▲ 81 ▼ What is something you only experienced once and would like to experience again? (lemmy.blahaj.zone) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 104 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you told me I had a week to live, I’d do everything in my power to obtain clean heroin to find out what that’s about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RBWells@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I think of heroin addiction as a yes or no question. I've tried it and it was nice (same with other opioid meds I have had to take) but some people, they try it and it's like they have never been whole before that point, or never been without pain - if it "fits" like that you will miss it so much. It was not that for me. I can't find the high in pot at all, either. I think it's a genetic difference, not a psychological one. I did love the sleep you can get with morphine, that soft pillowy comfort. I don't want it all the time but it would be a great way to die, and it's great very occasionally, like once every five years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago I think it’s a genetic difference I've read that alcoholics have a higher release of dopamine than non-alcoholics when they drink. I don't know how that's measured or how true that is, but it makes sense to me that something physiologically different is happening. I've also had reduced effectiveness of party drugs when I was on meds to treat bi-polar. permalink fedilink source parent [–] other_cat@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Oh hey I was just about to comment that the one time I got morphine in the hospital it absolutely did not make me feel like this. It didn't feel like anything except "thank god the pain stopped, now I can rest." But it didn't make me feel good above my baseline and I was about to wonder if something was wrong with me? Now I just feel lucky. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I think of heroin addiction as a yes or no question. I've tried it and it was nice (same with other opioid meds I have had to take) but some people, they try it and it's like they have never been whole before that point, or never been without pain - if it "fits" like that you will miss it so much. It was not that for me. I can't find the high in pot at all, either. I think it's a genetic difference, not a psychological one. I did love the sleep you can get with morphine, that soft pillowy comfort. I don't want it all the time but it would be a great way to die, and it's great very occasionally, like once every five years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago I think it’s a genetic difference I've read that alcoholics have a higher release of dopamine than non-alcoholics when they drink. I don't know how that's measured or how true that is, but it makes sense to me that something physiologically different is happening. I've also had reduced effectiveness of party drugs when I was on meds to treat bi-polar. permalink fedilink source parent [–] other_cat@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Oh hey I was just about to comment that the one time I got morphine in the hospital it absolutely did not make me feel like this. It didn't feel like anything except "thank god the pain stopped, now I can rest." But it didn't make me feel good above my baseline and I was about to wonder if something was wrong with me? Now I just feel lucky. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago I think it’s a genetic difference I've read that alcoholics have a higher release of dopamine than non-alcoholics when they drink. I don't know how that's measured or how true that is, but it makes sense to me that something physiologically different is happening. I've also had reduced effectiveness of party drugs when I was on meds to treat bi-polar. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] other_cat@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Oh hey I was just about to comment that the one time I got morphine in the hospital it absolutely did not make me feel like this. It didn't feel like anything except "thank god the pain stopped, now I can rest." But it didn't make me feel good above my baseline and I was about to wonder if something was wrong with me? Now I just feel lucky. permalink fedilink source parent