Luminous Clinical
The Biology of Belonging: Why Social Rejection Feels Like Physical Pain
2,999 words in 10 chapters.
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The chapters
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