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How escape fantasies reveal parts struggling with present reality

I have this part that wants to run away and start over somewhere new every time life gets difficult

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A firefighter part uses escape fantasies and impulses to avoid exile parts' pain when life circumstances trigger core wounds.

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Worth thinking about

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