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willpower is really not the main weapon you have against the addiction nexus. the cure to addiction is to make your life feel good enough that you don’t want to escape it. that’s it. it’s not easy but it is simple. eat nutritious food, get restful sleep, feel, breathe, act
people are soooo stupid. although this is a very good articulation of a complex subject. im dumbfounded how its considered complex still. its literally this simple, and i figured it out within a month of AA meetings. the only slightly nuanced thing......... is that anyone even slightly spectrum out....... is gonna have MUUUUUCCHHH tighter constraints on their effective 'food, sleep, feel, breathe, act' range of acceptable possibilities. and it varies so widely compared to norms that its practically inconceivable. "u barely act different, how could u input requirements be thatttt different". there are. 'unleaded in a ferarri' or something like that. but since its not discussed so many autist just become addicts in a lifelong quest of misdirected 'self care' put the premium gas in the Ferrari, and no, its doesn't have a mental breakdown every 3.5 days. its actually goes faster than other cars and is more comfortable to ride in
@QiaochuYuan Doesn't doing all of that require willpower? Easier (and less willpower dependent) once you've initiated the transition, but there is always resistance along that journey. Willpower also useful for maintaining those better patterns
@QiaochuYuan reminds me of the rat park studies - where rats who were in a community with lots of play toys etc consistently preferred plain water over morphine, vs rats who were in isolated cages/removed from rat park instantly chose morphine. so much of our will is related to our context