“Life’s euphoria
Felt only in the moment
This is why we live”
Premise:
As a therapist I was trained to have a quiet discomfort around the word “Euphoria.” If you were to look up its meaning you might find it described as an intense feeling of happiness and/or excitement. In the context of my religious upbringing this word carried with it a sense of falsehood to it, an unnatural elevated state brought about by some sort of misdeed or substance causing impaired judgment. Even as a professional marriage therapist, my gut instinct was to be weary of signs of euphoria as a potential symptom to a mental breakdown, an aftereffect of a drug, or a manic episode of some sorts. Needless to say, this feeling was classified as one to be feared as it was grandiose, unrealistic, and dangerous.
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