Welp.
This definitely explains why I quit cannabis cold turkey out of the blue last month.
Just woke up and was like “I’m good.”
It was my favorite way to escape until I stopped wanting to escape and I wanted to build a world around myself that I don’t need to escape from.
Corderosa Amada Kuglax.comWelp. This definitely explains why I quit cannabis cold turkey out of the blue last month. Just woke up and was like “I’m good.” It was my favorite way to escape until I stopped wanting to escape and I wanted to build a world around myself that I don’t need to escape from.
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