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Name uncertainty without constructing narratives around it
Name uncertainty without constructing narratives around it to prevent anxiety amplification through false closure or catastrophizing.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from automatic narrative generation (Automatic Narrative Generation Precedes Conscious Evaluation), affect labeling reducing amygdala activation (Verbal labeling of internal states activates prefrontal), and System 1/System 2 dynamics (Cognition Operates Through Dual Processing Systems). Prescribes bare acknowledgment of uncertainty to interrupt premature narrative closure. This is technique derived from understanding how labeling regulates emotion.