Yes, I think I know what you mean.
(smiling) Not really, John. You just changed your perspective. The corridor is still there, but it's no longer endless. apeirophobia script
(hesitantly) I... I have trouble sleeping. I keep thinking about the universe and how it's just infinite. I feel like I'm trapped in this endless loop of thoughts, and I don't know how to escape. Yes, I think I know what you mean
(excitedly) That's it! It's like that. I imagine myself walking down this corridor, and I never reach the end. I just keep walking and walking, but the corridor never ends. The corridor is still there, but it's no longer endless
I want you to try something. I want you to imagine yourself walking down that corridor, but this time, I want you to look at it differently. Instead of seeing it as endless, I want you to see it as a journey, with no destination.
(nervously) It's just... I don't know, Doc. I was watching this video about the universe, and they showed this animation of the cosmos expanding. And I just felt... this creeping sense of dread. Like, it's all just going on forever and ever, with no end in sight.
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