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Make sure your addiction serves you well Holistic fitness to ascend trauma, depression, and addiction🐦‍🔥

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Matthew Green

8 months

A message to cold water disrespectooors. I had a heroin addiction grade cPTSD. Decades of living in stress and emotional dysregulation. I found cold therapy in my 30s when I was quitting alcohol. I used this as an early recovery tool. Self-inflicted short-term stress. It

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Matthew Green

2 years

My great-grandfather and grandfather were both alcoholics. My father is a homeless drunk. I will break this generational curse.

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2 years

@Theholisticpsyc Schools became storages for children until parents finished work. Screens became a nanny after work because parents are too tired after work.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Self-control Megapost In the modern world without self-control, you are bound to experience: -addiction -escapism -overeating -depression -unhealthy habits They are all just symptoms of the same underlying issues like: -loneliness -aimlessness -unfulfillment -lack of

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Matthew Green

10 months

@q_slavic Now do one for the politicians and money changers who really profit from the drug war.

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Matthew Green

2 years

@Theholisticpsyc “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will rule your life and you will call it Fate.”

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2 years

@Theholisticpsyc Alcoholics look down on drug addicts. Prescribed pills addicts look down on both of them. Food addicts don't think they have a problem.

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Matthew Green

1 year

@sovmindset Being an atheist is a stage you should outgrow. Keep learning if you are stuck in this phase.

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Matthew Green

1 year

The easiest way of beating addiction? Creating a life you don't need to escape from. GM

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Matthew Green

1 year

I quit drinking to get jacked. Or maybe, I got jacked to quit drinking? Both incorrect. I just trained to kill the pain. This is the byproduct.

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Matthew Green

2 years

@Theholisticpsyc 50% of men will never experience it. No wonder they go for a drink.

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2 years

@Theholisticpsyc It's helpful to be in failed relationships if we can learn and see patterns in our behavior. Just don't stay there for too long.

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Matthew Green

10 months

Ex-addicts will thrive in this addicted world. You can be a God's super soldier if you can complete one mission. Stay sober. Can you quit your favorite pastime that became a compulsion or an obsession? If you can't, read on. I wrote this for you. I was addicted to heroin and

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Matthew Green

2 years

Are you tired of being a victim of your bad habits? I quit my addiction and got into the best shape of my life after 30 I turned my lessons into a playbook to help you do the same in LESS than 65 days and WITHOUT willpower RT + Comment “quit” and I’ll DM you (must follow)

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Matthew Green

1 year

Ever considered suicide? It’s natural. It means the person you hate needs to die. Kill him, but not yourself brother. Eventually, flowers will bloom on the corpse of your old self.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Weird things are on my mind this Sunday morning. My father's haunting legacy. He is still alive after years of drinking, prison, and homelessness. I became all the things he was for some time in my life to pivot in my 30s. I can almost point to a fork where I would go the

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Matthew Green

1 year

My withdrawal from alcohol was more violent than from heroin. But the dopamine-deprived state lasted 12 months in both cases. About a year of bleak sunsets. After a weed and digital dopamine addiction, you should be good after 30 days.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Sun, sea, iron, and 0% body fat

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Matthew Green

2 years

@DejaRu22 You can like it or not, but women had a purpose to be mothers for millennia. When you take a purpose from a human, it's like a rug pull. You lose balance. The more developed the country, the more suicides, and depression.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Weekend drinking is an energy loan from the future. You have to pay back with pain. Short-term stress like breathwork or workout is an energy donation to the future. It will be a pleasure to collect.

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Matthew Green

2 years

I'm working to help young men struggling with addictions to regain power over their lives. If you want to live on your own terms. Follow along, and you will know what I did to save my life with chips stacked against me. This tweet and my bio is my resume. Welcome to the future

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Matthew Green

2 years

I had an amazing time in Switzerland with my GF. Came back today to the news my grandma died last night. Life comes at you fast, hug your granny if you still can.

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Matthew Green

1 year

A fond memory of my 2 years in a hardcore rehab center. Living through a heavy childhood will often lead to doing heavy drugs which often lead to a heavy rehab. I’m sharing what I saw and what it taught me. I come from a broken house. My father was an alcoholic and often

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Matthew Green

2 years

@Theholisticpsyc It's natural to outgrow people you hang out with. You might even realize you don't have so much in common. Happens often if you stop drinking.

