Cognitive Dissonance or Just a Coincidence?

How I rescued myself from feeling left out during a family tragedy.

C. Dorian Carlone
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself
6 min readMar 27, 2022

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I keep finding myself in an uncomfortable situation. I get blindsided by traumatic news which I then begin to wonder if I should have been prepared for.

In these circumstances I end up doubting my attentiveness — did I already know this was coming…

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C. Dorian Carlone
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

Aspiring novelist, sometimes nutritionist, fledgling minimalist. Hobby musician and lover of disc golf. Join and support: cdoriancarlone.medium.com/membership