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When silence and solitude feel threatening instead of peaceful

I've been looking forward to this cabin trip for months but now that I'm here the silence feels overwhelming and almost scary.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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A mind accustomed to constant stimulation experiences stillness as emptiness rather than spaciousness.

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