From my perspective, it looks like you’re experiencing confirmation bias.
Confirmation bias (also called confirmatory bias or myside bias) is the tendency of people to favor information that confirms their beliefs or hypotheses. People display this bias when they gather or remember information selectively, or when they interpret it in a biased way. The effect is stronger for emotionally charged issues and for deeply entrenched beliefs.
This story speaks to you about you and your family. That’s a sign of great fiction, but also a sign that you might not be evaluating the evidence dispassionately.
I don’t mean to disparage using fiction as a mirror for self reflection. The images you see, veridical or not, can help you learn about yourself. Just remember that what you see might not really exist.
From my perspective, it looks like you’re experiencing confirmation bias.
This story speaks to you about you and your family. That’s a sign of great fiction, but also a sign that you might not be evaluating the evidence dispassionately.
I don’t mean to disparage using fiction as a mirror for self reflection. The images you see, veridical or not, can help you learn about yourself. Just remember that what you see might not really exist.