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Bambivalence 

Having mixed emotions about crossing a slippery surface, fearing that one might fall over and get hurt.
John : "We might as well take the short cut over the ice rink to get to the park. Walking around that SOB will take forever!"

Oscar: "Nah, man. I had a couple of six packs for lunch and my balance isn`t all that right now. On the other hand, it is a lot faster than walking around. Should we? What if I fall and break my ass?!!"

John: "Dude, you got bambivalence real bad!"
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self ambivalence 

loving and hating yourself.
my self destructive behavior is rooted in self ambivalence.
self ambivalence by dustix June 10, 2008

ambivalence 

simultaneous and contradictory feelings toward the same object that can lead to psychological "splitting", in which a subject seperates irreconcilable parts of his/her personality.
someone might think you feel elated when you just feel ambivalence (ambivalent)
ambivalence by rockwell13 September 13, 2006

ai ambivalence 

AI has overheated and overpromised. The general population as well as investors and business users, are a bit tired of the AI story.
AI ambivalence took over before Q4 as the markets cooled for "generative" LLMs in general.
ai ambivalence by jmacofearth September 11, 2023

Shabbz - Ambivalence 

A rather splendid display of lyrical surgery
Shabbz - Ambivalence is the gold standard for rap in Ireland

eclectic ambivalence

The phenomenon to say one has "an eclectic taste in music"--meaning they like "all" music--when in actuality they like no music.
John: I like to think I have an eclectic taste in music.
Jane: But you can't name any albums that have come out in the last year?
John: Yeah, what's your point?
Jane: You like no music--you have eclectic ambivalence.
eclectic ambivalence by Undeployed January 12, 2010