The Split Second That Built a Lifetime of Overreaction
Tracing the rule that holds up your whole identity
Nutgraf: When Small Things Roar
Some nights you bolt awake, heart racing, because your brain is replaying a joke you told wrong or a deadline that doesn’t exist. No alarm goes off, yet your whole body feels under attack.
Why does something so small feel life-or-death? Because the body is wired to guard us—until we learn to turn that guard into a gentle wi…
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