What is False Love?

There are many names for false love, but let’s be honest for a second. Does anyone actually believe in “true love” anymore? To most of the world, all love is false love. So, what makes this form of love different? Is there actually a difference?

Addiction

​It is said that addiction begins as a hope that something can fill the emptiness inside. I want to address addiction with this mindset. A lot of people cringe when they hear the word addiction, or maybe they fidget because it makes them uncomfortable. I remember when I was first struggling with my own addiction. I thought that something was wrong with me and that I was broken for having these issues. I wanted to stay in my own little world. Addiction is an escape from a harsh reality to those who would rather be numb than feel anything like pain.

Addiction

Growth Zone

I want to make something clear. Pain is not bad. I believe this is societal ideology. Most people believe that the greatest form of happiness and joy is to be comfortable. I’m not saying that pain is good! What I am saying is only this, pain is not bad. Pain is a warning. Pain leads to greater strength. Comfort leads to nothing good, other than a good feeling inside because life is easy. The easy way does not lead to where you want to go. People forget this. Learn to embrace discomfort.

Recovery

Recovery

​Before recovery can begin, there has to be some form of recognition that there is something that needs to be recovered from. To think that recovery is for people who have it worse will never lead to actual change or growth. Outside of the comfort zone is the growth zone. I completely believe this. Anytime that someone moves outside of their comfort zone, they are growing. Moving out of the comfort zone is really hard. Having support will give you amazing strength and help pull you out of your comfort and into a new world of possibilities.

True Love

Real Love

More often than not, when people hear “true love” they think of Disney movies and happily ever after. That’s fine. Keep watching Disney and keep believing in happily ever after. True love, however, is different from rainbows and butterflies. True love is real and genuine and difficult. What does true love have to do with you? I’m glad you asked! If you don’t believe in true love now, believe me when I say that one day you can, and you will, find someone who loves you how you love them. You will spend every waking day for the rest of your life with another person who is imperfect. But they keep trying, and they keep coming back to you. They ask you for forgiveness and they forgive you when you ask. Don’t ever give in to false love, because false love will only ever hurt you and others you care about. False loves seem to fill that emptiness inside, but they only fill it with poison that leaves you emptier than before. Come back soon to learn more about how to fill that emptiness with good things!

Thacker Family

Check out this website for lots of great content about Real love and about the fight against pornography. (Pornography is a false love, by the way.) I really appreciate their content and will gladly invite those of you who are interested to check them out! Fight the New Drug