The Cult of Nonfeeling

The cult tells you how to feel. Tells you what to think.

Smile, when you hurt. Don’t say anything negative. We don’t want that energy.

Dismiss when your boundaries are crossed. For the good of the whole. Don’t create drama, keep it to yourself.

Authenticity is dangerous. You don’t want to become a savage, do you?

We’re all suffering, so you should too. Who do you think you are?

What you feel is wrong. Here’s somebody to correct it. They’ll teach you how to feel. They’ll teach you to push it aside and keep working.

Keep earning, keep chasing, keep hoping, hoping, hoping, that one day you’ll be free. Your masters hold the key. Look at them, look how successful they are. You just need to prove yourself. Just need to try harder. Just need to push, push, push.

Feeling negative? Don’t let it in. Positive vibes only. Believe me, trust me. I know what’s good for you.

Oh something doesn’t feel quite right about all this? Here’s a pill. Get on with it. What else are you gonna do? Leave us?

What, you’re gonna leave us? What, you’re gonna feel everything there is to feel? You think it’s ok to contact the depths of despair? You think you can handle it? Look at Jared, you don’t want to end up like him do you? No, don’t go there.

You think you deserve the freedom to feel everything, to be exactly as you are? What? You think I do too? Whatever, you’ve gone crazy. Do you really think I can just up and leave? Everybody I know thinks this way. I can’t just leave them, who would I be?

Who would I become? What would happen to me? Who would be there for me? This is everything I know, what would be left of me?

No, I can’t do that. I can’t, I can’t, it’s too hard, too much.

I think I’ll just stay.