Fantasy vs Reality The Life You Keep Explaining Isn’t the One You’re Repeating Repeated patterns often tell a truer story than the explanations we use to preserve meaning.
Fantasy vs Reality You’re Still Believing a Version of Your Life That Your Behavior Already Abandoned It’s possible to stay emotionally loyal to a story long after your actions have moved in a different direction.
Fantasy vs Reality Why Feeling Disgust and Arousal at the Same Time Can Be So Disturbing Some reactions combine attraction and revulsion, creating confusion about what the response actually means.
Fantasy vs Reality Why Being Aroused by Scenarios You’d Never Want in Real Life Can Be So Confusing Some forms of arousal feel disconnected from desire, values, or intention—creating confusion about what they actually mean.
Fantasy vs Reality Why Fantasies That Don’t Match Your Values Can Feel Disturbing Even If You’d Never Act on Them Some thoughts and fantasies feel vivid, unwanted, or confusing precisely because they don’t align with who you believe yourself to be.