Google tells me that it is "something, such as a film, television programme, or piece of music, that one enjoys despite feeling that it is not generally held in high regard."I originally thought it meant something you enjoy but you feel guilty about it because you know others will feel negative towards it. Something that is socially illegal, in my opinion. But I'm wondering this: Are guilty pleasures mostly referring to films, TV shows, and music? For instance, my brother is a heavy smoker who smokes like he breathes air (a pack a day keeps him at bay). My mom used to encourage him to quit smoking like he promised to. She would buy him medicinal chewing gums, bring him to a psychologist (because he believes that he has a mental disorder that prevents him from quitting cigarettes) and let him do whatever he wanted. In the end, my mom caught my brother secretly smoking downstairs. Boom. He just wouldn't quit, he's still smoking till now. So do you think that smoking was my brother's guilty pleasure? I'm sure he did feel guilty at one point of time as my mom has sacrificed so much money and time for a lost cause since he lovessss smoking so darn much. Therefore, he smoked discreetly, out of my mother's sight to either not hurt her feelings or not hear her nag.
I guess people indulge in their guilty pleasures secretively like my brother did. I have guilty pleasures, I do. So here's my other question: Is it possible to delete guilty pleasures out of your system? You know that what you're doing isn't 'liked' by others, but you're gonna do it anyways because you enjoy it and at the same time, still care about how others feel about it.
I wonder. What if we can't help it.
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