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Addiction and The Slow Creation of Chaos

An Account of My Reality These Past 6 Months.

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Joe Gibson
Mar 12, 2025
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An Account of My Reality These Past 6 Months.

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Last year I fell into a nicotine addiction.

I never intended to start (does anyone?), I would just smoke a friend’s vape here and there, until I found that spiking my dopamine levels in work would help me stay attentive and motivated to work harder.

I then stopped vaping and switch…

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