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]]>Calling something a guilty pleasure makes you feel bad about indulging in it. Being negative about it makes it harder to enjoy the pleasurable experience.
When things you like conflict with your identity, it makes you feel uneasy. Like if you see yourself as someone who’s healthy, but you eat a donut or you’re athletic, but you’re spending the day playing video games. This inconsistency can make you feel stressed and like you’re a fraud.
Being unable to embrace pleasure without guilt attached makes indulging seem sinful and that you’re weak. Giving in to your guilty pleasures implies you don’t have willpower or self-control, which isn’t the case at all.
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]]>The post It’s Time to Stop Calling Things “Guilty Pleasures” appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.
]]>Calling something a guilty pleasure makes you feel bad about indulging in it. Being negative about it makes it harder to enjoy the pleasurable experience.
When things you like conflict with your identity, it makes you feel uneasy. Like if you see yourself as someone who’s healthy, but you eat a donut or you’re athletic, but you’re spending the day playing video games. This inconsistency can make you feel stressed and like you’re a fraud.
Being unable to embrace pleasure without guilt attached makes indulging seem sinful and that you’re weak. Giving in to your guilty pleasures implies you don’t have willpower or self-control, which isn’t the case at all.
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