Q: I’ve always wanted to be a mother, but since reading your book I’m not sure. What’s the point if I’m fake, the world is fake, just perpetuating more fake lives?

I tried hard to write a real question but TBH after reading all this I’m too freaked out.

A: No, you didn’t ask a real question; you’re describing the shockwave of dismantling moving through something deeply personal.

When ideas like “false self” and “illusion” first land, the mind often swings to extremes: If I’m fake and the world is fake, then nothing matters, including love, family, and children. Old meaning structures are wobbling, and t…