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Confidence Notice Surge Peak
Sign #7: Poor Judgment – Scams and Spending Spirals
Gifting thousands to “charities,” dressing weather-wrong? Final sign: Linda, 71, artist from Oregon, fell for phishing. Savings drained, creativity stalled.
Mechanism: Prefrontal cortex thins—2024 Neurology: 85% correlation.
Linda set alerts; secure week 3. “Painting sold.”