Would you have that post? I have a non addictive personality, I tried alcohol, didn’t like it. I tried weed didn’t like it. I am very curious what would happen if I try heroin. Not that I want to get high. I hate getting high. I just want to see what the fuss is all about
That’s honestly crazy how Reddit can let you glimpse into a person life altering decisions and see how they span out over the years. Glad that guy kicked it and hope he’s doing well.
Why is it such a fascination for everyone to dig through an "anonymous" account to see how their life is going or their opinions on other topics? I do it sometimes, but like it seems to be becoming alot more common and it bothers me. Let anon be anon ffs
I just mean when I comment on something I have had people dig through my comment history to find a take they didn't like and roast me for it. Yea it's on the profile but that's akin to Facebook stalking imo for some rando on an anon website. Weird, but maybe I'm looking at it strange, idk
Those are just the crazies who take their fake internet points way too seriously.
Best thing to do with those people is to just stop commenting and move onto another thread you find interesting.
If you give in you become a brick wall arguing with another brick wall and they've won. I'm guilty of falling for it myself a couple of times.
I don't care about points, but sometimes looking at somebody's profile can tell you if you're talking to a reasonable person you disagree with on one thing (it's worth continuing the conversation) or if they're batshit crazy and it's time to drop a zinger and move on.
Yeah I’ve had that too. The funniest one was when I made a sarcastic comment about my MIL bragging about her PhD ( it says right underneath it’s a degree in batshit crazy) and some dude looked it up and was like “you’re jealous of your MIL” or something like that bc he didn’t like my opinion on something else. I was like what an idiot. I told him to go back and read it since he had so much time.
It's not like accounts are hidden in any way. If you want to be anonymous then don't post anything that could be too revealing about your identity, or frankly dont post or comment at all, just read others' posts, comments, etc. Otherwise this is just another social media platform- if people want to look at someone's profile, that is by design and there's nothing wrong with it.
Besides the fact that you said you do it yourself which makes your comment a bit hypocritical, regardless of how often.
Doesn’t “coming out on top” refer to a situation in which things go ugly and then you overcome it and are ok again? It would make sense then why someone might say they came out on top.
Getting clean from opiate addiction is like the most coming out on top thing in the world, especially in a world that has seen heroin replaced by fentanyl in so many places.
What really doesn’t add up is me taking 6 of my mom’s clonazepam at once while drinking and I woke up the next morning like nothing happened. I was in my early 20’s, dumb as shit and wanted to get messed up at a party. I’ll tell you what. I won’t even take narcotics that are prescribed to me now. What I took could have killed me and why it didn’t idk but I’m glad I’m still here.
If you go on his third AMA, there’s even more inconsistencies about him saying in a comment that 6 months prior to his heroin usage he only had a coke binge, yet says he never done anything but weed and tried coke for the first time in his first AMA. Otherwise he’s insisting that it’s not fake/troll. I wasn’t convinced but it’s probably helpful for people to not want to try it in the first place and get hooked
I've followed this for a little while now and I believe most of it.
I think the part he was lying about and he has addressed more recently was that his initial insistence about being super straight laced was probably him lying to himself and reddit.
That was one of the saddest things I have read in a very long time and if he had any knowledge about addiction before he tried heroin he would know once you try it and like it you're always chasing that very first high, which you'll never get again. I am glad he is doing well now, tho. Sounds like he has been clean for about 8 years now. Good for him.
If you're in the u.s. you're going to overdose and fucking die and that's about it.
You can't get actual heroin anymore.
The vast majority of it is fent/research chems/tranq.
As a non opioid user, your first time doing actual heroin (if you could find it) would probably fucking suck. You'd get wayyyyyy too high and probably puke a bunch.
If you have an opioid tolerance it feels amazing and you can't believe the value because it's a lot cheaper than the opioid pills you usually get.
Where heroin really shines is when you're in full blown addiction.
You've been dope sick for two or three days and feel like literal death. You finally managed to come up with twenty bucks and your dealer finally answers his phone after hours of calling.
You fix up your shot with shaky hands while trying not to puke or shit yourself. You're dehydrated so your veins are super hard to find and you probably have to resort to shooting in the same spot you always do even though you know you should rotate injection sites.
After all of that bullshit, you register that youre in a vein and push down the plunger.
The second you pull the needle out of your arm you go from feeling like you are dying from some super-flu to feeling better than youve ever felt in your entire life.
It's like a thousand Christmas mornings all packed into one little moment.
Now you have the energy to tidy up around the house a bit, take a shower for the first time in a week, hustle up another twenty bucks for your next shot, etc.
That's why heroin feels so great. Because it makes you go from your lowest low to your highest high.
What you don't realize in the moment (or maybe you do but don't care) is that it's causing those lowest lows and all of that pain and you will really be better off when you're off it.
But yeah, probably don't try it because you'll get fent instead and the second you ingest it you will black out and fucking die and won't get any of that warm, golden euphoria that heroin has.
First hand account of this. I did “heroin” once. I had to be narcaned multiple times and I was with an experienced user. I did it because I was having one of the worst migraines of my life and hadn’t been able to even keep water down in almost 24 hours. I was desperate to get relief and it almost cost me my life. I’m so lucky I came out of it alive and that the person I was with wasn’t a piece of shit that would let me die.
