When we have entered into a dissociated state we are not at peace

When we have entered into a dissociated state we are not at peace with ourselves at all.

We are haunted by anxiety and stress of having to keep escaping our genuine feelings of having to pretend to be happy all the time. We recognise this for ourselves because this is what the way we used to be. And by escaping our feelings, we create an inner void which is filled with either addictions or other people.