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When social expectations override authentic desire

I keep saying yes to social events I do not want to attend because I think I should be more social, then I am miserable the whole time.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The pressure to be social can force us into pleasures that feel like punishment.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Pleasure and its examined life?”

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