Doubt Monster

Doubt Monster

Existential Interlude

Reflections on a time out of joint

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Amy L Bernstein
Nov 18, 2025
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I’m guessing this is gonna ring a bell.

You gather with friends for drinks, dinner, brunch, movie night. Within the first 10 minutes, the conversation defaults to something like this:

“I just can’t seem to concentrate on anything, these days.”

“Me too! I struggle to read a book because my mind wanders after a few pages.”

“I fe…

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