Addictions are a lot of things but mainly, I’ve come to believe, they are rooted in a feelings disorder. Throughout humanity’s history, we’ve been a people in pain. Forever and for ever, feeling pain was part in parcel to the gig. Modern man, however, has become too comfortable. We visit our dentist and expect to feel nothing. Our dentist’s don’t let us down. We’re too comfortable being numbed. Numb we have become.
Not good.
Our fastest growing addiction aligns with our aversion to feeling pain. Opiate based pain pills are popped like M&M’s all over the place as people refuse to feel pain. Addicted we are becoming. Just open your eyes and you’ll see this all around you. Want to avoid this pitfall?
Accustom yourself to feeling pain. Get comfortable being uncomfortable. Allow yourself to feel life. Increasing your pain threshold happens when you decide to make it happen. Today, allow yourself to feel some pain. Today, put yourself in some acute pain. Your threshold will go up. You’ll see.
Feeling pain is not your problem. Pain pills, however, just might be…
BUILT TO LEAD 