Obverse Alchemy
1 min readMar 29, 2022

I don’t know what it is that will stop me. Lately, it has been prayers and sort of a conscious attempt to stop myself but it failed after 5 weeks, then it became stopping because of nose bleeding which worked for 48hrs. This actually might be the reason that will make me stop — it is a first hand non fabricated consequence which overtime I have observed to directly correlate with the indulgence, although my mind says you nose bled because you indulged too much, if you could just tone it down a little it can work. This is the line of thinking that pulls me back in…

It seems like every time a method develops for me to stops, it works for a while then it loses it’s might. But, I will never stop exploring until it gets to a point where it stops totally. I don’t want treatments I want a cure — ( this statement is borrowed from Kapil’s work ). I am yet to see something that automatically causes a natural repulsion or aversion towards this habit in a sustainable manner. It has happened a few times. When it did, it went for a few days, then my mind sort of forgot or the desire to go back strengthened and swept me back.

This is where I am…

Sign up to discover human stories that deepen your understanding of the world.

Free

Distraction-free reading. No ads.

Organize your knowledge with lists and highlights.

Tell your story. Find your audience.

Membership

Read member-only stories

Support writers you read most

Earn money for your writing

Listen to audio narrations

Read offline with the Medium app

Obverse Alchemy
Obverse Alchemy

Written by Obverse Alchemy

Writing to Explore, Examine, Accelerate, Change Direction, Stop & Restart

No responses yet

Write a response