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When intellectual understanding doesn't change emotional reactions

I understand intellectually that thoughts are not me but I still get completely hijacked by them especially late at night when I cannot sleep.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Conceptual insight without embodied realization leaves reactive patterns intact despite mental comprehension.

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