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Published: May 29, 2020, 5 a.m.

Today we\u2019re going to talk about staying busy \u2013 not the welcome kind of busyness where you\u2019re actually doing things you love that bring you fulfillment, but the kind of busyness that basically serves as filler in your life. You couldn\u2019t tell me why you\u2019re doing it, or how you got started \u2013 other than to say that you\u2019re scared to stop \u2013 because you fear a loss of control. I'll offer five tangible ways you can face your fears of change and figure out if too much of your life is spent filling time rather than risking true fulfillment.

So today, in an episode sponsored by BetterHelp, I\u2019m talking about busyness that\u2019s all about staying in control. It\u2019s definitely tied into the entire presentation of perfectly hidden depression (PHD) \xa0\u2013 and so this belongs in the episodes about PHD already featured here. If you\u2019ve not listened to them, the first two are extremely early \u2013 Episodes 003 and 004and the rest are interspersed throughout.

Our listener email for today is from someone who heavily identifies with PHD but also is struggling with a highly dangerous eating disorder \u2013 so you can hear my advice to her.

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