Because self-control also demands high levels of energy, some scientists speculate that chronic self-control—like chronic stress—can increase your chances of getting sick by diverting resources from the immune system. You heard it here first: Too much willpower can actually be bad for your health. You may be thinking: What about all that stuff in the first chapter about how important willpower is for health? Now you’re telling me self-control is going to make me sick? Well, maybe. Just like some stress is necessary for a happy and productive life, some self-control is needed. But just like
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Doubtful, but maybe this is why i had so much avoidance, resistance, denial, and escape from the truth I was writing that one day - i can control how my subconscious thinks and acts. View Journal entry for 5/3/18 - review incident for additional logic twists that may have caused this denial of the truth i have utilized - ways of working with my subconscious.
