I had trouble like this with inferential distance, describing my at-the-time Big Issue to my first psychiatrist:
Me: “I have a good life but can’t enjoy it because I’m convinced the Invisible Hand is going to snatch it away anytime now.”
Her, writing notes: “What kind of invisible hand?”
Me: short Adam Smith summary
I had trouble like this with inferential distance, describing my at-the-time Big Issue to my first psychiatrist:
Me: “I have a good life but can’t enjoy it because I’m convinced the Invisible Hand is going to snatch it away anytime now.”
Her, writing notes: “What kind of invisible hand?”
Me: short Adam Smith summary