Compulsive Pleasure-Seeking
Possible Buried Feelings
Restlessnessnumbnessavoidance of stillnesschronic dissatisfaction
Possible Buried Beliefs
- “I need a spike to feel okay.”
- “Stillness is unbearable.”
Healing Notes
Compulsive pleasure-seeking uses novelty and stimulation to override an underlying flatness. Beneath it is usually a longing for aliveness that ordinary life has stopped delivering — often because grief, boredom, or emptiness has been unaddressed.
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