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The phrase "a double bind" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a situation in which a person is faced with two conflicting demands or choices, making it difficult to find a satisfactory solution.
Example: "She felt trapped in a double bind, having to choose between her career advancement and her family's expectations."
Alternatives: "a no-win situation" or "a catch-22".
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We face a double bind.
That puts Turkey in a double bind.
Mr Rutte is in a double bind.
She called it a double bind.
Dating thus amounted to a double bind.
Journalism suffers from a double bind.
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Thus, in a double bind-system, they end up in a no-win situation.
nevertheless bear in mind the limits of employees' possibilities in a double bind-system.
Additionally, a double bind-free organisation needs to promote attitudes valuing all resources of an organisation.
which makes it impossible for the addressee to decipher a double bind-message correctly.
A double bind-free communication would also include consistent orders in case of two or more levels of bosses whose messages have to be consistent in order to avoid being a double bind-paradox.
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