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Why mental analysis becomes a prison of endless interpretation

I ruminate for hours about conversations trying to figure out what people really meant

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The mind believes it can decode others' intentions through repetitive thinking rather than accepting the inherent mystery of other minds.

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