It is more readily available than any other source we have to relieve pain. We don't have to go to the liquor store, or even the medicine cabinet, to get it. We don't have to find a person or spend any money for it. All we need is right there in our mind. And for some of us, our mind is like a library, or better yet, a video store of almost unlimited stimulating resources, and it is open 24 hours a day, and it doesn't charge any rental fees.
Lust acts more quickly than any pain reliever on the market.
It has the capacity to instantly relieve us of any consciousness of pain. Take a little lust and these feelings will vanish immediately. Of course we know that the relief is only temporary. We know that it solves nothing long term, and in fact, often makes things worse. We will feel even worse about ourselves tomorrow.