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Matthew Green

2 years

5-year ROI on resistance training You can treat getting fit like any other investment. It’s the safest one out there. The return is guaranteed. What's the investment? Time. A Thread:

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Matthew Green

1 year

Do you know what you need to do to break a bad habit?

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Matthew Green

2 years

Weekend advice: When the cravings are the strongest. Move your body to release: -dopamine -endorphins -endocannabinoids Most cravings don't last longer than 30 minutes if you don't feed them.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Did you see the news? No brah, I haven't. GM

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Matthew Green

1 year

If you drink (modern) beer on a regular basis, you're basically on birth control, and your balls will shrink. @Helios_Movement

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Matthew Green

2 years

@Theholisticpsyc Unbelievable how difficult life can be if we're not conscious of it.

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Matthew Green

1 year

The leader of my rehab said, If you want to stay clean, aim for excellence. The average person will stay in the loop forever. He also said addicts are a bunch of selfish and ungrateful bastards. I liked that. No one ever said it to me before.

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Matthew Green

2 years

Today I broke up with my girlfriend💔 No one is around so I'm sharing with you, my twitter fam. Can't wait for tomorrow's gym session.

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Matthew Green

2 years

I quit an addiction, got ripped, and learned a new language after 30 Learn effortless habit-forming techniques that'll help you do the same. Want a free copy? RT + comment "send" and I'll DM you a copy. (must follow so I can DM you)

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Matthew Green

1 year

What most people get wrong about quitting an addiction.

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Matthew Green

1 year

For your dopamine to rebalance faster, Eat foods high in L-Tyrosine(the protein needed to make dopamine) eggs beef chicken almonds bananas avocados Also, Turmeric, vitamin D, and magnesium.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Getting up in the morning nervous? Do you feel anxiety about how your day will unfold? Are you constantly distracted? Do you even like YOU? I have an experiment for you. Have you ever heard the "The end of thoughts" concept? It will help you recognize what is holding you

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Matthew Green

2 years

So if you don't drink. How do you unwind after work? Me:

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Matthew Green

1 year

Digital drugs like -p0rn -TikTok vid -binging Netflix shows They spike your dopamine making you feel good, but You can't ride the wave forever and the longer you ride bigger the crash will be. Give yourself time to go back to the baseline.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Quitting an addiction is an evolution, not just a recovery. The grey matter volume in the prefrontal cortex continues to increase over months of sobriety. Going beyond the normal baseline level for people who've never been addicted. Recovering addicts don't just regain

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Matthew Green

2 years

If you want elite aesthetics, you need to do things 99% people won’t. Here’s the exact blueprint I used to achieve a Greek Statue Physique. Online coaches will charge HUNDREDS for it. Want a free copy? RT+comment ‘yes’, and I’ll DM it to you(must follow so I can DM you)

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Matthew Green

2 years

5 years ago, I was an addict. Today, I’m in the most phenomenal shape of my life. Here’s how my story unfolded:

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Matthew Green

1 year

Have a great weekend fam.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Navy seals use box breathing to calm down. You can use it when you •feel stressed •experience cravings •you've been running on autopilot for too long. Try it now and see how it sharpens your focus.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Get this Everybody subconsciously avoids pain. This is why they're stuck. You need a healthy dose of pain to unfck yourself. How do I know?

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Matthew Green

1 year

@JoanIfland Absolutely no. Most people don't even correlate their health problems with their diet.

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Matthew Green

2 years

Old me Shooting heroin in a dirty staircase. New me Going to Switzerland for 2 weeks with my Colombian GF. Sometimes I still have to pinch myself.

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Matthew Green

9 months

If you're a man you don't know more than 5 emotions. It's a shame because understanding them is better than any coping skill you can learn. Let's dig deeper into why in this short thread 🧵

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Matthew Green

1 year

Social media is a tricky addiction. It's widely accepted, and everybody is hooked on it in some way. If you feel like it's draining you, stealing your precious time, and ruining your focus, try using: self-binding techniques 1)Physical -delete the apps -don't have your phone

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Matthew Green

1 year

At the core of all addiction, there is a spiritual void. But you won't belive me if you're not ready.

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Matthew Green

1 year

3 things that helped me kick my habit -telling the truth -Having a spiritual practice -Helping someone who might be feeling worse than me Simply operate from moral principles, don't be selfish, and get out of your head.

