makaveli_capalot :
Pain and anxiety are part of life — they’re battles we all face in one way or another. But running from them, numbing them with smoke or any other escape, only gives them more power. The truth is, the things we refuse to face eventually control us.
When you keep avoiding your pain, it doesn’t disappear — it hides and waits. And every time you light up to forget, you teach your mind that the only way to cope is to escape. Slowly, the smoke becomes more than just a break — it becomes your comfort, your crutch, your false sense of peace.
What begins as a temporary relief soon turns into a dependency. The habit grows, the cravings take root, and before you know it, you’re trapped in a cycle — where reality feels unbearable without that next puff. The very thing you used to escape your pain becomes the chain that holds you down.
Real strength isn’t found in running away from what hurts; it’s found in standing firm, facing it head-on, and learning to breathe through it. Because once you fight it, you heal. Once you understand it, you grow. And once you let go of the need to escape, you finally find peace that no smoke can ever give.
2025-10-14 00:32:02