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Transient Self-Defusion

(TSD)A brief, spontaneous shift in self-perception where your sense of identity temporarily loosens. It feels like your mind “zooms out” from its usual perspective, disengaging from autopilot mode and seeing life in a detached way.
“I was brushing my teeth when I suddenly felt like I wasn’t really ‘me’—just a person doing an action. Total Transient Self-Defusion moment.”
by Jaydenmh March 27, 2025
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Self Sabotage

Self-sabotage is when you set your own trap, fall in it, and then yell, “Who did this?!” It’s your brain playing prankster when you’re just trying to live your best life.
"Why couldn't you just do your job instead of trying to self sabotage the entire project?"
by Azulas March 29, 2025
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Discrete Self Model

The unspoken assumption behind most of the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders): that every human is a neatly bounded, fully knowable individual who can be diagnosed like a glitchy toaster.

Used to justify labeling complex, context-driven human behavior as “disordered” while ignoring trauma, systems, relationships, and late-stage capitalism.

Symptoms may include:
• Taking your emotions personally
• Believing your thoughts are facts
• Assuming “normal” exists
• Diagnosing others on TikTok
Therapist: “Sounds like you might meet criteria for 296.89.”
Patient: “Or maybe I’m just rejecting the Discrete Self Model.”
Therapist: “…I’ll need to consult the DSM-6 for that.”
by seeing March 30, 2025
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Self Sabotage

I just self sabotaged my entire career because Im a narcissist, entitled, and my version of snow white is the greatest ever even though no one came to see it.
by Pigstand March 31, 2025
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Self-defacating

A genre of humour, by which someone shits all over themselves as a matter of strategy to avoid merited criticism for their job performance by seeking a mercy-fuck from would be supervisors

Not to be confused with self-deprecating humour which can be socially valued as a means of honest emotional communication of vulnerability to enrich a forum for discussion - rather than for seeking to preempt or curtail it.
Mr. Little Shit, the head of fundraising, was using his self-defacating sense of humour to avoid imposition of reporting requirements or performance indicators..
by The Real Buklau April 4, 2025
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