Pushing the reset button

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#1

Hey,

lately I’ve been in one of worse season of life, somehow functioning but addicted to (not extreme dosages, but still) stimulants (Adderall, various research chemicals). Life feels empty, no motivation to do much of anything.

I know that neural balance takes time to restore and it’s mainly my responsibility to tackle it, not delegate it to just one subliminal product.

But I’d like to ask which is a good sub (or two) to slowly starting getting it all together, namely

  • balancing dopamine and serotonin, which have been in overdrive
  • finding happiness in everyday life
  • gaining motivation and discipline (even when I really don’t want to)
  • start taking better care of myself
  • being able to productively work without mindlessly scrolling social media every 3 minutes
  • main issue would be the addiction I believe.

I’d prefer not advanced subs, as lately I somewhat “forgot” about subs, so did not listen at all to much of anything.

The idea is to pick one or two subs, which will help me to “start” together with sincere effort on my part with a long term goal to tackle these issues.

Many thanks for your input, it is greatly appreciated, I will read through it many times, so your advice won’t fall on deaf ears.

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#2

I don’t know, but if you haven’t tried it yet - being in nature without phones and stuff tends to be good for recalibrating.

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#3

I would take a look at Godlike Masculinity paired with Dragon Reborn Regeneration.

Havent personally done this combo but many in the forum has and its a very special synergie

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#4

I didn’t have time last night to write what I wanted, lol.

Alright, so check me out. This is my advice.

This is you right now:

most people

This is what you gotta do:

the thing

After you do that thingy, this happens:

clink

Boom. Extract whatever is useful.

Have a good day.

salute

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#5

Summertime for appreciating your day to day life.
Emperor: Executive for motivation, discipline, selfcare, and reducing social media.

I can’t really recommend any subliminal for the addiction itself.
Medical problems require medical solutions.

But if you’ve got that covered, do consider the two subs above as supplements to your healing journey.
I’ll make no claim here, but Summertime’s goals sound perfect to complement your progress to rewire & regulate your hormones.

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#6

Agreed with these two really good recommendations

Enjoying life and taking action

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#7

Summertime too, for lived experience. Latest tech, and from what I’m seeing it’s phenomenal and has the benefit of a result enhancer.

And then GLM. Focused on self embodiment and stillness. Learn self regulation, not to be moved by addictions, and stand solidly wherever you are regardless of situations. Addictions won’t be easy to give into in the future.

Chose your reaction to life and eventually you can choose action too, when required, you don’t just take action for things that might not be truly worth it to you. Although if you’re really looking for action this isn’t the best tool.

With Emperor: Executive you will definitely dive into massive action, but it gets so easy to use action as a window to escape the things fueling the addiction. In my opinion, not the best option.

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#8

I see your point.
I agree, action as an escape from the real problem can be another toxin in life.

But when it comes to EE, I’ll beg to differ.
EE is more about optimization of action as a whole.
For me, it manifests as less action instead because the optimization opens the room for it.

EE is not only about doing more, it’s also about doing the most out of what you do.

I’m sure it will be beneficial to have the actions that they need to do to be done as optimally as possible while they are recovering from the hormone imbalances.

An emotional healing title might be too much considering their sub history and current condition. So Summertime or GLM as you said should be sufficient for this.

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#9

Okay there are two things to take into account in here

Firstly, sub expression. Why did EE express the way it did for you? To observe this you have to take into account your level of self development.

It’s one of the things I’ve had to learn when recommending subs for people, based on my past experience. The level at which one is able to extract from a sub might not be the same with another.

Secondly, what happens after the optimization of action? What happens when all that time becomes available?

#10

From what they wrote, I gathered that they are struggling to get it together while recovering from the addiction.

Hence from practical standpoint, it makes sense to get a productivity sub alongside summer/glm

They also understand which direction to consciously guide the sub.

They are not starting from normal level of productivity towards massive actions. This is about recovery to normal first and foremost.

That is why I stand with the EE recommendation.

From my experience and looking at the context of their predicament, the risk of too much action to drown the reason of the addiction itself is not that high with EE since they are starting from a low point + EE is not blindly pushing you forward.

EE has regulation scripting.

Normalcy.

Recovery to normal level of productivity is the goal, with great bonuses along the way.

Then the rest is a blank slate for them to draw on.

Now for why EE expresses the way it does for me.

EE, through its optimization, has always been about possibility for me.
Possibility to do more, to pursue other things I want, but also crucially, to rest.

I choose rest.

