Tag decentering

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Guide 73. The Feeling Wasn’t Yours — It Was Something the Brain Built From What Was Available

Introduction: The Processing That Made It Larger When a strong emotion arrives, most people do the same thing. They process it as theirs. I am angry. I am anxious. This is who I am when things go wrong. The emotion…

Dhamma Pala
04/29/2026

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Guide 68. Why a Threat to One Role Can Feel Like a Threat to the Whole Self

Introduction: It Was Only a Work Problem — So Why Does Everything Feel Like It’s Collapsing The project failed. The evaluation came back lower than expected. The sense of being a reliable presence — for a partner, a team, a…

Dhamma Pala
04/28/2026