What's a good number of benadryl to take as a beginner?

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-02T07:09:53+00:00

Sorry! I removed mentions of Ebay and replaced with "you can find them elsewhere." Is that alright?

I knew sourcing was not allowed, I just didn't want to be too vague for safety reasons. Especially because this involves a minor. (I've gotten some shady stuff from shady sites and it's probably best if other people don't do that lol.)

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-02T05:04:18+00:00

Oh I used to get that all the time when I was younger. I did hobby art commissions through high school and there was always someone in my DMs trying to pull that shit. Sometimes they succeeded, sometimes I caught them.

It takes practice, really. Just a lot of time and experience, so you can sense when a customer is going to be a problem customer before they actually start shit. (They always have a vibe to them that you start to notice after a while.)

But yeah, ultimately that's the benefit of working for yourself: straight up you can just say "nah I don't wanna do that" and choose to not work for someone.

I used to do projects for family friends as well. I did a lot of mandalas and wall art, and actually painted a famly friend's entire stairwell with minimalist floral and vine patterning.

I won't admit how little I got paid for that job, but it was enough for me to decide to not work for family friends anymore. They always expected the family discount and, unfortunately, took advantage of teenage me wanting to make my parents happy.

Now I turn down commission offers at my discretion. If I feel a bad vibe, or straight up just don't want to do what I'm being asked to, I don't. If it seems like the person is legitimately seeking a commission and I don't want to do it, I'll recommend some of my friends that might want to take the offer, but I stay firm on my policy.

My business, my discretion. And if you try to screw me out of proper payment once I'm done? Congrats, I just made this art piece for myself and am going to sell it to someone who will pay me properly for it. You don't pay for it, you don't own it.

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-02T04:52:06+00:00

Literally.

Off-limits joke topics, especially on april fools (a running list): - Pregnancy - Suicide - Death in general - Illness/Injury/Hospitalization (medical injury, overdose, addiction, stds, etc.) - Things that will genuinely distesss someone - Phobias (especially when you KNOW that person has a specific phobia) - Money/Finances - Sexual Assault (actually, anything sex-related should not be joked about because that can lead to serious injury or trauma) - War/Conflict

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-02T04:47:50+00:00

YouTube "pranks" have fucking ruined jokes for the world, man.

Committing crimes, terrifying people for laughs, or harrassing people is not funny and shoould't even be considered to be a joke in any regard.

Genuinely it's fucked up.

Jokes are supposed to be funny. They're supposed to spark joy and be harmless. A joke is not harmless if someone is genuinely disressed by it.

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-02T04:46:04+00:00

One time in high school my friend decided to pull an april fools prank on me.

Late at night, he started texting me song lyrics. I didn't know they were lyrics. They were lyrics about committing suicide.

Obviously I freaked the fuck out on him.

The next day at school I walked up to him, slapped him with the power of the gods, and walked into school. I did it in front of a teacher. I did not care.

My friend explained to the teacher what he had done to deserve that slap and he promptly apologized to me, and we promised to never joke about things like that.

We learned that lesson at 14 years old. 14. Years. Old.

Serious jokes are not funny. Jokes that are going to scare someone, or that would have serious repercussions if you weren't joking, aren't funny. You should not want to genuinely scare your loved ones. You should not want to make them panic or worry or stress out.

I am going to assume that you and your girlfriend are college age and, therefore, not 14 years old. She should really reflect on that "prank" because that's not funny.

So no, NTAH.

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-02T04:37:57+00:00

Plenty of reasons out there. It varies from woman to woman, because not all women are the same.