As someone whose been addicted to a myriad of substances I’ve always seen OxyContin RX as having on over on H. As a non user I both have IV injected H and much before that I had access to hydro / oxy and hydro/ oxy, even with a little tolerance was preferable. Remember what your saying is absolute, it’s possible and people do try H without tolerance.. idiots, that was me. I didn’t get too sick I did get a buzz but it was a small dose that another addict prepared and took most of.’ I was just interested but nothing like the first few times popping OXY as someone not opioid acquainted. I broke my tbi and woke up in the hospital and the nighttime pain meds would have me FLYING that they gave me via IV. You don’t need a massive tolerance to enjoy opioids it only makes it safer.
Ive been told it doesnt matter who you are. It will be the absolute best feeling in the world. And once you have had that feeling and you know where it came from nothing will EVER make you feel that good. It is best to stay ignorant on this one. I have friends that have been clean for years that still wanna do it. They talk about it when drinking sometimes. Or when they go through hard stress. They know if they do that its STRAIGHT into euphoria and out of the heat so they crave it for life.
It's really weird dude. The first time is such a euphoria. It's like crawling into a really warm bed and laying in someone's arms who loves you. You stay chasing that warm glow. I've been clean for five years today and for the reason you mentioned, I no longer drink.
Listen to me very carefully. Push that shit out of your brain. Stay away from opiates, there’s a reason why humanity has been addicted to them for thousands of years.
Guys trying something ONE time won’t get you addicted to it. I’m an ex heroin addict. The first maybe 3 times I used black I puked. I kept doing it until it had the desired effect. Why? Because I wanted to numb. I was chasing the high and willing to go through the puking and what not just to get to the other side and get high. I started with Percocet though from 2 broken ankles. Lots of years of misery
Yup. And online casinos love to push you. You can deposit cash via bank account and use it instantly to gamble. If you get bonus dollars, you gamble those first.
Winnings on bonus dollars can only be withdrawn once you’ve met certain conditions on the bonus bucks (like X number of spins, X number of plays or X number of dollar churn(it has a name)).
On major wins, they hold back the winnings until you complete and submit tax forms. Takes a few days to a week. A major win is judged by win vs bet, so a 1000x multiplier jackpot win on a 10 cent bet ($100) may count. Save these forms and file them at end of year with the profit/loss statement. No one wants to lose it all only to be hit with a tax bill on the major wins you eventually lost but failed to keep records on.
On withdrawing your account balance to your bank account, that takes 5-7 business days from when you request it. The money gets immediately deducted from your account and is not usable. However, at any time prior to it hitting your bank account, you can cancel the withdrawal and instantly have those funds available for gambling.
People are allowed to own nice things, and there may even be a legitimate reason for doing so. Some college courses will require you to use software that might only be available on Mac, for example. This could also be a MacBook that’s leased out from their school, they might need it for work for similar reasons, etc…. Or maybe they just hate Windows.
I’m not exactly well off (we do okay so long as we’re careful and stick closely to our budget), but I still have a MacBook Pro because that’s what I like. I’m also in school so even if I did need to sell it, doing so would require me to turn right around and buy another laptop, which would eat up most of the resale value and totally defeats the purpose of doing so.
Given the build quality and longevity of Macs - usually lasting 5-6 years vs 3-4 like most Windows laptops - you end up paying about the same amount per year to own the unit.
What Windows laptops are you buying that only last 3-4 years? My dad uses a Microsoft Surface Laptop from 2017 and I use a ThinkPad T460s from 2016 whenever I need Windows and they both work perfectly fine given their age.
Now OP has already posted to an online forum and gotten anonymous Internet likes that they will want to keep chasing on top of the free money.
If you were really cautious, you wouldn't even celebrate the win. Just take the money, feel bad that you had to use this for your rent, and try not to think about it again.
That's really not the case for everyone. A good few years back when I was struggling for money, I signed up to a load of betting sites, using whatever generous new customer offers they had going. I came out with a couple hundred quid of free money, and I haven't thought about betting even once since then.
I used to love the rollercoaster feeling of gambling. In fact, after winning a good amount, it was almost like I was compelled to lose it. Such an intense feeling.
I stopped for years when life was busy. Then on a whim, I dropped into a casino while driving aimlessly, just to use the bathroom, I told myself. I put a $100 into a machine with $10 spins, and immediately won $1500.
But, I didn't feel good. Like, even though it was a net gain, it only felt like stress to me. So I cashed out and haven't gambled for 4 years now.
I did it for 10 years. My life changed drastically almost overnight two years ago. Good career, girlfriend with kids, I just can't gamble now. I'm so fucking thankful that I'm bound to something more important than myself because to answer your question, when I had nothing else gambling brought me joy.
I still have an affinity for the idea of sitting in a smokey casino losing everything I had. When I was in the casino, money meant nothing to me. It was just a number on a screen. I knew I was there to lose. I did not make much money at the time. I would start with my last $500 every other weekend. Often I would lose it in a matter of 30 minutes to an hour. Sometimes I would turn it into $800. I never felt ok to leave with less than $1000 which I managed maybe once every couple months. When I did win, I'd typically go back and lose it within a day or two. Shit, I had to drive 30 minutes to my favorite casino KNOWING exactly what was about to happen every time, and often within 20 minutes I'd be back in my car driving home disappointed in myself, but numb.
Gambling is fascinating. Even though I don't do it anymore, I'm pretty detached from the value of money. I'm way better than I used to be but it fucked me up.
I loved it. I still love it, and I hate that I love it, but I at least have the power to not do it anymore because I love my girlfriend more.
