Episode 62: Why Quitting Feels Like Dying | K.G.I. Podcast

Why does trying to quit an addiction feel like dying? Because the self relocates — it moves out of the mind and into the addiction, until leaving feels like death itself. This episode is about that trap: how the brain hands its agency down to the body, how addiction works like an abusive relationship built on secrecy and shame, and why dragging your weakness into the light is the way out. Personal, and hard-won.Essays between episodes → kirillkhrestinin.substack.comMy book Dear AI https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRC5QBH5My book Mary Falcon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H2TKSQN5My book Mythos https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2ZN1TK