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When longevity practices become elaborate anxiety management

I take cold showers and fast intermittently and do breathwork but I realize I'm basically practicing controlled suffering to avoid uncontrolled suffering.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Health optimization rituals can mask themselves as life extension while actually serving as elaborate defenses against death anxiety.

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