#6 - Why We Buffer and How To Stop

In this episode I'll be discussing what buffering is, why we buffer, how it hurts us and how to stop.

When we use buffering in our lives to “lessen or moderate the impact of something”, it’s to lessen the impact of our negative emotions.  This can become so habitual that we aren’t even aware we are doing it.  If we feel stressed or overwhelmed and tend to binge Netflix to escape, we are buffering.

Buffering hurts us because it dulls the aliveness of life.  It shows up in our lives as overeating, overdrinking, overspending, overworking, over Facebooking and any other action that we overindulge in, in order to numb out uncomfortable feelings. 

Buffering with external things puts us at a disadvantage because we believe we need the things in order to feel better. 

By understanding what buffering is and what it is costing us, we can take the steps to stop and create the life we would like to have instead. 

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