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When celibacy becomes self-harm disguised as growth

My celibate phase started as self-improvement but now feels like self-punishment and I can't tell the difference anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The line between discipline and deprivation blurs when the seeker mistakes suffering for progress.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The celibate life — chosen aloneness as a path?”

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