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Why social situations trigger endless mental replay

Everyone at the dinner party seemed bored when I was talking and now I'm replaying every word I said

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The mind creates stories about others' internal states to maintain the illusion of control over social acceptance.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Cognitive distortions — identification and change?”

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