Shock Therapy

I know, I know. The title is a bit misleading but bear with me, as I assure you it actually isnt. 

So, I pose a question to the group. Do you use any kind of "shock therapy" to trick yourself into doing what you know you need to do? 

Let me explain. 

A couple of years ago, I discovered that when I am just feeling lethargic and lazy but I know I need to clean the house or change out the laundry or whatever it may be, I just have to watch a couple minutes of the extreme situation of whatever it is I am dealing with. Example, feeling lazy and dont want to clean my house or feeling overwhelmed by what I need to clean- I watch hoarders. Its brilliant! I realize that I am NOT a hoarder and that my house could be so much worse than it is and in that same respect, I am "shocked" into the idea that my house could be worse and I dont want it to be anywhere near that level of just gross! So, it tricks my brain into a kind of panic mode and I clean like a super hero on a mission. 

Same goes for my dieting or working out. 

When I am feeling complacent, chunky, or just know that I am eating terribly but feel overwhelmed or stuck; I watch Supersize VS Super Skinny. Its a UK show that I discovered on youtube. Speaking from an Americans perspective I LOVE YALL SHOWS! Supersize VS Super Skinny, Secret Eaters, any of yalls like Docuseries shows, Call the Midwife, Etc. LOVE LOVE LOVE them all. 

But, specifically speaking S. VS SS. really "shocks" me in both ways. 

As a person that has been on both ends of the spectrum, close to having an eating disorder, and predisposed to being bigger; I get that boost I need to be more mindful of my diet and the show has helped me tremendously. 

We have similar shows here in America but I really feel like they are watered down so they dont "offend" people. The truth of the matter though, is that the world is offensive but it should be. We need to be shocked out of our comfort zones. We need to see the other ends of the spectrum and we need to get called out on our bullshit. Maybe I was raised old fashioned but thats just what I believe. If you live in a bubble, never leave where you are from, never see the world or cultures different than your own; that is a sheltered hell. 

Differences are beautiful. 

There is so much that we can learn from one another. Why shelter yourself to just one mindset? 

For example, if you watch Kitchen Nightmares ( I LOVE GORDON RAMSEY) the American version usually always ties into some kind of family drama or lovey dovey BS and you can clearly see that Ramsey is censored from what he truly wants to say at times. However, you watch the UK version and he calls them out! There isnt the lovey dovey crap and you see the real business and culinary amazingness that is his cooking. 

A couple other awesome UK show that I love in that version but hate the American version - Skins and Shameless. Way better in the UK versions. 

Is there a show you watch to "shock" yourself? 

Do you have another form of "Shock" therapy?

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