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Originally Posted by tevelygo
Hmm this... (I didn't read all posts yet sorry)
So, this... I might find a goal for now in breaking this mental addiction thingy I have. It's not your typical addiction but it does get in the way of doing much else all that much. But also because it acts as distraction against having to experience the incredible negative stress/emotionality that I'd otherwise have... Uh like I tried to stay away from it yesterday and it was a terrible few hours and then when I got back to it I was instantly detached from the actual world and feeling good that way.
I said it's not your typical addiction. It's not addiction to food or alcohol or whatever. It's a weird mental thing. But yeah, I'd like to work on getting rid of it fully. Reading your post was good somehow, remembering that I have moments of the same determination. But then I run out of energy against that stress stuff, I go back to the detachment with the addiction and then it (that feeling determination) is gone...
PS: do let me know if you don't want me talk about my issues here. I just wondered if it helps you hearing about stuff from someone who's got similar experiences/is going through very similar things.
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I do understand mental addictions. For instance, I believe that suicidal ideation (thoughts about suicide) can be a mental addiction, and there are some studies out there to support this.
Thank you for talking about your issues. I hope others will come forward and respond to what you wrote. It was very honest, very direct, and very, very brave of you to discuss your personal issues.
Do you have a therapist? It can be helpful to talk with a professional. And CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) can be very effective in breaking mental addictions. I used this last year to great advantage.
This thread was really about the emptiness that remains after one gives up on negative coping. That's about it. I was in a kind of bad space when I started this thread, but now I am feeling much better.
Take care.
