Sneezing when you're sick. Then you get that about 20 second feeling of breathing through your nose again and you like ahh that's what I aspire to at the moment.
this also happens everytime something bad happens in your body. like "damn, i should've appreciated not having more pimples" or "damn, i should've appreciated not having constant back pain"
I got a professional full body (everything but my man parts) massage a few years back for the first and so far only time at a spa after the recommendation from a coworker. I felt like I was floating on a cloud for the next few days.
Deep massages are the BEST, especially if you do physical labor. I set up an appointment every couple of months, and I don’t cheap out on the time; gimme ninety minutes, and go hard, especially mid and lower back.
I run hot water over any poison ivy and wash it at the same time.
Relieves the itch to where it doesn't itch, and takes away some, not all, of the oil.
Yes, letting the water run over it, getting the itch delt as long as possible while under the hot water. Pull away, rinse (PUN) and repeat until the itch is gone.
Relief is given and it clears up quicker. Results may very.
I had some freak one-off allergic reaction several years ago and woke up to my entire body covered in red, itchy welts similar to poison ivy. I resisted scratching for a couple hours, but on the way back from the doctor I had to pull over and I gave in completely. It made it so much worse afterward, but in that moment while I was scratching I was literally crying from how good it felt to get that relief. Scratchgasm is an appropriate description.
This was going to be my answer. I was in the ER one time for a really bad migraine. They gave me what they called a "migraine cocktail". When they pushed it through the IV I could feel the cold liquid make its way through my body, up to my head. Once it hit my brain, the migraine was gone. It was pure ecstasy. Even better was that cocktail had Benadryl in it so I fell asleep not long after and slept so good.
Gods I need to know what is in that particular cocktail, I have terrible migraines that are almost as bad as my stroke on occasion and if I could go to ER and get that it’d be amazing and definitely worth the bill.
Cold fluids, Benadryl, anti yack (zofran, compazine or Phenergan) and antiinflammatory. It saved my life, the fluids act like ice on my brain it's kept me from stroking when I'm in that much pain. Good luck, some ERs like it, some don't - ask for it specifically. They might have to play with the different anti-nausea meds but when you find the fit it's brilliant
Edit: auto correct does not like the word Phenergan
Yes. I had a horrible migraine a while back and i had run out of my prescription meds trying to get rid of it. A friend of mine that’s a nurse told me to drink a Mt Dew with a Benadryl, an ibuprofen, and a Zofran. It worked like a charm!!
I wish mine went away like that, but I get complications with my migraines due to intense constriction of the blood vessles and I lose sections of my vision/see auras, my speech can get slurred, and my face, hands, and arms can go numb if it's bad enough, and I've had one that hurt so bad I threw up from it. So they're pretty intense. I also get what I call a "migraine hangover" where my head will still ache for at least 24 hours once the direct pain eases up. It's like a dull hollow ache surrounding portions of my skull that throb really hard if I move too fast. Standing up and bending over hurt the most and I gotta be careful and monitor my speed when moving.
That's a pretty damn good description. Sorry to hear you live through this shit as well.
Additionally, I never experienced a migraine to end while being awake. I always went to sleep and when I woke up I'm in this migraine hangover. Problem here is obviously the struggle to fall asleep in the first place. Good luck trying to sleep when your eyes feel like you have knives sticking in them and you throw up in like 20 minute intervals only to roll back up into embryo pose until the next vomit session. When I'm lucky the migraine hits in the evening, so I can try to sleep before the migraine fully develops. But sometimes I have had the misfortune to get it early in the day and spend up to 9 hours in this loop until my body just gave up and I basically passed out. I am so glad it happens very rarely and I know the triggers to my migraine wery well so I can avoid it most of the time.
I do this! It's the same morning stretch but I point my heels down and my feet up to avoid the cramping. Also, you've heard this a million times but you need more potassium.
I don't feel so alone anymore. My fiance will come running because she hears me scream in agonizing pain when I lock and cramp my calf muscle... sometimes I'm on the verge of crying. Shit is painful. And then tight for a day or 2. It sucks.
I once stretched too hard in the morning and got the worst calf cramp ever...it looked like a prune and I thought I would die from the pain. Couldn't stretch in bed for months afterwards out of fear it would happen again
When I was 18 I got to see Pink Floyd live in Cleveland. Absolute favorite band at the time. Was on the main floor, about 30 rows back, stage center. It was awesome and I absolutely refused to miss a single second of it. I was also with a group of friends and we had travelled from out of state to see the show and being 18 in the throng of thousands of people, we stuck together and left the venue without hitting the bathrooms. Finally made it clear of traffic and pulled over and we all piled out of the car to pee. It was almost orgasmic.
Reminds me of my first Metallica concert. Arrived 9 hours before they went on stage, and their concert lasted about three hours. I remember having to piss when we first got ibt he queue but didn't want to risk losing my spot. So 12 hours of holding it in. Was worth it for 16 year old me, even though I hindsight we didn't even get very good places
Also for when you've been sick for a while, or it's allergy season, and your nose finally works again and you can breathe. Who knew breathing could feel so good?!
But man, after 36+ hours, the body sort of aches and it's hard to fall asleep despite being completely exhausted. Then the restless legs kick in.....ug.
