Oh, yes, I do agree. At its core, lust is affective, with hormonal sensations (I can feel them even in my teeth & tongue, for instance, not just between diaphragm and sexual center) following suit. And yes, they are highly pleasurable (love the kenjataimu hubs). On their own, they do not diminish my feeling good, or at least not for longer as I can swiftly come back.
That is to say, I do not see how I’m a danger to other people. Rest assured that, if a female of the species is harmed at all because of me, it will never be of sexual or physical nature.
Yes, very soon I’ll get there naturally (as the higher level feelings are sorted out). I know that what you wrote is not repression because of the specific context in which this would happen: “all of the affective energy channelled into being as happy and harmless as is humanly possible” (link).
Yes. Two things to note here:
- I’d rather Vineeto point out any and all errors (going off the actualism path) in what I write even at the risk of ‘talking at cross-purposes’
- I’m also quite happy to clarify my thinking such as to help the other person understand what I’m trying to convey, so that the exchange remains beneficial.
Also, I’ll use this opportunity to directly respond to Vineeto’s question since I forgot to include it before:
Yes.
If I descend once again into ‘love’, I’ll find my way back to happiness and harmless as swifly as possible (assuming I haven’t yet developed the knack for becoming aware of the ‘bifurcation’ yet). Just being happy and harmless obviate many of these ‘tactics’.