the us panicking and popping the chinese balloon to find nothing is the political equivalent to when I was a kid and I would think flies were bees and scream and flail and swat at them
I'm not cured of any of my dependencies, I have a very long way to go but I've been getting better about showing myself grace and recognizing that slow progress is still progress that I'm allowed to feel proud of myself for. Learning moderation is difficult but I'm doing it
I quit vaping after it was consistently making me sick and have switched to 3-5 cigs a day - not good, but better than puffing all day. I hardly smoke ouid anymore, MAYBE 2x/day, and have significantly cut down on my caffeine intake. Improvement and habit breaking is possible!