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you feel miserable because you always want more · feel your feelings with Ethan Jewell

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  Have you ever felt like no matter what you achieve, it's
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  never enough? Like there's always something
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  more? You need to be happy?
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  You're not alone. In our fast-paced world, it's
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  easy to get caught up in the endless pursuit of more.
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  More success, more possessions, more everything.
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  But what if I told you that this constant craving for more might
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  be sabotaging your mental health?
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  My name is Ethan Jewell and welcome back to Feel Your
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  Feelings. Today's episode is all about the
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  idea that everything you need is right in front of you and that
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  always wanting more can lead to worse mental health.
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  We'll discuss why this happens, how it impacts us, and what we
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  can do to seek more satisfaction and less yearning.
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  I want to remind you I'm not a doctor, a psychiatrist, or a
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  professional in the mental health industry whatsoever.
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  I'm just a normal guy who has felt some very big feelings and
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  wants to share those thoughts and feelings with you.
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  I've personally experienced this yearning this wanting, living
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  within it, and know how bad it can feel to never quite reach
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  that satisfaction. In fact, it's really, really
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  common in today's society. We're often encouraged to strive
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  for more. More success, more money, more
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  possessions, more friends, more experiences.
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  And while envision can be a positive force, it can also
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  become a double edged sword when it leads to chronic
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  dissatisfaction. Research shows that constant
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  pursuit of more can lead to increased stress, anxiety, and
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  even depression. An example of this is found
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  within the hedonic treadmill. The hedonic treadmill is a term
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  relating to the constant pursuit of more.
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  This is the idea that no matter how much we achieve or acquire,
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  our level of happiness remains relatively stable.
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  We quickly adapt to the new circumstances.
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  The initial boost of happiness and dopamine fades, leaving us
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  wanting more. We realize that, oh, now I have
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  this thing. Now what?
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  You know, I thought this would solve everything.
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  I thought this would fix everything.
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  I thought I would feel better once I obtained this object,
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  this job, this circumstance, this person.
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  The satisfaction we're looking for is not in the end product at
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  all. In fact, the end goal is often
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  simply replaced with another goal as it isn't enough.
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  And then another goal and then another goal in this constant
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  cycle can lead to a perpetual state of dissatisfaction.
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  They can lead you constantly, living inside your wants, not
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  living for right now. One place that this concept
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  thrives in in modern day is hustle culture.
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  I'm sure you've seen this on the Internet.
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  It's the idea that more hustle, more work, more money will bring
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  you satisfaction. If you just work hard enough,
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  your wildest dreams will be fulfilled and your problems will
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  be solved and you will be happy. This, unfortunately, is a lie
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  that is sold and an empty void to fall into.
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  You will inevitably find yourself wishing for more.
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  That dissatisfaction is deeper than just material items.
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  It's deeper than work, money, items, luxury, or desires.
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  It's something within you that must be addressed.
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  It's something within you that is missing.
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  This is why successful people still struggle.
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  This is why the rich can still have depression.
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  It's not about money, it's not about material, it's not about
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  wealth. It's not about experiences.
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  It's not about items. It's deeper than that.
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  When we live inside this want, we are not living for ourselves
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  right now. We're not living for today.
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  We're not living for the people around us.
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  We're living for a fantasy that we've made-up in our minds.
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  We're living for a, a, a job that we don't have yet, for the
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  money that we might make, for the people that we might meet,
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  for the places we might go. We're not living for now.
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  So you are doing yourself a disservice.
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  You are disrespecting yourself right now by not living for you.
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  You are sending a message to yourself that you're not good
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  enough as you are and that you can only be happy with yourself
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  if you have more and then that more becomes unreachable.
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  So how can we possibly break out of this cycle?
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  How can we achieve this fulfilment and stop always
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  wanting? Well, I can't give you a perfect
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  solution. I can't tell you right now what
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  you can do step by step to find complete life satisfaction.
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  That's unrealistic. We both know that there's more
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  to it than that. Satisfaction is not a
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  one-size-fits-all topic. There's no way I can know
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  exactly what you want or need, and you don't know what I want
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  or need. The way to reach this state
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  you're yearning for is to learn to live, to experiment with what
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  brings you fulfillment, what brings you joy, what brings you
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  satisfaction. For me, it's writing, it's
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  making music, it's helping others, it's this podcast, it's
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  being in nature, living, experiencing, and being.
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  I know this sounds whimsical, it sounds like some dumb guru
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  advice, but truly yearning and satisfaction is a complex topic
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  that is difficult to approach. Some people may never be content
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  with themselves and never find that fulfillment because they
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  weren't willing to try. They got caught up in this trap
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  that is yearning. So be present.
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  Be here now, every day. Live each day as its own
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  individual experience and don't get caught up in wanting more.
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  It's OK to have dreams, it's OK to want to achieve.
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  But you can't get so caught up in that that you forget to live
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  now. You can't keep telling yourself,
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  I'll be happy when you can be happy now.
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  But that's a choice that you have to make.
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  Everything you need is right in front of you.
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  So learn, grow, experience and be OK with who you are.
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  That's going to wrap it up for today's episode.
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  Thank you so much for being here.
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  I just released a poetry book last month and it would mean a
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  lot if you checked it out. It's a collection of over 100
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  poems about mental health, all straight from my heart to yours.
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  You can check it out on my website, ethanjewell.com.
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  Also, if you need help feeling your feelings, you should check
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  out my music on all platforms under the name of Ethan Jewell.
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  And I almost guarantee you it'll make you cry.
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  So thank you so much for being here.
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  Thank you for understanding that living in your wants will only
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  bring to satisfaction. And as always, thank you for
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  feeling your feelings. I'll see you next time.