• “’affluenza’, defined as a dysfunctional relationship with money, or the improper pursuit of it:
    • Inability to delay gratification
    • Inability to tolerate frustration
    • Low future motivation
    • Low self-esteem
    • Low self-worth
    • Lack of self-confidence
    • Lack of personal identity
    • Social and emotional isolation
    • Feelings of depression, failure, anxiety
    • Unrealistic expectations and lack of accountability
    • False sense of entitlement
    • Inability to form intimate relationships
    • People who receive “sudden” money without any accompanying values often become hoarders. Or, conversely, they may become habitual over spenders, shopping with no concern for their dwindling bank balances. Quite often, they use money as a tool to control others, particularly family members.” Beating the Midas Curse, by Perry L. Cochell and Rodney C. Zeeb, Page 46-47
  • “Stepen Biko in South Africa, during apartheid, wrote, “The greatest tool in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”