I took this example from my journal as an example that EE doesn’t only push you towards productivity. You can choose less - to recover, rest, and focus on other aspects of your life - because of the increased quality of your action.

And through rest I gain more, but that is a story for another time.

You won’t be pushed to always do more to the point of neglecting other things in life (in this case, the cause of addiction). It helps you progress optimally. Optimal for your work, and also for yourself.

Possibilities.

#11

EE is a sub that has one concept-those moments where you need to get shit done.

Every script within it most likely contributes towards this outcome. The regulation, focus, nutrition, rest, every one of them. All serve in order to get more shit done at the end of the day.

And as you said, he most definitely might not be starting from a regular level of productivity towards a massive one.

However, these are what I considered when I gave my recommendation:

Perceived sense of Emptiness

Overstimulation

Joy

Self care

Addiction

These are things that the copy of GLM literally talks about.

The average/direct expression of GLM is that it teaches you to accomplish all these without having to drive you towards something else. Here, you simply exist and those problems basically can’t hold a candle to you anymore. And across the vast amounts of feedback, it basically points to the same thing. Which means you don’t need to apply a lot of guidance or experience to be able to get that result.

EE can accomplish the same thing but it takes the pathway of “all these things have to fall in line so we can keep executing effectively.” Now, if we take a look at the feedback on EE it’s basically about execution. The handling of addiction comes as an effect of the insane resilience it cultivates, and dopamine balancing from dopamine regulation skills, rather than those not just needing to be an issue anymore.

In summary, what I’m saying are two things

  1. The issue he has tabled is not just about productivity, it’s about other actual issues which has an effect on his productivity. In this case EE might not be the most directly applicable option for it.
  2. Most times it’s best to use the most direct and proven tool for specific issues.
On your expression of EE

Honestly, you’ve done something interesting with the way you expressed EE, which is in-line with the concept of the sub, but much different from the more common/direct expression of the sub.

Consider the part that you’ve had almost a year on LE, if not more. You’ve covered so much ground on productivity that you’re now able to go beyond just “productivity” on a productivity sub, digging much deeper. In subclub terms you’re an advanced user.

He might not have gone through the same amount of work as you, he most definitely doesn’t have the same make-up as you, so

How are you certain that he will be readily able to interpret/express EE in a similar way to you?

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#12

Oh I get what you mean now.

So you’re pointing out that if he wants to focus on the root of the problem, to get moving without the excess towards productivity, GLM.

I viewed it as they need to get shit done on top of recovering from the addiction, to get them to normal level of productivity faster as they wished, hence EE.

So it comes down to their personal preference on which route to take.

On EE's expression in me

The direct expression of EE is “do more, take better action, with reasonable balance”
That’s the entire reason they reupdated EE again, to tip the scale even more towards balance.

My point of drawing things from my experience is that, even for someone who focuses mostly on productivity, EE still expresses itself in a balanced way.

What you’re describing as the “more common” expression is what I got from LE.
The new version of EE (the last 2 updates) is more holistic than the old “ambition go go” one.
This was immediately noticeable from the first month after I switched from LE to EE.
Now it has been updated to uphold balance better on top of that.

(I used LE for 5-6 months total, similar to EE. The productivity related subs I mentioned are all HeO, LE, DRLD, & Mogul, which I’ve used for almost 3 years total).

I don’t.

I expect them to struggle more in expressing the action-related scripting because of the condition they are going through now. Even the description suggests professional solution first if you have a condition.

#13

Hey,

many thanks for your input, will read it thoroughly and reflect. From your tips, it pulls me towards GLM - I believe that my problems are somewhat unholy and that when you live as a man of god (religious or not), those disappear.

I am also a bit short of cash - nothing brutal, but need to budget. So to complement GLM I thought about the art of happiness, which is a) free b) might guide me towards finding joy in small things in life, which is what is I believe needed - because addiction (when already developed) works like this: without your vice you feel like nothing is fun, nothing is worth the effort → solution is to give in to your vice → then things have meaning again → you run out and cycle repeats.

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#14

GLM + The Art of Happiness and Joy is indeed a good stack. They synergize well. GLM works well at helping you develop inner discipline. I ran it for quite a few months and I can certainly say that I experienced a deeper sense of inner structure. It does contain Stoic Joy features to counterbalance its very stoic elements, but The Art of Happiness and Joy will take things to another level.

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#15

Sometimes I go about my day and I get sentimental about how it felt during those two cycles of glm. The peace and new strange feeling of being always content. Even if I’d never run it again that experience changed me for life. And I rarely ever get flashbacks that simultaneously feel so grounding and good about any subs.

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