You've spent six days looking at what it means to address this pattern at your age — the decades of context, the real costs, the neuroscience, the relationships, and the legacy you want to leave.
Most people your age don't do this. Most people carry the pattern quietly to the grave, telling themselves it's too late, they're too old, it doesn't matter anymore. You chose differently. That choice, made at an age where habits feel permanent, is one of the bravest things you've done.
Today, reflect on this: What does the next chapter look like? Not the recovery chapter — the life chapter. Who are you when this pattern is no longer running in the background? What becomes possible in your marriage, your family, your inner life when the bandwidth comes back?
You have more life ahead than you think. And for the first time, it gets to be fully yours.
Most people your age don't do this. You chose differently. That choice is one of the bravest things you've done.