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		FireBeyond on Oct 29, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of l... That's not a psychological response, that's adrenaline. It numbs the pain response because in fight or flight situations, it's a distraction. It's not a choice, and it's fleeting and transient, a few minutes to twenty minutes.

ben_w on Oct 29, 2023 [–]

> a few minutes to twenty minutes.

How about minus one second and plus 169 minutes? (It was the first of the Hobbit trilogy).

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