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How strength becomes weakness

I keep putting off calling my therapist to schedule an appointment even though I know I need help because admitting I need help feels like admitting defeat.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The ego mistakes vulnerability for failure and isolation for independence.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Procrastination — psychological and philosophical dimensions?”

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