how come i am immune to substances?

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QueBert

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Caffeine has no noticeable effect on me, I can drink a 2 liter bottle of Mt Dew at 10 and be asleep an hour later. I drink a few liters a day typically, and if I go even a week or 2 without it I don't get a headache at all, I know a lot of people tend to get bad Caffeine withdraw headaches.
 

QueBert

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mt dew has caffeine?

Only in America, I dunno why in Canada it's Caffeine free. Down here it's loaded with it and unless it's changed only Dr. Pepper has more when it comes to sodas. I'm not counting Red Bull type drinks, just soda.
 

RocksteadyDotNet

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Only in America, I dunno why in Canada it's Caffeine free. Down here it's loaded with it and unless it's changed only Dr. Pepper has more when it comes to sodas. I'm not counting Red Bull type drinks, just soda.

There's no caffeine in Mt Dew here either. I don't think anyone knows why.

I heard that clear coloured cool drinks can't contain caffeine, but I don't think that's true.
 

Kadarin

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Try drinking 23 vodka/red bulls and report back.

Or something something Avatar something US military something traitors something something..
 

weflyhigh

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Weed works on higher order brain cells. You have to have functioning ones for it to have any effect.



Yeeeeah, you're never sloppy but have drunk more than once to the point of blacking out. :rolleyes:

The only sure thing is that you are no longer an anal virgin, sonny boy.

did you say something i couldnt hear you up on that high horse

and i never knew that about weed. funny cause all of the potheads i know are borderline retarded

and yes ive blacked out a lot of times. its called being in college and having fun. get over yourself




oh and to everyone else im 5'11 at 180lbs

oh and like someone else mentioned, ive smoked cigarettes before and never once had the desire to smoke them afterwards. i am immune to addictions too i guess
 

preslove

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Weed works on higher order brain cells. You have to have functioning ones for it to have any effect.



Yeeeeah, you're never sloppy but have drunk more than once to the point of blacking out. :rolleyes:

The only sure thing is that you are no longer an anal virgin, sonny boy.

God damnit, Perk, I love you :D
 

alkemyst

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We call them gifted today...in my day gifted meant 140 IQ or better. Today it's just hitting 40.
 

coreyb

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did you say something i couldnt hear you up on that high horse

and i never knew that about weed. funny cause all of the potheads i know are borderline retarded

and yes ive blacked out a lot of times. its called being in college and having fun. get over yourself




oh and to everyone else im 5'11 at 180lbs

oh and like someone else mentioned, ive smoked cigarettes before and never once had the desire to smoke them afterwards. i am immune to addictions too i guess

you blacked out? that's something pretty much only alcoholics do dude.
 

exdeath

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Do you exhibit these sorts of things in other areas, eg tolerance of pain, extreme temperatures, fatigue, ability to function for days without sleep, etc? Look up something called mind over matter.

Im in the same boat. When I drink, I am aware of the physical effects on my body but my mind and willpower is always there. Drinking isn't fun for me, I just feel trapped inside my own body as my body is mechanically shut down by chemicals and disconnected from my brain while I'm 100% "up there" still.

You can't stop the physical and mechanical effects of certain substances. A tranquilizer WILL put you down against your will with sufficient dose for example; your mind after all exists in a physical organ substrate known as the brain and it will biologically cease proper operation in the right conditions regardless how great your control is. But most normal things you are subconsciously ignoring via willpower; what you think or want is what is. Its like staying up for 5 days non stop. Most people will quit and don't have the mind over matter control to do it. Others can do it without thinking about it, and continue to be alert and fully functional, more so than a normal rested person, up until their physical body collapses from retarded cell replacement and depleted ATP.

Yeah you can go to sleep after two energy drinks because you WANT to (mind over matter), but you are going to find it annoying and having to tolerate discomfort (mind over matter), and you're going to feel like shit in the morning, but still be able to get up and pretend you are ok (mind over matter) with your heart trying to beat it's way out of your rib cage all night (unavoidable biological consequence).

It's all in the mind. Most people suffer the inverse of the same mind over matter principle, and this is the root of something we call 'addiction'. They have one cup of coffee or one soda and fly off the walls talking about how much they love caffeine and drag their ass when they didn’t have it, when in reality the amount is insignificant to justify their difference in behavior (eg: it's in their mind that they need caffeine, a placebo effect). How many times do you run into someone who takes a sip of coffee or soda and immediately perks up as if it affected them instantly?
 
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zinfamous

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oh and like someone else mentioned, ive smoked cigarettes before and never once had the desire to smoke them afterwards. i am immune to addictions too i guess


Not true. I am quite certain that you are addicted to retard behavior and thinking.
 

weflyhigh

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took 30mg of adderall about two hours ago now. feel no different.

i am convinced my body does not get affected by substances?

any thoughts?
 
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took 30mg of adderall about two hours ago now. feel no different.

i am convinced my body does not get affected by substances?

any thoughts?

you are impervious to chemical interactions of all sorts. you are powered by antimatter - eating and breathing are just for show. your bones are carbon nanotubes and you piss pure excellence. you don't always go on week-long killing sprees, but when you do, you use only your bare hands.

you are the most interesting man in the world.
 

alkemyst

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umm, most people to tell they are affected by substances need a third party to evaluate.

That chick that strips at the company christmas dinner probably thought she was ok going into it.
 

hanoverphist

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If you can be identified as a human, then yes it effects you. You just aren't aware enough to notice.

i usually only have a cup or 2 of coffee in the morning at work, but i do have a friend that drinks it constantly all day and night. ive sat with her drinking coffee until 1am before and fell asleep. i tested it, i drank 3 cups on different evenings about an hour before i go to bed and had no trouble sleeping at all. not everyone is affected the same by chemicals.
 

mizzou

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Yeah, i ate 29 burgers and im still not full? I guessmy stomach is not affected by food



I can agree wth you on several thingsbut.obviously you are affected, you just happen to be a totally normal person and dont have an inner douche that screams out from hiding after 5 beers


Have you ever thrown up.from binge drinking? I know very few people like that but ive seen it