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Wearing emotional armor doesn't stop pain but, because it blocks the vulnerability that leads to closeness, it prevents access to intimacy, trust, creativity, and joy.
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When people explain their beliefs or actions they often offer post‑hoc rationalizations because many causal mental processes operate unconsciously and are inaccessible to introspection.
People put on psychological armor—perfectionism, intellectualizing, control—to avoid judgment, but because that armor hides vulnerability it also blocks access to love and belonging and increases suffering.
When people are uncertain they look to perceived authorities rather than introspection because internal confusion undermines reliable self-judgment, so deferring to experienced voices reduces uncertainty.
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Believing you fully control outcomes raises your chances of success because perceiving control increases effort and persistence, whereas seeing results as mostly chance reduces motivation and thus actual performance.