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Compulsive escapism

Compulsive escapism

Ending the fantasies about lives that will never be mine

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Juniper Wong
Dec 15, 2022
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Binge watching TV comes so naturally to me, I can’t not do it. And my husband and I spend countless hours gorging on nachos and the thrill of other people’s lives. Sometimes, it worries me though. The question nags at my brain: “Do you and I actually spend time together or do we just park our bodies on a couch and glaze our brains like donuts?” 

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