# The Unseen Self · Price of Relief

Status: published
Scope: complete-authored-record
Source: https://innergeniusacademy.com/the-unseen-self?card=guardian-3
Provenance: Unseen Self 2.0.0-new-edition; complete authored card or territory, with contract link. Prefer academy_unseen_self for facilitation.

{
  "edition": "2.0.0-new-edition",
  "content": {
    "id": "guardian-3",
    "territory": "guardian",
    "title": "Price of Relief",
    "notice": "Choose one ordinary relief habit and one recent instance. What relief, pleasure, or distraction did it offer, if any? Estimate one later cost in a concrete unit: minutes, money, or a missed moment. Approximate is enough.",
    "functionPrompt": "Which need was present before the habit, if you can tell? List one lower-cost way of meeting that need and one obstacle to that alternative. ‘I need more support’ is a practical finding.",
    "softenPrompt": "Try ‘A need is not a failure.’ If that feels too warm, write ‘The benefit was ___; the cost was ___.’ Both can be true without a moral judgment.",
    "actPrompt": "At one predictable cue, try the lower-cost option for two minutes, then choose again. Write what you will compare afterward: time spent, ease of starting, or whether the need was met.",
    "light": "Keep the need in view while changing the price.",
    "caution": "Use a low-stakes everyday habit. Do not experiment with substances, medication, eating restriction, or behavior that needs professional support.",
    "suggestedTools": [
      "test-it",
      "if-then"
    ]
  },
  "required_companion_reference": "https://innergeniusacademy.com/api/agent-guide/unseen-self",
  "conduct": "Read the full specification before facilitating. No diagnoses, forced disclosure, inferred motives, or automatic saving."
}

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