Do you know what it's like to be afraid of your own mind?

Do you know what it's like to be afraid of your own mind?
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I think it’s natural to have dark or violent thoughts. Living together in non-violent societies is a pretty recent development compared to how long humans have been around. We’ve developed self-control and social rules to cope with it, but that probably goes against our instincts.
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