anyone who groups all chemicals that affect your mind together and believes they are all the same is stupid.It's-Me said:Drugs make you stupid.
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
anyone who groups all chemicals that affect your mind together and believes they are all the same is stupid.It's-Me said:Drugs make you stupid.
You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
A guy I know that tried DMT said the same things. He said it was one of the coolest, eye-opening experiences of his life. He also said to make sure you were somewhere you couldn't hurt yourself.. LOL.Four_Aces said:I have smoked DMT before. An intense experience I will never forget. If you ever have the chance - do it. Make sure you are in a safe environment. It will change your life.
I've also eaten shrooms on many occasions. Such beautiful experiences. For those who dare to explore the unknown, I salute you.
man i have been experiencing this, send me a pm so we can further discussforward said:Drugs (some of them) don't make you stupid. In fact, for some people, certain drugs can be a catalyst for psychological/spiritual/emotional growth. I'm serious here.
I haven't tried most drugs you mention, and it's a shame they always get lumped together as the all-inclusive DRUGS. But I have extensive experience with mushrooms and have found them to be an incredible growth experience.
Some people get scared away after trying them. Often a person has internal issues that they are in denial of: the mushrooms might bring these issues to the surface. Then they blame the mushrooms because they can't ignore the issues anymore, and don't want to work through them. Often people take them with the wrong attitude as well (e.g. "Let's get f*cked up! vs. Let's have a deep, profound growth experience).
To form a better system of beliefs, you often have to break apart some of your current ones. When your current beliefs break down, this can leave you in a state worse than you were initially. But eventually, if you manage to form new and better beliefs, you will end up in a much better state than ever. Mushrooms can help with both the breaking down of bad & false beliefs, as well as the construction of good & true beliefs.
Mushrooms can help you to grow, but you will likely have to take them more than once (with quite a time interval between sessions -- you need time to reflect -- probably several months). You might need to get worse before you can get better. The alternative is stagnation.
Note: I do not wish to imply that mushrooms are the only path to such growth. Rather, they are a catalyst: what might otherwise take years can be accomplished in a few hours.
You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.
For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.
Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
That's completely ignorant. I'm guessing you've never done any of the mentioned drugs- have you? I'll be honest- I haven't tried any of them. But I am very open minded have done a lot of research on them, and they are in fact very safe in moderation. I don't think you will ever understand people who say that the drug changed them, unless you stop being so close-minded.San Jose California said:I totally love the people that post this. People say "I tried this drug and it made me realize so much; it was a life changing experience", and they end there, without going on to explain HOW it changed their life. Not EVER is there even ONE example of what you guys are talking about.
I mean, what did you guys learn from the drug you are posting about? I assume not a damn thing since you haven't POSTED anything you learned from it and rather just say "it's awesome; try it; you will like it". Yeah well idiots there are downsides to all drugs, which are way more serious than the upsides, and the only reason the drug users don't post about the downsides is because they don't realize that two seconds of thought would debunk their theory that "you should take this drug, you'll like it and you're better off doing it cuz it's fun"
"Drugs are stupid." - Maddox
Oh, it's a life changing experience, I can definitely attest to that.San Jose California said:I totally love the people that post this. People say "I tried this drug and it made me realize so much; it was a life changing experience".
Holy ****. I just watched that for a few minutes, and i looked at my bed, and it was inflating and deflating :crazy:ChrizZ said:
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.