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I want to quit
sai07:
Thought I would provide an update.
So my journey to quit has been up and down - I wish I could do better. I have days I am good and days I am not. Days I do not hear from my POI I am extremely emotionally triggered and feel my world is caving him. I love him and it's hard.
Today I started a clean slate again and hope to go reading-free for a week at minimum.
Ty for reading / listening.
Tjk197901:
My last paid reading was sometime in November and I struggle and want to call th lines myself. It’s a bitch and I know better than some. I spent $30-40k in a short period of time. It’s depressing, and it kills me everyday to think about it. I did say PAID readings… I do use the free AI tarot readings and things like that. I mean I don’t plan my day around them but why the hell is the difference? Some psychics were or are right and maybe just maybe the free AI is right.Psychics are truly an addiction that I know unfortunately to much about. I hope and pray you can quit as I have, at least with paid readings. I came so close this evening to calling a hotline and I was very fortunate that I stopped myself. It’s a rotten addiction, and a very costly one at that. Best of luck.
sai07:
--- Quote from: Tjk197901 on February 26, 2024, 03:30:25 AM ---My last paid reading was sometime in November and I struggle and want to call th lines myself. It’s a bitch and I know better than some. I spent $30-40k in a short period of time. It’s depressing, and it kills me everyday to think about it. I did say PAID readings… I do use the free AI tarot readings and things like that. I mean I don’t plan my day around them but why the hell is the difference? Some psychics were or are right and maybe just maybe the free AI is right.Psychics are truly an addiction that I know unfortunately to much about. I hope and pray you can quit as I have, at least with paid readings. I came so close this evening to calling a hotline and I was very fortunate that I stopped myself. It’s a rotten addiction, and a very costly one at that. Best of luck.
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Ah I don’t even want to tell you how much I’ve spent - it’s embarrassing. It’s literally cost me putting off purchasing a home. I think I would have had a home last year if I was smarter with my money. I’m realllllly trying to put my faith in God/ the universe because at the end of the day a psychic is not going to get me a new job or my love. Thank you so much for your support x I’m so glad you’re holding strong !!!
Mina:
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--- Quote from: Chocolate on February 10, 2024, 09:45:42 AM ---Weaning myself off readings seems to be working for me. I find if I can go 10 days without one there is less chance of me having loads. I try to just have occasional readings with psychics who have their own businesses rather than being on the phone lines. I like having readings and it can be like therapy because the good readers can be so accurate with my situation and I can take the predictions with a pinch of salt so to speak.
At my worst point I spent £700 in a month on readings. Now I don’t have much interest in having readings with so called psychics who predict things that don’t come true.
If I can do this anyone else can wean themselves off the readings and feel more in control of their money or stop readings completely
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Thanks Chocolate. I have a lot of anxiety when I do not hear from my POI and I desperately want him to commit to me but that is neither in a psychic's power or in my power so I feel I need to turn to faith. I have given up on asking readers about my career because so far no one has gotten it right. But I also feel like a career is somewhat in my control. I know if I put in the effort and time, I will land somewhere. It is different with love.
I am waiting on a POI prediction primarily but the relationship itself gives me anxiety. It's not ideal and I feel obsessive about this person - clearly not healthy and I am struggling to manage this.
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I think one pivotal moment for me realizing why I used psychics was this wounded core belief that “I overwhelm ppl that I’m too much”. This is a maladaptive coping mechanism; if I could cope by paying psychic then seeking reassurance from my significant other, or friends, then to overwhelm them- that was the lesser of two evils? And I regret subscribing to that ideology; but I forgive and surrender this too. Inner child work does help with that
And I now realize if I’m going to overwhelm them it’s ok. Is it better? … I’m going to say: probably because being ashamed of being too sensitive was never really the issue- and that part for better or worse it’s who my partner will get. This this who I am.
BUT I am still learning to change how I communicate in relationships and I am still willing to grow and change to not put my self worth on ppl, places, jobs or things
There is power in the serenity prayer.
sai07:
@mina I 100% know what you mean. I don’t even talk to my close girlfriends about my POI because I really think they would struggle to understand me. I feel very alone in this. I have started journaling a bit and talking to God. It’s not perfect. But it’s a start. I just don’t see my friends accepting me or will tell me to “move on” - moving on is hard when you’re so madly in love with one person.
That said, I completely understand you. I’m very expressive and emotional - and I need to talk to think and not everyone is open to listening. I’m taking baby steps to get off of psychics. They’re not really friends if I have to pay to hear made-up predictions. Some have really nice and comforting voices and it’s easy to want to talk to talk to them but it all comes down to wasted dollars :(
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