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Matthew Green

1 year

"I'm not an addict like you." Impressive, very nice. Now let's see the screen time.

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Matthew Green

1 year

A simple tool you can use to train impulse control. Fasting. How being hungry can help you? We don’t care about the health benefits of fasting today. There is another reason to try it. When you say no to food, you say no to a primal human need. If you never tried it, it

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Matthew Green

1 year

What if your addiction is necessary for the evolution of your character? To quit it, you must put in effort and dive deep into your soul. It'll make you grow, and the addiction will naturally fall away.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Green tea as a substitute for coffee is a psyops to make you less productive GM

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Matthew Green

1 year

The modern world is designed to make you an addict. You can structure your life to prevent that. Have you ever heard about the IF-THAN method? It is designed to deploy automatic responses to -urges -cravings -stressful situations You can eliminate overthinking and

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Matthew Green

1 year

I kicked smack and booze. I can give you insight into how I did it, but it was more about who I had to become. It's you who have to evolve, and it will be unique to you.

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Matthew Green

2 years

@MindTendencies2 May you avoid the people who will exacerbate your problems, fail to communicate, and slowly suck your soul out.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Use your senses to get out of your head. 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding technique. Take 5 deep breaths and 5- Acknowledge five things you see around you. 4- Acknowledge four things you can touch around you. 3- Acknowledge three things you can hear around you. 2- Acknowledge two

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Matthew Green

2 years

How to survive your 1st year of sobriety? Forget balance and moderation. You need to redirect your attention drastically. •gym •meditation •creative work Go all in.

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Matthew Green

1 year

I went for a walk in the woods yesterday. Trees are juicy green this time of year. I had a quick stand-off with a deer before he ran away. I learned that squirrels make funny whizzing sounds. I thought the internet should know it was a good day.

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Matthew Green

2 years

I don't care if you tried to quit your vices 20 times. If you learned something from each try, the 21st might be the one you finally make it.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Why do most people never quit their habits? They are skipping gears. 1st gear -Recognizing the problem 2nd gear - understanding your habit. Why are you doing this, and what's your reward? 3rd gear - Solving the problem Most people jump straight from 1st gear to 3rd.

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Matthew Green

1 year

GM to my new followers and OG's I'm sharing my experience in fighting addiction to help you realize: Quitting your habit is just the start. Reclaim your mind and build something extraordinary.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Stuck in a relapse loop? Learn how this process works. Recognize the stages and never fall again. You are committed to clean living and making progress in your life. Suddenly you relapse and go to your old ways. Friends and family are surprised because everything was going

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Matthew Green

2 years

Discouraging someone from working out is a sin. What seems like a shallow hobby to you is a way to heal and survive for me. Gm to all my followers, old and new.

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Matthew Green

1 year

The final stage of relapse is drug-seeking behavior. Your brain is so impaired that you are either: -unaware of the consequences -simply don’t care anymore This is a zombie-like state. You are just an observer of your relapse. Don't ever get to this stage.

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Matthew Green

2 years

Ok, hear me out. Weekend, but without getting wasted.

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Matthew Green

2 years

Meditation and bodybuilding. Few have the testicular fortitude to do that for years. It's a shame because it solves most of your mental problems.

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Matthew Green

1 year

I hate your addiction, not you as a person. I just know you can be so much more. Still. I chose to be myself today and allow others to be themselves.

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Matthew Green

1 year

I wanted to post a dopamine pathway chart this Monday morning. But instead, look down. If you see a pair of testicles, you have all you need to quit your bulsh!t today. GM

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Matthew Green

1 year

Odysseus tied himself to the mast to avoid the temptation of the siren's song. Tying yourself is not practical, but it's a great example. An example of setting a meta-cognitive barrier between yourself and your drug of choice. You can structure your environment and avoid

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Matthew Green

2 years

Pst, I'll tell you a secret. To own this week, stay above 200.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Scrolling, swiping, and binge-watching is the newest addiction. We are all on the spectrum. How can you recover? Rebalance your dopamine.

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Matthew Green

1 year

You have all you need to quit. I’ve been through 2 hospital detoxes. 2 years in rehab. Been to AA and NA, had hours of therapy, and even went to church. But all I needed was already within me. It’s already in you too.

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Matthew Green

1 year

I didn’t know life could be beautiful until I was 34. Keep going young man.

