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Breaking the Last Chain: From Low-Energy Loops to High-Energy Living

Letting Go of Old Numbing Habits and Stepping Into Clarity.

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Mar 07, 2025
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Breaking the Last Chain: From Low-Energy Loops to High-Energy Living

When I was 13, I started smoking.

Not because I thought it was cool. Not because anyone pressured me. I started smoking because I was alone.

I lived with my mother, but she was never really there. Sometimes, a whole week would pass without me seeing her properly. She was always somewhere else—working, dieting, disappearing into the world while I was left to figure things out on my own.

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