One tap.
Through the wave.

The real story

When I was 15, I started vaping at school. In the toilets, at breaks, anywhere I could. At first it felt harmless. Something everyone was doing.

Then I signed up for a 10-week Muay Thai fight camp. Waking up every Monday to Saturday at 5am, training hard, and still vaping through all of it. Four weeks out from the fight I stopped, and honestly, it felt easy. It didn't even affect me then.

But as the years went on, things changed.

Around 17, every time I sparred I'd get this head pressure and unbearable anxiety. I thought I had a concussion that would never go away. I didn't know it was withdrawals from vaping. I kept blaming Muay Thai. That confusion pushed me on and off training for months. Slowly, I lost the passion I once had. The fire and drive faded. Even the post-training high wasn't the same.

I went through multiple stages of anxiety. Feeling broken. Feeling like something was seriously wrong with me. I even saw a therapist. After just one session they offered me anti-anxiety medication. That shocked me. First meeting, and already the solution was pills to mask what was really going on. Something that in the long run could've made things worse.

That was the turning point.

I realized I didn't want another temporary escape or something to numb what I was feeling. I wanted to understand what was actually happening to me and find a real way out.

By 18, I didn't recognize myself anymore. I could see exactly where my life was heading if I didn't change. That's when I started using AI every single day during my recovery.

For over 5 months, I used ChatGPT like a personal support system. During cravings. Anxiety spirals. Overthinking. The nights I felt like giving up. It wasn't perfect, but for the first time, I felt understood. It reassured me I wasn't broken. It helped me understand what withdrawals were actually doing to my brain and nervous system. Slowly, it helped me rebuild myself.

That experience changed everything for me.

I realized millions of people are struggling alone, turning to addictions, numbing themselves, or being handed medication without ever truly understanding what's happening internally.

And then there's family. My mum has ADD, struggles with mental health, and has her own addictions. Smoking, alcohol, medication. My auntie was addicted to ice. From age 5 to 13, her kids lived in our small three-bedroom house. I grew up around the chaos addiction causes in families. I've seen firsthand what it does to people, relationships, and entire households.

That's why I made the decision to quit vaping for good. Not just for me, but to prove that change is possible.

And that's why I'm building Ura.

The AI inside Ura is built from the same approach that helped me quit successfully. Real conversations. Real recovery patterns. Real support during the moments people usually relapse. I wanted to create the support system I wish I had when I was struggling most.

Because nobody should have to fight addiction, anxiety, or destructive habits alone, or feel like prescription medication is their only option. People deserve real support, understanding, and hope in their pocket.