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Subject: I am sorry


Author:
Lian-Cruz
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Date Posted: 11:34:44 08/27/25 Wed

Today I need to speak with complete sincerity.

For a long time, I've been trapped in a dark habit that has taken far more from me than it gave me. At first, it seemed like something small, almost unimportant, but over time, I realized it was stealing my life. Every time I consumed this material or talked about it, I felt like a part of me was dying: my morals, my dignity, my ability to feel like a human being with reason and values.

This habit hasn't given me anything good. It's only left me empty, with shame, with the feeling that I was betraying everything I want to be. It didn't make me stronger, happier, or freer. On the contrary, it turned me into someone I don't recognize, someone who was moving away from the person I truly want to become. And I know that if I continue down this path, only worse consequences await me: legal, emotional, and spiritual.

That's why I've decided to stop once and for all. I'm going to delete all my content, close this forum, and cut off any contact that tries to drag me back into the same thing. I don't want to continue feeding an addiction that robs me of my dignity and makes me feel like I have no control over my life.

Starting today, I'm going to seek help. I'm not ashamed to admit it, because asking for help is the true sign of strength. I want to retrain my mind, heal my habits, and learn to live cleanly, healthily, and at peace with myself. I want to lift my head again and look at myself in the mirror with pride, not shame. I want to regain my humanity, my morals, and my capacity to truly love.

To those reading this: perhaps you too feel the same way inside. Perhaps you've also convinced yourself that this is harmless, that you can control it, that it's not that serious. I told myself that too. But deep down, you know it's stealing your life, just as it was stealing mine.

Think for a moment: Do you want to live the rest of your days hiding, ashamed, trapped in a habit that only makes you feel emptier inside? Or do you want to take the step to regain your dignity, your freedom, and your inner peace?

It's never too late to change. It's never too late to choose a different path. I've already made my decision: to leave this habit behind and build a better life. I'm not going back. And if I can do it, you can too.

May this message be the end of a dark time and the beginning of another full of hope, for me and for everyone who reads it.

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Author:
CaringThroughAction
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Date Posted: 12:30:08 08/27/25 Wed

Forums are what they are and this is complex material. Some people keep Internet time in balance, others can make it an addiction. Do what is best for you. Good luck!

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