It’s Time to Get Uncomfortable

I’m not sure what it is, but at some point in our lives, we believed that we’re always supposed to be comfortable. When you think about our fears associated with trying something new or dealing with social anxiety, it’s all about discomfort. Why don’t we want to do certain things? Because it’s uncomfortable, and not being comfortable sucks. We have this delusion that life is supposed to be one big snuggly blanket on a cold winter day, but that’s not how this thing works. Once we learn how to get comfortable with being uncomfortable, we open ourselves up to a slew of possibilities.

The Real Reason I did Drugs

Any drug addict being honest with themselves will admit that there are a million reasons we used drugs. Sad? Do drugs. Happy? Do drugs. Bored? Do drugs. Nervous? Do drugs. The list goes on and on and on and on. Like you, I over complicate things, and that can get overwhelming. If I think about all of these different reasons, it seems like a mountain of a task to overcome each one, so it can be beneficial to find a common denominator to focus on.

So what’s the real reason I did drugs? Because I don’t like being uncomfortable.

You might not be a drug addict, but there’s a good chance that if you’re reading this, you have some type of behavior that is throwing a monkey wrench in your life. Maybe…