Are You an Addict?

Attachment and Addiction – The Similarities

If there is something you want and not having it makes you feel bad in some way then you are attached to a particular outcome. This is akin to being addicted. Addiction isn’t healthy because of the stress of the feelings caused when without the object of addiction.

Attachment to a specific outcome is almost the same thing. It’s like saying:

I will only be happy if this specific set of circumstances exist

It’s not uncommon to be attached to certain things that you want to happen or achieve, but watch for any situation where wanting is making you feel ‘bad’. This is a sign that there is something else behind it. Why do you feel that way if you are thinking about your heart’s desire?

Most likely the feeling comes from the idea of what you will feel like if you don not realize your intention, which means there is a weakness in your belief that it can be achieved.

That’s progress! Find what it is and turn it around. It comes back to patience and a faith that it will take as long as it takes. You do your job and allow your subconscious to do its job. It is doing it’s job, which is following exactly what you give to it with your thoughts and feelings.

Addicted to being happy? Why not practice enjoying being happy instead of living in fear that you might one day not be happy?

You’ll find that there is no lack of happiness in your life, no matter what you have or have not achieved.