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When You Become So Good at Explaining Away Your Pain That You Lose Track of It

My daughter asked me to explain why I seem sad all the time and I realized I have been hiding my depression so well I forgot I had it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The capacity to rationalize and contextualize suffering can lead to a disconnection from its immediate reality.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The Feynman technique?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.