A few nights ago, as I lay in bed waiting to go to sleep, I felt a sudden internal collapse and before I knew it I was consumed by aching loneliness. This happens to me from time to time, no matter how fulfilling my friendships and my career may be. When it strikes, an acute episode of extreme desolation like this feels like I’ve had a protective barrie…
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