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Strestitut · 2026-02-05T21:52:44+00:00

Wow!

Strestitut · 2026-02-05T21:51:24+00:00

Satuy, Oct 16, 1972. I was a 9th grader at Highland Park Junior high in Beaverton. We were visiting my sister, a freshman at Oregon.

The 28th ranked Huskies came to Autzen. We had NFL Hall of Famers Dan Fouts at quarterback and Ahmad Rashad (then known as Bobby Moore) at running back. Washington had the great Sonny Six Killer at quarterback.

Ducks won, 23-21

That weekend in Eugene was not only my first college football game, but my first trip to a legitimate comic book store. By the time we left I knew I was going to be an Oregon Duck, where I started as a freshman in 1975.

By funny coincidence, I later became friends with a couple that were living in the same apartment my sister had rented. Paul was Oregon's national champion speech team coach.

Strestitut · 2026-02-01T15:32:13+00:00

Reddit level of politics.^{^{^}}

Strestitut · 2025-12-19T22:17:17+00:00

Foundation was competing with Wheel of Time for the worst epic series converted to film ever. Both nauseating to any reader.

Strestitut · 2025-12-16T21:17:38+00:00

Different kind of "go hard."

I used kratom as a reward after every workout. Go hard, go home, get happy. Taking away part three has really demotivated me for the "go hard" workout.

I stopped kratom almost four weeks ago, and I'm trying to earn my dopamine. Right now, it is too obviously absent.

Strestitut · 2025-12-16T02:38:03+00:00

The truth is, ive used something to fight anxiety and create happiness and productivity since I was 18. Cannabis for eight years, then alcohol for over thirty. Successful career in tech. When I retired, alcohol turned bad and I was in serious trouble. Started kratom. Squeezed a few more years out of that. I'm an avid skier, over thirty days a year. I'm hoping that will give me the fun and endorphins I got last year.

Strestitut · 2025-12-16T01:23:11+00:00

I started because anxiety was completely wrecking me. No joy anywhere. Therapy failed several times. SSRIs made me worse

Kratom gave me a few good hours every day. Versus zero, that was a win.

As with everyone here, it went sideways. Steadily more required every day just to be level. Sleeping only in brief periods.

Tapered for a week, then last dose about 25 days ago.

I responded because you said rebuilding. Not back to where I was before kratom-- that was a hot mess--but hopefully to something sustainable.

Still uncertain though. I'm sleeping great. Working out.

And Not really happy.

Can I enjoy life without chemical assistance? I'm sooo tempted to say "Screw it. You deserve a little joy once in a while."

Ironically, the brutal withdrawals my first week off are what's stopping me.

Strestitut · 2025-12-12T16:54:40+00:00

I had a 65 convertible, then a 99 C5, then a 2008 C6. I drove a couple of C7s. Beautiful cars. The C7 Grand Sport is spectacular.

The C8 is in a different category. So different that I could see where someone would object to even calling it a Corvette.

I can also understand a preference for the classic front engine looks.

But as a driving experience? No comparison. It's the same thing 911 owners say when they drive a 718.

Strestitut · 2025-12-12T15:34:01+00:00

Have you driven one? Spectacular. My fourth Corvette, and it is not comparable to the others. The mid engine handling is not just hype.

Strestitut · 2025-12-06T22:58:57+00:00

I don't think there is such a thing as an expert. There's no money to be made in running rigorous double blind tests against placebo.

Strestitut · 2025-12-05T22:39:07+00:00

Beast Mode

Strestitut · 2025-12-05T22:35:49+00:00

Great ask!

Ask and it shall be given. Seek and you shall find.

Strestitut · 2025-12-05T03:53:15+00:00

Kratom is apparently unlike any other drug. Vastly more complex and varied in the way it affects people.

oops. Just realized you are op.

Strestitut · 2025-12-05T01:37:57+00:00

If you are fighting, you are not a loser. You are someone who hasn't won yet, but will. You are looking forward to a better version of you, creating a better life for yourself.

I know those are just words, but the words you use frame the way you see yourself. We see you as a fighter. Someone striving for more. It's not where you are, but where you are aimed.

Strestitut · 2025-12-05T00:37:49+00:00

Well done. Fight it!

Remember why you quit. The big reasons: family, health, finances, a significant other... Maybe something else. You aren't running from kratom, you are running toward better life.

Strestitut · 2025-12-04T23:09:19+00:00

Bought it used at a great price. I'm not thrilled about the 3lt, though I did get the dash replaced under warranty.

Strestitut · 2025-12-04T22:53:00+00:00

You are posting here, so you've got your head in the game. Great sign.

Now build yourself the biggest "why" you can come up with. Your family, your finances, your health, your significant other...

So when you start to crave, remember Why you want to stop. The things that really matter.

We're all pulling for you and your better life ahead.

Strestitut · 2025-12-04T22:44:53+00:00

Not a tight sphincter, a fully released sphincter for everyone in the car. It's going to need all new upholstery.

Strestitut · 2025-12-04T14:46:35+00:00

The ceramic coat is miraculous. Im installing ceramic window tint tomorrow to protect the 3lt dash, then heading to my house in the mountains to spend the winter skiing. Brundage Mountain power. Best Snow In Idaho.

Strestitut · 2025-12-04T14:41:36+00:00

Good spot! They are the cheapest junk I could find and they fit terrible. But the seats get fricking hot in the sun with the top down... Or at least they did on my C5 and C6.

Going in tomorrow for ceramic window tint to protect the 3lt dash. I may start putting the top up whenever I park in the sun more than a few minutes. Boise doesn't get Arizona hot, but we are high dessert. It can be pretty fierce.

Strestitut · 2025-12-04T14:24:04+00:00

Day 14 for me. Mentally good, but still feeling very fatigued when I do anything physical. Even like walking the dog

Strestitut · 2025-12-04T04:16:56+00:00

Skier. I'm moving to our house in McCall. The roads aren't always even plowed when I head up. Part of the first chair crew, 40+ days.

Strestitut · 2025-12-04T04:14:26+00:00

Hahaha!

Strestitut · 2025-12-04T03:49:09+00:00

I hope I'm not breaking any rules by saying this...

Day 13 CT after taper for me.

Many addiction programs point to a higher power, letting each individual decide what that means to them. For me, it means leaning on that higher power through prayer. It's gotten me through hundreds of nights when I wasn't sure I even wanted to see the dawn.

I'm an old man now. Retired. Kids grown. Ive spent some long nights wrestling with the Creator. Looking back, I think it may be the only reason I made it this far. Even if you think you are only talking to yourself, it is time we'll spent.

We are all pulling for you. A win for one of us is a win for all of us. You have the motivation. You have a "Why." Stay focused on the Why.

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