Supplements that calm the nervous system, extinguish fears and increase serotonin.
* mg glycinate * mg l-threonate * mg chloride * b8 inositol * black seed oil * ashwagandha
Taken daily. It’s a lot, but incrementally, it all helps.
Ask HN: If you used to be socially awkward and shy, how did you improve?
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Why are you bringing marijuana into an argument with about meth? What do you think the MA in MDMA stands for
>What do you think the MA in MDMA stands for This isn’t a very good argument. Table salt is literally Sodium and Chlorine, both of which are extremely toxic to humans but that’s irrelevant to anyone who understands that molecules have different effects than other molecules that share part of the same name. Again though, mdma can kill you even if it’s completely pure. This is especially true if you take MAOIs or drink…
The core molecule is amphetamine. Everything else is a binder that determines how long and how many passes it takes for your system. Adderall and methamphetamine only differ by a methyl group which makes it break down slower.
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The cold hard truth that I realized I long time ago is what I call the “two strikes rule”. When you are short (as am I), you already have two strikes against you in society. You can’t be “short and” - short and broke, short and mean, short and shy, short and fat (which I was until I was 18).
Napoleon was short. He did alright.
He also wasn’t dumb, broke, or an introvert…
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#354Earlier quoted context omitted.
Napoleon was short. He did alright.
He also wasn’t dumb, broke, or an introvert…
> Napoleon was routinely bullied by his peers for his accent, birthplace, short stature, mannerisms and inability to speak French quickly. Bonaparte became reserved and melancholy, applying himself to reading.
Re: Ask HN: If you used to be socially awkward and shy, how did you improve?
#355Earlier quoted context omitted.
The cold hard truth that I realized I long time ago is what I call the “two strikes rule”. When you are short (as am I), you already have two strikes against you in society. You can’t be “short and” - short and broke, short and mean, short and shy, short and fat (which I was until I was 18).
Napoleon was short. He did alright.
Napoleon was not actually short. He was around 169cm which was a little above the average French man of the period.
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> But none of those drugs will result in the long-term change that you’re looking for. Sorry to be blunt, but this is clearly the morally infused cliché of "healthy people do not take drugs because drugs are bad mkay.". Cliché which seem to automatically give people the status of the most responsible person in the room for some reason. Well I'd like to give a rebuttal. Saying no to drugs is saying no to the risk of t…
I’m in my early forties. I have bipolar disorder bad enough that I’ve seen the inside of a locked psychiatric unit more than once. (I’m also an ex-FAANG staff engineer with multiple degrees and have helped make things worth many billions of dollars if you need a second label to offset the first).
If mdma hadn’t helped me connect with people and get over my social anxiety, I would have killed myself by now and you simply would not be reading these words.
I am more aware of the costs of drug misuse than 99.98% of the people reading this but, still, I don’t think I’d be alive today without first fixing the problem of being so terribly unable to talk to people.
Re: Ask HN: If you used to be socially awkward and shy, how did you improve?
#358A lot of good advice in the comments here. I'd add: when you're talking to someone, or even in front of an audience, eliciting some reaction or response from the other side is a good way to "normalize" the dialogue. It instantly puts you at the same level as the other party.
Re: Ask HN: If you used to be socially awkward and shy, how did you improve?
#359No, it's not your fault.
Socially awkward is just a natural defense system to tell you people around you are really bad.
If you move to a better environment where people don't think too much about you, then you're not socially awkward anymore.
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The phrase “small talk“ pains me. I never ask a question for which I am not interested in the answer, and I think if you listen carefully before you say something about the weather you might hear something deep and genuine that you would have otherwise missed. Now I usually do ask how the other person is, but I am always listening for the real answer. I never ask it without wanting to hear what they say. (And if I’m…
I travel a lot for business and end up riding Uber a lot. I go out of my way to stroke up conversations with the Uber drivers. I ask them about their music. How long they have been in the city. Some spots to visit. How they like driving for Uber. The last question sparks a lot of conversations. Many do it just as a side gig and for flexibility. It’s the only time that you get to talk to complete strangers while they…
I'm the same way and I've had some of the most amazing conversations of my life with Uber drivers!