Have you ever felt that sharp sting of disappointment when something did not go the way you hoped? Maybe it was a promotion you felt sure you would get, a date you thought would go beautifully, or a family holiday that was supposed to feel joyful but ended in tension. That pain is real. It is not just “in your head.” Often, the deepest hurt does not come only from the event itself, but from the gap between our expectations and reality. As a psychologist specializing in nervous system healing, I see this often. We naturally create stories about how things...