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Double Binds in Ireland. Double bind: an unavoidable choice between two or more equally unsatisfactory alternatives . Double bind: an ambiguous message that leaves you diminished by whatever response you make to it. Saint Patrick brings Christianity to Ireland, 432 A.D.
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Double bind:an unavoidable choice between two or more equally unsatisfactory alternatives
Double bind: an ambiguous message that leaves you diminished by whatever response you make to it.
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