The Black Dog

Aliantha · 12-07-2015, 01:56 AM

Well, there are a few good friends I can talk to, but really it doesn't help that much. Yeah, it's nice when someone listens, but in the end I'm the one who has to deal with it all. The only one with answers is me really. I know what I need to do. I just need to flip that switch in my head, but there's a part of me that kind of likes feeling sad or something. It's like a drug. It's hard to fight. I quit smoking and other things in my life. I'm sure I can quit this too.

Griff · 12-07-2015, 06:08 AM

Chin up, you've been through the wringer.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-07-2015, 08:47 AM

Have you tried a ménage à trois in public during daylight?

lumberjim · 12-07-2015, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

there's a part of me that kind of likes feeling sad or something. It's like a drug. It's hard to fight..

It's impossible to fight. That's the Pain Body. It's NOT a part of YOU. It is it's own entity and It want's to survive.

It wants to, but the only way it can is if you feed it. It is not you. You are not your thoughts. You are the thinker. Separate yourself from that feeling when you notice it, and remind yourself that you are safe and sound, and that, in THIS MOMENT, you are OK. Nothing is lacking.

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Originally Posted by Eckhart Tolle

Once the pain body has taken you over, you want more pain. You become a victim or a perpetrator. You want to inflict pain, or you want to suffer pain, or both. There isn't really much difference between the two. You are not conscious of this, of course, and will vehemently claim that you do not want pain. But look closely and you will that your thinking and behavior are designed to keep the pain going, for yourself and others.

DanaC · 12-10-2015, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

It's impossible to fight. That's the Pain Body. It's NOT a part of YOU. It is it's own entity and It want's to survive.

It wants to, but the only way it can is if you feed it. It is not you. You are not your thoughts. You are the thinker. Separate yourself from that feeling when you notice it, and remind yourself that you are safe and sound, and that, in THIS MOMENT, you are OK. Nothing is lacking.

Wow. That really resonates. I have totally been there.

12-07-2015, 01:56 AM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Well, there are a few good friends I can talk to, but really it doesn't help that much. Yeah, it's nice when someone listens, but in the end I'm the one who has to deal with it all. The only one with answers is me really. I know what I need to do. I just need to flip that switch in my head, but there's a part of me that kind of likes feeling sad or something. It's like a drug. It's hard to fight. I quit smoking and other things in my life. I'm sure I can quit this too. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

12-07-2015, 06:08 AM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Chin up, you've been through the wringer. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-07-2015, 08:47 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Have you tried a ménage à trois in public during daylight? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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