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When avoidance protects us from painful truths

My mom has been asking me to visit for three months and I keep saying next weekend but I never book the flight because I am terrified she is getting older.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The heart delays what the mind cannot bear to acknowledge.

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

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