Being unreal means feeling like you exist to serve others narratives, that your purpose is supporting character in their story, that your life only matters in relation to their needs. You might make choices based on their reactions rather than your desires.
Living as dream character means lacking sense of authorship, feeling like your life is happening to you rather than by you.
Waking up means recognizing yourself as protagonist, making choices from your own desires, claiming authorship of your existence.
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Content informed by trauma research, polyvagal theory (Stephen Porges), somatic experiencing (Peter Levine), and nervous system regulation studies. For comprehensive citations and further reading, see Unfiltered Wisdom: The Book.
About the Author
Robert Greene is the author and founder of Unfiltered Wisdom, a US Navy veteran, and a trauma survivor with over 10 years of experience in nervous system regulation and somatic healing. He is certified in Yoga for Meditation from the Yogic School of Mystic Arts (Dharamsala, India, 2016) and affiliated with Holistic Veterans, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving veterans in Santa Cruz, California.