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E 376: Tammys Takes #48: Your Brain Keeps Rehearsing a Life That Isn’t Happening
Do you rehearse conversations before they happen, anticipate how someone will react, or find yourself worrying about problems that don't even exist yet?
For many adult children of dysfunctional families, overthinking and catastrophizing aren't just bad habits. They can be old survival patterns.
In my conversation with Chris Wasco, we talked about what she calls “recycled thoughts”—replaying past experiences and using them to prepare ourselves for what might happen next.
And it made me think about how many adult children live five steps ahead of their own lives.
What if they're mad at me?
What…
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