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100s of hours of IFS therapy and meditation didn’t do it for him.

After practicing unlearning:

And now I think it's just feels much more like, oh, okay, here's somebody who I like. And I'm gonna just express however it is that I'm feeling in the moment.

Bounty ☑.

6 months after:

Update 2026.05: They’ve been dating for over a year now. Life is good.

Sid’s voice has been transformed with AI to preserve privacy.

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Locally Optimal PodcastBy by Chris Lakin