The grief no one warns you about 07:05 The escape hatch: avoiding discomfort at all costs 09:42 Avoiding people, places & things (and why it's temporary) 11:52 What you were really chasing was connection 13:22 Grieving the old you and being grateful to it (parts work) 14:50 When the craving hits: delay, distract, cope ahead 18:30 Self-regulation, co-regulation & where addiction starts 20:00 Attachment styles, gender & the substance you reach for 23:52 Whack-a-mole: trading one substance for another 24:48 Everything can become a drug nicotine, scrolling, shopping 25:07 Peptides, Ozempic & predatory marketing in recovery spaces 31:00 Honesty about TRT and the rabbit hole 32:45 "Be curious, not judgmental" 34:01 The real question: WHY am I reaching for a fix
Ordinarily, the body manages this on its own
No serious acromegaly, hypoglycemia, or excessive IGF1 elevations reported at recommended dosages (builtin negative feedback prevents overshooting)
The disease is called pernicious ( deadly ), because before scientists first isolated B12 (after which, shots became available), it was lethal
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