intertippity

to feel deeply torn because you know what is right, best or practical and that conflicts with what is pleasurable or what you ardently want.

A specific form of cognitive dissonance and inner-conflict.

Sometimes accompanied by ambivalence.

Often used to describe difficulty while developing new habits.

I have not known so much intertippity since my doctor first told me I was at risk for type II diabetes, and the waiter plunked down a big honkin' chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream in front of me.

by Xanadu The Great April 15, 2015