In this unscripted riff, I explore addiction as a spiritual sickness — not just a behavioural pattern, but a collapse of our inner world around fleeting gratification. I speak from experience. Addiction seduces us with a promise of relief, but it robs us of true presence, meaning, and self-love.

We talk about why instant pleasure is so often empty, how the mind disguises poison as pleasure, and what it really takes to begin healing: silence, introspection, solitude, and truth.

This is a reflection for anyone walking the path of healing — especially if you’ve ever felt lost in craving, numbness, or the illusion of quick fixes.

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0:00 – Rediscovering love and feeling after addiction

0:15 – Addiction as spiritual contraction

1:30 – The illusion of relief

3:40 – Why addiction feels like a blessing

5:05 – Seeing through false pleasure

6:40 – Self-compassion in recovery

8:15 – Stillness, solitude, and inner healing

9:30 – The trap of overwork & distraction

10:00 – Work as love vs self-destruction