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Why presence feels like a luxury when survival is at stake

My therapist told me to practice being present but my mind keeps going to my student loans and rent and I cannot afford to be present right now.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Financial insecurity creates a chronic future-focus that makes present-moment awareness feel dangerously naive.

Worth thinking about

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