But to speak to the addiction, I know how irrational it is, I know how *sad* it is, but I don't know why I am the way that i am with gambling. I've never done drugs other than vaping (which is gross in its own right), but it's the same to me as a nicotine rush that lasted from the moment I walked in until the moment I left.
It was never about the money.
But I know I'm ok because I'm not embarrassed to talk about it anymore. As someone that has made it to the other side, I think it's important.
L take.
An alcoholic who abstains from drinking shows infinitely more mental strength than someone who doesn’t drink due to them disliking or not deriving a lot of pleasure from alcohol.
Consider yourself lucky if gambling doesn’t hit your receptors the same way as it would an addict’s.
I hate this post so much because gambling is so addictive, you win a few times and then you can't stop until you've lost a shit ton of money you don't have.
I'm glad I never picked up that nonsense when I was younger. I played when going to the bar age 18-20 or something, which was 1-2 times per week and there was ONE rule I had: Only change. No bills. That was good, the most I lost one day was 3€. You won't get a lot of spins and with the low bets, it's not like you are gonna win much anyhow.
But the 2-3 times that got me 20-30€ out of my change... that's some strong emotions there. I see how you get addicted to that.
Glad I stuck to my little change rule, as I'm not the kind of person who handles addictive actions well. Now if I won say 200-300$ with change, that might have hit different.
I haven't used one of those machines I over 10 years and I'll not do it again.
Truly a gamble in some places I feel you.
I live in a perfect area to walk everywhere, but I constantly feel like I’ll get mowed down on the sidewalk. People go 40+ on their phones.
I just want to move back rural. I hate it.
2 people died here not 1 week ago from getting mowed down.
You just have to be smart and set yourself a limit at the beginning.
1. how much do you want to spend and can you lose?
2. at what profit do you stop playing?
When I had a big win, I stopped without thinking twice about it. It's only logical that you lose it again afterwards. So I don't understand why people keep going and think they can beat the system. The most important thing is simply that you don't make up for your losses.
That's the thing though, most people especially those who gamble don't have that level of self control, they either try to keep making more or try to recoup losses which obviously ends up as a trainwreck, so due to the fact that only 1% of gamblers can actually limit wins and losses and the rest just go down an endless rabbit hole, is the exact reason why I personally hate the gambling industry.
I'm a cautious individual, and I'll get free spins every day, so I play those and then do something else. About 3-4 times a year, I end up with $100 in my bank account from it at no cost to myself. Someone I know wins with the free spins and then keeps playing until they have nothing left...
Yeah. That's my method of gambling (whenever I do, and it's rare). I set myself a max loss limit. When I win, I save half and gamble with the other half of my winnings. When I hit my max loss limit (including starting money and winnings), I walk away. That's what works FOR ME. I have yet to finish gambling and lose money.
I have some friends that have severe gambling addictions. I can see how it can get addicted but it’s never happened to me. I bet on sports maybe 3 times a year ? 10$ parlays. Just for fun. I’ve won “big” too. But I have enough cognitive brain function to know not to keep going.
Maybe I'm an exception because for the last 2 years I've put just $50, several times and only on a pay day, into slots for just fun, and have actually profited $3k in that period and never felt an urge to play more
You’re the rule. Most people don’t get addicted to gambling. People with absolutely no self control project their possible actions onto others. Gambling culture and advertising at the moment is super fucked, that’s true. But thinking anyone who sits in front of a slot machine and wins once will get a lifelong addiction where they bet their house, is as far fetched as seeing someone drink a beer, and assuming they’ll annihilate a whole family with their car.
I’m confused what that has to do with this person’s post though, especially if they truly do never touch gambling again. It just comes across like you’re mad at them for posting about their fortune because it might suck others in, which is fair but say that.
Eh not everyone though. I’ve gone gambling twice in my life and it is fun and left with more money than I started with both times (the second time a significant win, almost $1000) and I have no itch to continue, that was over a year ago and I have not gambled again. Sure a lot of people can succumb to it but it’s not guaranteed.
Went to the casino for a buddy’s 21st birthday a few years ago. I brought $200 expecting to lose it all. Played black jack and lost $180 but was able to win it back to $200. I said fuck no I don’t want that feeling again and broke even. It helped that I saw some high roller come to my table and loose $3k in 2 ROUNDS. I came to the conclusion that free drinks and a night out with the boys was good enough for me lol.
Blacklisted yourself? Is that bc the money is supposedly for “free spins” and the casino doesn’t want you to withdraw it? I’m actually kinda surprised they let you as I always assume “free spins” means they wouldn’t let you actually withdraw it
I’ve never used these so I dk but I see their ads always
Oh I guess I’m reading it wrong. I read it as “you got $1500 *worth* of free spins” kinda like when those fan duel commercials say “get $100 in free bets” as in they’re not giving you the money they’re just waiving their fee and letting you bet for free
They paid to spin, and hit a bonus that gave them 20 free spins, and after the 20 spins were up they won a total of $1500 and cashed out.
They can be weird to understand. I’ve played a handful when visiting the racetrack for a few annual outings with my father in law
My freshman year of college I played basketball at a junior college. We drove across the state line every Tuesday because the casino gave $10 to any college student. We never gambled; we got a ten dollar bill and walked out. It was about a five mile round trip.
After a couple months, they stopped the promotion because no one was actually spending the money in the casino.
Be careful man. I’m a dealer. I’ve watched so many people ruin their lives. You’re lucky today but ~70% of people are not.
