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ToxicPolarBear t1_j7bbczg wrote

Reply to comment by thesaltwatersolution in Amy Winehouse winning her first Grammy in 2008 by Rainsdrop

That and drugs literally change the physical chemistry of your brain such that the highs obtained without them are much lower. You stop being able to feel anything except the craving for more drugs.

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GOOD_BONE_N_CALCIUM t1_j7bez4r wrote

Can confirm. Used to do a bunch of acid and other dumb shit.

The onky things that really get me going nkw is going fast on motorcycles and diving waaayyy too deep into work.

Im slowly working my way back to normality.

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Padhome t1_j7c2gb5 wrote

It happens, it can take years but your brain eventually resets back to a certain norm. My friend's brother was a heroin addict for years, thought he would never be happy again until 3 years later when he got a donut over at Dunkin' and said it was the first normal happy feeling he'd had in years. Simple pleasures will be there, you just have to wait for them.

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dolo_ran6er t1_j7d7ap9 wrote

Can also confirm. Spent a lot of my 20s hooked on opiates. Nothing else did it for me. I was a functional user...but i got pretty deep and did some things i thought id never do. Almost died several times, family was broken...couldn't figure my shit out. I'm thankful those days are behind me, but oddly I don't know if I'd change a thing. It's given my current life a lot of perspective. Learned a lot of hard lessons...but its made me a more appreciative person in the long run. 2016 was my last bender. Now I'm engaged, I'm an uncle, and I have a solid career. There was a time I doubted I'd make it to 30....im glad I did.

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expensivebutbroke t1_j7ekz61 wrote

Hey man, I know you aren’t, but you sound a lot like my brother-in-law, and he’s a totally awesome dude. Here’s a stranger rooting for you ❤️

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WeAreReaganYouth t1_j7d6no6 wrote

Well said. Unless you've been there it's hard to really imagine how joyless life can been when you're stuck in that loop. I remember a time where I don't think I smiled or laughed for about a year.

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