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Why dissociation feels safer than engagement

I feel like I am watching my life happen to someone else and I cannot figure out how to feel present in my own experience.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The observation of life from a distance protects against disappointment but also prevents the intimacy with experience that creates meaning.

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