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The Biology of Belonging: Why Social Rejection Feels Like Physical Pain

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1. 1. The Mismatch: When the Reaction Outruns the Event 318 words · free to anybody, always 2. 2. Your Brain on Rejection: It’s Not a Metaphor 647 words 3. 3. The Emotional Fire Alarm: Mapping Your Three States 346 words 4. 4. Anatomy of a Spiral: The Five-Step Threat Loop 276 words 5. 5. The Neuroscience of Differential Diagnosis: RSD and Its Neighbors 133 words 6. 6. Developmental Roots: How the Threat Loop Gets Wired 187 words 7. 7. The Strengths Side of the Equation: Sensitivity as a Calibrated Instrument 173 words 8. 8. From Shame to Intelligence: A Clinical Framework for Lower-Shame Translation 267 words 9. Conclusion: The Biology Is Not the Verdict 195 words 10. Cited Sources 390 words