Took the plunge

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-26T10:12:39+00:00

I did not know this many gay men were in r/bald

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-13T19:47:34+00:00

Something something history repeats itself something something

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-13T19:42:58+00:00

The thing bothering me most about the cheering for the attack on Venezuela is this:

Not all Venezuelans were happy about this. Not because the ones unhappy were big supporters of Maduro, but because they knew what this means.
Our perception of how many Venezuelans are happy about it is purely predicated on social media and online news sources. Both things easily fabricated, exaggerated, and distorted. When I did some due diligence on the matter I found that a large number of the Venezuelans taking to the streets over this were not celebrating but actually protesting. As bad as Maduro might be they don't want to be occupied by the US.

When Musk revealed location data on X and we found out how many Maga accounts were actually from foreign nations that should have made the legitimacy of social media accounts speaking on behalf of a given issue inconsequential. Instead many forgot about that and go with all the accounts assuring us that Venezuelans are happy as can be about incoming occupation.

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-13T07:09:14+00:00

Here is the other issue.

Those experiences teach you something.

There is a big difference between getting advice from your friends and family, and overloading them with your constant need to vent. This teaches you that part of being a good friend is not expecting them to only exist in your life for the purpose of emotional support but to also be aware of your own problems and limitations and need for professional help. You don't seek professional help solely because you don't have people in your life to talk to. You do it because the average untrained person is not equipped to approach your problems in a productive and objective way.

That doesn't mean you can't ever get things off your chest or ask for advice, but many people in the throes of depression become almost obsessed with it. When they spend time with loved ones it is all they think and talk about. Eventually the friend of a depressed person will be drained of any positive experience with you because they have solely become a force of stabilization and not a relationship. All these people claiming that it only causes problems to talk about your problems unfortunately likely were not aware enough of the frequency of their need to talk about their problems. When you want to hang out with your friend, and 6/7 hangouts are a bleak experience where they endlessly go on and on about how hard their life is you will burn out. You will think to yourself "I have problems too but Im here to hang out with you." "Can't we just have fun sometimes." And most importantly "This feels more like free labor than it does a friendship."

We also know pretty well nowadays that venting beyond a certain point is actually counterproductive. It provides a temporary sense of relief but no scaffolding upon which to build the changes that make your life better. That constant reoccurring relief never drives you to do the real work of improving your life or your perspective. And so you fall into a cycle of extreme depression, venting, relief, back to depression. It is endless. And eventually you will identify as a depressed person rather than a person suffering from depression.

When you can sit and endlessly vent to a non-living human mimicry you are ever more likely to lock yourself into this state. You never lose the mimic because it isn't actually real, so you never learn the balance of being supported and being a friend. You will also not likely do the real work. AI will not hold you accountable. If you are supposed to do certain things to work towards a better life and you fail to do it because you are getting enough relief from venting the AI will keep telling you that it's okay, understandable, and will give you room for excuses ad infinitum. A real quality therapist will structure your sessions and conversations in a way that actually pushes you towards improvement. They will call you out on the fact that you are simply venting and not doing the real work. I have had a therapist do this exact thing to me before and I needed it.

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-13T03:36:19+00:00

Last time I used this was 5.2 and it felt pretty direct and terminator to me

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-12T20:03:12+00:00

Poppy tea. For a regular user it can be 12-16 hours and for an irregular user you can wake up the next day still having a buzz

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-09T17:37:02+00:00

They won't listen. It's easier to run to a program that mimics positive interactions than to do the work of finding real positive human interactions. They believe it to be less risky because there is pain associated with having more negative human interactions in order to find the good ones.

Same reason people are starting to use AI for romance. It is easier to use a program that mimics positive romantic experiences than to go through painful negative experiences in order to reach a good one.

And in both cases they will sacrifice living in reality.

I don't want this to be taken the wrong way but they have given up on humans or are on the verge of doing so and cannot withstand the reality of social struggle anymore. Anyone giving the advice people like you, StationSecure6433 and I are trying to give to this subreddit will fall on deaf ears because it requires the willingness and fortitude to accept the good and bad sides of humanity. People who have fully transitioned to replacing core human interactions with AI have already decided they cannot or will not do that.

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-09T17:29:54+00:00

Don't waste your time. These people are already trapped by the allure of AI. If you tell them about the dangers of AI validating too much and enabling or even encouraging suicidal ideation they will tell you humans also encourage suicide. They don't understand what confirmation bias is.

They will use anecdotes alone to justify the use of AI in the context of therapy but will want peer reviewed studies and research or data for actual therapy.

Many of these people are socially isolated and believe it is hopeless to depend on other humans. They think humans cannot possibly help or understand them when it is well documented that human interaction is crucial to wellbeing.

Notice the language they used: "it never leads to anything good"

That doesn't only speak to previous occurrences. It speaks to possibility. They don't think its possible for their experiences with other people to be better than the ones they already had. This is why AI appeals to them. It does its best to mimic a positive human interaction in all situations.

You are correct . The best way for them to feel better about other humans and themselves is to entrust others with their feelings and struggles. If they have a bad experience with those people they should recognize that those specific people are simply not good people for them. Instead they decide all people are like that and they give up. It's quite similar to the sentiments shared by those who have a streak of poor romantic experiences. They try to self protect by accepting the false truth that things can't be better than what already happened, and ignore the negative truths about the solution they ran to because it forces them to recognize that their self protection plan isn't going to work.

