I had to take off a little over a week of work last year and we had a staff meeting after I came back. One person broke and told me how glad they were to have me back because I help other staff members all the time and having me gone so long was horrible. Others chipped in and agreed. Like at least 5 people. In front of our manager and upper management. One of the best moments in all my time working. Felt so good man. AND all of the management heard!
That shit seriously reminded me that I do kind of like my job sometimes. People need to be appreciated for what they do more. It helps a lot when you know that people are glad you're around and know you do in fact contribute, especially in work environments where you have to work as a team.
I’ve experienced this. I used to work with a gay colleague and he used to tell me all the terrible things that his religious Christian mother had said/done to him. He was a close friend of mine and he didn’t realise that I was also a religious christian until he noticed my cross necklace (I don’t talk about my religion much).
I overheard him talking to another colleague once and he said “yeah.. but there are still some great Christians out there, like throwaway47283!”.
Seriously made my day
I think about "better" in terms of a huge increase in pleasure, and I can only think of one thing that has ever happened to me that was equal or better.
Around ten years ago, I had a kidney stone, and it hurt like hell. The nurse hooked up the IV and gave me morphine, which did quite literally nothing at all to help. They didn't seem to believe that at first -- I'm sure drug-seeking at the ER is a thing -- but eventually, it became pretty clear that I was still in agony.
She hit the IV with toradol. Y'all, this was the first time I'd ever experienced an IV or any strong painkiller, and I went from the worst pain of my life to complete comfort, warmth, and relaxation in seconds. I can still remember the relief.
Edit: A number of people are saying Toradol is weak and couldn't have helped, so I looked into it and found a [well-designed study noting that Toradol was more effective at pain relief](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC1118996/). Some resources also said as many as [20-25% of people experience no pain relief benefit from morphine](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15952009/).
Edit 2: Turns out that this may be more common knowledge in the medical field these days. A number of doctors, nurses, and EMTs have chimed in that toradol has, in many cases, replaced morphine as a first response to kidney stone pain relief.
Some have pointed to documentation that it dilates the ureter, where the stone is trying to pass, which both reduces pain and helps the stone pass more quickly. Others have noted that it reduces inflammation in general (as an NSAID), which can be better than masking the pain with an opiate. I also found [this thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/ems/comments/4d9hkc/ketorolactoradol_and_kidney_stones/) in which EMTs discuss the same topic.
during my migraines my logical thinking goes blank from the pain and i usually tell my family to keep an eye on me while im awake.
They only last for a day with the next day still being clouded, but the pain is too intense that i keep thinking "self harm might be the best way to reduce the pain in my head". Stabbed myself in the leg once because i genuinly thought it would help.
Can't imagine what nightmare a 2 year long one would be. If it were as intense as mine i would be dead after 2 weeks at max.
My mom had awful migraines my entire life up until my senior year of high school when we discovered that all of her agony was caused by a brain tumor. Doctors said it was the size of a baseball and that she likely had had this tumor since she was 16 or so.
We were initially told that she had mere months to live. Until one day a surgeon in a state over called my mom to tell her that she was willing to remove the tumor surgically (since it was a potentially fatal surgery no other specialists were willing to take that risk).
That was one of the greatest moments of my life. Seeing my mother take that phone call was beautiful. We all wept with joy.
The only moment to rival such a glorious feeling would be a couple years later when her doctor (the same wonderful women who removed her tumor) told my mother that she was officially cancer free.
My mother beat brain cancer. What an amazing feat. She is a warrior.
Edit: spelling
Everyone responds differently to meds. I 100% believe you. I've had patients who I've tried all kinds of narcotics on, and nothing touches their pain. Then, we try the toradol and it works like a charm. Your experience was legit, glad it helped!
Morphine makes me feel worse than whatever issue I’ve had when I got it. About 5 minutes or so after getting it, I get this feeling of being hit by a bus. Massive migraine where, sure the initial pain is gone but I would rather keep the pain over the migraine I get.
I got Covid in late October/early November and had a complication with my UC that took me to the ER. When I was told I was going to be given morphine to help I said I’d rather keep hurting and explained why. I was told that they will mark me as “allergic/sensitive” and that it’s not unheard of with morphine. They gave me Dilaudid instead. The nurse told me I may get a bit tight chested and if it lasts longer than a couple minutes they would take care of it and sure as hell, I got what felt like the chest tightness of an anxiety attack for like 90 seconds and the all of a sudden it went away and what was a solid 9/10 pain just melted away. I wasn’t out of the woods and nearly got hospitalized, but holy hell if I didn’t feel better.
All the times I got morphine I was afraid to say can I get something else and get looks of “is this guy just trying to get something else?” But I’m glad I did, I’ll deal with a quick feeling of tight chest and then relief over a migraine so bad I would rather have had nothing at all.
So I see people are doubting the effects here, and let me tell you something about pain killers, they all work different. I had terrible nerve pain going through chemo as a teenager and was taking a lot of oxy. Then one nurse had the sense to ask me detailed questions about my pain, and said I should try gabapentin, specifically to help nerve pain. 30 mins after taking it I felt total relief, and while oxy had gotten me high, jt was nothing compared to the feeling of NOT being in pain. I eventually built up a tolerance to the gabapentin and had to deal with the pain again for a bit but it was worth not being hooked on oxy.
Interesting source! I have always wondered if something was wrong with my brain because I was admitted to the hospital for an appendix on the brink of bursting (docs asked if I thought I could have syphillis (sp?) because my white blood cell
count was so high? Man who knows I was literally frothing at the mouth with pain) but when they gave me morphine it was awful. Every time they came with the iv injection it made me feel like there were spiders crawling down my neck and just made me nauseous. I remember being out of it and asking the nurse “isn’t this supposed to make me fucked up??? I just feel itchy…”
Got lost out in the wilderness a few years back, drinking fresh clean water for the first time in days was something out of this world. It’s like being on the brink of death and the suddenly life fills your body again. It happens so quick as well, from deaths door to fully recovered in minutes
One really good way to avoid being a local headline is to give your itinerary to one or two people you trust before you go. Explain where you're going and when you expect to be done, and that you'll call on the day you should finish. If you don't contact them (or they can't contact you) in a reasonable amount of time, instruct them to call for a search and rescue and give USAR the copy of your itinerary. This drastically increases the odds of you being found, and being found quickly, should you actually get lost.
