How do you handle guilty pleasures in life?

Question

Pre-marital sex? Cigarettes? Drugs? Reality TV? Cocaine? there's a lot of guilty pleasures in life, how do we stop doing something that make us feel guilty but at the same time pleasuring to us....What is the draw that this things have that make us do it over and over again....

Answer 1

Some guilty pleasures are not so bad, but you gotta stay away from things that hurt you or the people you love... pre-marital sex, reality t.v. are two that you have my blessing with, but stay away from the drugs and cigarettes, o.k.?

Answer 2

This is why people have hobbies. I don't smoke, have sex, do drugs, or watch reality TV. It's because I'm infatuated with professional wrestling. Until you find that certain person, time, and place to fulfill your guilty pleasures, you get a hobby. I know I have enough to torture me silly, and I indulge in some on occasions, but it's rare and only enough to let me get by. Moderation's another big thing about guilty pleasures. If you get a taste, there's less guilt and you've had your fix (unless it's drugs) Just get interested in something else, a pleasure that's not so shameful to have. Write, study sports, get enraptured in a sitcom. These are semi-healthy ways to pass the time until you can get your fix.

Answer 3

Well, if I may, I think you should look at this question with that last question coming first.

There are many reasons people love guilty pleasures.
First, human nature has a thing for the unknown, especially the forbidden. Tell a baby not to do something, what does he/she try to do?
Second and the more common cause is a lack of love. By lack of love, I don't mean get a girl/boyfriend. I mean that they need some form of pleasure to feel good about themselves or to temporarily kill the pain of a deep hurt in their life. Some hate themselves and go on a self-destructive rampage. Most of us, however, just want something to make us feel good when we feel bad.

How can you handle these things? Well, first, recognize that some of these things aren't necessarily bad.
Example: Sex itself is a beautiful experience but pre-marital sex is bad because it leads to many unnecessary moral and health problems (i.e. unforseen pregnancy, STDs if you or your partner sleep around).
Second and most importantly, find out why you might be drawn by these. Is there something that you need to deal with that you're running away from? I'm not suggesting you deal with it head on by yourself but at least recognize it and see if you can find a solution.
Third, if you have an addiction or if you fear "falling from grace", just get good company. Get people you can open your heart to who can influence you for the better and keep you accountable so you can avoid these problems because most guilty pleasures can only get a hold of your life in secrecy.
Case in point: A friend of mine is married but has problems saying no to prostitutes who come knocking at his hotel room for one-night stands on his business trips. It really makes him feel guilty because he feels like he's betraying his family.
What he did was got some close friends he can trust with this secret to check up on him during the night hours on such trips. Because he has people "watching over" him, he had to say no. He's been clean ever since.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

You alone can determine what's good or bad for you: you should discern these two according to your self judgment. Yes, its true there are a lot of guilty pleasures in life, but one should also remember that life is short and you must live it to the fullest, that is knowing and accepting what pleasures you most and studying its outcome in your life. Go for pleasures that nourishes your life and not destroy it, before leaping into things examine yourself, examine its effects, will it cause you harm but you are pleasured.
Its a matter of choice actually, deep down in our hearts we know what's good or bad for us, control your desires, and don't totally give up those pleasurable things or doings... Take a deep breathe and choose. Life or Death.

Answer 5

We only decide to make our choices in life based on two things. Pain or Pleasure. To kick a habit you say is bad You need to put as much pain into it as you can imagine.

Example: If you were scared of heights would you jump out of plane? What if someone would give $100,$1000, or even $1,000,000. Then there would be more pleasure to it.Or what if they said if you dont jump out of this plane I will kill your children?
There would be more pain if you didnt.What would you do?

So like I said if you want to stop the guilty bad habits in your life give your self more pleasure for stoping them and more pain to keep doing them.

Answer 6

None of those things are bad if done in moderation and responsibility. I cannot comment on drugs as I have never indulged, but cigarettes for example are BAD even if you smoke one a day, the tar of cigarette paper will destroy your lungs.
I for example am still battling caffeine addiction.
So one way of handling life's pleasures is choosing between them and our own wellbeing.

Answer 7

Guilty pleasures?

Does not compute.