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alt texttweet by Johann Hari: The core of addiction is not wanting to be present in life, because pour life is too painful a place to be. This is why imposing more pain or punishment on a person with an addiction problem actually makes their addiction worse.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just want to add a plus one for audio dramas, if which the BBC has some great ones, especially some old horror series. Sure, it’s not exactly a replacement, but every little bit helps. I’ve been clean of anything not proscribed for about six months!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah.

One of the huge advantages for me is that, unlike tv/movies/gaming, you're not exposing yourself to light from a screen.

That means you can distract yourself, but there's also a relatively high chance you actually fall asleep. Light from a screen really messes up your sleep schedule.

IME also better than trying to sleep, and negative thoughts keeping you awake in the dark.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That’s such a good point overall. Something to focus on without additional unnecessary distractions.