Have you ever thought about the reasoning behind Hollywood promoting affairs in so many shows and movies? Your first response may be “money”, and that would be halfway right.
On digging deeper, think about what is it about affairs that generates revenue? Who would pay to see affairs in their face as presented by the mass media?
Those who pay to see such productions want to ease their own conscience. They need frequent reminders that it is “ok” to have an affair.
They need a refresher on how it is ‘natural’ and ‘normal’. Like an addict, they need another dose of something that numbs the pain and guilt they feel about what they have been involved in.
It’s not merely escapism, it’s more about anesthetizing. It’s about numbing you to guilt and your conscience.
Cheaters want to be desensitized to affairs. They want them to be as routine as eating and other bodily functions. They want their affair to be something that’s ‘normal’.
No matter how many movies and shows are made that portray affairs as normal, it does not make what happened ‘acceptable’ or ‘tolerable’. By escaping into a fantasy world, the cheater attempted deadening that nagging part of their heart and mind that wants to remind them that what they did was “wrong” and that it hurt people.
In order to do that, the production gets them to focus on themselves and their own needs and sensations. By changing focus, they’re no longer listening to the voice of conscience.
Make no mistake, you are being programmed and trained by those Hollywood movies. They are designed for rewiring your values.
If affairs were really so painless, then why do so many cheaters have to use alcohol and or drugs in order to have the affair in the first place? In previous generations, guilt would hinder sexual performance, along with risks of pregnancy and STD’s.
With today’s pharmaceutical wonders you have ways of bypassing the checks and balances of guilt. The cheater can carry on as if nothing happened.
They can have “instant arousal” without guilt interfering. The other variant is for the cheater to get so numbed out on alcohol or other drugs that they are willing to do whatever or let whoever do them.
If they were fully aware of their senses and conscience, such things would never have happened. Hollywood with its promotion of affairs accomplishes many of the same things through their productions.
They put their viewers in a passive mindset to where they do not have to think, they do not have to make moral choices, all they have to do is enjoy and do what gives them pleasurable sensations.
They seek to disconnect gratification from responsibility. When those two are disconnected, there are always consequences. Had the cheater been responsible, had they listened to their conscience, had they honored their promises, had they shown self-restraint rather than self-gratification, everything would have been different.
When was the last time you saw a Hollywood production where someone was responsible, listened to their conscience, honored their promises, and show self-restraint? Instead, they promote just the opposite. You see the irresponsible, those who ignore their conscience, promise breakers, who engage in self-gratification in a majority of films.
If you are wanting a way of getting back to the life you once had, consider joining the support community at Restored Lifestyle. There you’ll find others going through similar affair recovery challenges along with articles, videos and resources for helping you.
Support helps you undo all the Hollywood programming to where you can once again know right and wrong when you see it.
Best Regards,
Jeff
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So true…..people gravitate to what makes them comfortable. It takes tenacity , and courage as well as faith to continue in Christ no matter WHAT opposition may come. Keep on fellow believers!
Thank you for your comments. It is concerning that these days, standing for traditional marriage is becoming increasingly radical and requires courage and faith.