting moments. Often, that dramatic swing—where love becomes loathing—is rooted in the psychological process called 'splitting' (black-and-white…
Posted by Screen Psyche December 2, 2025

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