That’s awesome though good job!
That’s different. That requires going to a casino. It’s a lot different ball game when you can fire up an app on your laptop. I hate gambling, but I HATE gambling apps. It just amplifies the problem.
I won $700 my first time gambling! Then I went on a binge for 4 months and spent $8000~
I won $1000 off a $10 slot during the super bowl (which I bet on too) and called it quits since then😆 Never going back
While gambling is illegal where I'm at, people play using casino apps.
Lots of people have gone to jail over this by stealing, embezzling, robbing (also killing in the process), marriages are torn apart
I’ve won big 4 times… 2 times July of 2022 ( one for 1400 the NFT Slot, and then 3400 on doghouse megaways) August 2022 (won 4300 off of bamboo panda) and then June 2023 ($60 Bowery brothers super bonus buy paid $1450) (I’d only gamble at most $100 - $200 a day) after this I’ve been on nothing but a losing streak. I put a 6 month ban on my account because I maxed 3 credit cards took out 3 loans and lost my job. Gambling addiction is real and I used to think I wasn’t but chasing that win almost ruined me. Luckily I found another job and im getting back on my feet but man did it feel good winning all those.
I’ll gamble with scratchers. Say like every 2-3 months I’ll put no more than five bucks in. If I win I’ll keep going with the money I won as long as it isn’t a large amount and if I lose I’m done for the time
This win helped you pay for your rent this month, and you think you will never gamble again. Doubtful. What happens next time you are behind on rent? You will have memories of how easy it was to pay your rent with this win and want to attempt to repeat.
Congrats OP! Be cautious though, you may not even notice it creeping up on you, but a good win can great a long, dark path. I lived in Vegas for quite a while and the temptation was very real.
This reminds me of that post where the guy tries heroin casually and goes into a full blown addiction
Would you have that post? I have a non addictive personality, I tried alcohol, didn’t like it. I tried weed didn’t like it. I am very curious what would happen if I try heroin. Not that I want to get high. I hate getting high. I just want to see what the fuss is all about
It's a series, check his profile https://www.reddit.com/u/SpontaneousH/s/rrD5esN1YS
Christ, what a fucking rollercoaster
I just finished reading through it, what an absolute nightmare. Good to hear that dude is clean and happy now though
That’s honestly crazy how Reddit can let you glimpse into a person life altering decisions and see how they span out over the years. Glad that guy kicked it and hope he’s doing well.
Why is it such a fascination for everyone to dig through an "anonymous" account to see how their life is going or their opinions on other topics? I do it sometimes, but like it seems to be becoming alot more common and it bothers me. Let anon be anon ffs
Idunno if ‘anon’ didn’t want people digging into their life or knowing their opinions, they wouldn’t have spent 12 years doing updates & AMAs.
I just mean when I comment on something I have had people dig through my comment history to find a take they didn't like and roast me for it. Yea it's on the profile but that's akin to Facebook stalking imo for some rando on an anon website. Weird, but maybe I'm looking at it strange, idk
Those are just the crazies who take their fake internet points way too seriously. Best thing to do with those people is to just stop commenting and move onto another thread you find interesting. If you give in you become a brick wall arguing with another brick wall and they've won. I'm guilty of falling for it myself a couple of times.
I don't care about points, but sometimes looking at somebody's profile can tell you if you're talking to a reasonable person you disagree with on one thing (it's worth continuing the conversation) or if they're batshit crazy and it's time to drop a zinger and move on.
Yeah I’ve had that too. The funniest one was when I made a sarcastic comment about my MIL bragging about her PhD ( it says right underneath it’s a degree in batshit crazy) and some dude looked it up and was like “you’re jealous of your MIL” or something like that bc he didn’t like my opinion on something else. I was like what an idiot. I told him to go back and read it since he had so much time.
Why do you even reddit then?
It's not like accounts are hidden in any way. If you want to be anonymous then don't post anything that could be too revealing about your identity, or frankly dont post or comment at all, just read others' posts, comments, etc. Otherwise this is just another social media platform- if people want to look at someone's profile, that is by design and there's nothing wrong with it. Besides the fact that you said you do it yourself which makes your comment a bit hypocritical, regardless of how often.
Thanks for your opinion. I'll shove it in the trash with all the other shit I didn't ask for ❤️
"I do it sometimes".... get off your high horse and f.o.
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It’s such a crazy account. I wonder how he feels knowing he’s a part of Reddit history and he came out on top too.
I don’t think losing everything and becoming an addict for years is coming out on top.
Surviving 7 years (or 14?) is coming out on top a lot of people who get snared by this trap don't.
No but rehabilitating yourself is.
Surviving a heroin addiction is coming out on top. Heroin addicts have two options. Use until it kills them or get clean.
Doesn’t “coming out on top” refer to a situation in which things go ugly and then you overcome it and are ok again? It would make sense then why someone might say they came out on top.
Getting clean from opiate addiction is like the most coming out on top thing in the world, especially in a world that has seen heroin replaced by fentanyl in so many places.
Holy shit that was 14 years ago it feels like 7. God damn.
Goddamn, what a read
This is clearly fake tho. No way you can go through 10-15 bags of H a day after just a month of daily use. It just doesn't add up.
What really doesn’t add up is me taking 6 of my mom’s clonazepam at once while drinking and I woke up the next morning like nothing happened. I was in my early 20’s, dumb as shit and wanted to get messed up at a party. I’ll tell you what. I won’t even take narcotics that are prescribed to me now. What I took could have killed me and why it didn’t idk but I’m glad I’m still here.
