illusion of control
4 episodes mention this concept
ChrisWillxFeb 19, 2026Balancing Ambition and Well-being: Overcoming Insecure Overachievement and the Illusion of Control
Self-DevelopmentInsecure overachieverFlow stateSelf-worthCurse of competence
HealthyGamerGGSep 23, 2022The Psychology of Online Gambling Addiction: ADHD, Forbidden Attraction, and Digital Exploitation
PsychologyOppositional NaturesDiscovery LearnersDissemination LearnersBehavioral Conditioning- HealthyGamerGGMar 5, 2020
The Burden of Performance: Mizkif's Anxiety, External Validation, and the Illusion of Control in Streaming
PsychologyNocturnal anxietyPhysical tensionPerformance anxietyFear of irrelevance - HealthyGamerGGNov 23, 2019
The Illusion of Control: Managing Expectations and Supporting Loved Ones Through Crisis
Self-DevelopmentIllusion of controlExpectationsSuffering (from expectations)Moral compass (clouded by emotion)
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Related concepts
Concepts that appear alongside illusion of control across episodes.
- emotional regulation
- responsibility (for actions)
- effort vs. outcome
- substance-induced mood disorder
- performance anxiety
- authenticity (vs. trying to be entertaining)
- flow state
- gray area (legal/ethical)
- hypervigilance
- guilt
- shame
- self-worth
- identity fusion (with career/success)
- random reinforcement schedule
- internal emotional state awareness
- abatement of fear
- social media psychology
- external validation
- impaired risk calculations
- physician burnout