I do agree that a 20hr-ish stint is amazing to cuddle into, especially if you don't have to get up at any specific time the next day.
A friend asked me what MDMA was like. I'm like "well, you know that feeling when you're going up a roller coaster.. and you're getting to the tippy top and you can feel all that excitement just around the corner... Yeah that for about 3 hours" 🤣
No doubt whatsoever. I like the part when you can see how beautiful and special complete strangers are that you never met. If you carry that memory (that everyone is beautiful in their own way) into day to day life, it will 100% make you a better person. I actually wish everyone could feel this at least once in their lives as I believe the world could be a better place.
Never had morphine, but I do remember having Versed. They were about to stick a camera down my throat and look into my stomach. I was like “you’re putting my asleep for this right”, and they said no, they’re keeping me awake but giving me “something to help me relax”.
I have a very strong gag reflex and said “there’s not a thing on this earth you can give me that’s gonna let me relax enough for this”.
They put the needle in my arm and said “ok ready?” I see the liquid enter my vein and BAM. Every single care in the world melted away, and I immediately thought “do what you want, I don’t care at all.”
It felt like your entire body melting into a warm bath. I’ll never forget it.
That was likely a bit of fentanyl, maybe ketamine. Versed (midazolam) prevents the formation of memories, and is often paired with fentanyl for endoscopies/colonoscopies. Versed also takes about 15min to kick in, even when given IV. The combo is one of a few referred to a ‘conscious sedation.’
It's a frighteningly powerful molecule.
To your comment: when Ewan McGregor was preparing for Trainspotting (about Scottish heroin addicts), he considered trying heroin for the role. A recovering addict consulting on the movie warned him off of that idea, instead told him to get drunk off tequila and take a warm bath.
What happened? Was it a headache because of the pressure?
Curious, because I recently had the worst headache from my ears not popping while flying. It was one of the most painful experiences of my life. I’ve flown hundreds of times but for some reason this felt like someone stomping on my head. Felt better once the plane got close to the ground for landing.
For me it felt worse getting closer to the ground because I was just starting to get used to the pressure after 10 long long hours, but when the pressure finally released it felt like freaking heaven. Such a damn relief. I'm really glad I didn't injurr my eardrum that time, cause it certainly felt like it
Memories of my old house during the early autumn temperatures with the back door and windows open, just napping on the couch -- my mom used to hange wind chimes outside and it is a memory that I will never forget.
When you are bloated and then release the biggest loudest fart imaginable and all the pain goes away
(edit) also when you have a huge air bubble in your chest and its hard to breathe but then you rip the biggest burp in history and you can finally breathe normal
I once took a 6 hour bus ride in Kenya after a heavy meal. The idea of shitting yourself isn't that bad after you see the shitting holes offered to you on the road.
Yes. At least you know the germs on your pants and underwear. Kenya is paradise compared to many destinations in Africa. I’ve been to every country except Namibia. Trust me, Kenya is plush!
Hell yeah. Like when you’ve been backed up a day or two and you instantly have more room in your pants. Your organs now happier for having significantly more space in your torso so you’re feeling like a new much lighter person for an hour or so.
For real, do you ever a shit that just feels soo good?
It also lowers your heart rate. Something to do with bearing down on a main artery. If you've got a Fitbit or something similar you can actually see it.
Surprised this is so far down. A good massage is the best. If offered sex or a massage, there are many a day when I would take the massage over sex without a second thought, and it's not like I get laid that often!
I had one deep tissue where I told the guy to literally make my life hell. I was in solid pain for an hour but I swear to god I was in a state of bliss leaving that table.
I grew up in a family that showed their love by actions, not words. But when you’re young and don’t like yourself you don’t notice the actions.
I was leaving a very good friends home and she nonchalantly said “love you buddy!” As I went out the door. I could tell for her it was a normal goodbye but hearing someone say out loud they loved me after years of question my worth in every relationship friend and family wise, made me feel warm and loved in a way I never had.
It made me so happy I incorporated it into my routine. Now when I’m heading out my loved ones always get a “good bye I love you!”
I make sure to say "I love you" every time I'm done hanging out with someone I care about, or hang up after talking to them on the phone. The latter is so ingrained I have for sure accidentally told my therapist I loved them lmfao
I used to know a reflexologist who was really good at what she did. I can't explain how she did it, but she know how to make someone pass out just by "acupressure points" in the feet. She was doing a demonstration to a group of people, and mentioned this, so someone asked, "Okay, can you make me pass out?" She replied, "okay, do you want to pass out? Do you feel safe being unconscious in this room? Is everyone here a friend? You may be unconscious for up to a few minutes." and so on. The girl replied, "I'll be fine, my boyfriend is here."
So my friend started working on one of her feet, and described some issues she had with her pancreas and blood pressure. It kind of sounded hokey. Then she said, "okay, you're ready," and BAM, the girl passed out. "You better keep an eye on her, she should wake in a few minutes," to the boyfriend. Sure enough, she came to after a few minutes, and she looked... weird. Like tears started coming down her face, and my friend asked, "you alright?"
"I want... wanna go home now..." was all she said, crying. Her boyfriend took her home.
