Journeys Into the Unconscious Mind

Journeys Into the Unconscious Mind

Why So Lonely? (Part III)

Why We Use Language to Hide, Lie, and Obscure (Vol. 3; Issue 10)

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Alan Michael Karbelnig, PhD
Mar 13, 2023
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Before delving into the remarkable limits of language, and the painful alienation it creates, I must respond to a dear reader’s personal question:

Why the fascination with alienation and its related loneliness?

Because these emotional experiences are universal. We humans find ways to cope with them. But, meanwhile, these feelings are ever-present, unavoid…

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