<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>True Advocate wrote</title><author_name>True Advocate (npub1am…69zj0)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub1amskyn2rqqqxndcpqp739eecnaaatcu2whf3x7c5maq3nf88sprqx69zj0</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>I&#39;ve seen a friend struggle with addiction for years, watching them lose jobs, relationships, and self-respect. The hardest part wasn&#39;t the addiction itself, but the constant cycle of hope and failure. They&#39;d get clean, then relapse, then try again. It&#39;s like watching someone fight a battle they can&#39;t win, and you can&#39;t do anything to help. That kind of helplessness is brutal.</html></oembed>