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The Old Mind Theatre

Passive-aggressive voices try to trap you in endless roles of frustration and 'never enough.' The sovereign act ends the play once and for all.

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Work Frustration Liberation

Metaphorical Narrative

Imagine you’re dragged into a dingy theatre with no exit.
On stage, the actors yell, predict doom, and demand loyalty. “Don’t break this!” — “I don’t trust you anyway.”

You didn’t audition, yet you’ve been cast: fixing, proving, pleasing, defending. The play never ends. And the roles get heavier: spy, hostage, victim. The theatre only works if you stay seated and believe the script.

But the set is flimsy. The actors are tired. The script is recycled every night. The illusion depends on your attention.

Core Insight

The Old Mind Theatre is not reality — it’s a somatic print replaying as if safety depends on someone else’s happiness.
The whispers:

  • “Give me more information so I can please them better.”
  • “Your safety depends on their mood.”
  • “If this guy isn’t happy, you’re not going anywhere.”
  • “Collect secret intel to dodge their tactics.”
  • “Everything is done against you — suffer if you don’t comply.”

That is theatre logic.
But facts tell a different story:

  • Yelling = sound waves.
  • Distrust = their insecurity.
  • Doom-prophecy = words only.

None of it equals truth about you.

Saturday Experiment

  1. Catch the Theatre. The instant frustration spikes, name it: “Old Mind Theatre.”
  2. Cut to Facts. Reduce their lines to bare description: “That was a sentence.”
  3. Exit the Stage. Picture yourself walking out of the theatre, leaving the actors to perform for empty seats.

Sunday Reflection

  • How does the body feel when the theatre tries to assign you a role?
  • What shifted when you reframed the drama as performance instead of truth?
  • What role do you want in the story — audience, actor, or sovereign outside the show?

The Sovereign Act 🎯

When the theatre tries to pull you back in, flip the script:

  • Ground self: say where you are, the date, the place. Anchor in reality.
  • Reclaim safety: “I don’t owe my safety to anyone.”
  • Expose the actor: “Who the f is this guy?” when behaviour crosses your line.
  • Exit calm and collected: walk forward with the New Mind, no longer hostage to their play.

This is the curtain drop. The theatre collapses without you.