Hi Matt,
Thanks for the greetings, and for the honest reply.
I understand what is the meaning - to be stuck in the story, but Who can be stuck? The story is just a story.
Look around, notice what is real, what exists, what grows?
Could the story be alive? Can the story be touched?
There is a clear boundary between what life is and what story is, can you see that?
Is there anyone separate from the life, from what is here now?
Who is this I, who is not a doer and don't have free will?
So it is seen that I am not the doer. I have no free will.
feelings of stress/negativity in the chest
here it is wonderful example to see what is the story for the I who is in trouble, who is...tell the story out loud.
Who is stressed? Is there someone behind the story? is there anyone who needs to be protected?