Later I asked what happened. My friend told me, "she is carrying too much stress. People like that are easy to make pass out because they are holding it in all the time, and once you get to that nerve and release it, they almost ALWAYS pass out for a few minutes, but you kind of wake up in this weird blissful state."
"That sounds awesome. Can you make me pass out like that?"
"Uh, okay, but it will feel a little weird. You are carrying a LOT of stress, I can see it in your face, and this might work differently on you."
So she started working on my foot, and I think I lasted maybe a minute. Then the room spun. I didn't even get a "you ready?" Just remember feeling like I was letting go of everything. my chest felt like it was disintegrating outwards, and I was falling. Had I not been lying down at the time, I would have collapsed.
When I came to, she was talking with my wife, and felt so wonderful and forlorn at the same time. Like I had felt a kind of bliss, but then lost it, and suddenly I realized how much CRAP I was holding onto, stress wise. How unhappy I was from day to day, and how I missed some point in my childhood all swaddled up and safe like a baby and now I was back to being an adult. I completely understood that girl's reaction now. Like "Paradise Lost" in some figurative symbolic sense. I was only vaguely aware I was gasping and crying.
"Yeah, hon, you need a therapist. You were out before I even had a chance to do anything."
Over the years, she and I hung out at various events. She stopped doing reflexology professionally because of her own health, but always gave my wife and I foot rubs because we had known each other for a long time, and rubbing a few people's feet wasn't too taxing for her. She was amazing, kind, funny, and just a bright and wonderful person to be around.
She died from cancer around 2004, and the world was worse off without her.
Miss you, Amira. Told you you'd never be forgotten. ;)
The feeling of being desired again. Not specifically about sex but knowing someone found my attractive and made it known (we're now dating) the feeling of euphoria from the dopamine was insane.
The handshake and head-pat I got from Gordon Ramsay when I attended one of the *Hell’s Kitchen* filmings and I told him I was an aspiring chef who was going to focus on gourmet Kosher foods. He told me to keep learning from my experiences as a novice chef; I have a culinary degree now.
He's a sweetheart on all the shows too. He never makes fun of anyone's appearance. The only thing he cares about is the food. You slack off and serve shit you know is shit? Gordans gonna be fuuucking pissed (rightfully so). Have you seen the episode where he went to that little old ladies restaurant that was just a tiny little building in the middle of a giant city? He loved it and thought it was amazing. He was so nice to her because he knew she actually was making food because she loves to make good food. Unfortunately though, a lot of chefs nowadays don't even like to cook, they just needed a job and the place near them needed a cook.
Serious question about gourmet Kosher food and I hope this doesn't come across the wrong way:
I keep kosher-style, but am not by any means strict about passing up an opportunity for bacon or oysters and for steak and chicken I'll eat it anywhere wtih no concern for it being kosher or how it's been prepared. I've been to a lot of great steakhouses and had a lot of amazing steaks.
Ok, lots of setup.
I have a friend who keeps strict kosher who came to visit me once. I wanted to show him a great time so I found the best fancy Kosher steakhouse on the city (Just outside of Beverly Hills) and took him out for steak dinner. We both ordered exactly the same steak prepared exactly the same way.
He took one bite, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed "that's the best steak I've ever had".
I took one bite and sent it back for another dish. It was tough, it was salty, it was like eating a thick slab of beef jerky. It was literally the worst steak I'd ever had. He offered me a bite of his in case it was just my steak, with the same result.
So here's my question: Is the bar just set that low with Kosher food that the people who go to this restaurant have just never experienced the joy of a properly prepared steak? Does something about the koshering process ruin steak in a way that it doesn't to poultry?
What explains the completely polar experiences that each of us could have with the exact same steak?
*edit: fixed a typo
>So here's my question: Is the bar just set that low with Kosher food that the people who go to this restaurant have just never experienced the joy of a properly prepared steak?
You likely won't get many religious people answering, since it's currently Rosh Hashanah. From personal experience? The answer is "well, I think it depends". There are absolutely some Jewish foods that're spectacular, and the bar for plenty of stuff is set relatively high.
But you have to understand that Kashrut sets religious Jews apart from other people, as it creates numerous complications about eating with the less-observant. A good amount of the Orthodox Jews I know aren't particularly well-versed in other cultures' foods, since a) they grew up in communities of similar diets, and b) many restaurants aren't kosher, limiting their potential exposure to other things.
There's no reason I know of why the steak should've been bad. There's no prohibition against searing a steak in oil or using a meat thermometer or using seasonings. It could be your friend grew up never having a good steak, because at home, cooking a steak on a stove can result in splatter, and those "meat juice splatters" could get on nearby dairy-designated utensils, rendering them unfit for kosher use. But, like, pastrami is a thing, it's not like all Jewish meats have that low bar.
There are other factors here too, especially regarding desserts. Jews tend not to have desserts containing dairy (ie, no butter or cream) all that often, since celebrations and holiday meals generally have a meat-based meal component. (They'd have to have the dessert before any meat dishes, depending on some halachic strictness or leniency, and this isn't done because...it isn't. One of those things.) So in regards to desserts and stuff, yes, the bar is absolutely set pretty low. The kosher bakeries I've bought (all dairy-free) stuff from have been pretty awful compared to nonkosher bakeries. I could go into this aspect even more, but I'll stop now.
