I felt the same way after testing Emperor QV2 full loop today. It could be recon, could be an adjustment, could be the stack, could just be not use to Emperor without the versatility my other cores/modules.
I definitely felt the Emperor Strength and Confidence, the effects were obvious-but it felt externalized/dissociated-like it wasn’t really me experiencing it. I also had tons of old insecurities come up while feeling this strength-maybe digging deeper. I felt a bit uncomfortable in my own skin.