You’re full of energy, and a breath of fresh air for people around you. But rather than face your own inadequacy to deal with hard or dark things in life, you search for endless distractions as an escape route from the possibilities of boundless fear and pain. You decide to focus on positive options and rely on your own ability to keep things free and light. But nothing—not adventure or pleasure—is ever satisfying enough to justify the trade off of being cut off from the best things: long term relationships, a consistent vocation, sometimes even God himself.

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