There are those who complain about the drawbacks of believing in an enduring self, for example, the loneliness of proprietorship in a single life, and the emotions attendant upon time's passage. They also complain of the sense that they are "moving faster and faster" through the tunnel, toward the "darkness" at its end. However, Velleman says that "the remedy for these anxieties and regrets is not to get out of the tunnel and live 'in the open air'; the remedy is to ..."

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Velleman does not suggest that one should believe harder or create a new identity to remedy their anxieties and regrets. The option of learning meditation is also not mentioned. The remedy Velleman suggests is to stop moving, which can be interpreted as slowing down and living in the present moment rather than constantly moving forward towards an imagined endpoint.

There Are Those Who Complain About the Drawbacks of Believing