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When present moment awareness triggers existential anxiety

I practice being present but I'm addicted to planning and thinking about the future because sitting with what's actually here feels unbearable most of the time.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Full presence reveals the groundlessness and uncertainty of existence, driving the mind back into the false security of mental projection and control.

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