The self fragments into subject and object when stress ruptures immediate experience

Evidence

Forms emerge to shape contents when the undifferentiated unity of immediate experience is ruptured by some sort of stress. The experiencing self divides into a self-conscious subject and a confronted object, defined in some mode—cognitive, aesthetic, evaluative—according to the nature of the originating situation. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 22

Categorization

• XREF: This subject/object split from stress foreshadows how urban overload produces the detached, objectifying blasé observer central to the essay. — connects to: Severe trauma can sever a person’s felt continuity with their own life — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 510; Sensation anchors awareness in immediate present presence — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 242; Rumination interferes with successful self-regulation in response to stress and can perpetuate stress. — A roadmap to rumination: A review of the definition, assessment … - PMC (+12 more)

Broader Connections

• Severe trauma can sever a person’s felt continuity with their own life #qualifies (0.55) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 510
• Sensation anchors awareness in immediate present presence #contradicts (0.50) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 242