40 Day Detox. Day 4. The Big Why?

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These early rises feel tough. But it’s part of the discipline. Self-imposed discipline. Only half-understood at the moment. This writing too. A discipline self-imposed. Necessary. Healing.

I’ve lived the past few years in turmoil. I had a bipolar breakdown that left me with a load of debt, and my long-term relationship cracked and broke apart under the strain of it all. I began to develop unhealthy coping…