Being at home with the absence of closure is sometimes difficult and when I am at home with it, I am peaceful. For me, many situations and interactions weren't closed or finished. When I've overcome a compulsion for closure it's been by letting go of it, or accepting that I would not accomplish closure, or by realizing that my compulsion for closure (like any compulsion) isn't good for me, or by distracting myself from the compulsion, or by realizing what I really wanted wasn't closure but was to one up the other or retaliate or get in the last word. What helps me stop searching for certainty and focus instead on present experiencing is knowing there is no certainty, becoming good at living with uncertainty and insecurity, realizing that for me seeking certainty doesn't have benefits, and knowing there is only the present.
On Aug 5, 2023 David Doane wrote :