I thought that intimacy with another soul was the closest I could ever come to leaving my body.
About this quote
- 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
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do you feel most 'outside' yourself?
Another view
Intimacy should not mean losing oneself completely.
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