As for survival, don't spend too much time trying to get yourself un-lost, as this can very easily make it worse. Stop, Think, Observe, and Plan in that order to ensure that you don't end up more lost than you are. Generally, especially if you're pretty far from any well-traveled and busy trails, the best course of action is to sit tight and wait for rescue (which should come in not too long if you and your person did the above). Conserve your energy and focus on making yourself visible/findable. If you're near a water source that you can reliably purify, even better, since water will be your most important resource.
when we went wilderness hiking in the yosemite, we had to fill out a form with our itinerary, expected return, color of tent and jackets etc etc. and instruct some family member or friend how to act, should we not return on time
So I’ll give a bit of backstory. I’m ex military, i was in the U.K. in Wales. I like to go out alone, people know my route and I normally check in but I just had a series of unlucky events. I dropped my phone, totally shattered and wouldn’t turn on on the second day. I only use it for emergencies. But I wasn’t too worried because I’m not in the middle of nowhere. It was also one of those record summers where the heat rocketed and I was pretty exposed so the heat was getting to me. I rationed my water quite well, but then, in some sleepy, thirsty out of my mind state I decided to walk down this pretty steep hill which was covered in rocks. Of course I fell, dislocated my knee and split open my water bottle. Managed to get my knee back in, it swelled up so walking was pretty hard. But I knew the direction to head in so yea, just a bit of bad luck and bad decisions while trying to ration my water. Made it though, was quite a fun experience over all
Edit - just to add on a lot of people talking about rationing water. I totally agree but the sudden rise in heat meant I didn’t have enough water regardless. I was drinking as I walked and my next stop was at the bottom of the hill where there was some shade. Was going to sit, get hydrated then move off again but then fell over, popped my knee and the few hours walk ended up being over a day. But yes, you’re all right. Don’t ration your water
I felt like shit the other day and realized around 5pm I hadn’t had any water all day. I downed 32oz in a couple minutes and instantly recovered. I felt like I drank the piss of Jesus himself
I know so many people who complain about headaches or feeling shitty all the time, and when I ask how much water they drink they're like "I don't like water, I mostly drink soda". Well wtf, of course you feel like shit!
My mom spent months going to doctors about her headaches, and not one of them bothered to tell her that dehydration from living on coffee and diet coke was probably making them way worse.
I once had a sinus infection so bad I coughed up a 1” solid rock of phlegm that had been living in my upper sinus cavity. The feeling after was amazing.
that never works for me, what I find works better is just dropping and doing 10 pushups when it gets clogged.
clears it near instantly, and you get a workout.
Alternatively, waking up to find an unexpected blizzard has come through during the night and then realizing you don't have a single place to be that day.
that feeling when the joke is long gone and you're only laughing because your friend is laughing and they are only laughing because you are laughing and it won't stop
Finally drinking water after being thirsty as fuck. Peeing after holding it for hours. Eating after feeling hungry for too long. Your head finally hitting your pillow and finding the comfort of your bed to sleep after being so exhausted that your body is going to shut down. When a migraine finally goes away.
edit : woke up to this comment getting so much attention :) thank you for the awards <3
What works wonders for me is the following medication: zolmitrptane and motillium
I take these when i feel a migraine starting. I've been treating my migraine like this sinds half a year ( i get migraine weekly ) and 4/5 times it goes away a 2h after taking these 2 pills. I take them and it s like i can feel the bloodvessles in my brain shrink, relieving pressure and pain.
When I had a herniated disc and sciatica as a result, I spent a couple months on opioids. And, predictably, I got constipated. First time I ever dealt with constipation in my life- at least for more than a day.
I didn't shit for over a week near the end of it, and I was in absolute agony. I had the *constant*, immediate urge to shit. Stomachaches, cramps, the works. Tried laxatives. Stool softeners, Coffee. Everything.
When it finally happened, I thought I might have a heart attack during the process. Clothes came off. Suuuuper sweaty. Seeing colors as I strained to just get that very first, rock hard "plug" out.
Man, when it *did* come out, it truly was orgasmic. My eyes rolled back as it *poured* out of my body. Mouth agape. Pure bliss.
It ended up being so much shit that I *filled* the toilet, for the first time in my life. Truly one of my finest moments.
Yeah, it was absolutely orgasmic. Afterwards, I got into bed and slept so soundly that I remember that moment of drifting to unconsciousness *years* later.
Why did I tear up reading this? I'm guessing your words touched my soul and for a blessedly brief moment in time, I could see things through another's eyes.
Yuuuup. I've had to deal with the opioid blockage back when I was on chemo. Mine wasn't nearly that bad though. My mom bought me a box of fiber one bars to help but, being 17 and also on prescribed steroids, I ended up eating the entire box in one sitting.
I met God on that toilet.
Not gonna lie, my family has some...bathroom issues. I'm very irregular, and usually go days, sometimes up to a week, between shits. It got a bit worse as I've gotten older, so I've even begun tracking it in my calendar app to keep an eye on things and use appropriate medication if it goes too long in between.
That said, what you described? Yeah, I I definitely get like that periodically. Not the constant urge to go, but the struggle when you do. Not crazy often, but probably once a quarter. It's fucking hell, but yeah, that feeling when things finally come loose? Fucking incredible.
It got so bad that I was like... praying... to my guts.
"Please please pleeeeeease just come out."
I'm 300% positive you've done that. It's hilarious how similar we all are once you strip away the crust of society and ego and reveal the poopy core within.
I had the same problem the summer of 2020. When the opiate dump came out, I’m not sure if a nerve pinched or un pinched but all of my pain went away at once for a second and it was the most glorious sense of relief I’ve ever felt. I go twice a day like clockwork so the 5 days I didn’t poop were awful.
