Confabulation is when you try to make up logical reasons for emotionally driven actions. When you eat that cheesy snack on the 6th day of your diet regime after some initial resistance and find your logical brain telling you it is a reward for a job well done so far, you are confabulating.
Confabulation popped up in 2 conversations yesterday. The in-person one was interesting. I was describing my hopes/goals/dreams and trying hard to make it sound like the logical thing to do. A minute into my explanation, I caught myself and said I could try to make this very logical but the real driver is that the roots of this are completely emotional. He understood. We laughed.
Most of the action and decisions we take happen because of a strong surge in emotion and it helps to recognize it. Acceptance comes with recognition and further action comes after acceptance.
Exercise for the weekend – Try and catch yourself confabulating at least once and say it aloud immediately.
Self awareness takes practice.
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