tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162092151829376312.post4191411979598504363..comments2024-03-01T05:17:18.828-07:00Comments on Finding Monte Cristo: Pain and ComfortAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14895116460098800885noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162092151829376312.post-88411544757923781052014-01-24T09:24:56.717-07:002014-01-24T09:24:56.717-07:00Thank you for this post! It is hard to allow those...Thank you for this post! It is hard to allow those emotions through, but we can only experience joy if we know pain. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490721149214412586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162092151829376312.post-58721192592891761592014-01-23T11:11:31.527-07:002014-01-23T11:11:31.527-07:00My therapist often talks about two kinds of pain. ...My therapist often talks about two kinds of pain. There is the pain of self-mastery and the pain of regret. As addicts, we have become so familiar with the pain of regret that in many ways it has become more comfortable for us than the pain of self-mastery. Even though the pain of self-mastery will ultimately lead to the freedom we desire while the pain of regret will only lead to more acting out and regret.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14895116460098800885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162092151829376312.post-90772654584407332122014-01-22T18:27:23.637-07:002014-01-22T18:27:23.637-07:00common phrase I hear in SA "lean into the pai...common phrase I hear in SA "lean into the pain...lean into the pain." You did just what you should...just take the pain. And the comfort will come. Yep, for years and years, with a hint of pain or stress, we run to the addiction. Not anymore. We have better avenues now.Warriorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03969295616148303722noreply@blogger.com