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Many people suffer from the fear of finding oneself alone, and so they don't find themselves at all.

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Rollo May
Age: 85 †
Born: 1909
Born: April 21
Died: 1994
Died: October 22
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
Writer
Suffering
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Introspection
Many
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Alone

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