Do you find yourself escaping the darkness

Good evening Mister,

at least here in Georgia, it’s almost 22:00.

I just finished a call with my students. One of them is co-hosting his first workshop/retreat this weekend (breathwork) and showed us some of the techniques.

Great stuff!

It was at the beginning of the call, while one of us while sharing his biggest win and insights from the previous week, that I started to think

how much we are escaping through different vices.

Sometimes it’s the phone, other times it’s substances, but it could also be other stuff like porn or even sex.

Can you resonate?

This is Escapism Syndrome and it’s likely holding you back from what you really want in life.

I’m not talking about the girls and the dating.

Of course that, but the deeper stuff

• Feeling complete

• Feeling whole

• Being authentic with yourself and others and therefore experiencing a deep and fulfilling connection

you know what I mean, yeah?

So why are you escaping from this?

Likely because it’s something you have judged as bad.

It feels unpleasant.

And therefore you pushed it down into the shadow sides of yourself, and every time it comes up you escape.

The problem is that it will eventually catch up with you, and in that period you have lost time, energy and missed a lot of opportunities.

Like speaking with that girl on the metro.

And likely, you’re starting to feel that the old ways of escaping doesn’t give you the same pleasure anymore.

So before you move on to heavier and more unhealthy ways of escaping, let’s overcome it.

The way to overcome it is by facing it.

It’s not easy and initially feel very uncomfortable.

But it’s the only way, and trust me, I’ve tried to overcome it in other ways, but it’s not a permanent solution.

If you want a specific technique, I made a 5 min video about that a few months ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyI2iXibfRM

That’s it

Take care, my man,

Edin