How do you resist temptation?

When I can clearly see the relationship between the action I am about to take and the consequences, it becomes very easy to resist temptation. I am very aware of the relationship between things now. A chocolate donut looks like uncomfortable extra weight to me. Large quantities of alcohol look like feeling sick to me.

Resistance is futile! Life is too short to not dive right in and enjoy all the fruits this world has to offer!

Risk reward, in other words is it worth my while, or do I like hospital food?

That depends on what it is I’m aiming for. If it’s a piece of chocolate or something along those lines I’m after, I indulge now, repent later.
If it’s something more meaningful to me, I look inwards and reflect on why I want what I want and the like.

I do it because I have it on good information that prison life really sucks.

I am going to tell you what I have told my children and grandchildren all of their lives:

“If your parents were here, would they approve of what you are doing. Does the Lord approve of what you are doing?”.

These words apparently have worked for all of them. None have been in trouble.

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Not very well, I think.

No, I kid. I just try to will myself out of it, or really take a step back and judge myself for what I’d be doing.

who said anything about resisting :)

yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift that’s why it’s called the present ! eat and fu*k away

The only things I consider morally wrong are things that hurt people, and I don’t want to do those things anyway. Anything else, I don’t really need to resist because I don’t think it’s wrong.

If I’m tempted to do something that might hurt me or someone else, it doesn’t take much at all to resist. I just think about the possible consequences of my actions and it scares me right off. I’m not good at taking risks.

“no will power… forbidden desire?”

Nothing is forbidden, and that includes will power.

@sarahhhhh is there something specific you would like to resist that you are struggling with?

@boxer3 oh no nothing serious. In fact I have quit an addiction in the past month :D

This question was a result of me trying not to eat chocolate today but couldn’t resist. Pretty casual stuff.

Mariah, not taking a risk means you have never been to a casino, right? jp

Haha! John, there is actually a pretty large casino just a mile away from me. As I live in the middle of nowhere and there isn’t much to do around here, it’s something that a lot of people do for fun. When I turned 18, to celebrate my newly acquired adulthood, I went to the casino for the first time. I brought just five dolllars with me and immediately lost it all. I call it Gambling Lite. I haven’t been since, nor do I want to.

Depends on the temptations. For some I cannot resist.

I consider what I want and the consequences of giving in to temptations. Choosing the right course is much easier thereafter.

Depends on what it is that is tempting me ;)
If it’s food, I don’t bother.
If it’s a need to finger myself, I don’t bother.
If it’s not to punch someone’s face in when they say something incredibly cruel and selfish… well. They’re just not worth that trip to the police station. Or the fine.

Mariah, at least you had a chance to taste the gamblers way of life. You can now scratch that off your “To Do” list, right?

Drown it. In a glass.

I have such trouble resisting Cokey Cola! I love the damned stuff and it is full of sugar (sugar is not my friend) and puts weight on old ladies quickly! That is why I run. Well and because I can run and for all those who wish they could run but can’t.

Effective refusal skills are developed over many, many years. They become an unconscious habit. Then it’s no longer a question of how.

@sarahhhhh , it’s casual- yeah but it can definitly become very difficult to comply. My biggest tip is dont lie to yourself/ justify away. maybe pick one day of the week that your going to eat your favorite chocolate bar, and tell youself that every time you crave it on the week…..and avoid things like ohhhh one piece on ehurt, but i REALLY want it haha and thing slike that.. our own brains play tricks on us. ..