Does our world force addicts to suppress emotions?

Go into nature, as deep as you can. Climb in a tree, yell as loud as you wish, cry as hard as you can, hug the tree if you need a friend

 

It's timely that you posted this topic anon. I've been thinking about this.

How every time I get on a streak my negative emotions pop up in a serious way. I can interpret it one of two ways: I'm withdrawing from a stimulus or my real emotional landscape is revealing itself through deprivation of a numbing substance. I'm starting to think the latter.

I'm not sure you even need anyone to express these emotions, though it does help sometimes tremendously. On a long enough streak with enough contemplation it seems they come out of their own accord. It's almost like being a patient hunter, you have to stay quiet enough for the animals to come out and start grazing before you can see them.

 

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Also, if you're a reader, this book is amazing

https://www.amazon.com/Subtle-Art-Not-Giving-Counterintuitive/dp/0062457713

 

Sometimes crying is helpful but also equally helpful is finding someone you can confide in, like a friend or a counsellor. It's important to talk about things and work through them and if you don't have anyone you can trust to talk to then it makes getting things off your chest difficult.