<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><author_name>Scoundrel (npub14p…kxw3v)</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.ae/npub14pa5q2kqs8ygfxuat02w88ezsle9wzwnu0meu7z2785t8rl0hhcspkxw3v</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.ae</provider_url><html>You think I should completely ignore a criticism I care a lot about purely based on who is presenting it to me and how it makes me feel?&#xA;&#xA;I think the only reason you are saying that is because sobriety has such a great connotation. What if my &#34;sobriety&#34; is refusing anesthesia at the dentist because &#34;they are going to be working on my teeth either way, shouldn&#39;t I experience the authentic signals my body is built to send me?&#34; What if I&#39;m refusing to drink coffee, take anti-inflammatory medicine, or even eat articifial sweetner just because they are &#34;inauthentic&#34;?&#xA;&#xA;Sorry, I take criticism seriously too. I&#39;m not going to be satisfied until I come up with some reasonable way to address the criticism. It doesn&#39;t matter to me whether that criticism comes from a close friend, from a stranger on the internet like you, or from my own imagination. Even if I don&#39;t change my actions there is always room to improve my reasoning.</html></oembed>