Do you ever feel like two different people are fighting inside you - one reaching for something higher, one dragging you down?

[julie09]

My God, what cruel war!
Two men I find in me:
One, all aflame with love for thee,
Would keep my heart forever true to thee;
The other, to thy will rebel,
Against thy law bids me revolt.

One, all spirit, all celestial,
Would have me ever heavenward bound,
And, touched by goods eternal, count
All else as naught;
While th'other, by its fatal weight,
Keeps me to earth bowed down.

Alas! at war with my own self,
Where shall I find peace?
I will — and never I achieve;
I will — but, O utter wretchedness!
The good I love I leave undone,
The evil that I hate I do.

O grace, O saving ray,
Come, reconcile me with myself,
And, taming with a gentle sway
This man to thee so contrary,
Make thy willing slave
Of this slave of death.

Jean Racine

[Laws-Of-Existence]

I witnessed a lot of people in whom two are both dragging down. One is gluttonous and greedy hoarder, another is a self-righteous nut who keeps "holy Sunday/Saturday" where doing labor or even using electronics is treated as demonic. As a result both halves are just pieces of the same lazy shit. ㅤ

[strateguy632]

Good examples!

[DishLady]

No, I've never faced extreme conflict to that degree. I HAVE sabotaged myself by marrying too early or befriending fellows who are clearly not worth my time. I HAVE sabotaged myself by following the golden rule TOO closely or giving people TOO many second chances. But I've never hated myself enough to willingly pull myself down. I would say one part is trying to fly and the other part is a slow processor so it takes them time to leave their comfort zone or favorite thing.

[midnightmoon05]

Well... I am a Gemini so... natually... i have my angle and devil fighting... but angle wins 99% of the time :) ... don't get me. on my bad day... the devil will come out ;P

Work on being the angle you are Miss Julie

[strateguy632]

It is nice poetry but it does not describe real feelings. when people steuggle with temptation it does not feel like a war.

i feel at peace most of the time even if sometimes temptation. so the fact two 'types of wants' struggle is not "Alas! at war with my own self,
Where shall I find peace?
I will — and never I achieve"

[purplepoppy]

I I hold a beast, an angel, and a madman in me, and my enquiry is as to their working, and my problem is their subjugation and victory, down throw and upheaval, and my effort is their self-expression.
Dylan Thomas

[OneViewpoint]

No, I've never suffered from conflicted fucked up religious confusion about right and wrong or where I want to go in life. I don't understand people who can't cope with those decisions.

[genericname85]

That's normal. Everyone has this. It even has a term in psychology called "internal family system" (it's). It's basically different programs that your brain runs to lead you to beneficial decision making.

[Kvass]

Yeah one says buy more heels, and the other keeps reminding me about my bills

[FreyaRed]

I have an inner dialogue but I'm not schizo and it's just talk me with myself.

[NathanDavis]

more like nine voices... but I tell them to shut up... and focus

[sean1234]

Yes, one is the holy spirit, the other is the devil.

[KostasKouvalis]

Honestly, yeah. I think the medical term is Schitzophrenia

[queenofcardio]

I've never felt like that

[WhitneySnow]

I never read Racine. And yeah sometimes.

[jshm2]

No. Get yourself checked out.

[exitseven]

I have have one angry man inside me.

[DonaldDarko]

Somthing like that.

[rgb008]

Not really

[Iron_Man]

Are you ok?