Pleasure Trap (Week 2, Q1)

[Lindsay]

1. If pain is nature's guidance towards corrective behaviors, how are we not following the motivational triad by seeking pain relieving medicine?

[Kaci]

by stopping the pain message atrificially we are missing out on what we need to do to correct the pain in the first place!

[Sue]

Pain is caused by something being wrong--which makes us unhappy--covering it up only prolongs that unhappiness and prevents us from living our best.

[R]

I think this was one of the most profound parts of the book. How many times have we popped an Advil instead of really thinking about what is causing the headache? Perhaps living with the pain will keep us from eating the junk that caused it again so quickly!