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When surviving creates existential displacement

Since my heart attack I wake up every morning surprised to be alive, not in a grateful way but in a confused way, like I am living in extra time that was not meant for me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Unexpected survival can leave you feeling like you are inhabiting borrowed time, creating a strange relationship with your own continued existence.

Worth thinking about

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.