Principlev1
Connect micro-meanings detected during acute suffering into
Connect micro-meanings detected during acute suffering into larger narratives only after acute phase passes and cognitive resources recover — attempting comprehensive narrative during crisis produces hollow platitudes that fail emotional testing.
Why This Is a Principle
Grounded in Directed Attention as Depletable Resource (executive function resources deplete), Externalization Exposes Hidden Structure (externalization exposes gaps in processing), and Illusion of Explanatory Depth (gap between felt understanding and ability to explain is diagnostic of confusion). The principle prescribes temporal sequencing of meaning-making operations to prevent premature integration that cognitive limitations would expose as incomplete.