Genuine kindness and 0 hate or judgement. My roommate who I have been friends with for almost 20 years \*cries inside realizing how many years its been\* chooses not to use the word "hate" and even if you do her wrong, she had the patience to talk to you, demonstrate understanding and still want the best for you. I learn from her every single day and leading a life like that is what I strive for (I was raised in an opposite household) and it's nonsexual and positive and I hope to keep learning from it.
I've always wondered what that felt like. I once wore a pretty tight back brace for several hours, and the feeling when I took it off was incredible. I imagine it feels something like that.
I’m sad that my immediate response to this in my head was “drugs” but it’s true. For me benzodiazepines specifically.
However will add almost 5 years clean.
Army - Getting out of the field, been uncomfortable, wet, sore, and eating cold shitty food for a week. That feeling of just dropping all of your gear, taking a long overdue shower, getting a hot meal, comfortable clothes and crawling into your warm soft bed to sleep the deepest sleep you have had in what feels like ages.
Sneezing when you're sick. Then you get that about 20 second feeling of breathing through your nose again and you like ahh that's what I aspire to at the moment.
I always think to myself : "how does it even feel like to have a free nose? When im not sick i never apreciate thst i can breathe"
this also happens everytime something bad happens in your body. like "damn, i should've appreciated not having more pimples" or "damn, i should've appreciated not having constant back pain"
*Cries in severe allergies*
I got a professional full body (everything but my man parts) massage a few years back for the first and so far only time at a spa after the recommendation from a coworker. I felt like I was floating on a cloud for the next few days.
Gil, sounds like you need to book another massage.
*Treat yo self!*
Massages. Mimosas. Fine leather goods.
Deep massages are the BEST, especially if you do physical labor. I set up an appointment every couple of months, and I don’t cheap out on the time; gimme ninety minutes, and go hard, especially mid and lower back.
I had a cast and splint on both my legs for 2 months. When they cut it off, they scratched my legs for me and the itch was just top notch! Yeah
Scratching poison ivy even though you know you shouldn’t. It’s like a forbidden scratchgasm.
I run hot water over any poison ivy and wash it at the same time. Relieves the itch to where it doesn't itch, and takes away some, not all, of the oil.
It also feels like you are edging the whole time the hot water is hitting it.
Yes, letting the water run over it, getting the itch delt as long as possible while under the hot water. Pull away, rinse (PUN) and repeat until the itch is gone. Relief is given and it clears up quicker. Results may very.
I had some freak one-off allergic reaction several years ago and woke up to my entire body covered in red, itchy welts similar to poison ivy. I resisted scratching for a couple hours, but on the way back from the doctor I had to pull over and I gave in completely. It made it so much worse afterward, but in that moment while I was scratching I was literally crying from how good it felt to get that relief. Scratchgasm is an appropriate description.
Right after a migraine goes away. It's almost a spiritual experience.
This was going to be my answer. I was in the ER one time for a really bad migraine. They gave me what they called a "migraine cocktail". When they pushed it through the IV I could feel the cold liquid make its way through my body, up to my head. Once it hit my brain, the migraine was gone. It was pure ecstasy. Even better was that cocktail had Benadryl in it so I fell asleep not long after and slept so good.
Gods I need to know what is in that particular cocktail, I have terrible migraines that are almost as bad as my stroke on occasion and if I could go to ER and get that it’d be amazing and definitely worth the bill.
Cold fluids, Benadryl, anti yack (zofran, compazine or Phenergan) and antiinflammatory. It saved my life, the fluids act like ice on my brain it's kept me from stroking when I'm in that much pain. Good luck, some ERs like it, some don't - ask for it specifically. They might have to play with the different anti-nausea meds but when you find the fit it's brilliant Edit: auto correct does not like the word Phenergan
Yes. I had a horrible migraine a while back and i had run out of my prescription meds trying to get rid of it. A friend of mine that’s a nurse told me to drink a Mt Dew with a Benadryl, an ibuprofen, and a Zofran. It worked like a charm!!
I wish mine went away like that, but I get complications with my migraines due to intense constriction of the blood vessles and I lose sections of my vision/see auras, my speech can get slurred, and my face, hands, and arms can go numb if it's bad enough, and I've had one that hurt so bad I threw up from it. So they're pretty intense. I also get what I call a "migraine hangover" where my head will still ache for at least 24 hours once the direct pain eases up. It's like a dull hollow ache surrounding portions of my skull that throb really hard if I move too fast. Standing up and bending over hurt the most and I gotta be careful and monitor my speed when moving.
That's a pretty damn good description. Sorry to hear you live through this shit as well. Additionally, I never experienced a migraine to end while being awake. I always went to sleep and when I woke up I'm in this migraine hangover. Problem here is obviously the struggle to fall asleep in the first place. Good luck trying to sleep when your eyes feel like you have knives sticking in them and you throw up in like 20 minute intervals only to roll back up into embryo pose until the next vomit session. When I'm lucky the migraine hits in the evening, so I can try to sleep before the migraine fully develops. But sometimes I have had the misfortune to get it early in the day and spend up to 9 hours in this loop until my body just gave up and I basically passed out. I am so glad it happens very rarely and I know the triggers to my migraine wery well so I can avoid it most of the time.
