Thanks for the encouraging words, those who had them (I figured I'd see some dumb comments, I did open my issue to strangers). Your input has been very uplifting.

Yep.

You may need to look into changing your daily routines. Sounds like quite a rut.

You are forming a dangerous habit. Find other, healthy ways to deal with stress. Get help now, before you are in too deep.

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