I understand. Let's try to explore this fear further. Can you describe to me what you imagine when you think of infinity?
(smiling) Not really, John. You just changed your perspective. The corridor is still there, but it's no longer endless. apeirophobia script
(hesitantly) I... I have trouble sleeping. I keep thinking about the universe and how it's just infinite. I feel like I'm trapped in this endless loop of thoughts, and I don't know how to escape. I understand
(hesitantly) It's... it's like... have you ever been in a long corridor, and you look down the hall, and it just seems to go on forever? (smiling) Not really, John
(excitedly) That's it! It's like that. I imagine myself walking down this corridor, and I never reach the end. I just keep walking and walking, but the corridor never ends.
(voiceover) John's apeirophobia had become a self-fulfilling prophecy. He was creating his own endless corridors, and he couldn't escape them.