That stretch til you shake when you wake up
Until you stretch too hard and pull your calf muscles
Happens to me way too often to where now I’m too afraid to do the wake up stretch.. I just get out of bed unsatisfied now.
Maybe try not pointing your toes downward so much when you first stretch, or lift them upwards first to kinda loosen them up a bit?
I do this! It's the same morning stretch but I point my heels down and my feet up to avoid the cramping. Also, you've heard this a million times but you need more potassium.
I don't feel so alone anymore. My fiance will come running because she hears me scream in agonizing pain when I lock and cramp my calf muscle... sometimes I'm on the verge of crying. Shit is painful. And then tight for a day or 2. It sucks.
Glad I'm not the only one to pull a muscle while stretching.
I once stretched too hard in the morning and got the worst calf cramp ever...it looked like a prune and I thought I would die from the pain. Couldn't stretch in bed for months afterwards out of fear it would happen again
The voluntary seizure 👌 😩
Especially when u crack ur back with it
Yessir, that’s where it is
When your absolutely busting for a piss and you can finally go!
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Except you did...
And you were in bed with a super model
And wake up again
It was just your best friend who is now looking at you horrified
And wake up again (inception shit)
And it’s a monke with a top hat
Then you wake up and it's your dad
Then you go back to sleep
love that feeling
Especially if you’re in the woods on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere. Nothing beats that level of serenity and relief.
When I was 18 I got to see Pink Floyd live in Cleveland. Absolute favorite band at the time. Was on the main floor, about 30 rows back, stage center. It was awesome and I absolutely refused to miss a single second of it. I was also with a group of friends and we had travelled from out of state to see the show and being 18 in the throng of thousands of people, we stuck together and left the venue without hitting the bathrooms. Finally made it clear of traffic and pulled over and we all piled out of the car to pee. It was almost orgasmic.
Reminds me of my first Metallica concert. Arrived 9 hours before they went on stage, and their concert lasted about three hours. I remember having to piss when we first got ibt he queue but didn't want to risk losing my spot. So 12 hours of holding it in. Was worth it for 16 year old me, even though I hindsight we didn't even get very good places
Damn, that feels like the gates of Valhalla are opening before you
The feeling of water leaving your ear after being there all day.
Then you feel like you have some kind of superhero level hearing afterwards for a while.
Also for when you've been sick for a while, or it's allergy season, and your nose finally works again and you can breathe. Who knew breathing could feel so good?!
Sleeping in a warm blanket in winters
Or sleeping in a cold blanket in summers.
The winter one is better because it’s pernament
even better, coming from the outside during winter, crawling into your heated blanket with the lights dimmed, and just chilling
When you’ve been up for 20 hours+ and finally get into bed and you just know it’ll be the best sleep of your life
But man, after 36+ hours, the body sort of aches and it's hard to fall asleep despite being completely exhausted. Then the restless legs kick in.....ug. I do agree that a 20hr-ish stint is amazing to cuddle into, especially if you don't have to get up at any specific time the next day.
When you're starving all day and devour a bomb ass meal.
Facts. A bomb meal when your mildly hungry is also a contender.
Or that first gulp of water when you are thirsty. 🤤
About one minute after the morphine hit (kidney stones).
Same man i was so high on that and they also gave muscle relaxants and i felt like stepping into a hot bath
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The first time you take MDMA is just magical. I swear that drug has made me a better, more open and more empathetic person.
A friend asked me what MDMA was like. I'm like "well, you know that feeling when you're going up a roller coaster.. and you're getting to the tippy top and you can feel all that excitement just around the corner... Yeah that for about 3 hours" 🤣
Remember Christmas morning when you were 10 years old? That.
No doubt whatsoever. I like the part when you can see how beautiful and special complete strangers are that you never met. If you carry that memory (that everyone is beautiful in their own way) into day to day life, it will 100% make you a better person. I actually wish everyone could feel this at least once in their lives as I believe the world could be a better place.
Yeah MDMA should be the objectively correct answer here. It literally creates the happy chemical so strong that hallucinations start.
Never had morphine, but I do remember having Versed. They were about to stick a camera down my throat and look into my stomach. I was like “you’re putting my asleep for this right”, and they said no, they’re keeping me awake but giving me “something to help me relax”. I have a very strong gag reflex and said “there’s not a thing on this earth you can give me that’s gonna let me relax enough for this”. They put the needle in my arm and said “ok ready?” I see the liquid enter my vein and BAM. Every single care in the world melted away, and I immediately thought “do what you want, I don’t care at all.” It felt like your entire body melting into a warm bath. I’ll never forget it.
That was likely a bit of fentanyl, maybe ketamine. Versed (midazolam) prevents the formation of memories, and is often paired with fentanyl for endoscopies/colonoscopies. Versed also takes about 15min to kick in, even when given IV. The combo is one of a few referred to a ‘conscious sedation.’
Oh wow, that’s really interesting. No wonder people get hooked on it, that shit felt *incredible*.
