@iro_miya@mk.absturztau.be our theory is that you find great comfort in situations when things are going exactly as your brain conceptualized them. you have thought ahead on the next steps, even if they are just carry the waffles to the table, sit down and enjoy them with some syrup. your mind has a goal in mind and a route to get there, and then something changes that and that series of events can't unfold. it ruined the mental path that gave you comfort, your mental comfort got taken away from you. that's essentially a combination of some cognitive inflexibility, emotional dysregulation and unexpected transitions. a sequence gets established mentally, and having to suddenly abandon it can be difficult. the disruption causes an emotional response that's disproportionate to what happened