Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Expresses a feeling of detachment from one's own existence.
- In plain terms
- I feel like I am imagining myself.
- What can you take from it?
- Existential doubt can make you feel unreal.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do you feel most real?
- What grounds your identity?
Another view
It describes a subjective feeling not an objective fact.
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