QC

gosh how much data do I need to realize that almost nothing is as terrifying as I expect so that I can stop wasting energy on anxiety

not about having more data unfortunately Unlocking the Emotional Brain's thesis is that the anxiety response is coming from a set of memories that is partitioned off from the rest of your memories, and until you integrate them in a particular way they'll stay partitioned

hm may be worth reading ngl I am kind of suspicious of seeking out memories for why things are the way they are in my head

yeah like the reason i believe this isn't because i read it in a book it's because i did a bunch of seriously intense sobbing about my childhood and it permanently relaxed like half of my chronic muscle tension