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The Cost of Staying in Control
Control consumes energy.
Slowly, steadily, often unnoticed.
You sense the drain beneath competence, the quiet fatigue that comes from staying engaged.
This window names the cost without asking for change or sacrifice.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the actual "cost" of being in control all the time?
The cost is the systematic depletion of your Integration Capacity. Staying in control requires constant surveillance from the Threat, Status, and Control systems. This leaves very little metabolic energy for the Narrative system to update your identity. The "cost of control" is a life that feels "flat" and "empty" because nothing is ever allowed to settle or change without your permission. You are safe, but you are structurally "stagnant."
Is the cost of control worth it?
In moments of crisis, yes. But as a baseline, it is too expensive. The Meaning Density Model™ suggests "budgeting" your control. Identify "low-stakes zones" where you can "suspend the management reflex". This preserves your energy for when control is truly necessary. By lowering the "cost of existence" through periodic non-control, you create the surplus capacity required for the Recovered Meaning Era to begin in your own life.