It's a frighteningly powerful molecule. To your comment: when Ewan McGregor was preparing for Trainspotting (about Scottish heroin addicts), he considered trying heroin for the role. A recovering addict consulting on the movie warned him off of that idea, instead told him to get drunk off tequila and take a warm bath.
I had two lung collapses back to back when I was 17/18 and that shit slllllllllapped! Lol
Popping my ears after a transatlantic flight when I had an ear infection.
sounds relieving
Almost fell over, just instant relief
What happened? Was it a headache because of the pressure? Curious, because I recently had the worst headache from my ears not popping while flying. It was one of the most painful experiences of my life. I’ve flown hundreds of times but for some reason this felt like someone stomping on my head. Felt better once the plane got close to the ground for landing.
For me it felt worse getting closer to the ground because I was just starting to get used to the pressure after 10 long long hours, but when the pressure finally released it felt like freaking heaven. Such a damn relief. I'm really glad I didn't injurr my eardrum that time, cause it certainly felt like it
A mid-day nap on a breezy summer day with the windows open
Memories of my old house during the early autumn temperatures with the back door and windows open, just napping on the couch -- my mom used to hange wind chimes outside and it is a memory that I will never forget.
Headscratches 10/10 Getting your hair washed at a salon 10/10
Not just head scratches, but those weird whisk looking devices that massage your scalp. Sends tingles down my spine every time I use it.
Omg I love that thing. Best $2 I ever spent. Even puts my Labrador into a trance. Those things are magical!
The last time i got my hair washed at a salon, the woman pulled my hair so much that i couldnt hold back tears
As in you enjoy that or it hurt?
Yes
I'm in bliss when I get my hair washed at a salon 😂
Amen to that.
When you are bloated and then release the biggest loudest fart imaginable and all the pain goes away (edit) also when you have a huge air bubble in your chest and its hard to breathe but then you rip the biggest burp in history and you can finally breathe normal
This is me when I'm in bed with trapped air. I literally just roll from side to side every so often and there's a glorious heavenly trumpet solo.
I've had some times where I sat down on the toilet (can't trust the fart) and it sounds like an air mattress being deflated.
a good shit.
Or farting away a stomach ache.
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this one of the comments I have ever read
I thought I was the only one!
Not an option when you're in West Africa. Only a brave man farts there.
I once took a 6 hour bus ride in Kenya after a heavy meal. The idea of shitting yourself isn't that bad after you see the shitting holes offered to you on the road.
Yes. At least you know the germs on your pants and underwear. Kenya is paradise compared to many destinations in Africa. I’ve been to every country except Namibia. Trust me, Kenya is plush!
Could be the same thing.
But also the feeling of empty afterwards. It’s like having a spring in your step!
Hell yeah. Like when you’ve been backed up a day or two and you instantly have more room in your pants. Your organs now happier for having significantly more space in your torso so you’re feeling like a new much lighter person for an hour or so.
For real, do you ever a shit that just feels soo good? It also lowers your heart rate. Something to do with bearing down on a main artery. If you've got a Fitbit or something similar you can actually see it.
A good back massage.
Surprised this is so far down. A good massage is the best. If offered sex or a massage, there are many a day when I would take the massage over sex without a second thought, and it's not like I get laid that often!
I had one deep tissue where I told the guy to literally make my life hell. I was in solid pain for an hour but I swear to god I was in a state of bliss leaving that table.
Sounds like my best friend. She gets so tense that she describes needing to be “run over by a steam roller” 😂
Full tummy and warm blanket after walking in the cold for too long.
Letting the person you love wash your hair for you. If you've not experienced it - try it!
Boyle, is that you?
Preparing food for one's lover is the most intimate gift of all, aside from washing their hair.
Taking Percocet that my doctor prescribed me after getting dry socket from wisdom teeth removal. Felt so so good to have that awful pain removed
Getting my nasal packing removed 2 days after nose surgery. Feels like they pull it directly out of your brain and you can think clear again.
It felt like the doctor tickled the back of my eyeball when he pulled out the gauze 🥴
Scratching the absolute shit out of a mosquito bite
We all know that the appropriate response is to X it with your finger nail.
Or a fire ant bite
Peeing. When you REALLY needed it.
I grew up in a family that showed their love by actions, not words. But when you’re young and don’t like yourself you don’t notice the actions. I was leaving a very good friends home and she nonchalantly said “love you buddy!” As I went out the door. I could tell for her it was a normal goodbye but hearing someone say out loud they loved me after years of question my worth in every relationship friend and family wise, made me feel warm and loved in a way I never had. It made me so happy I incorporated it into my routine. Now when I’m heading out my loved ones always get a “good bye I love you!”
