Isolation creates a barren inner reality. You lead your team charging into the unknown forest, and you keep going and going until you realize that it has gotten quiet behind you. You pull your horse, turn and look, and realize you are deep into that forest, and you are all alone. No counselors, no friends, no map, indeed, no path. Just you, the forest, and your horse. For many, the problem appears just that abruptly.
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