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What does it mean?
Hell is defined here as the madness of being hunted by one's own thoughts and demons.
In plain terms
Hell is going mad and your worst thoughts becoming real.
What can you take from it?
Your own thoughts can destroy you if you let them.

Where it applies

  • Feeling overwhelmed by anxiety
  • Dealing with intrusive thoughts
  • Describing personal suffering

Putting it to work

  • Managing mental health struggles
  • Writing horror fiction
  • Understanding psychological stress

Questions to consider

  • What are your current demons?
  • Can you distinguish thoughts from reality?

Another view

This view reduces hell to a mental state rather than an external reality.

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