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What does it mean?
Uncertainty about the future is a shared human experience.
In plain terms
Sometimes I feel lost about how to get through life.
What can you take from it?
Acknowledge feelings of doubt and share them with others.

Where it applies

  • personal crisis
  • loneliness
  • seeking support

Putting it to work

  • reach out to friends
  • document feelings
  • seek perspective

Questions to consider

  • How do you cope with uncertainty?
  • Who do you talk to about struggles?

Another view

Some people do not feel this uncertainty regularly.

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