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Question: Why is it that when you break free from self-imposed restrictions it feels so good!?
I am a very self-controlled person, I don't do alot of things I want to simply because I think too much about it!. But every once in a while I'll let go of my self-control and it feels great!. Anyone else experience this!? Why does it feel so good to break your own rules!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Since we are constantly in a learning mode!. I think when we evolve and discovered that things change and so must out attitudes!. And when our minds make an epiphany it releases our prison chains and that of course feels good!.

I always say about myself!.!.!.I make the "best decisions" that I can at the time,!.!.!.where ever I am in my development!. That's all I can do!. If I find later that I made a bad decision, I refuse to feel bad about it because I did the right things at the time!. I refuse to let myself or anyone else to put me on a guilt trip about it!.
Later when I have a better understanding I will continue to make the "best decisions" that I can at that time!.

We do evolve in our thinking and I am very glad for that!. But if you remain true to yourself you cannot go wrong!.

And I'm not sure what you mean by self control!. Do you put restrictions on yourself that contradict what if comfortable!? Are your efforts at self-control destructive!? or to control self destructive actions!?

Make yourself a list of good and bad things, actions, feelings, thoughts, and discuss this list with people you trust and get some feed back about your lists!. See how you feel about the lists after you have discussed the items with outside forces!.

I think maybe your restricitons and self-control are being distructive to your true feels and that is the high you get when you allow yourself to be yourself!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I try to impose rules on myself that conform to the idea of everything in moderation!. I try for balance and harmony as much as possibly!. Of course, everything in moderation includes moderation!. Which means I need to let myself cut loose once in awhile!. William Blake says, "The road of excess leads to the Palace of wisdom!." You can take that several ways!. One is the type of wisdom derived from a hangover, that pain endured actually last longer than the pleasures derived!. Or you can take it to mean that there is wisdom to be gained from experiencing exuberance, wisdom that cannot be had if you are not willing to go to extremes once in a while!. However, I think the main pleasures are to be had from the contrast!. If we didn't impose limits on ourselves, the pleasures would cease to be pleasures and become mere commonplaces!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Because YOU are doing what YOU want to do instead of what others want YOU to do!!!

Remember: Rules were made to be broken!Www@QuestionHome@Com

being bad feels so good because we are all seeking to self destruct!. In doing this we achieve Nirvana and tooth decayWww@QuestionHome@Com

Yes I did!. I was exactly the same and then I went into transition year in school where we basically did nothing and at the same time I started developing massive depression so I don't know exactly what role each played but initially I was so relaxed not to have to live up to my standards!. Now I wish I'd never lost that drive but I think I didn't have a choice in the end what with the mood disorder!. The thing is, I never lost the internal voice telling me I SHOULD be doing things even when I wasn't in a position to have the ability to!Www@QuestionHome@Com