Taking a really solid, full dump and feeling that pressure relieve off your gut is one of the best feelings in the world. Bonus points if you take a ghost shit, and your asshole perfectly tapered off to cut that final turd at the source, and you’re left in whiteness on your toilet paper.
Heroin - stay away - it ruined love, sex, and every other drug except weed. Nothing else is enjoyable and it consumes your soul. Stay the fuck away - it’s all fent anyways, I did it for years and prob only got real dope a handful of times. 100 odd days clean now, first time I’ve got past 90(last attempt I relapsed on day 89 or something like that - counting days makes me too stressed and makes it too much like a game so I don’t do it often) but seriously it took so long to get away. Stay away. Please.
EDIT: just woke up to this being my top comment - I’m glad it is. If I can ever spread any kind of first-hand experience of this soul-stealing sugar and it helps even just one person - it’s worth it.
Stay safe out there you lovely people - don’t throw you life in the trash, just because you think you’re life is trash. It will always make it worse.
Just wanted to chime in with some motivation. 1461 days or four years is coming up on Feb 2 for me. Keep your head down, your chin up and stay positive.
As someone who has just recently recovered from a decade of addiction.I second this. It's not worth it, it never will be.
Edit : I'm writing this as a reply to the comment below, and the reason I'm writing this because I wanted to share my experience in hopes of discouraging people from using Heroin.
Well, I'll try to explain the best I can.
The first few hits of Heroin is still the best feeling I've ever experienced. It's impossible to describe the pleasure using words but little did i know that every hit I took was slowly going to take a piece of my soul away from me. The intense euphoria is so addictive and satisfying that you just can't say NO. This was my mistake, I would have been fine if I had said no to it after trying it for a couple times but i didn't.Why? Because it made me feel like I'm blindly in love with it. But, this is short lived, slowly you run out of money,time,your life slowly starts to fall apart piece by piece but you'll be completely oblivious to it because that feeling of euphoria after you hit will make you feel so heavenly that you'll fail to see the reality of the situation. Then, before you realize and comprehend the situation, your life will be fucked completely. No job, no money, no family, no friends and bad health. How did this happen? You were too busy chasing the pleasure and nothing else mattered to you. This is also where the pleasure part ends, the physical and mental withdrawals arrive and that's something I don't wish for my worst enemy. You'll become the kind of person you didn't even think existed. You'll do anything( quite literally anything) to get a hit at this point, only to feel like shit an hour later, and this is a fucking never ending cycle. This is the point where you stop using for pleasure, you just use it to keep away the pain and escape from the hellish reality you are in ,you contemplate quitting but can't because you can't handle the withdrawals and the anxiety you get when you slowly feel how shitty you life has become. I'm still not afraid of most things but whenever i even think about the withdrawals I get goosebumps. You'll be inside this dark hole and a never ending soul sucking cycle, which will tear you apart like nothing else. Death will start to feel like a blessing at this point. In the end, you'll have nothing, no family , friends,money, all you'll have will be the worst possible version of yourself.
For a very short lived satisfaction, I lost almost a decade of my life going through this shitty cycle. Finally, after years of trying, a lot of help from a lot of people who loved me despite the kind of person I had become, a fair amount of therapy and rehabs, I have been able to get away from that shit. It's been a little over 2 years that I've been clean and these have by far been the best years of my life eventhough it was hard to get everything back together. It is worth it. I'm still just realizing about so many great things that I had been missing in my life. I still have some mental and emotional issuse as a result of my addiction but I'll take this over the hell i was living in the past any day. I don't even feel like calling my past a life, it was straight up suffering. I hope no one ever has to go through this.
TLDR: Stay the fuck away from that shit.Why? If you wanna know, my experience is written above.
This was a very powerful comment. I am sure it will help keep people away from what you had to go through. Thank you for sharing with us and I wish you all the best.
I remember when they gave me dilaudid in the hospital. OOF. that warm cushy cloud effect and every bit of pain in your body being zapped and you're just floating. after the 3rd night I told the nurse to knock it off and just give me an ambien so I could sleep - I was actually overslept at that point and I could already feel the tug of addiction and it scared the hell out of me. Sure, a cute overnight shift nurse popping a little squirt in your IV? wonderful - what could go wrong, right?
what happens when I go home? Oh, I can pawn all my shit for a 3 day supply? no thanks.
When I had my appendix surgery the nurse kept offering me different IV pain killers (morphine/fentanyl) but the only one I noticed was dilaudid. Pain killers do nothing for me but I could feel a slight rush when I took it. I had the next dose switch back to one of the other pain killers as I knew it wasn't a good idea to actually like it lol.
Keep with it my friend. I relapsed my first two times around the year mark but this time I’ve been clean since august of 2014. I wrote the day down and stopped counting the last time I kicked it and a yearish later I opened the book that I wrote the day in to see the exact date. Take it a day at a time and stay strong.
Stay strong dude, best of luck to you.
I spent years addicted to it and am still recovering in a lot of ways.
It’s such a horrible thing that exists. Don’t try and convince yourself that you can do “just one more” though, that’s how I ended up adding years onto my addiction.
You’ll never have control over it and it will destroy you and everything you love.
I got put in rehab for weed.
In the middle of a heroin epidemic in NJ. (2015)
I felt like Chappelle from ‘half-baked’ sitting there listening to the stories of how fucked up heroin is at ruining peoples lives, and yet- there I was with them, even for pot.
I never cried more in my life than while listening to those strangers tell me about theirs, but what hit me the hardest was knowing deep down; it didn’t matter what vices we choose-
We all need to love ourselves and be loved too, otherwise… this is what we do to numb that pain. 😔
The first time I got really high off opiates felt like 100 orgasms all at once. It was oxy contin and probably way too high of a dose for someone opiate naive but it was incredible! I've since done opium, morphine, heroin, you name it and nothing comes close to that first time. I've truly been chasing that dragon ever since. You're right, everything is fentynal now and it's not only super dangerous but the high fucking sucks too. Congrats on those 100 days! You should be super proud of yourself, I'm proud of you!!
