It was a haunting feeling, the sort of sensation you get when you wonder whether you are two people, the other of which does things you can't explain, bad and terrible things.

Donald Miller
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At times, we can experience a feeling of being split. This is known as the "double". We may wish to split and go off to be on our own, but we cannot.

Source: Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts On Christian Spirituality

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