The Big and Small Podcast
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The Big and Small Podcast
#105 Emotional Buffers, Frames and Snark
Why do you turn into an awkward, rude mess the moment someone genuinely appreciates you?
Your nervous system is screaming information you refuse to hear. When someone bakes you a cake and you respond with "should've been cheesecake" - that's not rudeness, that's your emotional overwhelm creating protective barriers against feeling good. You've become so practiced at negative emotions that joy literally short-circuits your system.
This isn't about being ungrateful. This is about your self-hatred being so entrenched that appreciation threatens the very identity you've built on "not being enough." Your emotional buffers aren't protecting you - they're suffocating the parts of you that deserve to feel worthy.
What You'll Learn:
- 00:00 - Feeling emotions vs accessing them
- 04:00 - Geographical positioning inside yourself
- 07:00 - Full emotional range as superpower
- 09:00 - What emotional buffers actually are
- 12:00 - Taking in genuine appreciation
- 15:00 - Growth reflection without shutdown
- 18:00 - Manifestations beyond imagination
- 22:00 - Gratitude vs overwhelming appreciation
- 26:00 - Why emotional overwhelm creates snark
- 29:00 - Cultural understating patterns
- 32:00 - Emotional landmines in relationships
Ready to Stop Sabotaging Your Own Worth?
Listen to the full episode to understand how emotional buffers are keeping you from receiving the appreciation you've actually earned.
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