@iamnancycooper: Here I explain why you can't stop thinking about your ex and how your brain is actually stuck in a loop. We talk about cognitive dissonance—the mental tension created when your brain holds two opposing truths about the same person simultaneously. I break down how your prefrontal cortex keeps replaying the good memories while your amygdala flags the hurt, keeping you trapped in endless analysis. I share how integration—accepting that both the warmth and the avoidance were real—is the key to quieting the loop and finally moving forward. #relationships #lettinggo #movingon #breakups #breakup
The version of him that was warm, loving and attentive was a mask he created when mirroring you. You saw yourself in him and that’s why you fell in love.
2026-05-15 07:02:19
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Rebecca :
I just wonder why my own brain is always working against me I'm tireddddd
2026-05-16 11:27:20
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Lili G :
So my therapist ask me to do an exercise to integrate the whole story: make two lists in the same page: 1.things he did that made me feel loved, and 2.things he did that made me feel evaluated / compared (he’s an avoidant / narcissist). I would recommend to you start there ☺️
2026-05-16 22:49:55
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erikamichelle :
This is the best explanation I’ve ever heard. Thank you so much
2026-05-15 04:24:11
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Sam :
I get stuck on the why of it all. Why did he treat me like that? And then spiral in my feelings of not being good enough
2026-05-16 15:17:19
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s1.mach :
I already knew this and still doesn't fix me
2026-05-16 05:44:31
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AceReporter :
This was a discard from a fearful avoidant best friend. There is nothing like it - no closure, no explanation that made sense. It’s just one day we were best friends and the next…nothing! My entire struggle has come down to cognitive dissonance so thank you!
2026-05-19 02:44:50
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big f :
I still don't get it. I can't reconcile who he was and who he is now
2026-05-19 06:31:17
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Heidi Bakken :
this is 100% truth!!! i keep telling myself to remember what i know about him! ugh!
2026-05-20 01:57:43
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gail and the chipmunks :
Thank you for this I didn’t need another tarot reading
2026-05-16 19:31:40
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Caitlin :
I've been slowly coming to this understanding.. I was so stuck on not wanting to let go of the first version that I wouldn't accept the second. Another step towards healing.
2026-05-15 07:15:28
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Miss J :
This is so on point but I’m struggling to integrate the two 😭
2026-05-15 17:23:42
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Daria 🍓 :
wow okay connecting this to cognitive dissonance helped me understand it sm better
2026-05-15 09:08:04
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Angie P :
I’m so tired of the looping and overthinking. I want to be able to shut it off. It gets so old. At 61 years old I thought I had healed all those old wounds.
2026-05-19 08:23:24
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BZ :
Well damn! 😳 I mean deep down I knew that but hearing it in this way is resonating differently.
2026-05-15 01:28:56
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aliens33331 :
Im stuck because he never apologized
2026-05-18 20:24:50
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Denise Mitchell 🌹🌹 :
This is a great explanation - thank you
2026-05-17 03:19:06
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Alice :
I have been feeling like this for years and we have not talked
2026-05-18 03:19:46
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rredisskaa1 :
What if it’s been like 2 years
2026-05-15 21:26:34
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Annie 🌎 :
Why did it take almost 4 years to integrate?
2026-05-16 09:32:08
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Libra Girl :
But damn it’s still takes time and grief
2026-05-15 05:27:26
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Dusty Seale :
Thank you!! I have never heard it explained that way, but after hearing it, everything just clicked in my brain
2026-05-15 16:23:11
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