1734 || escaping a shame spiral
You can't outrun 'em, but you can revise your interpretation and your response, and that’s not for nothin’.
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Shame spirals, or negative feedback loops are chain reactions starting with:
The Trigger: something spurs a sense of emotionally activation or vulnerability; perhaps through a rejection, a crossed boundary, or a mistake.
The Story: immediately your brain connects the triggering event to a past experience, creating a narrative on how to perceive this “slight” that tends towards self-blame and some sort of “proof that you are not worthy or…
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