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When spiritual disciplines become defense mechanisms

I have been celibate for two years for spiritual reasons but I am starting to feel like I am avoiding intimacy rather than transcending it

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Ascetic practices can serve unconscious avoidance patterns while appearing to be conscious spiritual choices.

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