You get to stop your addiction

Most people focus on "giving up" their compulsive behaviours. They feel like they are doing something which is going to be really tough and uncomfortable.

And yes, overcoming a compulsive behaviour is hard. There is no doubt about it. However, we can frame things in a way which makes it feel better. Instead of feeling like we "have to stop" a behaviour, we can consider the truth which is that we "get to stop" a behaviour. No one is ever forcing any of us to stop engaging in compulsivity. And actually the benefits of doing so are enormous. Yesterday we received this message from a client.

His whole message was full of gratitude for the Beyond Compulsion Academy. But really what he is grateful for is the feelings of freedom he has now gotten from choosing to use the education inside of BCA to deal with the addicted part of the mind (APOTM) correctly.

He is grateful that he no longer has to be a slave to his compulsive desires and can instead take control of his mind and therefore his choices, moment by moment.

You don't have to stop engaging in your compulsive behaviours, you get to.