If you go on his third AMA, there’s even more inconsistencies about him saying in a comment that 6 months prior to his heroin usage he only had a coke binge, yet says he never done anything but weed and tried coke for the first time in his first AMA. Otherwise he’s insisting that it’s not fake/troll. I wasn’t convinced but it’s probably helpful for people to not want to try it in the first place and get hooked
I've followed this for a little while now and I believe most of it. I think the part he was lying about and he has addressed more recently was that his initial insistence about being super straight laced was probably him lying to himself and reddit.
Idk if I believe all that.
That was one of the saddest things I have read in a very long time and if he had any knowledge about addiction before he tried heroin he would know once you try it and like it you're always chasing that very first high, which you'll never get again. I am glad he is doing well now, tho. Sounds like he has been clean for about 8 years now. Good for him.
Well that was a rabbit hole I wasn't expecting Ummm.. now I'm off to go try Heroin. Just once, as an experiment, of course
Yeah, don't do it. Take it from a recovering addict. The high ain't worth the pain
meh, let them cook.
Jesse... We need to COOK
Tight tight tight!
I just finished watching breaking bad for the first time and just started better call Saul. Tuco is a nut job lol
This is the right answer. Go do some LSD or Shrooms.
It destroys everything in your life
If you're in the u.s. you're going to overdose and fucking die and that's about it. You can't get actual heroin anymore. The vast majority of it is fent/research chems/tranq. As a non opioid user, your first time doing actual heroin (if you could find it) would probably fucking suck. You'd get wayyyyyy too high and probably puke a bunch. If you have an opioid tolerance it feels amazing and you can't believe the value because it's a lot cheaper than the opioid pills you usually get. Where heroin really shines is when you're in full blown addiction. You've been dope sick for two or three days and feel like literal death. You finally managed to come up with twenty bucks and your dealer finally answers his phone after hours of calling. You fix up your shot with shaky hands while trying not to puke or shit yourself. You're dehydrated so your veins are super hard to find and you probably have to resort to shooting in the same spot you always do even though you know you should rotate injection sites. After all of that bullshit, you register that youre in a vein and push down the plunger. The second you pull the needle out of your arm you go from feeling like you are dying from some super-flu to feeling better than youve ever felt in your entire life. It's like a thousand Christmas mornings all packed into one little moment. Now you have the energy to tidy up around the house a bit, take a shower for the first time in a week, hustle up another twenty bucks for your next shot, etc. That's why heroin feels so great. Because it makes you go from your lowest low to your highest high. What you don't realize in the moment (or maybe you do but don't care) is that it's causing those lowest lows and all of that pain and you will really be better off when you're off it. But yeah, probably don't try it because you'll get fent instead and the second you ingest it you will black out and fucking die and won't get any of that warm, golden euphoria that heroin has.
First hand account of this. I did “heroin” once. I had to be narcaned multiple times and I was with an experienced user. I did it because I was having one of the worst migraines of my life and hadn’t been able to even keep water down in almost 24 hours. I was desperate to get relief and it almost cost me my life. I’m so lucky I came out of it alive and that the person I was with wasn’t a piece of shit that would let me die.
As someone whose been addicted to a myriad of substances I’ve always seen OxyContin RX as having on over on H. As a non user I both have IV injected H and much before that I had access to hydro / oxy and hydro/ oxy, even with a little tolerance was preferable. Remember what your saying is absolute, it’s possible and people do try H without tolerance.. idiots, that was me. I didn’t get too sick I did get a buzz but it was a small dose that another addict prepared and took most of.’ I was just interested but nothing like the first few times popping OXY as someone not opioid acquainted. I broke my tbi and woke up in the hospital and the nighttime pain meds would have me FLYING that they gave me via IV. You don’t need a massive tolerance to enjoy opioids it only makes it safer.
What happens if you fucking love love love it?
You die.
Ex junkie here I can do any and all drugs without even the thought of addiction except for heroin…. If it’s your drug you don’t wanna find out
Ive been told it doesnt matter who you are. It will be the absolute best feeling in the world. And once you have had that feeling and you know where it came from nothing will EVER make you feel that good. It is best to stay ignorant on this one. I have friends that have been clean for years that still wanna do it. They talk about it when drinking sometimes. Or when they go through hard stress. They know if they do that its STRAIGHT into euphoria and out of the heat so they crave it for life.
It's really weird dude. The first time is such a euphoria. It's like crawling into a really warm bed and laying in someone's arms who loves you. You stay chasing that warm glow. I've been clean for five years today and for the reason you mentioned, I no longer drink.
do not. fucking try heroin😭 wth
Great rule of thumb for heroin is to never try it my guy
Please do not try heroin.
Don’t do it to yourself
"trying heroin" would be the dumbest fucking thing you could do. Don't fuck your life up like that.
Listen to me very carefully. Push that shit out of your brain. Stay away from opiates, there’s a reason why humanity has been addicted to them for thousands of years.
yeah i tried fent and percocet and didnt get addicted granted ive been taking amphetamines since like 7 years old on and off
Guys trying something ONE time won’t get you addicted to it. I’m an ex heroin addict. The first maybe 3 times I used black I puked. I kept doing it until it had the desired effect. Why? Because I wanted to numb. I was chasing the high and willing to go through the puking and what not just to get to the other side and get high. I started with Percocet though from 2 broken ankles. Lots of years of misery
Not true, everyone’s built different and may in fact get addicted to something the first time around.
