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When You Blame Yourself for Circumstances Beyond Your Control

I keep thinking about all the small decisions that led here — the dinner out, the extra subscription, the impulse buy — and I cannot stop cataloguing my stupidity even though I know medical bills are what really broke us.

Zera
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The mind creates elaborate narratives of personal responsibility to maintain an illusion of control over uncontrollable forces.

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