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Breaking Traditions and Living a Self-Led Life
Self-Disovery and Growth

Breaking Traditions and Living a Self-Led Life

Reflections on the gradual transformations in my sense of Self

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Jan 10, 2024
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Last night, I dreamed of writing in my journal while on a trip in a tropical country. My words flowed on the page and I was happy about what came out. I asked my partner if he wanted to read the short story that I just wrote, and he said, “yes.”

Sounds like a pleasant dream, doesn’t it? But it was actually an anxiety dream. For a whole week since I came …

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