Why Does Everything Feel So Personal?
BS'D

Do you ever notice how one small comment can stay with you all day?

It’s strange… we know it’s not everything, and yet—it lingers.

There are moments I catch myself replaying something simple, and I have to gently pull myself back.

Psychology calls this negativity bias—the brain holds onto what feels threatening.

But Torah teaches something deeper—dan l’kaf zechut. Not everything is against you.

So this is what I try:​
I pause and ask, “Is this actually true—or just loud?”

That question softens everything.

Orit E. Riter