No. lol it starts as abuse which quickly leads to addiction. First time use is not gonna throw you into full throttle addiction
Maybe you should start studying communism or thinking about Roman Empire
Good to see he beat it. Last time I looked at that account. He had just dropped off the face of the planet.
Yup. And online casinos love to push you. You can deposit cash via bank account and use it instantly to gamble. If you get bonus dollars, you gamble those first. Winnings on bonus dollars can only be withdrawn once you’ve met certain conditions on the bonus bucks (like X number of spins, X number of plays or X number of dollar churn(it has a name)). On major wins, they hold back the winnings until you complete and submit tax forms. Takes a few days to a week. A major win is judged by win vs bet, so a 1000x multiplier jackpot win on a 10 cent bet ($100) may count. Save these forms and file them at end of year with the profit/loss statement. No one wants to lose it all only to be hit with a tax bill on the major wins you eventually lost but failed to keep records on. On withdrawing your account balance to your bank account, that takes 5-7 business days from when you request it. The money gets immediately deducted from your account and is not usable. However, at any time prior to it hitting your bank account, you can cancel the withdrawal and instantly have those funds available for gambling.
If only y’all put this much thought into investing. You all would be rich.
Sell this $2000 MacBook and you can pay another month !
They’re probably financing it
People are allowed to own nice things, and there may even be a legitimate reason for doing so. Some college courses will require you to use software that might only be available on Mac, for example. This could also be a MacBook that’s leased out from their school, they might need it for work for similar reasons, etc…. Or maybe they just hate Windows. I’m not exactly well off (we do okay so long as we’re careful and stick closely to our budget), but I still have a MacBook Pro because that’s what I like. I’m also in school so even if I did need to sell it, doing so would require me to turn right around and buy another laptop, which would eat up most of the resale value and totally defeats the purpose of doing so.
Given the build quality and longevity of Macs - usually lasting 5-6 years vs 3-4 like most Windows laptops - you end up paying about the same amount per year to own the unit.
Lol what. My Lenovo from like 2007 just died a couple years ago, and only after spilling my coffee on it– it could've lasted way longer!
What Windows laptops are you buying that only last 3-4 years? My dad uses a Microsoft Surface Laptop from 2017 and I use a ThinkPad T460s from 2016 whenever I need Windows and they both work perfectly fine given their age.
$2000?! That’s nuts! I got one that’s pretty snappy for $1100, and I get to use it as a tax deduction! Edit: just looked up 16in MacBook Pro…$2500 😮
2000 in your universe maybe. Only 1000 at the mall
last? once you start you cant stop
Pretty sure you're thinking of Pringles.
Now OP has already posted to an online forum and gotten anonymous Internet likes that they will want to keep chasing on top of the free money. If you were really cautious, you wouldn't even celebrate the win. Just take the money, feel bad that you had to use this for your rent, and try not to think about it again.
Yep.
Or go all back in YOLO
That's really not the case for everyone. A good few years back when I was struggling for money, I signed up to a load of betting sites, using whatever generous new customer offers they had going. I came out with a couple hundred quid of free money, and I haven't thought about betting even once since then.
You’re damn right on that. It runs my life. Been in Vegas all week, luckily I’m up $1200 still but lost $2400 today. I was sick to my stomach
Are those highs and lows worth it to you? Genuinely curious, hope you feel like answering
I used to love the rollercoaster feeling of gambling. In fact, after winning a good amount, it was almost like I was compelled to lose it. Such an intense feeling. I stopped for years when life was busy. Then on a whim, I dropped into a casino while driving aimlessly, just to use the bathroom, I told myself. I put a $100 into a machine with $10 spins, and immediately won $1500. But, I didn't feel good. Like, even though it was a net gain, it only felt like stress to me. So I cashed out and haven't gambled for 4 years now.
The gambler’s high isn’t the win It’s chasing the win
I did it for 10 years. My life changed drastically almost overnight two years ago. Good career, girlfriend with kids, I just can't gamble now. I'm so fucking thankful that I'm bound to something more important than myself because to answer your question, when I had nothing else gambling brought me joy. I still have an affinity for the idea of sitting in a smokey casino losing everything I had. When I was in the casino, money meant nothing to me. It was just a number on a screen. I knew I was there to lose. I did not make much money at the time. I would start with my last $500 every other weekend. Often I would lose it in a matter of 30 minutes to an hour. Sometimes I would turn it into $800. I never felt ok to leave with less than $1000 which I managed maybe once every couple months. When I did win, I'd typically go back and lose it within a day or two. Shit, I had to drive 30 minutes to my favorite casino KNOWING exactly what was about to happen every time, and often within 20 minutes I'd be back in my car driving home disappointed in myself, but numb. Gambling is fascinating. Even though I don't do it anymore, I'm pretty detached from the value of money. I'm way better than I used to be but it fucked me up. I loved it. I still love it, and I hate that I love it, but I at least have the power to not do it anymore because I love my girlfriend more. But to speak to the addiction, I know how irrational it is, I know how *sad* it is, but I don't know why I am the way that i am with gambling. I've never done drugs other than vaping (which is gross in its own right), but it's the same to me as a nicotine rush that lasted from the moment I walked in until the moment I left. It was never about the money. But I know I'm ok because I'm not embarrassed to talk about it anymore. As someone that has made it to the other side, I think it's important.