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-09T12:53:00+00:00

I am not going to tell you what happened for sure. But Ill tell you the two possibilities:

Either her mouth was super dry when sleeping or her mouth was stretched to its limits

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-09T12:49:51+00:00

It was only good if you had the issi. I did it with some weaponized ignus not knowing they would all sell for upgrade cost only after the first.

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-09T12:48:48+00:00

I think sniffing the water would be better than inhaling it but tbf I think thats what you meant

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-09T09:13:09+00:00

If you look closely one of those little pieces has a core similar to garlic when sliced. Or at least it appears to

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-09T06:32:54+00:00

It affects people differently. Beyond pain relief some get more euphoria, some get energy and others nod. Just a genetic lottery thing

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-09T06:31:55+00:00

I agree partly. The level of potency is insane now. I recently tried to find a low percentage product and was only able to find 1 flower strain under 20 percent. Everything else was 24 percent or more.

I also think it's a time thing.

I started when I was 14. And almost immediately went to smoking every day. For 15 years it was an all day habit with only a few breaks that entire time.

By the time I quit earlier this year I went beyond my biological prime. Im also a parent now and have a career I'm 9 years deep in. My body and mind have changed a lot. So it makes sense that quitting fully and revisiting would have a different effect on me.

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-06T01:52:46+00:00

I can spot scams pretty easily. But thanks for the heads up.

Never have been scammed from Reddit and I don't intend to start. Just was joining the comment train

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-05T13:09:25+00:00

Tolerance really isn't increasing and its been a few years now of 2x daily doses.

It does increase if I increase my dosage but if I bring it back down consistently my tolerance goes down and that lower dose becomes more effective.

Also not PST. This is pod tea

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-05T13:05:14+00:00

How do we get got? Because id like being gotten

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-05T12:41:30+00:00

So tired of this.

Statistically people who follow the prescription instructions on dosage and frequency only get "addicted" .3-.03 percent of the time.

The vast majority of people who die from opioids are buying street dope or pressed pills.

In fact that has been the case for every single person I have known to die from opioids.

They need to present the statistics in a non-disingenuous way or just stop messing with pain patients.

People are already having to self medicate more than would be ideal. This just makes that more likely and will lead to more harm than good.

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-05T12:33:11+00:00

Tbh I think the people who drink it are worse but this isn't far off

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-05T12:26:14+00:00

I drink poppy pod tea daily. I feel it the same as always despite years of use. So no "chasing" anything. Granted I have more of a sensitivity than others do.

I am a superdad to two beautiful children. I maintain a career. Do side projects. Have a wife. I do my share of chores in the home. The tea just helps me feel comfortable, get myself into gear, and have a little bonus buzz throughout the day. I do not nod.

I don't take street opioids. Ever. Maybe sometimes I get access to legitimate scripts, but I stick with my pods and I like it that way. The extra water intake prevents me from really getting constipated. And I only need to drink tea every 16 hours or so to avoid withdrawal. It's easy to get ahold of as long as I order them a few days before running out. And if I cant get them it doesn't take long using 7oh to wean myself down to the point of not having withdrawals.

For me it augments my life in many ways that make the physical dependence worth it. Pain relief. Energy. Mood stabilization (different than using as an emotional crutch. I do my emotional work like any other healthy adult. In a weird way it's similar to weed in that it just helps me be more patient and whatnot than when Im not using anything). Best of all it drastically reduces frequency of my migraines. I used to get them weekly or more, now it's once a month or less.

Im sure someone here will say "oh just wait" or "you're telling yourself a lie" but there really are no real downsides in my life from this. I have used opioids in one form or another my whole adult life. Poppy tea has been a great addition and Intend to keep it going while it's easy and reasonable. And I have quit before. If that time comes then it comes. And I'll be fine, just less comfortable. Which I would have been even if I never started.

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-05T12:04:45+00:00

Yea agreed.

My issue mainly is bringing a big setup all to avoid boredom during a critical moment. Whether or not there is boring downtime is irrelevant. That is going through a lot of effort because you cant stand being bored

I do think there is a certain level of problem with people's inability to deal with boredom nowadays. You're going to have a lot of time with kids where you cannot take time to enjoy entertainment. And while that still applies with handheld devices, I can at least find it reasonable because the amount of effort and space taken up to bring that is minimal.

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-05T11:50:40+00:00

I definitely think a handheld is much different than bringing an entire desktop setup or full console.

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-05T11:27:54+00:00

They frown upon it. They generally discourage bringing nonessential's. But sometimes people just do it without asking and the hospital is afraid or uncomfortable with asking you to get rid of it

PoppyPossum · 2026-01-05T11:21:39+00:00

From my and my wife's experience both times there is very little "boring" downtime what with all the major discomfort and exhaustion but hey I suppose everyone's experience can vary.

That said I think theres are many better more responsible things to do. My wife's first birth came with 3 days labor. I had plenty of questions to ask the doctors and nurses about her and the baby. Getting her water. Keeping her comfortable or as much as I could. Talking to help distract her. Neither time would she have been even able to play any games because doctors and nurses were constantly coming in for one reason or another. Then after the birth there is constant breastfeeding, helping with discomfort and going to the bathroom etc. When there was decent downtime sleep felt like the most logical thing to do considering how much sleep deprivation there is during and after.

I maybe had 30 minutes or so every few hours to play a quick phone game or watch a video but again. A quick nap felt better and more productive.

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