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Why stillness triggers existential anxiety in achievement-oriented people

I cannot sit still for more than five minutes without feeling like I need to check my phone or do something productive because stillness feels like dying.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The ego experiences periods of non-doing as threats to its existence, generating urgency to maintain constant activity and stimulation.

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