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Cravings, Addictions, Obsessions
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Cravings, Addictions, Obsessions Craving....addiction....obsession The first leads to the second which leads to the third? If we don't control our cravings, it leads to our addictions; if we don't control our addictions, it leads to our obsessions....and what comes after obsession? And...for some reason...addiction sounds much worse than obsession, but that's just me lol In my opinion, craving can be dealt with. Satisfy the craving with a little taste and be satisfied with just that. Easy to do if you have limited resources, such as money. More difficult to control if you have the resources and must use your own will power to control the craving...and you want to control the craving because you know if you give in to it too often, it will lead to addiction...or just fat if your addiction is sweets lol Or financial difficulties if your craving is the newest Mercedes Benz or yet another big boy tool for your garage. What about a craving for sex....natural of course, or the human race would cease to exist. If it started to be all that you thought about, it would be more of an obsession...can that be controlled and do you feel the need to control it? I have not been there, so I don't know. In my imagination, I can see that satisfying a need for sex that is, by definition, an addiction or an obsession (and the definition of that is different for everyone) could lead to problems. So perhaps a craving for sex is the same as a craving for...say...chocolate or cars or....anything. Have a little, enjoy, be happy. However, if one person has a huge craving for sex and finds many partners with the same craving, no strings attached....maybe not such a bad thing lol Maybe a good thing, actually....I am not a phsychologist. Satisfying a sexual need, a craving can be a very good thing. Satisfying a sexual addiction or obsession....is a bit more complicated. Moderation is the key, as they say. Easier said than done. It helps to know if you have an 'addictive personality'. Most of us know that about ourselves...or suspect. If we know we have that addictive personality and we are smart and strong, we just don't go down the path of giving in to the craving even just a little bit, if it's a harmful craving. Chocolate...yeah, go ahead, addictive personality, have a little bit. I do like the one definition of addiction I found: devotion to, dedication to, obsession with, infatuation with, passion for, love of...to me, the addiction of one human being for another, in the realm of this part of the definition...is sweet. Well, perhaps not the 'obsession with' part. lol That colors the relationship with a bit of tenseness, in my opinion. But to be totally devoted to, infatuated with...passionate for....such sweet surrender. I have never felt that kind of addiction, unfortunately. I came close once. I am jealous of people who have felt such an addiction, if it continues or at least ended gently. I am glad for them, but still jealous lol We all know the difficulties of addiction with drugs and alcohol. If not personally experienced, then through friends or relatives with addictions. It is a very rough road to travel, in any case. We walk that fine line....we are intelligent enough to know that one mis-step and we fall into an abyss that is difficult, if not impossible, to claw our way out of...yet our cravings grab at our gut and intelligence can go flying out the door as a needy voice tells us we deserve what we crave. We must find other ways to satisfy our needs. On a lighter note lol I have had a craving all my life. I knew what it was when I was a ; thought I had it when I was in my 20's; knew I didn't have it in my 30's; put it aside until I was in my 50's...c'est la vie. Life is a journey. I still have hope that I will find that healthy addiction...and be someone else's healthy addiction. In the meantime, I give in to my small other cravings once in awhile, walk that fine line and enjoy life as much as possible. And that's my take on cravings, addictions and obsessions. Have a good day. Signing out. Hopefully, here is a link to all the contributors to this Symposium's subject: Participants List For the Twentieth Virtual Symposium CravingsAddictionsObsessions Read RESPECT WE all NEED to do Better and Re Petition to Stop Transsexuals from Using Female Profiles |
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Moderation is the key. Moderating to the point that it does not consume you. Moderation, naturally, does not mean "lack of" as we all well know.  Satyr in Sheep's Skin Peruse my many stories at Satyr39s Storybook Corner or my Renaissance Era BDSM fantasy story at Serial Story Reinport39s Crowning Index. 
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I often stretch the meaning of moderation when confronted with temptation! 
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great post thank you
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Bien sûr, la modération la plupart du temps, mais de temps en temps le lâcher-prise c'est agréable. Joli post. Of course, moderation mostly, but occasionally letting go it's nice. Nice post Sommaire Et la souffrance vgtale L'être idéal ? Un ange dévasté par l'humour. E.M. Cioran
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