<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Self-denial can become its own reward loop when... > Self-denial can become its own reward loop when moral identity attaches to deprivation. Regulation is healthier when it remains flexible enough to respond to the body's actual needs and the mission's real demands. **Source:** [[livestreams/Mood Regulation and the Architecture of Behavior - Workbook|Mood Regulation and the Architecture of Behavior]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Self-denial can become its own reward loop when moral identity attaches to deprivation. Regulation is healthier when it remains flexible enough to respond to the body's actual needs and the mission's real demands.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-self-denial-become-missions-real-demands ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->