The goal of creating an environment of freedom is that as an individual, you actually live your life according to your own choosing rather than compu… - Benjamin P. Hardy

You thrive on it. You intentionally create situations to jack-up the pressure even higher, challenging you to prove what you’re capable of. — Tim Grover

Unfortunately, when you’ve lost your confidence as a result of pleasure-seeking, it can be difficult to reach out and get social support. You’ll probably try to convince yourself that you must first kick your addiction before you can reach out to people. After all, who would want to be in a relationship with you right now? As a result, you resort to willpower in attempts of clawing your way out of your addiction, all the while remaining isolated from the very people who could help you.

Dr. Stephen Covey said, “To know and not to do is really not to know.