What’s unattractive about being hooked on psychics?

[Mina]

I’m working day 4!
And ooofff I can feel my self wanting to break.

But again just taking one action, one moment at a time. I can only handle today and that’s more than enough.

And I’m making a list for myself and perhaps others (in the atomic habit fashion) what’s truly unattractive about calling psychics. Some were my own but some where also with the help of my ChatGPT (the irony):

-it cheapens real intuition (real intuition is quiet, an inner knowing… I really like this one a lot. It also forces me to define what is intuition?)

-it trains my brain to want more drama (I remember someone posting how when they gave up psychics (or perhaps it was about this groups) that they realized they kind of craved drama… and this is true. I do tend to crave just grubby feel for the highs and low (it’s not to shame but again “for entertainment purposes” there are times sitting with boredom is a good thing it helps us create other hobbies and things) I do see so many post with: well I was bored and I had free minutes … but honestly anytime I had free minutes I still spent money and most times more than I could budget

-it waste money on IMAGINARY CERTAINTIES (I had to sit with this… I’m often calling for feeling of relief and very little do I realize the relief feeling I’m “buying” isn’t even for real either)

-it keeps me emotionally exposed
  - a stranger can ruin my day
  - I give access to my inner world easily (ugh I feel so cheap and easy now… I forget my inner world is also private to me and a few should only be allowed)

-it gives off the icke vibes when I ask about ppl. It does. It’s like spending all day on someone social media I haven’t met but then I do meet them and they look at me like you’ve been watching them naked. Women be honest: ever get the creep vibes from someone you know who likes you but you can’t put your finger on it, yet something truly bothers you. Energetically this might be the same.

-It outsources my inner authority. Yes we’ve argued about free will all day long, and destiny… but there is still agency and just for minute trusting what you say matters (even if wrong, I choose, and I believe HAS POWER)

-I feel like I’m hiding a dirty secret. I weekly or daily have to clear my phone history so ppl don’t see the sites I’ve been to. I mean I dare not do look up the sites at a work computer … but everything is shared on the cloud and it’s getting harder and harder to keep a secret

I have more but I thought I’d share these for food for thought and perhaps ppl can add their own

[frozenfox]

OOoh, I like this thread!! I agree with all your points.

It gets easier with time, trust me. I'm 3 years reading-free and my intuition has only gotten stronger. I've learned to follow it and nothing feels better than learning to trust yourself and your own strength.

You lose a lot of power adjusting your behavior for a reading in hopes a prediction will pass... and I always felt so gross because it felt like 1. I was being inauthentic (I was) 2. I was trying to manipulate their behavior to get an outcome.

I think about it from the other person's perspective and if I knew someone was getting readings specifically on me, I would lose any sort of attraction I had for them because I wouldn't be able to trust that every interaction we've had was them being themselves.

[mliva34]

How I stopped is by thinking that the things that the readers were telling me was not matching with what's happening in real time. So I'm paying someone to predict something that may or may not happen...
so I transferred my 'addiction' to something healthier like working out or shopping which is more of a self investment than getting readings. I was not getting anything out of it.
I think a lot of people have an addictive personality and we've invested so much in one thing and becomes a habit and it's difficult to break away from.

[Outlander]

I’m working day 4!
And ooofff I can feel my self wanting to break.

But again just taking one action, one moment at a time. I can only handle today and that’s more than enough.

And I’m making a list for myself and perhaps others (in the atomic habit fashion) what’s truly unattractive about calling psychics. Some were my own but some where also with the help of my ChatGPT (the irony):

-it cheapens real intuition (real intuition is quiet, an inner knowing… I really like this one a lot. It also forces me to define what is intuition?)

-it trains my brain to want more drama (I remember someone posting how when they gave up psychics (or perhaps it was about this groups) that they realized they kind of craved drama… and this is true. I do tend to crave just grubby feel for the highs and low (it’s not to shame but again “for entertainment purposes” there are times sitting with boredom is a good thing it helps us create other hobbies and things) I do see so many post with: well I was bored and I had free minutes … but honestly anytime I had free minutes I still spent money and most times more than I could budget

-it waste money on IMAGINARY CERTAINTIES (I had to sit with this… I’m often calling for feeling of relief and very little do I realize the relief feeling I’m “buying” isn’t even for real either)

-it keeps me emotionally exposed
  - a stranger can ruin my day
  - I give access to my inner world easily (ugh I feel so cheap and easy now… I forget my inner world is also private to me and a few should only be allowed)

-it gives off the icke vibes when I ask about ppl. It does. It’s like spending all day on someone social media I haven’t met but then I do meet them and they look at me like you’ve been watching them naked. Women be honest: ever get the creep vibes from someone you know who likes you but you can’t put your finger on it, yet something truly bothers you. Energetically this might be the same.

-It outsources my inner authority. Yes we’ve argued about free will all day long, and destiny… but there is still agency and just for minute trusting what you say matters (even if wrong, I choose, and I believe HAS POWER)

-I feel like I’m hiding a dirty secret. I weekly or daily have to clear my phone history so ppl don’t see the sites I’ve been to. I mean I dare not do look up the sites at a work computer … but everything is shared on the cloud and it’s getting harder and harder to keep a secret

I have more but I thought I’d share these for food for thought and perhaps ppl can add their own

YAWN!!!!

[PJpilar]

I use my own cards which tend to be accurate since its my energy

[Mattsmom]

I use my own cards which tend to be accurate since its my energy

I second this!

I use several divination decks besides Tarot.  I don't know if anyone finds that demonic influences can run thru a particular type of divination?  I find this to be particularly true with Lenormand when reading it for myself.

Personally, I think that if you can limit readings to once a month [or less] they can still add a lot to one's life.  If more often and you are paying for these readings that's where it can start to get you down.

I do agree with this and another recent post's assertion that you can train and heighten your own intuition to lessen dependency on readings.

[Mina]

Ah yes and who can forget the most 🤢 thing in this site: maggot rainbows

They keep getting kicked out and yet they come back and posts. It’s sad and gross

[jackY]

I LOVE "maggot rainbows". I will add that to the ongoing list of many many many other names. It's hilarious!
She can't control herself and gives herself away with any post she puts out there. Now, wait for it.... She's going to go back to calling me "jack the ripper" LOLOLOLO!!!! I don't think she knows history. Because if she did, she'd know that he got away with his crimes.... Buckle up! Next will be her pic of her feces in a toilet. OY!

Ah yes and who can forget the most 🤢 thing in this site: maggot rainbows

They keep getting kicked out and yet they come back and posts. It’s sad and gross