Some people, such as Neil Sedaka, think breaking up is hard to do … but is it really? It's just giving up something (or someone) that isn't good for you. It should be easy. Well, it's not … but your body can only take so much bad stuff.
Now, it's not easy because so many people and things that are bad for us make us feel so good … to a point, that is. Take for instance someone who has intense acid reflux. (By intense I don't mean someone who chews a few Tums every couple of months. I'm talking about the people who consider a proton pump inhibitor a food group). I know so much about PPI's because I'm one of those people. My reflux gives me this chronic cough, which leaves me explaining to my co-workers that I'm not sick, it's just reflux. I know, I know … no one wants to hear about my reflux, but I bet the people sitting around me are glad to know I'm not spreading nasty cold germs.
Although it's painful, the hardest part of this reflux crap is giving up stuff I love. No coffee, red wine, grapefruits … even ice cream is a problem. It's a shame that coffee, liquor and chocolate couldn't be acid minimizers.
As I said before, a large majority of the things that are bad for us taste and feel so damn good. And, since we're all idiots at some point, we give in … making giving up hard to do.
This is where I compare acid reflux to relationships. Certain things, or shall I say people, are just bad for you. You begin to see a pattern in your relationships. Some of them are toxic and leave you pissed off and unhappy. You start to realize that the men/women that leave you over-indulging on Ben & Jerry's have similar characteristics. Maybe you're attracted to men who never want to settle down, women who never want children when you do, or maybe it's as simple as men with long hair or natural blondes. Whatever it may be, once you realize it, you have to give it up. Find people who work with you and what you want. Heartache and heartburn both suck.
Excuse me while I take my Prilosec.
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