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Matthew Green

1 year

The gym is a bandaid for emotionally broken people. Yes, it can be unhealthy. So what? It's better than drinking yourself to death. It will silence your demons for long enough to determine what's next.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Cues are triggering cravings. How? By causing a pleasurable dopamine spike. It's a little whisper at first, promising a future high. One cue can lead to another, each spiking your dopamine in anticipation of a grand finale. You can’t eliminate them completely. It can be:

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Matthew Green

2 years

@Theholisticpsyc I saw people entire faces changing when that happens. It was like a personality split.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Choice or a disease Wes?

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Matthew Green

1 year

Cigarette smokers turn to compulsive eating upon quitting. Drug addicts turn to drink or the other way around. Why? Not enough time in abstinence for dopamine to rebalance, so they find a replacement.

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Matthew Green

1 year

The way out of addiction is the same as you got there.

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Zen Conqueror 👑

1 year

Repetition is how you get into addiction and repetition is how you break out of it.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Your daily routine is your smoke alarm. It's not something to keep you busy ticking boxes. It's the best indicator you're heading the wrong way. A good recovery plan should have 3 elements: 1) Physical activity to get out of your head and return to your body 2) Journaling

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Matthew Green

2 years

But I'm not a heavy addict. Bro look at your screen time, Netflix shows you watched, and the video games you played. Now look at your plans and goals list. Oh, you don't even have one?

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Matthew Green

2 years

@LifeMathMoney You don't have to be anything by the age of 30. If you had a rough childhood and no guidance. Be grateful you can start over.

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Matthew Green

2 years

@EdLatimore Before doing something potentially embarrassing I ask myself. How will this matter on the day of my funeral?

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Matthew Green

1 year

Your sobriety is not as cool as everyone said it would be? Your dopamine levels are still in the dumpster. You still have to pay the bills, work and handle mounting problems. This is where the lasting change takes place. This is where the steel is sharpened.

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Matthew Green

1 year

16 gym sessions. This is how many you need to improve your depression in a significant way. If you really want it, it should take you 16 days.

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Matthew Green

2 years

You can silence cravings through physical activity. It’s not an opinion. Your body confirms it by releasing endorphins, endocannabinoids, and dopamine.

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1 year

Crazy how living life sober is the “hard drug” of our generation.

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Matthew Green

2 years

Don't be fooled Your brain is not a finished product. The success of your recovery depends on how much you can alter it. A potent activator of neuroplastic changes in the brain is physical activity.

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Matthew Green

2 years

You’re rich but addicted to alcohol. How is that wealth? Rehab in the Swiss Alps won’t fill the emptiness of your soul.

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Matthew Green

10 months

The spiritual war is not being televised. Alcohol and weed is a powerful weapon in this war. The goal? Turn you into an anxious and paranoid loner without any power. Now would be the best time to free yourself from any dependency.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Suicide is a topic that hits me to my core. Every time I hear about someone contemplating or going through with it, it feels like my soul is being torn. I can't help but experience a visceral reaction. I wish I didn’t, but I know why. I had made a few attempts myself and

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Matthew Green

1 year

I admire anybody who tries to break free from booze or drugs. Part of me envies you if you’re at the beginning of your journey. You’re like a raw diamond ready to be refined. Time and pressure will make you stronger than you ever thought possible.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Where do you want to be in a year? There's no building a better future if you can’t imagine one. Addiction is a gap between a past you don’t fully understand and a future you don’t know. Fill the gap.

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Matthew Green

1 year

I'm getting married. This means I can give unsolicited relationship advice on Twitter.

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Matthew Green

1 year

The Day I Started to Feel Alive. I was 25. It was a year into my rehab, and we were kayaking with the therapeutic community. I lay on the grass by the river, something so distant I didn't even recall ever doing. It was a warm summer day. I looked to the sky. The sun was

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Matthew Green

1 year

I will visit southwest England in June. I hope this gym is still there. If you know it, join me for a workout.

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Matthew Green

1 year

Ever had a song stuck in your head? This is like a craving for a dopamine hit. The best way to eliminate it is to play a different tune. How? Let’s break it down: Your mind is conditioned to release dopamine from the sources you provided it with until now. It might be a

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Matthew Green

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You are scared to get close, but you hate being alone. You have a comfortable life, but you're depressed. You can get out of this loop but must give up some of that comfort.

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