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Riding                 every day – the real therapy, not some psychedelic escapade in the clouds. Me and my                      ? We're not into deep conversations. If I dialed down my                     , maybe people would start thinking I'm the next big thing. If I quit shelling out cash for stupid                      , my lovely                      would probably ghost me.

I wake up every day with this irrational fear that                     is running out. Confiding in my                      , Claudia, I spill the truth: I need to be in my               .
We both know it's code for wanting to feel                   ...I've been chasing that effortlessly cool                      my entire existence. If I eased up on the effort, there'd be nothing left to brag about.