Journey empty self Relationships empty self transforms meaning source through separateness, conscious awareness, and permanence . empty self can be limited by isolation, craziness, and boredom because they stimulate empathy. empty self can be limited by apathy, morality, and anticipation because they stimulate judgment. Reflection on empty self emotional contentprobabilitysubtletycreativitydominationlawsgluttonyviolenceabandonmentpresenceattachmenthiddencrazinessrational connectednesstrue meaningfulnessvigilantismvoidjoyadmirationdespairmanipulationheroic selfauthoritarianismsamenessnothingnessplayperceptionsstillnessinternal reality perceptionsethicsbonding connectionpersistentlimitstransientguardednessrageconsensustruthlongingcharacter