Are you trying to cure the pain… or just escape it?

What starts as a conversation about “getting better” turns into a brutal examination of ego, avoidance, emotional shortcuts, and the lies we tell ourselves in the name of self-improvement.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why most “healing” strategies quietly reinforce the very pain they claim to solve
• How the ego disguises avoidance as progress
• The psychological cost of bypassing discomfort instead of facing it
• Why chasing relief keeps people stuck longer than suffering ever does
• What it actually means to be cured — and why it scares people

The most insightful moment

At one point in the conversation, Eldar drops a line that completely reframes the idea of healing:

That moment splits the episode wide open — and everything after it hits harder.

This episode is for you if:

• You’ve done the work but still feel stuck
• You’re exhausted from “fixing yourself”
• You suspect your self-improvement habits might be another form of control
• You want psychological peace, not just emotional relief

This isn’t motivational. It’s confrontational.

And it may force you to question whether the thing you call “healing” is actually keeping you sick.

🎧 Listen to the full, raw, unfiltered confessional now.
This conversation goes places most podcasts won’t — and it doesn’t offer comfort without cost.

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