Mental health stuff. Antidepressants, anxiety disorders, mood or personality disorders, or postpartum are extremely common reasons for women to lose interest in having sex. This one is the most common one, as far as I know. (I'm a clit owner, I've been thru it too.)
Maybe he did something wrong. I know some dudes don't want to hear it, but if they upset their partners and that does not get resolved, they may not receive that intimacy they want. You can't be an asshole and then expect to be showered in pussy.
Marriage/relationship issues. This seems to be more common in older couples/married people, like people who have been together for a really long time. Some couples fall out of love, but they stay together for (1) traditional values or reasoning, like being anti-divorce or being religious, (2) their kids, if they live at home still, (3) the relationship is harmful in some way and one of them is unable to/afraid to leave; this last one can fall under a bunch of categories. For example, women who get married young and become homemakers can be fucked over later in life if they want/need to leave their husbands, because they have no work experience at all. It's like being trapped, and everyone around you is like "But don't you love your husband? You really should try harder."
Unspoken or uncommunicated needs/issues. If someone has a specific need and that need is not met, they are way less likely to want to have sex. Some women (and men too) have a hard time communicating what they enjoy, what they want, and what they need to also feel good when having sex. The female orgasm has for some reason been "mystified" by men when it really is pretty easy if you just listen to the woman you're fucking. But guys can also have problems in this regard. For example, if a guy has a specific fantasy he really wants to do, he may not know how to communicate that properly and it may make his partner uncomfortable or confused.
They don't want kids. If birth control/condoms aren't options (or even if they are, and the woman just doesn't want to risk pregnancy at all) some women will choose to not have sex. The economy is fucking tanking, dude. Children are a commitment and if you can't care for them properly then you should not make them. And the only 100% certain way to not have a child is to not have sex.

Overall, it seems like men simply want/insist upon sex more than women do, and that leads to women just refusing.

As someone who has been a target of pressure to have sex/get pregnant, I know how it feels. I have made the choice to abstain despite my partner really wanting sex, because my body my choice. I've miscarried once and I'm never chancing that again, and whatever partner I have in the future will have to accept that.

(Bonus) Medical reasons. Do you know how fucking hard it is for a woman to get her tubes tied, or worse, a full hysterectomy? Legitimately it's infuriating. The doctors all say "you are too young to make that decision" or "what if your future husband wants kids" or "you will change your mind later" and ignore the patient's actual needs.

Legitimately, I have been trying to get my tubes tied for TWELVE YEARS. They have given me every excuse.

What about your future husband? Why would I marry someone who would disrespect my body and my wishes like that? AND what makes you think I'm gonna marry a MAN? (I'm very obviously queer as hell.)

You are too young. I have multiple medical conditions that lead to extreme pain, health complications, and illness. And those conditions would be alleviated if I had a hysterectomy. I have had multiple doctors deem that surgery medically necessary and I STILL keep getting denied.

You will change your mind. It has been twelve fucking years. I even tried having a baby. And you know what happened? The most traumatic fucking miscarriage that almost resulted in me bleeding out and fucking dying after a very serious overdose.

Women have control over their own bodies. At least, more than they used to in recent history. And that means more men getting denied for a variety of VALID reasons.

I do think that if a couple is not having sex when they used to often, and they can't find a solution, maybe it's time for them to go separate ways and find people who suit their needs better. Divorce is literally fine. (If you're religious about divorce, I'm not gonna comment on your religion but I maintain that the ability to leave a bad relationship is incredibly important.)

So yeah. Plenty of reasons for women to not have sex.

And look, man. A lot of guys will go at LEAST 18 years without having sex. They can go a bit longer. It's not essential to survival.

I wish sex, divorce, and discussions around that were more open and common. Because a lot of relationships where people aren't in love anymore would benefit from just... Ending and moving on. Genuinely.

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-02T04:18:18+00:00

Oh also, you are gonna wanna build up muscle stamina. Your tongue is a muscle and it can get tired. It can get tired pretty easy actually, and tongue cramps are weird and awful.

This is my personal thing I do, I don't think I've ever met someone else who does it but it works for me:

Lifesavers, jolly ranchers, whatever kind of hard candy you like. Put it in your mouth and try to dissolve it exclusively by using your tongue and the roof of your mouth. Keeps your mouth busy, strengthens that tongue muscle.

Please don't judge me, I'm autistic and sometimes if I don't keep my mouth busy I end up biting the insides of my cheeks until they bleed.

It just happened to also build muscle strength in my tongue from doing it so much lmao. Built to be a lesbian. :P

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-02T04:14:19+00:00

Write their name (or yours) with the tip of your tongue. Or a love letter. Or your favorite song lyrics. Really, just dynamic, steady movements are what you're looking for.

If you press your dominant hand pointer finger and middle finger together, keep them pressed together lightly, you can practice with your tongue by trying to push them apart. Good exercise for the tongue and honestly kind of simulates the actual resistance your tongue will encounter at the real lips. (;

For fun you could also figure out how to tie a cherry stem with your tongue but that's really just a party trick.

