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It took me a long time to get to sleep. I'll blame the coffee. :)
On the other hand, I think I understand sexual lust a little better. The food-craving analogy didn't work real well for me, but it did cause me to think about lust and craving again.
lust. n. 2.a. An overwhelming desire or craving
craving. n. A consuming desire; a yearning
When I think about sexual lust, I have no trouble thinking about the drive for physical and psychological pleasure that I've always thought of as the primary aspect of it. I suppose I think of it as primary because that is missing for me. Sexual activity does not hit the pleasure centers of my brain.
If I drop out the physical part of my personal definitions, I see a connection to how I love. Too bad sexual lust is more socially acceptable.
That would account for the reaction I often get from people I love intensely.
On the other hand, I think I understand sexual lust a little better. The food-craving analogy didn't work real well for me, but it did cause me to think about lust and craving again.
lust. n. 2.a. An overwhelming desire or craving
craving. n. A consuming desire; a yearning
When I think about sexual lust, I have no trouble thinking about the drive for physical and psychological pleasure that I've always thought of as the primary aspect of it. I suppose I think of it as primary because that is missing for me. Sexual activity does not hit the pleasure centers of my brain.
If I drop out the physical part of my personal definitions, I see a connection to how I love. Too bad sexual lust is more socially acceptable.
That would account for the reaction I often get from people I love intensely.