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Why Being Alone with Your Thoughts Feels Terrifying

I cannot be alone with my thoughts for even five minutes without feeling panic and I do not know what I am so afraid of discovering.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Avoidance of internal experience has created fear of what might emerge from genuine self-reflection and solitude.

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