The man @jimjam is clean and sober around five years I believe......
He's also shared his story of successfully pulling himself out of the addiction pit here with the
intention of helping other men. That ain't pathetic.
"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
He's also shared his story of successfully pulling himself out of the addiction pit here with the
intention of helping other men. That ain't pathetic.
"I just moved here from Florida."
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
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BlueAlpha1
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DMT - the clear scientific explanation of "near death experiences". After reading 7 books on the topic, which provided absolutely zero evidence of an afterlife that wasn't purely anectodal, I was appalled that scientists making the claim of "heaven" didn't address the elephant in the room...DMT
DMT is the reason that a Christian from America, a Jew from Israel, a Hindu from India could all report the same visions of light and beautiful colors during their brush with death. The DMT drug/hormone produces universal halluscinations of pretty colors in the same way Diphenhydramine (benadryl) produces halluscinations of spiders in just about everyone who takes it in high dosages.
Bible_Belt
Master Don Juan
The 'life flashing before your eyes' when you die has been attributed to the brain having about ten minutes worth of oxygen left before it dies. During that time, it plays you a nice montage film of your life, a little entertainment for you on your way out.
It#d be nice to see big boobs flashing before my eyes before I die.
mdma, xtc, weed, coke, shrooms, lsd, 2cb, salvia, ketamine, nitrous oxide.
Haven't done anything since I did coke about 18 months ago. Used to smoke weed every day before that.
One time I did xtc, coke and ketamine all at the same time (though small doses of each), and after I rolled the joint I had to give it to the guy next to me to light because I felt my heart would explode out of my chest if I raised my arms up to light it myself.
Salvia is by far the whackiest thing I've ever done in my life. It's like god just takes you out of this little box which we call our universe. I thought I had woken up from a dream (life) and wanted nothing more than to go back to the dream.
Haven't done anything since I did coke about 18 months ago. Used to smoke weed every day before that.
One time I did xtc, coke and ketamine all at the same time (though small doses of each), and after I rolled the joint I had to give it to the guy next to me to light because I felt my heart would explode out of my chest if I raised my arms up to light it myself.
Salvia is by far the whackiest thing I've ever done in my life. It's like god just takes you out of this little box which we call our universe. I thought I had woken up from a dream (life) and wanted nothing more than to go back to the dream.
"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"
You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.
She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.
Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.
Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.
ImTheDoubleGreatest!
Master Don Juan
I got poison ivy. Doc gave me some kind of steroid. Roid rage is real. And it makes you hungry af too. Same thing with my brother. We were both just super hyper, angry, and hungry all the time. I had 4 chipotle burritos and was gonna eat a fifth but my dad told me to stop lol. I was 13. Not a typical experience cuz I refuse to do anything else. That other stuff will make me schizophrenic if I did. That's what happened to my uncle at least, and we've got similar tendencies. Now he's a vegetable.
jimjam
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Thanks @Reykhel. 11 years 4 mos clean and sober after a 15 year drinking and drugging career.
I can say this. Booze and dope are not worth it. At all. If you can handle it, fine. Habitually will cause all make and manner of problems vand drama.
Again...if you think you have a problem, no matter how seemingly miniscule, you most likely do.
I've done them all at one time or another. And despite my affinity for acid, I can say that at no time did my life improve because of it
I can say this. Booze and dope are not worth it. At all. If you can handle it, fine. Habitually will cause all make and manner of problems vand drama.
Again...if you think you have a problem, no matter how seemingly miniscule, you most likely do.
I've done them all at one time or another. And despite my affinity for acid, I can say that at no time did my life improve because of it
Steady Eddie
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The only thing I haven't done is heroin and I would like to do that at some point.
Though nothing beats good coke.
Though nothing beats good coke.