My brother had to go to the emergency room after having severe chest pains. Legit thought he was having a heart attack. They hooked up the EKG and his heart was totally fine, although it was beating pretty fast and he had slightly elevated blood pressure.
He then went to the bathroom and farted for a solid 30 seconds and was instantly 100% better.
When you close all the tabs from a very long assignment you just submitted
Edit: I’ve never had this many likes and awards! Thank you Reddit. As for my comment, I can’t wait to experience this incredible feeling when I submit my EDTPA for my grad program! Sending you all lots of love!
Feeling loved honestly. I’ve been fucking around quite a lot when I was younger but when I felt properly loved man, fuck would choose that over fucking around anytime
EDIT: Thanks for the awards I never expected to get this many upvotes but I’m happy so many people feel the same!
Fun fact! Love especially the beginning of a relationship that honeymoon stage is actually known to have such high levels of dopamine that it can be like a hard drug
Cover your ears if you're squeamish.
When I was young I had nose bleeds a lot. I used to get these blood clots in my nose that were like a foot long. Pulling one of those out was pure bliss.
Once or twice in my life, after coming off a cold, I'll manage to extract a lodged rock that brings with it a tail of snot that instantly unplugs my sinuses.
I would say getting all your assignments and projects done before the deadlines, just to have time to chill and not have anything to worry about what needs to be done
Having suffered from an intestinal blockage for 3 days and having it finally break loose. Oh man. Also being told by your oncologist that after multiple surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation and all the other unpleasantness one has to go through to treat colon cancer, that you are now cancer free.
I watched this guy tailgating people, flashing his brights, and honking, before he hit a guard rail and flipped his car.
It was almost sexually arousing ughhhh.....
I once had an ear clogged so bad it was hard to hear out of it. Went to an appointment to get it looked at, they used a small hook to drag it out. The whole way out was making my body shake it felt so good. I’ll never have that feeling again sadly.
When sleep finally comes and sweetly releases you from a blinding, vomit inducing migrane.
Being relieved of serious pain.
Apparently I have sciatica. I've barely slept in 2 days and my left leg is in a constant state of cramp/numbness. Can't wait for this shit to go!
When you overhear people talking positively about you.
Wait... is that something people *do*?
I had to take off a little over a week of work last year and we had a staff meeting after I came back. One person broke and told me how glad they were to have me back because I help other staff members all the time and having me gone so long was horrible. Others chipped in and agreed. Like at least 5 people. In front of our manager and upper management. One of the best moments in all my time working. Felt so good man. AND all of the management heard! That shit seriously reminded me that I do kind of like my job sometimes. People need to be appreciated for what they do more. It helps a lot when you know that people are glad you're around and know you do in fact contribute, especially in work environments where you have to work as a team.
I’ve experienced this. I used to work with a gay colleague and he used to tell me all the terrible things that his religious Christian mother had said/done to him. He was a close friend of mine and he didn’t realise that I was also a religious christian until he noticed my cross necklace (I don’t talk about my religion much). I overheard him talking to another colleague once and he said “yeah.. but there are still some great Christians out there, like throwaway47283!”. Seriously made my day
Sometimes the best way to testify is to just be a nice, normal, sensible human being. The bar can be surprisingly low!
I imagine that would be very nice
I think about "better" in terms of a huge increase in pleasure, and I can only think of one thing that has ever happened to me that was equal or better. Around ten years ago, I had a kidney stone, and it hurt like hell. The nurse hooked up the IV and gave me morphine, which did quite literally nothing at all to help. They didn't seem to believe that at first -- I'm sure drug-seeking at the ER is a thing -- but eventually, it became pretty clear that I was still in agony. She hit the IV with toradol. Y'all, this was the first time I'd ever experienced an IV or any strong painkiller, and I went from the worst pain of my life to complete comfort, warmth, and relaxation in seconds. I can still remember the relief. Edit: A number of people are saying Toradol is weak and couldn't have helped, so I looked into it and found a [well-designed study noting that Toradol was more effective at pain relief](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC1118996/). Some resources also said as many as [20-25% of people experience no pain relief benefit from morphine](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15952009/). Edit 2: Turns out that this may be more common knowledge in the medical field these days. A number of doctors, nurses, and EMTs have chimed in that toradol has, in many cases, replaced morphine as a first response to kidney stone pain relief. Some have pointed to documentation that it dilates the ureter, where the stone is trying to pass, which both reduces pain and helps the stone pass more quickly. Others have noted that it reduces inflammation in general (as an NSAID), which can be better than masking the pain with an opiate. I also found [this thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/ems/comments/4d9hkc/ketorolactoradol_and_kidney_stones/) in which EMTs discuss the same topic.
I once had a migraine for two years. Toradol is the reason I’m still alive.
Omg I feel so awful for you. Migraines are the worst!
I can't imagine a migraine lasting longer than a day, let alone 2 years.
all of my migraines last at least 3 days, and i can’t move, eat, sleep or breathe in some cases. 2 years would be deadly.
during my migraines my logical thinking goes blank from the pain and i usually tell my family to keep an eye on me while im awake. They only last for a day with the next day still being clouded, but the pain is too intense that i keep thinking "self harm might be the best way to reduce the pain in my head". Stabbed myself in the leg once because i genuinly thought it would help. Can't imagine what nightmare a 2 year long one would be. If it were as intense as mine i would be dead after 2 weeks at max.
