Why when we know we shouldn't have something, we want it even more?

Question

If we are told not to have or we should not have, why is it we find it almost impossible not to think of the thing we should not have. And therefor want it more?

Answer 1

"Forbidden Fruit" syndrome.

Answer 2

A man should be what he can be, Abraham Maslow said once. The fact is we all what to be what we all can be; we have capacities that we all like very much to explore; we all want to be the best the way we are, for being so is very personal to us, and very also dear in our understanding of our purpose in life. But the problem is that however we may like to have something we cannot always have, because we know we may not, as we ought not for the purpose of something stronger in our life.

The things we like to do are personal to us but the things that we can do are very personal to us, but what we should do or should not do belongs to us through our sense of collective social awareness. And when we come to a situation where we like something very much, and that we know that we can have that thing … but, we cannot because we should not, as it is, for example, ethically or morally wrong, or it is wrong due to some other expediency limiting our capacity to have what we can have, or to be what we can be in our capacity, then we feel as if our very self and its essential capacious rights are being undermined by something far more important that we have to comply with. We feel rebellion inside in favour of ourselves.

Answer 3

Oscar Wilde once said, "I can resist everything except temptation." I hope this explains why you want something which you have been told is forbidden or that you cannot have.

Want is a four letter word by the way. So to is need.

Answer 4

The brain of the Men is very complex. Our subconscious is very tricky. Is where we have all our fears, wishes and memories. Our conscience its like a police, just let "pass" what is ruled right in our society. When we are prohibited to something it's like a crash in our system, it's like the soldier is not making the right job so he do not like that idea and just begin to be naughty until stop to feel prohibited.

Answer 5

It's the classic law of attraction, we desire what we cant or should not have because we believe in our own minds that if we recieve this onomily then we will be better off, like it will make us more complete or better recieved.

Answer 6

Now we're told we cant smoke where we have been smoking for over 40 years that makes me want to smoke more.

Answer 7

our mind wants to find out how bad it can be to have something we arnt allowed, it is natural to want to know why we arnt alowed that thing and webelieve that the reason we are not allowed to is because it is bad for us but wed enjoy it anyway and want even more so we wondr about its side effects and continue to want it more and more.

Answer 8

It's a case of "the grass is always greener" or forbidden fruit that makes us want it more, and it dosen't always taste that good once we get it.

Answer 9

I know. It's even more worrying because I'm about to embark on giving up smoking and I'm soooooooo nervous.

Answer 10

It is something called human nature and everyone has it especially children.

Answer 11

i never want something that i can't have, i am happy with my lot, my big house in Spain with a swimming pool, my servants. wish?, i want i cant have, more more more