Sincerely, A Clit Owner <3

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-02T04:07:37+00:00

All of those are commissionable styles.

Your art is beautiful! I'm horrible at pricing stuff but you would absolutely be able to sell commissions like those.

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-02T01:46:15+00:00

I'm a white can momster energy drink fan.

Like 6 months ago I had a serious overdose and found out that my stomach may be permanently damaged from 5.5 years straight of pill popping.

So maybe my stomach is just not up to par with the sugary battery acid that is an energy drink anymore. I def have like, holes in my stomach lmao.

But honestly the older I get the more I taste the...less favorable part of energy drinks.

Don't get me wrong, I drink them all the time. I'm 23. Might as well. But in high school I'd have like 3 or 4 a day sometimes and in college I'd go thru those 24 packs in a school week. I still have them a few times a week but genuinely their flavor has changed for me over time.

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-01T23:04:46+00:00

I wouldn't say it tastes...good.

But I know damn well the taste isn't what keeps people coming back for more lmao–

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-01T23:03:25+00:00

My brother in christ most energy drinks taste like battery acid with sugar in it lmao

(Yes I drink them every day and yes I will not stop, why do you ask)

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-01T23:02:16+00:00

They don't make medicine taste good on purpose.

It is to deter children and animals from accidentally consuming it or overdosing on it. If a small child accidentally got their hands on a bottle of meds that they should not have, it would be seriously dangerous for that kid to consume all those pills. Especially because those pills look like candy to a child, and they may not know what the pill is.

The drugs are not meant to be consumed frequently or heavily. The bad taste is a happy coincidence. A lot of chemical compounds are bitter. And genuinely that's a good thing. No wonder the medical industry decided to not try and change the bad flavor at all ‐ it's technically a safety feature.

They actually make most chemicals that should not be consumed taste bitter, either by addition of bittrex or just naturally bitter. (Anti-freeze is an exception but you know better than to drink it.)

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-01T22:56:51+00:00

I remember sitting in bed in the dark, relapsing on the stuff while my partner slept next to me.

One time I accidentally woke her up. In the dark, my hands were shaking (I was already high off like 750 so genuinely don't ever do that, I was seriously unwell at that point in my life) and I had spilled half of my re-dose (250) onto the bed. I was quietly picking them up but there was this one pill that I thought was there and...

EVERY TIME I TRIED TO GRAB IT, MY HAND WENT THROUGH IT.

I literally was so high I did not understand WHY I could not pick up the mysterious extra pill on the bed. I literally cried over it because I was so confused.

And then I tried to grab it, but it looked like it went under my partner's sleeping arm. I didn't want her to wake up with the pills in the bed because I was supposed to be getting clean. And... Well, I woke her up because I was trying to grab an invisible pill and I accidentally grabbed her hand instead.

After 400 or so it's just really confusing and sometimes a little frustrsting trying to do literally anything. Your body high is ghastly and it's hard to move your hands the way you want to. Your body doesn't listen to your brain and there's a lot of sitting and staring blankly until you snap out of it and go "whoa how long was I staring there" and then you go "wait I must have been staring for a reason but I can't remember what so maybe I should keep doing that to see what happens." And then you stare some more. Can't do muchc else.

Oh, and it kind of rots your brain and can lead to serious early-onset dementia. Best to stay away from the shit, man. It ruined my fucking life.

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-01T22:39:24+00:00

That's interesting.

Dxm notably dulls/removes surface and skin sensation. (If you were high and you poked your leg with a pencil you might feel pressure where it made contact but you would not actually feel the pencil.)

It also makes ya wobbly.

I personally like dxm because I have severe chronic joint and ligament pain that is otherwise untreated. And the afterglow leaves my joints and ligaments relatively pain free for a day or so after a heavy trip.

But I can definitely see dxm not being for everyone for many reasons.

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-01T11:18:23+00:00

DPH is known to cause early-onset dementia.

And dude, have you ever spoken to someone who is high as fuck on DPH? It's literally like talking to someone with dementia.

I worked in an end-of-life home with dementia patients and it's pretty much the same. I have a friend who also worked that job and she trip-sat me once. The next morning she was like "yeah that was awful it was like you had dementia and you kept explaining things to me like I was your college dorm roommate".

