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When avoiding solitude leads to self-estrangement

I realized last week that I have spent forty-five years avoiding being alone with myself and now I do not know who I am when no one else is around.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Chronic avoidance of solitude can create disconnection from authentic selfhood, leaving identity dependent on external reflection and validation.

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