Episode 12 – The Malware Mindset: How Toxic Code Corrupts Y…

Just like outdated software, toxic people and habits can slow you down, drain your energy, and keep you stuck in loops. But today? We're installing the firewall.Join Daniel "ThaBudd" Nelson, your Sobriety Buddy, alongside the...

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March 13, 2025

Episode 12 – The Malware Mindset: How Toxic Code Corrupts Your System

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Just like outdated software, toxic people and habits can slow you down, drain your energy, and keep you stuck in loops. But today? We're installing the firewall.Join Daniel "ThaBudd" Nelson, your Sobriety Buddy, alongside the Sobriety Crew—Jane Marie, Chucky Chip, and Marcus The Motivator—as we break down:✅ The 5 toxic "malware" personalities that disrupt your mindset.
✅ The neuroscience behind emotional firewalls and how to protect your energy.
✅ Why some people NEED you to react (and how to stop feeding them).
✅ How technology can help reprogram old habits and reinforce positive growth.
✅ The impact of alcohol on work performance, mental health, and relationships.
💡 Numerology Insight: Today’s date (3/13/25) represents wisdom, transformation, and breaking cycles. Perfect timing for this deep dive into mental resets and mindset upgrades.
🔥 Upgrade your mindset. Install the firewall. Protect your peace.
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Doctor in the Zone by god MySpace, The Malware Mindset,

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How toxic code corrupts your system. Welcome back to Absolutely

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Focused Radio. Today, we have a powerful episode lined up

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for you. We're diving deep into the journey of overcoming obstacles,

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staying calm in the face of adversity, and embracing a

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fresh start. Join us as we talk about growth, resilience

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and lessons learned along the way. And of course we've

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got the Sobriety crew here Jane, Marie, Chucky Chip and

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Marcus the Motivator, alongside your host Daniel Nelson aka your

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SO Variety Buddy. Now, before we jump in, let's address

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something real quick. Yes, we dropped episode thirteen before episode twelve.

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Why because sometimes life doesn't move in perfect order, and

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neither does healing. Episode thirteen covered a powerful reflection on

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moving forward, and now with episode twelve, we're diving into

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the why behind the journey. Consider this a rewind to

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the foundation of growth and redemption. And for those who

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follow numerology, today's date is February twenty seventh, twenty twenty five.

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Let's break that down real quick. Two plus two plus

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seven plus two plus five equals eighteen one plus eight

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equals nine. The number nine represents completion, wisdom and letting

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go of the past, a number of transitions, wrapping up

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old cycles and stepping into something new.

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What's up, family, it's your sobriety buddy, Daniel Nelson, and

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today is a special one. This episode is personal because

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I'm talking about something that has shaped my life, navigating

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challenges and coming out stronger on the other side. Life

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throws obstacles our way, but how we respond defines who

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we become. Growth isn't about avoiding struggles, it's about learning

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from them. So let's break it all down and talk

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about what I've learned along the way.

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Thanks Daniel. Let's get into some hard facts. Studies show

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that nearly fifteen percent of employees admit to being impaired

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at work due to alcohol or personal problems. That's one

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in every seven people's struggling through their workday, unable to focus, underperforming,

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and risking their jobs because of drinking. And here's another one.

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About thirty percent of adults in the US use alcohol

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to cope with stress, anxiety, or personal struggles. But here's

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the problem. Drinking to forget only delays the issue. The stress,

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the pain, the guilt. It all comes back, sometimes worse

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than before. Verified stat. The CDC reports that excessive alcohol

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use costs the US economy two hundred and forty nine

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billion dollars per year due to lost workplace productivity, health

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care expenses, and criminal justice costs.

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All right, let's switch gears and talk about something I

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know best. Technology. When you're trying to stay on track

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with sobriety, technology can be your best friend. There are

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apps designed to help track your progress, provide support, and

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even connect you to a community of people going through

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the same thing. Some of my top picks include sober Grid,

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a social network for people in recovery. I Am Sober

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helps you set daily milestones and track your progress, Headspace

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meditation and mindfulness to keep you centered. Reframe a neuroscience

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backed app to help rewire habits and reduce alcohol dependence.

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Using technology smartly can keep you accountable and help you

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stay ahead of the game. Verified stat. A study in

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the Journal of Medical Internet Research found that people who

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use sobriety apps have a fifty percent higher chance of

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maintaining abstinence compared to those who don't.

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Now, let's talk about what drinking actually does to your body.

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Consistent drinking damages some of the most critical organs in

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your body. The liver, your body's filter. Drinking over time

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causes it to slow down, leading to fatty liver disease

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and cirrhosis. The brain blackouts bad decisions and that next

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morning regret. That's alcohol messing up your memory, emotions, and judgment.

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The heart, high blood pressure, increased risk of stroke. Even

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if you're young, drinking can still take a toll on

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your ticker. Verified stat the World Health Organization states that

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alcohol contributes to three million deaths globally each year and

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is a causal factor in over two hundred diseases and

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injury conditions.

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The deception of emotional and physical dependencies.

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What I used to hide behind, what I used to

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run to, whether it was alcohol distractions or toxic relationships,

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was actually using me. My vulnerability, my weakness, my lowest moments.

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They weren't mine alone. They were being manipulated, twisted into

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something meant to control me. Verified stat. Studies show that

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individuals who struggle with alcohol dependence are two to three

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times more likely to experience depression and anxiety, making emotional

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vulnerability a key factor in addiction.

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How to install your emotional firewall.

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All right, family, let's talk about something we all struggle

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with doing one thing at a time. When you're leveling up,

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when you're becoming a new version of yourself, there's this

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adjustment period where your old habits and your new mindset

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are competing for space tech insight. Just like upgrading a

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software system, your brain undergoes neuroplasticity, meaning that every conscious

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decision you make to improve yourself actually rewires your neural

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pathways over time.

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When you upgrade an app, the old folders don't just vanish.

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They still sit in your system. They hold onto old settings,

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old files, and even outdated functions that don't match.

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The new version.

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You can't move forward if you're still running on old data.

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You got to clear out the outdated files to make

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space for the new upgrade. And some people, oh, they're

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like them apps that ain't been updated in years, still

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trying to function in your new system. Verified stat According

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to cognitive behavioral therapy research, replacing a habit takes sixty

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six days on average, which is why structured recovery plans

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are so effective.

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Man, this has been a powerful episode. If there's one

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thing I want y'all to take away from this. It's

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this Calmness is power and if I can do it,

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so can you. Stay focused, stay strong, and always remember

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smile on purpose because you are the purpose. Follow subscribe

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and tap into Absolutely Focused Radio. Let's grow together.

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