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A few quiet questions, answered to yourself — nothing saved, nothing sent.
I need urgent help right now Question 1 of 4
What brings you here tonight?
Right now: breathe
The wave, in six lines
An urge is a wave: it rises fast, feels enormous near its peak, and always falls.
Waves usually peak and fall inside about ten minutes.
You do not have to fight it, decide anything, or win anything right now.
Your whole task is to breathe until the water goes down.
The wave never needed your obedience to fade — it fades on its own.
If another one comes later, the same ten minutes apply again.
Talk to a person
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