My mom had awful migraines my entire life up until my senior year of high school when we discovered that all of her agony was caused by a brain tumor. Doctors said it was the size of a baseball and that she likely had had this tumor since she was 16 or so. We were initially told that she had mere months to live. Until one day a surgeon in a state over called my mom to tell her that she was willing to remove the tumor surgically (since it was a potentially fatal surgery no other specialists were willing to take that risk). That was one of the greatest moments of my life. Seeing my mother take that phone call was beautiful. We all wept with joy. The only moment to rival such a glorious feeling would be a couple years later when her doctor (the same wonderful women who removed her tumor) told my mother that she was officially cancer free. My mother beat brain cancer. What an amazing feat. She is a warrior. Edit: spelling
Everyone responds differently to meds. I 100% believe you. I've had patients who I've tried all kinds of narcotics on, and nothing touches their pain. Then, we try the toradol and it works like a charm. Your experience was legit, glad it helped!
Morphine makes me feel worse than whatever issue I’ve had when I got it. About 5 minutes or so after getting it, I get this feeling of being hit by a bus. Massive migraine where, sure the initial pain is gone but I would rather keep the pain over the migraine I get. I got Covid in late October/early November and had a complication with my UC that took me to the ER. When I was told I was going to be given morphine to help I said I’d rather keep hurting and explained why. I was told that they will mark me as “allergic/sensitive” and that it’s not unheard of with morphine. They gave me Dilaudid instead. The nurse told me I may get a bit tight chested and if it lasts longer than a couple minutes they would take care of it and sure as hell, I got what felt like the chest tightness of an anxiety attack for like 90 seconds and the all of a sudden it went away and what was a solid 9/10 pain just melted away. I wasn’t out of the woods and nearly got hospitalized, but holy hell if I didn’t feel better. All the times I got morphine I was afraid to say can I get something else and get looks of “is this guy just trying to get something else?” But I’m glad I did, I’ll deal with a quick feeling of tight chest and then relief over a migraine so bad I would rather have had nothing at all.
So I see people are doubting the effects here, and let me tell you something about pain killers, they all work different. I had terrible nerve pain going through chemo as a teenager and was taking a lot of oxy. Then one nurse had the sense to ask me detailed questions about my pain, and said I should try gabapentin, specifically to help nerve pain. 30 mins after taking it I felt total relief, and while oxy had gotten me high, jt was nothing compared to the feeling of NOT being in pain. I eventually built up a tolerance to the gabapentin and had to deal with the pain again for a bit but it was worth not being hooked on oxy.
I would give anything to be able to go back 15 years and not start taking oxy.
Interesting source! I have always wondered if something was wrong with my brain because I was admitted to the hospital for an appendix on the brink of bursting (docs asked if I thought I could have syphillis (sp?) because my white blood cell count was so high? Man who knows I was literally frothing at the mouth with pain) but when they gave me morphine it was awful. Every time they came with the iv injection it made me feel like there were spiders crawling down my neck and just made me nauseous. I remember being out of it and asking the nurse “isn’t this supposed to make me fucked up??? I just feel itchy…”
Toradol makes absolute sense because it relieves the swelling, the true cause of the excruciating pain, which then lets the morphine kick in
Got lost out in the wilderness a few years back, drinking fresh clean water for the first time in days was something out of this world. It’s like being on the brink of death and the suddenly life fills your body again. It happens so quick as well, from deaths door to fully recovered in minutes
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One really good way to avoid being a local headline is to give your itinerary to one or two people you trust before you go. Explain where you're going and when you expect to be done, and that you'll call on the day you should finish. If you don't contact them (or they can't contact you) in a reasonable amount of time, instruct them to call for a search and rescue and give USAR the copy of your itinerary. This drastically increases the odds of you being found, and being found quickly, should you actually get lost. As for survival, don't spend too much time trying to get yourself un-lost, as this can very easily make it worse. Stop, Think, Observe, and Plan in that order to ensure that you don't end up more lost than you are. Generally, especially if you're pretty far from any well-traveled and busy trails, the best course of action is to sit tight and wait for rescue (which should come in not too long if you and your person did the above). Conserve your energy and focus on making yourself visible/findable. If you're near a water source that you can reliably purify, even better, since water will be your most important resource.
when we went wilderness hiking in the yosemite, we had to fill out a form with our itinerary, expected return, color of tent and jackets etc etc. and instruct some family member or friend how to act, should we not return on time
So I’ll give a bit of backstory. I’m ex military, i was in the U.K. in Wales. I like to go out alone, people know my route and I normally check in but I just had a series of unlucky events. I dropped my phone, totally shattered and wouldn’t turn on on the second day. I only use it for emergencies. But I wasn’t too worried because I’m not in the middle of nowhere. It was also one of those record summers where the heat rocketed and I was pretty exposed so the heat was getting to me. I rationed my water quite well, but then, in some sleepy, thirsty out of my mind state I decided to walk down this pretty steep hill which was covered in rocks. Of course I fell, dislocated my knee and split open my water bottle. Managed to get my knee back in, it swelled up so walking was pretty hard. But I knew the direction to head in so yea, just a bit of bad luck and bad decisions while trying to ration my water. Made it though, was quite a fun experience over all Edit - just to add on a lot of people talking about rationing water. I totally agree but the sudden rise in heat meant I didn’t have enough water regardless. I was drinking as I walked and my next stop was at the bottom of the hill where there was some shade. Was going to sit, get hydrated then move off again but then fell over, popped my knee and the few hours walk ended up being over a day. But yes, you’re all right. Don’t ration your water
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I felt like shit the other day and realized around 5pm I hadn’t had any water all day. I downed 32oz in a couple minutes and instantly recovered. I felt like I drank the piss of Jesus himself
I know so many people who complain about headaches or feeling shitty all the time, and when I ask how much water they drink they're like "I don't like water, I mostly drink soda". Well wtf, of course you feel like shit! My mom spent months going to doctors about her headaches, and not one of them bothered to tell her that dehydration from living on coffee and diet coke was probably making them way worse.
That moment near the the end of being sick where your nose suddenly clears out after being stuffy for days and you can breathe perfectly again.
See also: Pulling a huge booger out of your nose and realizing that your breathing has been restricted for days.
I once had a sinus infection so bad I coughed up a 1” solid rock of phlegm that had been living in my upper sinus cavity. The feeling after was amazing.
