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What is a Complex Inner World? - by Evelyn McLean

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And how do I get one?

Photo Credit: @soundrotator I used to say I was attracted to people who had complex inner worlds. I’m not sure what I meant by this, or what other people mean when they say it. In my headcanon, the hallmarks of a rich inner world are: having a hard time describing your experience to other people, using unusual words and ideas when trying to describe your experiences to people, feeling misunderstood a lot, wanting a lot of alone time, enjoying being alone, thinking of being alone as “spending time with yourself,” being able to just “think” about stuff without having to write or talk or do…

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