“To be alone with myself in the space of silence is horrifying, for I know with the utmost certainty that in that space I will hear the very things that I constantly use the clamor to drown out. And so the question becomes, how long can I keep up all the noise?” FearDenialMediocrityJustificationIgnoreRationalizationFleeRepressPlacateDrown Out Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough