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Mental Locking

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Definition

A trap where locked attention meets an empty cognitive field — the mind fixates on its own fog, and each attempt to penetrate the haze confirms there is nothing there to grip, which only intensifies the search. Effort scales up against a surface it cannot find purchase on.

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Orthography

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evidence
ordinary

Usage

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A broad basin, an onset and propagation cascade, a reusable trap type, or an escape or intervention address.
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Naming a self-reinforcing loop anchored by a capacity and a domain at one harmony.

Routed children

These escapes and interventions have no authored names. Each is identified by this parent and its route cell.

Escapes (4)

Interventions (5)

Relationships and lifecycle

Parents