There’s something really striking about how you frame anxiety as a temporal split instead of a personal flaw. The idea that clarity only shows up when someone is anchored in the present — and that both past and future roles can hijack a case — feels incredibly true clinically and in high-stakes work. It’s a clean, useful way to explain why people perform well in the moment but unravel before or after.
"Temporal splits" feel like such an important addition to the way we think about psychodrama, law, psychology, and more, and yet another thing that spontaneity theory describes so well.
Brilliant explanation of the value and credibility of the present moment!
There’s something really striking about how you frame anxiety as a temporal split instead of a personal flaw. The idea that clarity only shows up when someone is anchored in the present — and that both past and future roles can hijack a case — feels incredibly true clinically and in high-stakes work. It’s a clean, useful way to explain why people perform well in the moment but unravel before or after.
I love your analysis of this!
A great example of the promise of J. L. Moreno's Spontaneity-Creativity theory.
In other words, if you've been looking for juice in whatever you're doing— looking to get unstuck and back into presence— look here!
"Temporal splits" feel like such an important addition to the way we think about psychodrama, law, psychology, and more, and yet another thing that spontaneity theory describes so well.
Yes. Exactly! I love your responses. Thank you.