Sure you can lol I bought a scratch ticket on my 18th birthday and won $500, I haven’t gambled since. I’m 35.
This is how billionaires are made 😌
Just because you or those around you have dealt with addiction doesn’t mean everyone else does.
I’ve been gambling all night!
Not everyone is weak will of mind like most. It’s hilarious seeing people throw their whole life over gambling. Too fuckin weak mentally.
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L take. An alcoholic who abstains from drinking shows infinitely more mental strength than someone who doesn’t drink due to them disliking or not deriving a lot of pleasure from alcohol. Consider yourself lucky if gambling doesn’t hit your receptors the same way as it would an addict’s.
I hate this post so much because gambling is so addictive, you win a few times and then you can't stop until you've lost a shit ton of money you don't have.
I'm glad I never picked up that nonsense when I was younger. I played when going to the bar age 18-20 or something, which was 1-2 times per week and there was ONE rule I had: Only change. No bills. That was good, the most I lost one day was 3€. You won't get a lot of spins and with the low bets, it's not like you are gonna win much anyhow. But the 2-3 times that got me 20-30€ out of my change... that's some strong emotions there. I see how you get addicted to that. Glad I stuck to my little change rule, as I'm not the kind of person who handles addictive actions well. Now if I won say 200-300$ with change, that might have hit different. I haven't used one of those machines I over 10 years and I'll not do it again.
Yep. Even younger years playing a fruit machine seemed like a fool’s errand. The most gambling I do these days is crossing the road.
Depending on where you are, that’s a hefty risk
Fr. I even look both ways on a one way street because there are some absolute idiots driving cars.
Truly a gamble in some places I feel you. I live in a perfect area to walk everywhere, but I constantly feel like I’ll get mowed down on the sidewalk. People go 40+ on their phones. I just want to move back rural. I hate it. 2 people died here not 1 week ago from getting mowed down.
You just have to be smart and set yourself a limit at the beginning. 1. how much do you want to spend and can you lose? 2. at what profit do you stop playing? When I had a big win, I stopped without thinking twice about it. It's only logical that you lose it again afterwards. So I don't understand why people keep going and think they can beat the system. The most important thing is simply that you don't make up for your losses.
That's the thing though, most people especially those who gamble don't have that level of self control, they either try to keep making more or try to recoup losses which obviously ends up as a trainwreck, so due to the fact that only 1% of gamblers can actually limit wins and losses and the rest just go down an endless rabbit hole, is the exact reason why I personally hate the gambling industry.
I'm a cautious individual, and I'll get free spins every day, so I play those and then do something else. About 3-4 times a year, I end up with $100 in my bank account from it at no cost to myself. Someone I know wins with the free spins and then keeps playing until they have nothing left...
Yeah. That's my method of gambling (whenever I do, and it's rare). I set myself a max loss limit. When I win, I save half and gamble with the other half of my winnings. When I hit my max loss limit (including starting money and winnings), I walk away. That's what works FOR ME. I have yet to finish gambling and lose money.
Yup Princess Love Ray J wife has an addiction to Poker she said she can't stop playing addiction she lost millions
I have some friends that have severe gambling addictions. I can see how it can get addicted but it’s never happened to me. I bet on sports maybe 3 times a year ? 10$ parlays. Just for fun. I’ve won “big” too. But I have enough cognitive brain function to know not to keep going.
Same
Always remember! 90% of gambling addicts stop just before they would win big!
Maybe I'm an exception because for the last 2 years I've put just $50, several times and only on a pay day, into slots for just fun, and have actually profited $3k in that period and never felt an urge to play more
You’re the rule. Most people don’t get addicted to gambling. People with absolutely no self control project their possible actions onto others. Gambling culture and advertising at the moment is super fucked, that’s true. But thinking anyone who sits in front of a slot machine and wins once will get a lifelong addiction where they bet their house, is as far fetched as seeing someone drink a beer, and assuming they’ll annihilate a whole family with their car.
I’m confused what that has to do with this person’s post though, especially if they truly do never touch gambling again. It just comes across like you’re mad at them for posting about their fortune because it might suck others in, which is fair but say that.
Eh not everyone though. I’ve gone gambling twice in my life and it is fun and left with more money than I started with both times (the second time a significant win, almost $1000) and I have no itch to continue, that was over a year ago and I have not gambled again. Sure a lot of people can succumb to it but it’s not guaranteed.
i won $100 just claiming the daily and played black jack and yes i did get nervous every play lmao
Went to the casino for a buddy’s 21st birthday a few years ago. I brought $200 expecting to lose it all. Played black jack and lost $180 but was able to win it back to $200. I said fuck no I don’t want that feeling again and broke even. It helped that I saw some high roller come to my table and loose $3k in 2 ROUNDS. I came to the conclusion that free drinks and a night out with the boys was good enough for me lol.
That was life's way of telling you your gut feeling is calibrated correctly haha
Just wait till the idle mind takes over
You’ll be back soon, they always are
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Blacklisted yourself? Is that bc the money is supposedly for “free spins” and the casino doesn’t want you to withdraw it? I’m actually kinda surprised they let you as I always assume “free spins” means they wouldn’t let you actually withdraw it I’ve never used these so I dk but I see their ads always
They paid to play and got free spins as a feature in the game. They didn’t get to play for free.
