It is so easy at times for a lonely individual to begin fantasizing about what the people outside are saying about him and, in result, irrationally and fearfully, and sometimes angrily, fancy himself a villain.
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  • Alone — Solitude, independence, and the experience of being alone
  • Anger — Managing emotion, frustration, and the fires within
  • Fear — Understanding and overcoming the anxieties that hold us back
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