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When Everything Feels Like a Signal
Everything feels like a signal.
A sound, a thought, a pause—
each asks for interpretation.
The system stays alert
because nothing
is clearly neutral.
This is signal overload,
not intuition.
Naming it
matters.
When too many indicators
glow at once,
accuracy drops
and strain rises.
You are not perceptive
beyond reason—
you are saturated.
Recognition allows the system
to stop treating every cue
as meaningful.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why does every little notification or noise feel like an emergency?
You are experiencing "Signal Overload." In the Meaning Density Model™, when your Threat & Safety system is saturated, it loses the ability to distinguish between a "whisper" and a "scream." Every cue is treated as a high-priority signal. Naming this state—"I am currently in signal overload"—stops the Narrative system from inventing a "catastrophe" to explain the feeling, allowing you to treat the issue as a technical volume problem rather than a real-world threat.
How do I stop overreacting to every small cue?
Lower the "Sensitivity Gain" by acknowledging the saturation. Instead of trying to "fix" the signal, tell your system: "This is just a noise, and I am over-responsive right now." This creates a tiny bit of "Meaning Distance." By recognizing that the urgency is coming from your internal state, not the external cue, you give your Integrator permission to ignore the "false alarm" and start de-escalating the fear response.