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Old Nov 29, 2009, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by deliquesce View Post
i still don't know if "enjoy" is the word i would use... more like, releasing negative feelings instead? so it feels good because you are getting rid of that bad energy (or displacing it, whatever) but it's not like... enjoyable in the way eating chocolate is enjoyable and you would want to do it regardless of whether you are happy or sad?
Yes, deli, I think you come pretty close to understanding what I mean -- as close as I do! It is "enjoyable" in the sense that it satisfies some need, a need to release a whole lot of uncomfortable energy. Anyway, that is the way I see it at the moment.
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Thanks for this!
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