My gym instructor says she loves obsessive people - because, according to her, most addictive personalities can swap bad habits for good habits if they just stick at it for 12 weeks or more.
I guess, most people with addictive tendencies don't ever give up their addictions - they just swap them for new crutchess, even if that new habit is only righteousness.
Smokers start eating, eaters start jogging and people in bad relationships find themselves new partners.
Well, in my case, The Man has gone cold turkey! Slick bastard!
Nice to know I'm an addiction he can 'get over' isn't it?
Whereas me? Well, I'm not over him at all - so should I just swap him for a new obsession?
Do I even have the energy to go find myself a new addiction, or deal with one nicely if it drops in my lap?
I think - once I can get myself 600km away from the temptation, my new obsession is going to be self-obsession (I know, I know, I can hear the smartarses typing from here).
I am going to look after MYSELF and just be FABULOUS! And not, in a Bridget Jones-esque effort to remind The Man what he's given up...well, maybe just a little bit.
But because, beneath the skin of this three-packs-of-luvvin-a-day addict lies a strong, vibrant (and slightly thinner) girl who used to be very happy to be by herself.
I wonder how deep I'm going to have to dig to drag her back up to the surface?
Well...at least I'll have you to talk to in the meantime eh?
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