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How discomfort makes us more creative

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Experience of Lacking Control

There could be negative psychological and emotional consequences from mind body dissonance. But at the same time there's a kind of a natural defense system that kicks in when we do experience an unfamiliar physical state. On the one hand, these experiences allow us to become more creative; on the other hand, experience of lacking control is obviously very aversive. We might also essentially dissolve into what you call, paranoia, or finding illusory connections and patterns.

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