a friend in need.....

the friend in need........
everyone, ... will be thanked later, for their group therapy, and support of me throughout this situation.
If I don't know those reasons (why he can't get over his ex), then I can't explain them... but, it's only sometimes when the feelings kick in.
My doctor friends associate those feelings with those of physical addiction.

the reply........
It’s anxiety…it boils up inside of you and takes control of your mind, you react in fear and temptation, the need to fulfill a desire to make it go away, maybe you should call her, or maybe you should drink and party and then call her, only at that point the fear turns to anger and you say things you mean but don’t mean, things that need to escape but probably should fall upon other ears, then you begin to think about her being intimate with another man and it sets your synapses on fire, you want to see her and prove that she is doing the wild things you’re thinking, it begins to drive you nuts, you get quiet around others, you turn inwards and it hurts, but you’re a man and you’re not supposed to feel this way, you’re supposed to control your emotions or release them physically………..and you wake up the next day and don’t feel any better about yourself or life…….

Eventually you see that the source of everything expressed above is your mind…….

As Aristotle says: I count him braver who conquers his desires than his enemies, for the greatest victory is victory over self.