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When emotional witnessing cannot contain existential terror

I have learned to witness my emotions but when loneliness hits on Sunday evenings it feels existential and I panic that I will always be alone.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Certain emotional states can trigger such profound existential questioning that mindful observation becomes insufficient to contain the anxiety about ultimate meaning and connection.

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