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  "path": "/news/society/166428-delayed-life-syndrome-psychology/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T10:34:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Many people in Russia face what is known as delayed life syndrome, a condition in which a person constantly lives with the feeling that their current situation is temporary and remains in an expectation of some event — a move, weight loss, employment, and so on. The main cause of this state is the fear of disappointment, practicing psychologist, candidate of psychological sciences Mikhail Khors said, Public News Service reports.\nFear of Disappointment and the Illusion of the Future\n\nPeople with delayed life syndrome subconsciously fear that their future will not match their expectations, the specialist noted. At the same time, fantasies themselves trigger the release of dopamine, which causes a person to feel pleasure from events that have not yet happened. This reduces motivation, and as a result, the person remains in a \"suspended” state.\n\"What should be done? It is important to grow up. Adults think in terms of measure: \"I will enjoy life to some extent, and to some extent I will not, and that is normal.' One needs to tell oneself, more than once, that disappointment in one's goals, achievements, and so on is not something bad, and that in the course of life многое can change — meanings can change, one can enter a crisis,” Khors explained.",
  "title": "Delayed Life Syndrome: Why People Keep Waiting Instead of Living"
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