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Why workplace criticism triggers endless mental rehearsals

I keep replaying the conversation where my boss criticized my work and imagining all the ways I should have defended myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Professional identity threats activate defensive mental patterns that replay scenarios seeking resolution that never comes.

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