much of our emotional instability is rooted in pride. Not simply pride in our intellect or our physical bodies, but a pride that prioritizes our emotions as the source of truth. To understand this, we need look no further than to our cultural fixation with emotional authenticity. Authenticity, as we’ve come to understand it, celebrates “telling it like it is” and encourages you to “be true to yourself.” But today, being true to yourself doesn’t mean making an honest evaluation of yourself; it means embracing your emotional experience of the world as truth.
