Phew, I didn't buy any Gachapon yesterday... I'm feeling the cold turkey withdrawal!

#tokyo #japan #gachapon #coldturkey

I'm making my way through opiate withdrawal at the moment, something I've done many times; next year I can celebrate 45 years since my first taste. For me, once those first few days of grossness are over I become an insomniac - for weeks. Fortunately for me, unfortunately for Fern, our cat lost some of her tail last year, post surgery she was prescribed gabapentin (PRN); long course for a small cat, short course for an ape, but it did give me a couple of nights of rest.

Instead of passing the wee hours watching a movie or interneting* (as I did the first couple of weeks) I've picked up an old coding project that I hadn't touched for over a year. A DIY single user Fediverse instance. It's proving to be lots of fun. So when I went to bed this morning at 05:15 to awake at 06:15 for work, it was with more of a sense of achievement than despair.

#TheSmallThings #ColdTurkey

* Not an actual verb, but context should provide meaning.

The best distraction blockers to jumpstart your focus in the new year

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/25/the-best-distraction-blockers-to-jumpstart-your-focus-in-the-new-year/

#BadHabits

I've already made a #NewYearsResolution . . .

I think that I've been drinking "too much". So, I've resolved to drink less.

What is less?

One or none of a glass of wine (6 oz) and one or none of a 2 oz tumbler of bourbon or scotch per day.

Recently I've been drinking 1-2 of both each day.

Also going to try limiting drinking alcohol to only while eating food. Too often I've been drinking at all all hours during the day, just because.

AFAIK, I've never drank so much alcohol that I've been noticeably impaired physically or mentally but I'm pretty sure that I'd fail a blood alcohol test shortly after drinking 1-2 of each of the above.

This will also be a self-test to see if I've become an alcoholic or not.

The answer will be revealed, if I can't go a day or 2 without feeling the "need" for a drink.

I stopped smoking #ColdTurkey when I was a teenager when I decided it wasn't good for me & I believe that I can do the same with alcohol. if need be.

Wish me luck! 😎

Hey All,

Make Thanksgiving Great Again - Have some Cold Turkey! Here are 2 new Cosmiks Visualizers ~~>

"Cold Turkey" --
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaWrmMHSedc

"Waiting Game" --
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRu9AHXiN90

@Ferg @RStreetSweeper @onan @philo @Saint_Kaosmic_BobKat @mazigazi @samatari @ChasingGhosts @RevVeggieSpam @thomas_klopf @Unca

#thecosmiks #visualizers #coldturkey #thanksgiving #waitinggame #cosmiklaila #cosmikdano #cosmikcelia #subgenius #boal #raindayz

🤯 Je suis le prototype vulnérable aux mécanismes addictifs des plateformes et pourtant je m'en sors (+ ou - 😅). Mon secret ? Une lutte acharnée contre les Big Tech. ⚔️

Ce soir, je partage mes "10 Commandements" (bien sûr que le 29ème vous surprendra 😅!) à l'Eurekafé (PendantLaBiere#34) pour éviter la couronne de l'organisme le moins concentré du globe.

👉 19h30 à l'Eurekafé ou en live sur YouTube. En attendant #ColdTurkey jusqu'à ce soir !

Le live 👉 https://www.youtube.com/live/-ROkGeHjVEU

While Suboxone is not typically considered addictive, it does contribute to significant physical dependence.

Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/AhLjm

#ColdTurkey #QuittingColdTurkey #CentralNervousSystem