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What does it mean?
True closeness with someone feels like a release from one's own isolated self.
In plain terms
Feeling close to someone feels like leaving your own body.
What can you take from it?
Intimacy can feel like escaping your own mind.

Where it applies

  • deep conversation
  • physical closeness

Putting it to work

  • seek deep connection
  • appreciate presence

Questions to consider

  • When do you feel most 'outside' yourself?

Another view

Intimacy should not mean losing oneself completely.

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