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EXISTENTIAL DISTRESS
EXISTENTIAL ISSUES OFTEN LIE DORMANT UNTIL A PERSON’S DISEASE PROCESS BECOMES DESPERATE – BEYOND ONE’S APPARENT CONTROL.
SPIRITUAL DISTRESS AND LOSS OF CONTROL
“IT IS NOT UNCOMMON THAT FOR MUCH OF ONE ONE’S LIFE, THE NEED FOR CONTROL IS THE OPERATIVE FORCE.”
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