Sevenish pain control is a kind of sublimation and, when Sevens reframe away their pain, it still goes somewhere. While pain is not exactly a thing or a stored commodity, some Sevens are nevertheless prone to “kinesthetic crashes” when, after a period of flying high, their suppressed painful feelings catch up to them. This is not unlike the mythical character Icarus, who flew so high that the sun melted the wax binding his artificial wings and he crashed back to earth.
Some Sevens express th...
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