Chemical Scale - Level 5: "Forget It!"

This is the second in a series of articles on the Chemical Scale. 

Level 5 is what we call the "Forget it!" moment. This is the most obvious of the lower levels of the chemical scale, and can often be recognized easily once you know what to look for.

Level 5 is the point where you give up, but haven't actually lost yet. This is when you choose to stop fighting and give in to the pressure and temptation to act against your value system.

We've all experienced a Level 5 at some point, though you may not be able to remember a specific instance right now. I like to explain is as that time you were working on a project late at night, trying to beat a deadline. You're stressed and things aren't going the way you want them to. After another thing goes wrong you just get so frustrated that you decide you don't care anymore and storm off to bed. That is Level 5, the point where there is so much pressure that you don't care about the consequences anymore and do what you know you shouldn't.

Using the coin donation funnel analogy, this is when the coin is over halfway down the funnel and begins to pick up speed.  It isn't deep in the throat yet, but it will get there soon.

Going back to the cookie at work example from the last article, this is when you've been staring at and resisting the cookies for what feels like forever. Then, when you feel like you just can't help it anymore, you choose to ignore your goal and reach for a cookie.

It is possible to win a battle at this stage, but it rarely happens and is immensely difficult. Winning at this stage usually requires intervention from someone else.  Someone could slap your hand as you reach for the cookie, a quick snatch could rescue the coin, but if there is no external intervention then the battle will almost certainly be lost.

In the next article, we will explore Level 4 of the Chemical Scale, the Irrational Conversation. 

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