Your Attention is Being Hijacked. Get it Back! With Clive and Dom

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“Clear paths, not trees.” A new episode of My Sober Addiction with Matt, Dom and Clive cuts through the noise and gets practical. The trio look at how fear‑driven media rigs our attention. They show how awareness, boundaries and small experiments can flip anxiety into agency. No mysticism. No outrage farming. Just tools you can try today.

We are all being bombarded from every side with negativity from the soul crushing media and social media. It’s enough to make anyone want to bury their head in the sand. We addicts need to be especially careful during these times because anxiety and dread can lead to relapse back into active addiction. There is hope but it will take some effort and sacrifice on your part. It’s totally worth it, though, so don't despair. To regain our sanity as well as our humanity we must take control of our own (as Clive says) mental diet. This means getting hyper aware of where you are directing your attention. Do not play into the games that “they” are always trying to distract us with. Addicts in recovery are particularly aware of how easily distracted we humans are, and we’ve had to overcome it at least once in order to get sober.

What you’ll hear
Why negativity sells, and how to stop buying it.
How acceptance and action work together, not against each other.
Why “emotional baggage” keeps you heavy, and how to put it down.
How simple lifestyle shifts, including fasting done sensibly, can clear the fog.
How community and story shape the reality you live in.
The core move Stop problem‑spotting. Start path‑finding. The episode reframes attention as your daily vote for the world you inhabit. You do not control headlines or other people’s choices. You do control your focus, your boundaries, and the next small thing you do. That is enough to change a day. Change enough days and you change a life.

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