Term
Disenchantment
In Bridges' model, discovering that part of your old reality rested on your own expectations and illusions. Bridges sets it apart from disillusionment, where a person goes looking for the same illusion all over again.
Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes, William Bridges
Explained in
- Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes, William Bridges
- Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind, Judson Brewer
In Brewer's book, not sadness but a loss of appeal: a habit stops tempting you once you see clearly what it actually gives you.