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I Was Just Thinking

[b]I love letting go.[/b]
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I have been on my summer holidays recently and I've had a lot of time to think. Perhaps too much time truth be told because I've discovered more about myself than I'm comfortable with. That's another story though.
One thing I've learnt about myself recently is that I feel great relief in letting go of people and possessions. It's not necessarily about letting go of things I don't want or people who've done me wrong. It's a desire to give away/sell/ throw away huge amounts of personal possessions and to let contact with people fade away even if they're good people.
I notice it here a lot on SW where I'd meet a really interesting person, have in depth, personal conversations with them and just never speak with one another again. Letting go is accompanied with a sense of relief and joy and that I really don't understand.

Does anyone have an explanation for this?

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BlueDiver · 36-40, M

In my experience, "easy come" is pretty much always paired with "easy go." Beyond that, maybe you have a fear or aversion to building your life, including possessions and relationships, and so it's a relief when an object or person goes away rather than becoming part of your life. I knew a guy who worked 10 hours a day, and yet he had no savings and his apartment was almost bare because he was so averse to building anything for himself.

Magnolia · 31-35, F

That's interesting. I do have some things I wouldn't get rid of and I am always trying to improve myself but I think you're onto something about the relationship forming.