Good Morning Nostr,

Doing my best not to give up on helping my family understand what’s happening. Do we think this list of Fiat Symptoms would be useful?

🧠 1. Mental Symptoms

* Chronic anxiety about money, even if you earn more than you used to.

* Feeling like you’re always behind, no matter how hard you work.

* Cognitive fatigue from decision overload — constantly choosing between necessities.

* Believing the lie: “I just need to hustle harder.”

* Disassociation — ignoring finances out of learned helplessness.

🕯️ 2. Emotional Symptoms

* A deep sense of scarcity — even when surrounded by abundance.

* Bitterness toward others’ success — especially if it looks easy.

* Emotional numbness — the burnout of trying to “keep up.”

* Distrust in institutions, banks, or even your own ability to provide.

💰 3. Behavioral Symptoms

* Overconsumption (food, dopamine, credit) as short-term sedation.

* Under-saving because the future feels unstable.

* Constant job switching, side hustles, and chasing trends — trying to outrun inflation.

* Addiction to news, markets, and prices — trying to "stay ahead of the fall."

💀 4. Physical Symptoms

* Sleep disruption from financial stress.

* High cortisol from chronic grind and instability.

* Gut issues from poor-quality food (a symptom of fiat-priced nutrition).

* Fatigue and irritability from overwork, underrest, and lack of recovery.

* Aches from sedentary hustle culture masked as ambition.

💡 5. Spiritual Symptoms

* Feeling like your time isn’t your own.

* A subtle grief that your life energy is being exchanged for something fake.

* Loss of faith in the future.

* Silent longing for simplicity, purpose, and truth.

🔄 What’s Really Happening?

Fiat money steals time by inflating supply.
Fiat life steals meaning by inflating distraction.

When your money loses value, it warps your perception of time and worth. You move faster but get less. You earn more but own nothing. You sacrifice now for a future that’s always moving further away.