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>just by deciding to

Congratulations. You were blessed with some very convenient brain chemistry. Many others are not so lucky, and literally cannot even begin to commit to decisions you find trivial.

It's probably impossible for you understand what it's like (which is good!) but for many people it's completely ineffective to use their free will to try and overcome the pull of their brain's reward system. That's when exogenous chemical assistance is needed.

Addicts know what needs to be done, can see the harmful effects of not doing it, but no amount of internal force can make it happen. Addiction is horrible.



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