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When lottery dreams become anxiety coping mechanisms

I buy a lottery ticket every time I have a panic attack because the fantasy of winning is the only thing that calms me down in the moment.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The imagined future windfall is serving as an emergency psychological escape route from present-moment overwhelm.

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