11/17/2025
And so the vicious circle arises, where we try our best to manage our emotions, only to feel worse and worse. Trapped in our own emotion regulation. Large parts of life may even come to revolve around avoiding discomfort and endlessly seeking explanations. Paradoxically, this creates more pain.
We get caught in a web of behaviors that backfire over time yet feel so necessary in the moment.
-Anders Sorenson, PHD