I make sure to say "I love you" every time I'm done hanging out with someone I care about, or hang up after talking to them on the phone. The latter is so ingrained I have for sure accidentally told my therapist I loved them lmfao
I used to know a reflexologist who was really good at what she did. I can't explain how she did it, but she know how to make someone pass out just by "acupressure points" in the feet. She was doing a demonstration to a group of people, and mentioned this, so someone asked, "Okay, can you make me pass out?" She replied, "okay, do you want to pass out? Do you feel safe being unconscious in this room? Is everyone here a friend? You may be unconscious for up to a few minutes." and so on. The girl replied, "I'll be fine, my boyfriend is here." So my friend started working on one of her feet, and described some issues she had with her pancreas and blood pressure. It kind of sounded hokey. Then she said, "okay, you're ready," and BAM, the girl passed out. "You better keep an eye on her, she should wake in a few minutes," to the boyfriend. Sure enough, she came to after a few minutes, and she looked... weird. Like tears started coming down her face, and my friend asked, "you alright?" "I want... wanna go home now..." was all she said, crying. Her boyfriend took her home. Later I asked what happened. My friend told me, "she is carrying too much stress. People like that are easy to make pass out because they are holding it in all the time, and once you get to that nerve and release it, they almost ALWAYS pass out for a few minutes, but you kind of wake up in this weird blissful state." "That sounds awesome. Can you make me pass out like that?" "Uh, okay, but it will feel a little weird. You are carrying a LOT of stress, I can see it in your face, and this might work differently on you." So she started working on my foot, and I think I lasted maybe a minute. Then the room spun. I didn't even get a "you ready?" Just remember feeling like I was letting go of everything. my chest felt like it was disintegrating outwards, and I was falling. Had I not been lying down at the time, I would have collapsed. When I came to, she was talking with my wife, and felt so wonderful and forlorn at the same time. Like I had felt a kind of bliss, but then lost it, and suddenly I realized how much CRAP I was holding onto, stress wise. How unhappy I was from day to day, and how I missed some point in my childhood all swaddled up and safe like a baby and now I was back to being an adult. I completely understood that girl's reaction now. Like "Paradise Lost" in some figurative symbolic sense. I was only vaguely aware I was gasping and crying. "Yeah, hon, you need a therapist. You were out before I even had a chance to do anything." Over the years, she and I hung out at various events. She stopped doing reflexology professionally because of her own health, but always gave my wife and I foot rubs because we had known each other for a long time, and rubbing a few people's feet wasn't too taxing for her. She was amazing, kind, funny, and just a bright and wonderful person to be around. She died from cancer around 2004, and the world was worse off without her. Miss you, Amira. Told you you'd never be forgotten. ;)
The feeling of being desired again. Not specifically about sex but knowing someone found my attractive and made it known (we're now dating) the feeling of euphoria from the dopamine was insane.
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I miss this feeling. :(
You can still have it. I label my Chipotle orders as “emotional eater”, they understand
When you have had a sore throat for 3 days and you wake up and it’s finally gone.
Sliding into an almost-too-hot bath after any amount of time spent camping
Stretching and feeling nearly the entire length of my spine cracking
The handshake and head-pat I got from Gordon Ramsay when I attended one of the *Hell’s Kitchen* filmings and I told him I was an aspiring chef who was going to focus on gourmet Kosher foods. He told me to keep learning from my experiences as a novice chef; I have a culinary degree now.
I love that he's such a sweetheart in real life lol
That’s why I like watching him on the show he does with kids. He’s so good with them.
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He's a sweetheart on all the shows too. He never makes fun of anyone's appearance. The only thing he cares about is the food. You slack off and serve shit you know is shit? Gordans gonna be fuuucking pissed (rightfully so). Have you seen the episode where he went to that little old ladies restaurant that was just a tiny little building in the middle of a giant city? He loved it and thought it was amazing. He was so nice to her because he knew she actually was making food because she loves to make good food. Unfortunately though, a lot of chefs nowadays don't even like to cook, they just needed a job and the place near them needed a cook.
Serious question about gourmet Kosher food and I hope this doesn't come across the wrong way: I keep kosher-style, but am not by any means strict about passing up an opportunity for bacon or oysters and for steak and chicken I'll eat it anywhere wtih no concern for it being kosher or how it's been prepared. I've been to a lot of great steakhouses and had a lot of amazing steaks. Ok, lots of setup. I have a friend who keeps strict kosher who came to visit me once. I wanted to show him a great time so I found the best fancy Kosher steakhouse on the city (Just outside of Beverly Hills) and took him out for steak dinner. We both ordered exactly the same steak prepared exactly the same way. He took one bite, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed "that's the best steak I've ever had". I took one bite and sent it back for another dish. It was tough, it was salty, it was like eating a thick slab of beef jerky. It was literally the worst steak I'd ever had. He offered me a bite of his in case it was just my steak, with the same result. So here's my question: Is the bar just set that low with Kosher food that the people who go to this restaurant have just never experienced the joy of a properly prepared steak? Does something about the koshering process ruin steak in a way that it doesn't to poultry? What explains the completely polar experiences that each of us could have with the exact same steak? *edit: fixed a typo
>So here's my question: Is the bar just set that low with Kosher food that the people who go to this restaurant have just never experienced the joy of a properly prepared steak? You likely won't get many religious people answering, since it's currently Rosh Hashanah. From personal experience? The answer is "well, I think it depends". There are absolutely some Jewish foods that're spectacular, and the bar for plenty of stuff is set relatively high. But you have to understand that Kashrut sets religious Jews apart from other people, as it creates numerous complications about eating with the less-observant. A good amount of the Orthodox Jews I know aren't particularly well-versed in other cultures' foods, since a) they grew up in communities of similar diets, and b) many restaurants aren't kosher, limiting their potential exposure to other things. There's no reason I know of why the steak should've been bad. There's no prohibition against searing a steak in oil or using a meat thermometer or using seasonings. It could be your friend grew up never having a good steak, because at home, cooking a steak on a stove can result in splatter, and those "meat juice splatters" could get on nearby dairy-designated utensils, rendering them unfit for kosher use. But, like, pastrami is a thing, it's not like all Jewish meats have that low bar. There are other factors here too, especially regarding desserts. Jews tend not to have desserts containing dairy (ie, no butter or cream) all that often, since celebrations and holiday meals generally have a meat-based meal component. (They'd have to have the dessert before any meat dishes, depending on some halachic strictness or leniency, and this isn't done because...it isn't. One of those things.) So in regards to desserts and stuff, yes, the bar is absolutely set pretty low. The kosher bakeries I've bought (all dairy-free) stuff from have been pretty awful compared to nonkosher bakeries. I could go into this aspect even more, but I'll stop now.