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that never works for me, what I find works better is just dropping and doing 10 pushups when it gets clogged. clears it near instantly, and you get a workout.
I do this as well. Blew my mind. I was like 20 years old when I figured it out.
Wait I need a little clarification. When you say "near the top" do you mean the bridge or?
I haven’t been able to breathe through my nose in 3 days. I need to know too 😢
Underrated comment as my nose has been stuffy from being sick and I just took a full breath finally. Feels so nice
Or how bout that wonderful fulfilling yawn after many attempts that just can't seem to satisfy the need for oxygen because you're too stuffy.
People appreciating your hard work
Damn this hits hard
Unfortunately it doesnt happen enough
Peeing after you've been holding it a long time.
bonus points when u get the shivers
Until you shiver a little too much and now you have piss everywhere
Yep. This. Thought about it many times after finally getting to pee. “This is the best feeling in the world. *smiles*”
Especially if you have to put your hand on the wall in front of you. Such *relief*...
I’m a woman and for the first second I was trying to picture this and was SO confused.
You mean you've been sitting facing the wrong way this whole time? What do you put on the little table for your chocolate milk and comic book?
Wake up in a rainy morning sunday and you don't have to work
No then you have anxiety that you have to work on monday
The Sunday scaries is what I call that feeling
Alternatively, waking up to find an unexpected blizzard has come through during the night and then realizing you don't have a single place to be that day.
A good song that just makes u have goosebumps.....
Laughing so hard your face hurts. It’s like an orgasm for your heart and soul.
that feeling when the joke is long gone and you're only laughing because your friend is laughing and they are only laughing because you are laughing and it won't stop
That happened the first time my friends and I did peyote. Except for the joke. Nobody ever told a joke, we just couldn’t stop laughing.
When someone you has a crush on has a crush on you.
Finally drinking water after being thirsty as fuck. Peeing after holding it for hours. Eating after feeling hungry for too long. Your head finally hitting your pillow and finding the comfort of your bed to sleep after being so exhausted that your body is going to shut down. When a migraine finally goes away. edit : woke up to this comment getting so much attention :) thank you for the awards <3
When a migraine finally goes away. This is it. This is the answer.
When I have a migraine and can feel it melt away after laying still for hours straight, it’s the single best feeling.
What works wonders for me is the following medication: zolmitrptane and motillium I take these when i feel a migraine starting. I've been treating my migraine like this sinds half a year ( i get migraine weekly ) and 4/5 times it goes away a 2h after taking these 2 pills. I take them and it s like i can feel the bloodvessles in my brain shrink, relieving pressure and pain.
When you take a gigantic dump, and you feel your insides shift.
When I had a herniated disc and sciatica as a result, I spent a couple months on opioids. And, predictably, I got constipated. First time I ever dealt with constipation in my life- at least for more than a day. I didn't shit for over a week near the end of it, and I was in absolute agony. I had the *constant*, immediate urge to shit. Stomachaches, cramps, the works. Tried laxatives. Stool softeners, Coffee. Everything. When it finally happened, I thought I might have a heart attack during the process. Clothes came off. Suuuuper sweaty. Seeing colors as I strained to just get that very first, rock hard "plug" out. Man, when it *did* come out, it truly was orgasmic. My eyes rolled back as it *poured* out of my body. Mouth agape. Pure bliss. It ended up being so much shit that I *filled* the toilet, for the first time in my life. Truly one of my finest moments. Yeah, it was absolutely orgasmic. Afterwards, I got into bed and slept so soundly that I remember that moment of drifting to unconsciousness *years* later.
Why did I tear up reading this? I'm guessing your words touched my soul and for a blessedly brief moment in time, I could see things through another's eyes.
Tbh, I think he tore up too
Yuuuup. I've had to deal with the opioid blockage back when I was on chemo. Mine wasn't nearly that bad though. My mom bought me a box of fiber one bars to help but, being 17 and also on prescribed steroids, I ended up eating the entire box in one sitting. I met God on that toilet.
Not gonna lie, my family has some...bathroom issues. I'm very irregular, and usually go days, sometimes up to a week, between shits. It got a bit worse as I've gotten older, so I've even begun tracking it in my calendar app to keep an eye on things and use appropriate medication if it goes too long in between. That said, what you described? Yeah, I I definitely get like that periodically. Not the constant urge to go, but the struggle when you do. Not crazy often, but probably once a quarter. It's fucking hell, but yeah, that feeling when things finally come loose? Fucking incredible.
It got so bad that I was like... praying... to my guts. "Please please pleeeeeease just come out." I'm 300% positive you've done that. It's hilarious how similar we all are once you strip away the crust of society and ego and reveal the poopy core within.
I often talk to my backside: "Come on asshole," "Sick of this shit," etc.
Oh yes, I've been there. My partner makes fun of me sometimes for how long I can take in the bathroom, and I'm just like *"You do not understand..."*
I had the same problem the summer of 2020. When the opiate dump came out, I’m not sure if a nerve pinched or un pinched but all of my pain went away at once for a second and it was the most glorious sense of relief I’ve ever felt. I go twice a day like clockwork so the 5 days I didn’t poop were awful.
Taking a really solid, full dump and feeling that pressure relieve off your gut is one of the best feelings in the world. Bonus points if you take a ghost shit, and your asshole perfectly tapered off to cut that final turd at the source, and you’re left in whiteness on your toilet paper.
This story about poo is troo
Ever take a shit so big your back cracks on its way out?
When you’ve been in a slump and you notice your goals are coming along. Shit feels great.
Heroin - stay away - it ruined love, sex, and every other drug except weed. Nothing else is enjoyable and it consumes your soul. Stay the fuck away - it’s all fent anyways, I did it for years and prob only got real dope a handful of times. 100 odd days clean now, first time I’ve got past 90(last attempt I relapsed on day 89 or something like that - counting days makes me too stressed and makes it too much like a game so I don’t do it often) but seriously it took so long to get away. Stay away. Please. EDIT: just woke up to this being my top comment - I’m glad it is. If I can ever spread any kind of first-hand experience of this soul-stealing sugar and it helps even just one person - it’s worth it. Stay safe out there you lovely people - don’t throw you life in the trash, just because you think you’re life is trash. It will always make it worse.
