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How near-death bliss makes ordinary joy inadequate

While dying from the allergic reaction I experienced every moment of joy from my entire life simultaneously and now regular happiness feels thin and sequential and I keep chasing that feeling of total presence.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Exposure to transcendent states has created an addiction to peak experiences that renders normal contentment insufficient.

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