Principlev1
When experiencing secondary emotions about primary emotions,
When experiencing secondary emotions about primary emotions, name both layers explicitly and return attention to the original signal — secondary reactions lose power when recognized as separate from the data they're judging.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from The brain constructs emotions by predicting what bodily (emotion construction), Verbal labeling of internal states activates prefrontal (affect labeling), and Externalization Exposes Hidden Structure (externalization exposes structure). It prescribes a specific defusion technique that separates observation from reaction.