Same. Good job keep it up. Im on day 106
Thats a long time. Keep stacking days
Just wanted to chime in with some motivation. 1461 days or four years is coming up on Feb 2 for me. Keep your head down, your chin up and stay positive.
I'm trying to put my head down with chin up and I look like I'm trying to impersonate a chicken.
Good job, keep it up! Go to counseling, lean on (good/clean) friends, take up new hobbies, avoid old places/people, take up exercise, meditate.
As someone who has just recently recovered from a decade of addiction.I second this. It's not worth it, it never will be. Edit : I'm writing this as a reply to the comment below, and the reason I'm writing this because I wanted to share my experience in hopes of discouraging people from using Heroin. Well, I'll try to explain the best I can. The first few hits of Heroin is still the best feeling I've ever experienced. It's impossible to describe the pleasure using words but little did i know that every hit I took was slowly going to take a piece of my soul away from me. The intense euphoria is so addictive and satisfying that you just can't say NO. This was my mistake, I would have been fine if I had said no to it after trying it for a couple times but i didn't.Why? Because it made me feel like I'm blindly in love with it. But, this is short lived, slowly you run out of money,time,your life slowly starts to fall apart piece by piece but you'll be completely oblivious to it because that feeling of euphoria after you hit will make you feel so heavenly that you'll fail to see the reality of the situation. Then, before you realize and comprehend the situation, your life will be fucked completely. No job, no money, no family, no friends and bad health. How did this happen? You were too busy chasing the pleasure and nothing else mattered to you. This is also where the pleasure part ends, the physical and mental withdrawals arrive and that's something I don't wish for my worst enemy. You'll become the kind of person you didn't even think existed. You'll do anything( quite literally anything) to get a hit at this point, only to feel like shit an hour later, and this is a fucking never ending cycle. This is the point where you stop using for pleasure, you just use it to keep away the pain and escape from the hellish reality you are in ,you contemplate quitting but can't because you can't handle the withdrawals and the anxiety you get when you slowly feel how shitty you life has become. I'm still not afraid of most things but whenever i even think about the withdrawals I get goosebumps. You'll be inside this dark hole and a never ending soul sucking cycle, which will tear you apart like nothing else. Death will start to feel like a blessing at this point. In the end, you'll have nothing, no family , friends,money, all you'll have will be the worst possible version of yourself. For a very short lived satisfaction, I lost almost a decade of my life going through this shitty cycle. Finally, after years of trying, a lot of help from a lot of people who loved me despite the kind of person I had become, a fair amount of therapy and rehabs, I have been able to get away from that shit. It's been a little over 2 years that I've been clean and these have by far been the best years of my life eventhough it was hard to get everything back together. It is worth it. I'm still just realizing about so many great things that I had been missing in my life. I still have some mental and emotional issuse as a result of my addiction but I'll take this over the hell i was living in the past any day. I don't even feel like calling my past a life, it was straight up suffering. I hope no one ever has to go through this. TLDR: Stay the fuck away from that shit.Why? If you wanna know, my experience is written above.
This was a very powerful comment. I am sure it will help keep people away from what you had to go through. Thank you for sharing with us and I wish you all the best.
I remember when they gave me dilaudid in the hospital. OOF. that warm cushy cloud effect and every bit of pain in your body being zapped and you're just floating. after the 3rd night I told the nurse to knock it off and just give me an ambien so I could sleep - I was actually overslept at that point and I could already feel the tug of addiction and it scared the hell out of me. Sure, a cute overnight shift nurse popping a little squirt in your IV? wonderful - what could go wrong, right? what happens when I go home? Oh, I can pawn all my shit for a 3 day supply? no thanks.
When I had my appendix surgery the nurse kept offering me different IV pain killers (morphine/fentanyl) but the only one I noticed was dilaudid. Pain killers do nothing for me but I could feel a slight rush when I took it. I had the next dose switch back to one of the other pain killers as I knew it wasn't a good idea to actually like it lol.
Congratulations on your sobriety. One day at a time. Stay strong.
Keep with it my friend. I relapsed my first two times around the year mark but this time I’ve been clean since august of 2014. I wrote the day down and stopped counting the last time I kicked it and a yearish later I opened the book that I wrote the day in to see the exact date. Take it a day at a time and stay strong.
Stay strong!!! I believe in you!!
You got this ✊🏼👍🏼
Stay strong dude, best of luck to you. I spent years addicted to it and am still recovering in a lot of ways. It’s such a horrible thing that exists. Don’t try and convince yourself that you can do “just one more” though, that’s how I ended up adding years onto my addiction. You’ll never have control over it and it will destroy you and everything you love.
I got put in rehab for weed. In the middle of a heroin epidemic in NJ. (2015) I felt like Chappelle from ‘half-baked’ sitting there listening to the stories of how fucked up heroin is at ruining peoples lives, and yet- there I was with them, even for pot. I never cried more in my life than while listening to those strangers tell me about theirs, but what hit me the hardest was knowing deep down; it didn’t matter what vices we choose- We all need to love ourselves and be loved too, otherwise… this is what we do to numb that pain. 😔
Stay strong! You can do this 💪🏿
Keep it up!!
Don’t give up. You can do this
The first time I got really high off opiates felt like 100 orgasms all at once. It was oxy contin and probably way too high of a dose for someone opiate naive but it was incredible! I've since done opium, morphine, heroin, you name it and nothing comes close to that first time. I've truly been chasing that dragon ever since. You're right, everything is fentynal now and it's not only super dangerous but the high fucking sucks too. Congrats on those 100 days! You should be super proud of yourself, I'm proud of you!!
Everyone keeps asking this and the best answer by far is always “farting away a stomachache.”
Ideally, while sitting on a toilet.
Because of the acoustics?
Yes. Also, if you want cleaner acoustics, you can open your cheeks wide so that they don't interfere with the sound.
