Simon L:
Hi,
I just had an experience that radically shifted my perception of what is possible.
I had gotten to a point where I felt stuck. A point where I thought that I could never overcome it. I've read about these situations on this forum from other people as well.
It took a few days, but the thing that I thought I would never get over, loosened up a bit. And then it became something I potentially could get over. And now that I'm writing this, it's something that will definitely go.
This didn't happen to be a pleasure thing, but on that topic...
I could easily be motivated to let go of fear, anxiety, etc.. The things I would want to get rid of. But pleasurable things? Sexual desire?
I could not see how I could both want to get rid of them, let alone get rid of them, period.
But I know that through the application of the AF method, it's actually possible.
Keep going at it, even if it is something you think you will never be able to get over. Go at it for weeks if you need to. Then look back and see that you overcame it.
I want to try having another go at my original reply, with my 'lack of sincerity' problem in mind:
When I read the title of this thread, I felt a little frustrated that here we have another new actualist with a lesson for us all, with the latest 'key to everything' realisation...
I was cynical about you saying that you now know that it's possible to get rid of a biologically-rooted instinctual passion like sexual desire.
I felt angry and frustrated when I read you saying 'weeks' as if to say 'it may
even take
weeks ...'.
I do want to encourage you to proceed with more scepticism and consideration as regards knowing that this 'actualism' stuff leads to the elimination of instinctual passions. Extraordinary claims require at least evidence or reason. Also to warn you that there may be issues that will make you look back on the post and think that 'weeks' was an understatement.
Other than that, I don't have much business on this thread. Sorry for venting here.
Now everybody pat me on the head and say that's better, good boy.