Without discipline, I can’t stop grabbing at the ‘objects’ of my desire which gets overwhelming, and I end up with clouded thoughts after the feel-good chemicals wear off. The distortion then goes on negatively affecting other aspects of my life that require a clear mind. But if one doesn’t have desires in life or can’t reach for an object or goal, what is the point of living?
The bulk of the narrative running in my mind (the story of me and my environment) is driven by things or aspects that are yet to manifest, and I want to turn them into reality. For the ones that do materialise, this energy moves into another set of ideas. But for the ones that stay unreal, they often drain me as I try to get them over the threshold of existence.
Nowadays, I have managed to both recognise and optimise the power that desire has on my thoughts and actions, thereby regaining control of my life. The pages that follow will enable you to do the same, by first helping you to determine the power desire has over you. No matter how strong your desire complex is, you too will be able to free yourself from its grip with the insights shared below.
- Desiring: The Attracting Force
- Too much of a good thing—explore the power of imagination, and see the stranglehold undisciplined desire can have on a Highly Sensitive Mind. (Tinkering underway.)
- The Desire Complex: Drowned in Positivity
- The ultimate sacrifice—discover the Desire Complex, where a person is held hostage in their mind by the promise of blissful sensation at the expense of the real.
- Simple Desire: Discovering the Nature of My Complex
- A subtle yet profound influence—uncover the nature of the Desire Complex, and see how this complex affects not only the moment you are in, but also the time surrounding it.
- Simple Desire: Discovering the Path Forward
- Sustainable sensation—see how dimming desire, rather than shutting it off or resisting it completely, was key to regaining control of my inner and outer worlds.
- The Counterforce Operating Thru Life’s Elasticity
- Finding balance in the middle—discover how searching for extreme solutions only leads to devastating backlash down the road, causing greater harm than good.
- The Exit From the Desire Complex Is Always in Arms Reach
- Channelling vs changing—see how failing to change my desires led to the more effective solution of letting off steam in a more controlled, less destructive manner.
- Can Anyone Else Really Fix My Unhealthy Desires?
- When one size doesn’t fit all—understand how following the path to other people’s salvation only led me further away from any hope of actually escaping my desire complex.
- It’s Time to Leave My Desires Alone
- You are what you eat—see how a change in my mental diet led to the slow but steady improvement of my mindset, providing a long-term solution to my desire complex.