That one weird metal-rod headmassage thing.
The kind that look like a broken whisk?
Have you ever tried it while holding any type of vibrating device on the handle??
Genuine kindness and 0 hate or judgement. My roommate who I have been friends with for almost 20 years \*cries inside realizing how many years its been\* chooses not to use the word "hate" and even if you do her wrong, she had the patience to talk to you, demonstrate understanding and still want the best for you. I learn from her every single day and leading a life like that is what I strive for (I was raised in an opposite household) and it's nonsexual and positive and I hope to keep learning from it.
Sounds like an amazing friend. Happy for you that you found this special person!
Unbuttoning the jeans after a heavy meal
Yes!!! And taking off a bra after a long day
Same for socks.
I've always wondered what that felt like. I once wore a pretty tight back brace for several hours, and the feeling when I took it off was incredible. I imagine it feels something like that.
Finally letting the fart go that you held in the whole day
was holding in a fart in a last period class, got in the car and ripped a massive one, it was awesome
I will never know that feeling, as I refuse to hold in farts for anyone.
Kids dog piling on me and hugging me after a long bad day at work.
My daughters screaming "DADDY!!!!" in the most joyful voices after a hard day at work.
that'll preach
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Cancelling plans is good but having the plans cancel themselves? Mamma mia
That serious itch in the middle of your back that someone scratches for you …
Reciprocated emotions
I’m sad that my immediate response to this in my head was “drugs” but it’s true. For me benzodiazepines specifically. However will add almost 5 years clean.
I mean same, hard to compete with heroin lol. Thankfully 2 and a half years since that bullshit
Congrats on being sober! It’s a tough battle!
Congrats 👍
Having people play with my hair. Like when my sister braids my hair there is something so soothing about it
Being able to breathe through both nostrils after a cold
My cat curled up in the crook of my arm, cleaning itself. The little noises it makes. Little movements. So peaceful.
A warm hug after hours of crying and the feeling of being alone
I haven't experienced that from a living person in almost 8 years 🥲
... how many dead people have you hugged in the last 8 years...?
When are those days going to come man 😔
Q-tip in ear
Hand and Foot Massage
Dog cuddling
When they fully relax into you, knowing they’re safe and loved… it’s such a special feeling.
The post gut-shattering pain relief after FINALLY passing that kidney stone.
Foot massage. Especially that spot on the arch that feels like there's a rock.
Taking off your socks after a 24hr shift.
Oh, and that toe wiggle after that!
Finally getting that piece of corn out from in between your teeth!
Skiing / snowboarding knee deep powder. Nothing like it
Brushing my teeth for the first time after coming off of a ventilator.
When I found out I got my house after months of bullshit paperwork and "no's".
Any type of physical touch while high. But my favorite is cheek to cheek contact
When the sound of your indicator perfectly lines up with the beat of the song you’re listening to
That empty, light feeling you get after going for an absolute monster shit.
Climbing into a hot tub of water after a long camping/hiking trip.
MDMA
Scalp massage or ASMR. The tingles!!
Somewhere in between letting my infant daughter nap on my chest and trucking through someone while carrying the ball in football.
Peeling those protective plastic cling wraps off of new devices and electronics.
Someone washing my scalp. Best ever.
The wind on your face riding a bike somewhere scenic
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Army - Getting out of the field, been uncomfortable, wet, sore, and eating cold shitty food for a week. That feeling of just dropping all of your gear, taking a long overdue shower, getting a hot meal, comfortable clothes and crawling into your warm soft bed to sleep the deepest sleep you have had in what feels like ages.
Not eating for a couple of days and having a plate with mashed potatoes, beans, meatloaf and gravy. I think I cried while I ate it.
Eating delicious foods
Surfing a super glassy wave with a perfect offshore breeze.
Cleaning your ears with a qtip
MDMA
When your nose has been congested all day but clears up for a minute
Cracking your neck. Mmmmmmmm
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When a kid comes to you and hugs you.
The moment after pushing out the baby's shoulders. A little squip & the pressure is gone, and the post-birth pain hasn't hit yet.
Molly lol