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Suppose you’re on a tight budget but suddenly eye a gorgeous pair of shoes.
Do you quickly walk away and think about something else? Or do you try
them on, thinking about how much you’d love wearing them?
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A recent study shows that fantasizing about owning the object of your
desire could lead you down the path of addiction. Researchers studied
how everyday desires become excessive cravings. [It t]urns out our
overarching beliefs about desire are what make us visually imagine or
engage in self-talk ablout the object of our desire.
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In actuality, everyday desires are transient. If we believe we can redirect
our thoughts or control our immediate reactions, the desire passes quickly.
But if we believe it’s okay to indulge in the dream of that desire – thinking
about how good it will feel to wear the shoes, go on that vacation, live in that
mansion – it leads to the belief that we <i>must<i> have the object of our desire.
And that type of belief about desires is highly related to various types of
addictions. -Addictive Behaviors (quoted in Family First)
I’m not into shoes. But if I see something I like, I look at it and then walk away.
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