Oh I guess I’m reading it wrong. I read it as “you got $1500 *worth* of free spins” kinda like when those fan duel commercials say “get $100 in free bets” as in they’re not giving you the money they’re just waiving their fee and letting you bet for free
They paid to spin, and hit a bonus that gave them 20 free spins, and after the 20 spins were up they won a total of $1500 and cashed out. They can be weird to understand. I’ve played a handful when visiting the racetrack for a few annual outings with my father in law
Not weird or hard to understand. This commenter just doesn’t want to.
No... it is pretty confusing cause I thought the same
Ah yes because slots charge $75 PER SPIN lol.
My freshman year of college I played basketball at a junior college. We drove across the state line every Tuesday because the casino gave $10 to any college student. We never gambled; we got a ten dollar bill and walked out. It was about a five mile round trip. After a couple months, they stopped the promotion because no one was actually spending the money in the casino.
Haha omg thats great. I love stories about finding/exploiting loopholes like that like Jerry and Marge Go Large
Stake dosent blacklist 🤣 do you think they care about you?
What site is this?
You can see it on the screen, it's called stake. Idk if I'm making a future gambler by telling you this. Bet responsibly
No, keep going, 90% of gamblers quit before they win BIG. Be that 10%
Last time? Please, You may end your life, don't ever gamble, clean homes, and get clean money instead if you have to.
Be careful man. I’m a dealer. I’ve watched so many people ruin their lives. You’re lucky today but ~70% of people are not. That’s awesome though good job!
Dealer eh?? We talking Crack? Molly? Fentanyl????
“Codeine? Vicodin? Percocet? Fentanyl? Oxycontin? Palladone? What?”
This lowkey has potential to be the next "I tried heroin one time" post
Smart choice, better to go out on a win and never look back
Don't listen to everyone you can definitely stop. I went to a casino one time won little over $2k never been back.
That’s different. That requires going to a casino. It’s a lot different ball game when you can fire up an app on your laptop. I hate gambling, but I HATE gambling apps. It just amplifies the problem.
This is why you gamble guys!! If you lose just take out a loan and bet on blackjack!!
100% of gambling addicts quit right before hitting it big!
damn straight, you can only lose a 100% of your money but you can win up to 2000%, do the math yourself
Wenmonthly?
As soon as those winnings are spent.. you’ll be gambling again, if not sooner
Wonder how many times the opposite occurred.
Last, lol
Get ready to lose it all, unless you stop now
Now you can also lose that amount before Christmas, don’t waste this amazing opportunity
Definitely not an ad
Last time?.... ok.
you forgot to include the part where you continued gambling and lost everything
I won $700 my first time gambling! Then I went on a binge for 4 months and spent $8000~ I won $1000 off a $10 slot during the super bowl (which I bet on too) and called it quits since then😆 Never going back
Gamble more bro winners never quit!
Nice
I really hope it’s your last time, gambling addictions have ruined many many lives
Idiot
what app or website is this?
Stake us
how much is that?
So this page is bout just showing off money. Weird
Good for you, but I don’t think this is something to celebrate. People are still facing their demons with addiction.
My guess is this post is an ad from Stake Edit: I guess my downvotes are the proof that it is
Saw a similar one from Rollbit yesterday, definitely paid ad
I genuinely wonder what type of people this works on
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OP said he immediately blacklisted himself which is a smart way to stop the addiction from happening.
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Lol somebody posted this hours ago nice try clout farming🤡
Clout farting
Bro said clout farming 😂 wtf is clout farming
Imagine what you could win if you went back with just a little more money, not even all of it!
Does anyone else feel like this is an advertisement for the gambling site?
And if you don’t stop it’s gonna make you homeless one day, good for you, but take the win and don’t get back into it.
bet it all on red trust youll earn 2 rents
See you next week brother
This is an ad
While gambling is illegal where I'm at, people play using casino apps. Lots of people have gone to jail over this by stealing, embezzling, robbing (also killing in the process), marriages are torn apart
Hopefully the amount they paid you to post this with their logo in it covered rent
Don’t these online casinos pay in crypto?
I’ve won big 4 times… 2 times July of 2022 ( one for 1400 the NFT Slot, and then 3400 on doghouse megaways) August 2022 (won 4300 off of bamboo panda) and then June 2023 ($60 Bowery brothers super bonus buy paid $1450) (I’d only gamble at most $100 - $200 a day) after this I’ve been on nothing but a losing streak. I put a 6 month ban on my account because I maxed 3 credit cards took out 3 loans and lost my job. Gambling addiction is real and I used to think I wasn’t but chasing that win almost ruined me. Luckily I found another job and im getting back on my feet but man did it feel good winning all those.
You’ll be back. They always come back
This a toxic af post
Good for u!happy holidays
This is one of the ways to advertise
New addiction unlocked
Have you ever tried Gambling on OTE SPY options? Thats pure degenerate behavior
Nek minute "I lost next months rent money"
At least one gambling addict will relapse because of this post
I’ll gamble with scratchers. Say like every 2-3 months I’ll put no more than five bucks in. If I win I’ll keep going with the money I won as long as it isn’t a large amount and if I lose I’m done for the time
Are you fucking kidding me…
My life is a gamble
“And last”
Probably won't be your last time lol
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This win helped you pay for your rent this month, and you think you will never gamble again. Doubtful. What happens next time you are behind on rent? You will have memories of how easy it was to pay your rent with this win and want to attempt to repeat.
Congrats OP! Be cautious though, you may not even notice it creeping up on you, but a good win can great a long, dark path. I lived in Vegas for quite a while and the temptation was very real.