{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"ISSUE","title":"What Endless Overwhelm Signals ","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/900636dd\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":774,"description":"We explore how the sensation of an emotion lasting \"forever\" serves as a critical signal of an emotional flashback, indicating that the nervous system is recalling a past trauma rather than simply responding to the current moment. This experience occurs because a flashback collapses the sense of time, fusing the present with an older emotional imprint, which causes reactions to feel intensely amplified. Because the overwhelming feeling originates from the perspective of a child who lacked the capacity to anticipate relief, the brain often attempts to justify the intensity by constructing stories about present circumstances, initiating a self-perpetuating loop of emotion and narrative. Recognizing this \"forever\" signal allows one to name the experience as a flashback, remind oneself of current safety, and allow the emotion to pass without building a reinforcing story around it.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ovHC-XAxMR5aBaNRZ2b13AXmqGbpa9z-EBXyHyREEkI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83Yzg1/ZDEwYTZmYmFhMjVk/NGY3NGI0NjhiYzQx/ZDJmNi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}