Healing Made Me Less Social, Not More Lonely Arthur Schopenhauer wrote: "A high degree of intellect tends to make a man unsocial. For the more he has in himself, the less he will want from other people." For a long time, I thought this was about intelligence. Now I think it can be about healing. The more I have healed, the less I need from other people. That doesn't mean I dislike people. It doesn't mean I think I'm better than anyone else. It simply means that I no long

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The Avoidant Secretly Envies You If you’ve ever loved someone avoidant, you know the ache. They pull away just when you’re ready to lean in, they run when things get real, they behave as if intimacy is a trap. But here’s the truth they’ll never say out loud: the avoidant secretly envies you. Why? Because you have what they don’t. You have the courage to love openly, fully, and without fear. You’re willing to risk your heart for something real. They can’t. They’re terrified