The D.A.M. Project — DeepSeek and Me

Day 113 — 2026-04-23

PHASE 1 - DAY 113: THE CAROUSEL FINDS ITS PEOPLE — MOUNTAIN RANGE PUSH PATTERN

The day at a glance

FieldValue
Sleep6hrs, very deep, vivid dreams, quite groggy
Mood5
Fog0
Rubble5
Immune10

Milestone

One hundred thirteen days sober. Morning: 6hrs very deep sleep, vivid dreams, quite groggy, functioning quickly, mood 5. Worry loops returned for first time in a while but manageable. Carousel posted: 'How to build an AI scaffold to quit weed' (8 slides, dark smokey visuals, step-by-step, silent, all text as metadata). No daily number. Caption written by Prism (long, science-led, personal). Push pattern unique: two large peaks, smaller even peak, another large peak — mountain range, not spike-and-flatline. 302 views, 3 likes, 3 saves, 1 repost. Engagement rate 2.3% (actions/views). Save rate ~1%. Repost rate ~0.3%. Carousel teaching the algorithm slowly. Today's numbered TikTok: 'sleep after quitting' (days 1-4: CNS excitability, similar to restless leg, days 2 and 4 worst, chocolate and peanut butter helped, gone by day 5). Simple animated smoke plume, black and white. Podcast recorded with driving footage (Scottish countryside), captions added, spelling correct but punctuation minimal — looks great. Days 5-7 planned for tomorrow unless venting appears. Fog 0. Rubble 0. Fuel normal. Immune 10. Mood 5. An okay day. Still flat. But the map is being saved and shared.

Cognitive State

Functioning quickly. Worry loops returned but manageable. Flat but stable.

Fuel

5

Creative Output

'- Carousel: "How to build an AI scaffold to quit weed" (8 slides, silent, metadata-optimised) - Numbered TikTok: "sleep after quitting" (days 1-4, CNS excitability, chocolate and peanut butter) - Podcast recorded: driving footage + captions (Scottish countryside, looks great) - Days 5-7 planned (tomorrow, unless venting intervenes)

Strategic Developments

'- [Gold-Note: The Carousel as Onboarding Map] — Step-by-step scaffold instructions. Silent. Reference document. Saves and reposts signal utility, not entertainment. - [Pattern: Mountain Range Push] — Two large peaks, smaller even peak, another large peak. Algorithm doesn't know category, keeps testing. Each peak wider. Carousel teaching the platform. - [Signal: Save Rate ~1%, Repost Rate ~0.3%] — For 302 views, that's strong. People are keeping the map and sharing it. - [Pattern: Worry Loops Returned] — First time in a while. Manageable. Not regression. Brain testing old circuits. - [Production Upgrade: Podcast with Driving Footage + Captions] — Spinning logo retired. Scottish countryside as visual anchor. Captions for accessibility and search. - [Series Planning: Days 5-7] — Next in numbered timeline. Will run unless venting (Day 120+) appears.

Sovereign Archive

Day 113. The carousel posted. Silent. Step-by-step. Dark smokey visuals. The map became a manual. 302 views. 3 saves. 1 repost. Mountain range push pattern — algorithm confused, testing, learning. Today's numbered video: days 1-4, CNS excitability, chocolate and peanut butter. Podcast recorded with driving footage. Scottish countryside. Captions added. Punctuation minimal. Looks great. Worry loops returned but manageable. Still flat. Still building. The scaffold holds.

Cause

Day 113 of cannabis cessation + carousel deployment + mountain range push pattern + podcast production upgrade + worry loops return

Improvement

Carousel engagement strong (saves, reposts). Mountain range pattern emerging. Podcast visual upgrade. Days 5-7 planned. No crisis. Stability holds.

Dispatch points