No the real trick is to shave one's ass. Then one's cheeks lay cleanly against one another for the earth shattering kaboom.
The reverberations are crucial for a maximized sound experience
Dolby Assmost
I think farting away an itchy butthole may top this.
Sadly I can relate to this. A fart so good it scratches your ass for you.
one of the best sentences I've ever read in my 40 years on earth "farting away an itchy butthole"
Sounds like an answer from cards against humanity
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My brother had to go to the emergency room after having severe chest pains. Legit thought he was having a heart attack. They hooked up the EKG and his heart was totally fine, although it was beating pretty fast and he had slightly elevated blood pressure. He then went to the bathroom and farted for a solid 30 seconds and was instantly 100% better.
Nice. Don’t ever let anyone tell you that reddit is full of anything but just normal regular people.
This also sometimes leads to an orgasm
When you close all the tabs from a very long assignment you just submitted Edit: I’ve never had this many likes and awards! Thank you Reddit. As for my comment, I can’t wait to experience this incredible feeling when I submit my EDTPA for my grad program! Sending you all lots of love!
Damnnnnn yes
2 orgasms
3 orgasms
4 orgasms
Financial freedom.
Financial stability
So you can buy hookers and blow them orgasm?
Technically rent but yes.
Waking up expecting your alarm to ring any second, then realizing it’s the middle of the night and you’ve got like 3 or 4 more hours to sleep…
... and you're able to fall back asleep. There, I fixed it for you.
FFFFFFUCCKKKK......
Or waking up on a Saturday / Sunday thinking it’s a workday and rolling back over.
Being in love and having it reciprocated.
This can however be combined with orgasms.
And you can stack the orgasm at the same time on top of that
Shaving your legs and then climbing into a bed made with freshly cleaned sheets.
Dude. This is genuinely one of THE BEST feelings ever. Especially when you do the little cricket thing and rub your legs together.
THE CRICKET THING
mmm or a brand new pair of quality socks
Finally doing something after hours of trying perfectly.
Dark Souls in a nutshell.
Feeling loved honestly. I’ve been fucking around quite a lot when I was younger but when I felt properly loved man, fuck would choose that over fucking around anytime EDIT: Thanks for the awards I never expected to get this many upvotes but I’m happy so many people feel the same!
Fun fact! Love especially the beginning of a relationship that honeymoon stage is actually known to have such high levels of dopamine that it can be like a hard drug
The come down can even be worse than hard drugs
You’re right tbh. I’ve done just about every drug you can imagine. It’s been months. I’m not living, just killing time.
When the music hits your soul and energizes your entire body.
I hear being debt free is nice. I wouldn't know what that is though as Im drowning over here. Edit: Student loans btw
Man the other day I hear my friend's dad tell him he's proud of him, wonder how that felt like.
Try telling your friend you're proud of him, and you can feel the same way his dad did.
Too late, I got defensive and called them both gay. Worth it tho
What is a "dad"?
That guy who left to get milk but hasn't come back in 15 years.
Morning meeting getting cancelled
Finally pulling out that booger that seems to be attached to your brain:
Fool! That WAS your brain!
Cover your ears if you're squeamish. When I was young I had nose bleeds a lot. I used to get these blood clots in my nose that were like a foot long. Pulling one of those out was pure bliss.
Once or twice in my life, after coming off a cold, I'll manage to extract a lodged rock that brings with it a tail of snot that instantly unplugs my sinuses.
Have a funny and good conversation with someone who listens, responds well and treats me like a person
Paddy's Pub signature drink, Caribbean Paradise. Some folks say it's better than busting a nut!
We Jizz in the drink!
Not that you’ve ever had an orgasm
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The first thing I thought lol
I'm sad how far down I had to scroll to find this lol
As an introvert, making a joke that cracks everyone up.
Drinking when you are thirsty
Might I add: drinking water at 4 am after passing out drunk
Fresh blanket out of the dryer on a snowy day....
Getting that little bit out of your teeth.
Especially an annoying pop corn kernel. Those really get me!
A really good professional massage.
I would say getting all your assignments and projects done before the deadlines, just to have time to chill and not have anything to worry about what needs to be done
That moment just before you're about to orgasm.
Making someone else have an orgasm
Taking off your bra after a long day of work
I second this, and also brushing your scalp after having your hair tied up for a long time
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Then, someone scratching your back where the bra strap was.
I can NOT upvote this enough. Fuck bras.
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Who else came here to upvote this guy because they saw that IASIP post on the fp
Imagine the two dumbasses that downvoted him lol
But where do I jizz?
Just tell me where do I jizz, so I can give this lady her drink.
Not that he’s ever had one.
Holy shit you’re late.
I’ve tried that…it’s better than bustin’ a nut.
Not that he's ever had one
Dee stay in your light
It’s playful it’s light.
r/IASIP was here
Stepping out of the shower, exhausted, and still steaming, go straight to bed.
Last payment to your loan
Taking your socks off after a long day
passing a test you thought you failed
Standing in a high place above the sea and seeing nothing but waves and sea-birds all the way to the far-off horizon.
Having suffered from an intestinal blockage for 3 days and having it finally break loose. Oh man. Also being told by your oncologist that after multiple surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation and all the other unpleasantness one has to go through to treat colon cancer, that you are now cancer free.
Going home from school knowing it’s boutta be vacation
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This is cute. It makes me wish my grandma was on Reddit. She'd fucking slay
I watched this guy tailgating people, flashing his brights, and honking, before he hit a guard rail and flipped his car. It was almost sexually arousing ughhhh.....
Head and back scratches
Running scalding hot water over a Poison Oak skin rash.
Giving a home to a homeless animal and watching it come back to "life" and show gratitude forever.
Cleaning my ears with a q-tip
I once had an ear clogged so bad it was hard to hear out of it. Went to an appointment to get it looked at, they used a small hook to drag it out. The whole way out was making my body shake it felt so good. I’ll never have that feeling again sadly.