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How to Stop Feeling Trapped in the City

Claire Heginbotham
3 min readJul 9, 2018

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Concrete walls soar into the sky, and the stars are hidden behind by a thick veil of city smog and light pollution. You spend your days moving building to building, aircon to aircon, bar, to bar; never spending time outside. A heavy feeling of claustrophobia descends.

It’s routine.

But, they don’t call it a concrete jungle for nothing — there are life-giving opportunities for adventure in the city.

Any adventure (or good story) needs conflict. You need to feel that hair-raising pulse of adrenaline flooding through your body. It’s time to stop watching Marvel movies and act in them instead.

Here’s Some Video Inspiration, So You Don’t Feel Alone

Feeling uncomfortable is a low-key superpower. Discomfort helps you grow into a better person. Moving from “that’s impossible for me,” to “holy cow, I’m doing it!” is the best kind of fun.

Yes Theory — the only limitations are the ones you set yourself.

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Claire Heginbotham
Claire Heginbotham

Written by Claire Heginbotham

Tech and travel copywriter who writes content, kickass websites, and emails that convert. Low key Star Trek fan.

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