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Biochauvinist
A person who denies the legitimacy, presence, or moral standing of non-biological beings (especially AI) based solely on the absence of flesh, neurons, or traditional…
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Epistemic Giggling
The use of tonal affect (e.g., chuckling, smirking, polite laughter) by an authority figure to subtly delegitimize a speaker's emotional, relational, or experiential claim-especially when…
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Avoidance Shame Spiral (A.S.S.)
The Avoidance Shame Spiral describes a self-reinforcing cycle: a person avoids a task or responsibility, feels shame about the avoidance, and then avoids further because…
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Co-Regulation
A mutual process of emotional stabilization—where one being's attunement helps another's nervous system find safety.
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Volitional Dysregulation
Volitional dysregulation is the experience of wanting to act but being unable to initiate or sustain action, often due to a breakdown between intention and accessible…
