Dallas Bragg argues that people in recovery get stuck because they spend 90% of their mental energy on pain and only 10% on pleasure. Real healing comes from shifting focus to small, positive actions, not sudden change. Pick one pleasure-oriented thing today.
Here's why you're feeling stagnant in your recovery. 90% of the time, we give our energy to our pain and 10% of our energy to pleasure. Energy toward pain looks like, I hate my job, or I need out of this relationship, or I need to move away, or why am I still relapsing, or I can't believe I'm still using after all this time. These words and thoughts bring you more pain. Energy toward pleasure looks like, How can I find happiness today? Or how can I feel even just a little more fulfilled today? Or how can I put into practice what I've learned about my addictive patterns? Or who could I reach out to today to tell them I love them? These words and thoughts cause momentum. Will you resolve all of your problems today? No. Might you use again tomorrow? Sure. But recovery is like turning the Titanic. It's a 1% change in the direction you want to go every day. Tell me in the comments how you can move toward pleasure today.
