Many people look at the word addictions and almost always think of drug addiction and alcohol addiction as being the predominant addictions that we have as a species. But there in another addiction that is much more common, subtle but far more damaging in the long run for us – and that’s the addiction to emotions.
Now let me clarify –I’m not saying having emotions in general is a detrimental thing – that would render us little more than robots performing automation actions! I’m talking about the addictions to certain emotions – addictions that hold us back in situations, rather than set us free. Or in other words, ways of being that close down a situation, rather than open it up.
For example, you have a fear of closed spaces, so you feel anxiety when you use public transport, when you are in a very busy environment and you may feel extremely uncomfortable when in a meeting with someone face to face in a small room. Now this anxiety, first and foremost is a surface level outcome of a deeper fear that you have about how people perceive you and ultimately how you feel about your self worth. This raw and real emotion has manifested itself into situations so that you now feel bound by its grasp. This is the addiction. You don’t want it! But you are trapped in the addiction of fear – and this is one of the most common addictions on the planet.
This kind of emotional addiction will truly shape your life. It will effect what decisions you make, where you go and who you interact with. Your life is probably filled with a lot of certainty – places and people you know well and situations you have been in 100 times already as you know what your going to get. Do you have this addiction? Or if not, take a moment now to think about what emotional habit or pattern you have created that holds you back on a regular basis.
There is one major trouble with this way of life – or any way of life where you are addicted to an emotional response – after a while of repeating and repeating the same actions to make sure your life is exactly the way it should be so you never get into any situation that could cause dis- ease, it gets well and truly BORING!
You know you are trapped by your emotions, you know you don’t want them anymore. You’ve probably got to the place where you are ‘sick and tired’ of repeating the same old actions and you quite possibly have made yourself become literally ‘sick and tired’. Maybe you’ve missed some days or weeks of work, spent weekends alone with your fear and refused to go to places where something great could have happened, but you just couldn’t give up your attachment to your fear. That’s all it is really – an attachment. You can give up this attachment, if you really want to. If you really really want to.
There are many points that you can come to with an emotional addiction that can lead to a turning point. Usually its out of desperation – you just can’t take it any more. The missed opportunities are stacked so high you just won’t do it to yourself anymore! There’s another point at which you can come from and that’s inspiration – suddenly you are inspired by something that’s so compelling, that the only way you can get to that new thing is to cross your barrier. The question is, will you take that leap of faith?
If you are willing to take the time to really see what your emotional addictions are, you can truly live a life of freedom. And if you need support, I can help with that! There's nothing I love more than helping others free up their lives. Imagine your life without the baggage of your emotional bad habits. What would you create?
Till next time
Much love,
Leona.
www.createyourtruelife.com.
If you are looking to free yourself from an emotional pattern, Leona is available in person or via Skype to help you break it down and create new beneficial habits that will change how you live your life for good.
Please call 07905 603 332, email Leona, or go to Create Your True Life for more information.
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