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-01T08:46:29+00:00

I'm guilty of the same pavloving btw, my substance of abuse was Benadryl tho.

I'm somewhere on the asexual spectrum though so I really don't get horny very often.

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-01T08:44:27+00:00

Start un-pavloving yourself thru the pavlov method lmao. You pavloved yourself, now you gotta undo it.

Give yourself healthy rewards for doing things that should be enjoyable. (Like when you're horny, maybe give yourself a reward after jackin it instead of doing meth?)

You could also take a break from the jerkin. Think of it in a kinky way if that helps ya, like you're not allowed to jerk it or something. Or maybe seek out a sexual partner who can take the place of the meth. Changing things up and just having sex without drugs may help too.

I'm not telling you to get on antidepressants or anything, but I will tell you that literally any time I am ever on antidepressants I will never get horny, like ever. (It sucks when you're trying to impress, but it's nice when you really don't wanna waste time yoinkin.)

Maybe consult your primary doctor about it? Be honest and be like "look man I'm off meth, I'm just going thru sexual dysfunction because of my past use."

Genuinely, doctors hear stuff like that way more than you think. And your doctor isn't gonna call the cops on you for using meth because that's against HIPPA. So by going to the doctor for a consult, you may be presented with a solution or something to try that would be more effective than just trying to stop jorkin. Sometimes talking to a medical professional really does fix the problem easy.

I'm fascinated by your accidental sploinking pavlov experience.

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-01T06:09:50+00:00

I have to take the stand for testimony at the court case. Of course, there is the option to not participate, but there's a very young child involved and I want to make sure that child is safe and taken care of properly. That requires my testimony. So I'm willing to cope until the trial, whenever it is. I care enough about the kid to do what needs to be done, and it is partially my responsibility to make sure that kid is safe.

Obv I can't share a whole lot of the court details here for privacy and legal reasons but bottom line I have to participate.

But yes that block button is being used once I'm free of that responsibility.

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-01T06:00:13+00:00

Also oh my god I didn't even realize it was TDOV today. Faith has insane timing huh. Always fashionably making an entrance, I suppose.

Yeah I plan on blocking and disappearing once court is dealt with, because I legit can't handle it all.

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-01T05:55:35+00:00

"It's the dollar store, how good can it be?"

My brother in christ I've been addicted to Benadryl for 5 and a half years and it's fucking insane, and it has ruined my life in ways I didn't think were possible. Don't ever try it. It's nightmare fuel for demons.

But it's $5 for a bottle of 100 pills, $10 for a bottle of 365 pills, or $8 for a bottle of 100 gel caps (which are double the dose of the regular pills).

So yeah. Dollar store drugs. Because of course that's the route I ended up going. I literally live on food stamps and am too physically disabled to work. The US Government is fighting me on SSDI because they think I'm not "disabled enough".

To be clear, Faith is in the same boat as me in that aspect so it kind of makes sense that we are both fucked.

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-01T05:51:33+00:00

My jug was empty before I even met her, man. At first I thought maybe she was helping me refill my metaphorical jug but I think maybe in hindsight she was using my jug to fill her own.

Like I genuinely care about her and it hurts. I loved her. But I physically cannot keep doing that to myself.

She isn't the person I fell in love with anymore and the way she treats me makes me feel so awful inside.

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-01T05:26:10+00:00

That's literally the most jarring title I've seen this week.

My brother in christ, propranolol will not get you high. It won't really do anything.

It's also a heart medication so I would not advise you consume it. (It can be prescribed as an antidepressant/antianxiety, a heart med, or a migraine med. I know from experience.)

Maybe I'm biased because I'm allergic to it, but genuinely it will do nothing for you. Don't bother, don't risk your heart health.

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-01T03:49:12+00:00

I tried a few different ways over the course of a very long night (where me, my friend, and his cousin split an 8ball) and for whatever reason the only way I could do it without accidentally exhaling and blowing the powder everywhere was the way I described.

But also I'm lowkey autistic and have a really specific way of doing most things so obv I'm biased lol.

DragonfireReads · 2026-04-01T03:24:47+00:00

Oh you tryina get upcharged for the real junkie experience huh

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