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Why One Visible Mistake Feels Like a Threat to Competent High Performers
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Why do high-performers spiral after one visible mistake?
If you’re competent, capable, and usually the one others rely on… a single mistake can feel disproportionate. Not because you’re fragile - but because your nervous system interprets social evaluation as threat.
In this episode, with Dr Amen Kaur we unpack:
Why one public mistake can trigger shame, overthinking, and loss of confidence
The neuroscience of social-evaluative threat (prefrontal cortex, amygdala, and status perception)
Why high-achievers are more vulnerable to spiraling after mistakes
The hidden link between…
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