Domain: Stress & Threat Activation 3-5 min read Updated: 2026-01-15

When Everything Feels Like a Prompt

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Everything feels like a prompt.

Objects,

thoughts,

sounds

all suggest movement.

This is cue saturation,

not clarity.

Naming it

matters.

You are not missing

the right signal—

you are receiving

too many.

Recognition

allows the system

to stop treating

every cue

as instruction.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why does everything—a text, a dish, a dust bunny—feel like it’s shouting "FIX ME"?

You are experiencing "Prompt Saturation." Under threat, your system treats every sensory cue as an "Action Prompt." In the Meaning Density Model™, your Reward & Status systems have lost their "Priority Filter." Everything feels like a requirement. This "Action-Cue Overload" is what leads to the feeling of being "constantly nagged" by your environment, even when you are alone.

How do I stop everything from feeling like a "prompt"?

Re-categorize your environment. Look at the "dust bunny" and say: "That is a fact, not a command." By stripping the "requirement" from the object, you reclaim your Structural Autonomy. DojoWell suggests "Selective Ignoring"—pick three things that are "prompts" and declare everything else "background." This restores the "Filter" and lowers the immediate action-pressure.

When Everything Feels Like a Prompt