Patternv1PT-070
Emotions-as-data-not-directives pattern
the recurring epistemic error of treating emotional signals as commands requiring immediate behavioral compliance, when they are more accurately understood as information about internal state and environmental relevance that warrants evaluation before action
Why This Is a Pattern
Exemplifies Emotion as Systematic Cognitive Modulator (emotions carry information). Recurs in anger management, anxiety response, fear-based avoidance, impulsive decisions.