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.
"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"
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.
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.
"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"
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.
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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'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.
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.