• neidu3@sh.itjust.works
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    25 days ago

    Zyn??

    EDIT: Yes, I am well aware of Zyn being those toothpaste-flavored hamster-diapers that pretends to be Snus. Calling it a stimulant is more of a stretch than Bilbo scraped over an entire bakery.

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      25 days ago

      You seem to be unaware that they have nicotine in them. There are kinds without it, and they generally look the same as those tobacco-free nicotine pouches. But Zyn and most other common brands have nicotine, which is a stimulant, the same one you get from tobacco Snus.

      I personally dislike those tobacco-free ones though as they make me feel I’ll, and I’ve tried many kinds (and it’s not the nicotine amount, as I’ve used strong tobacco snus daily for half my life and have no issues with even stronger than that with tobacco snus).

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      25 days ago

      Well when the guy told you it was a 6mg and you find out after you put it in, it was a 20mg. I’ll call it a stimulant.

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        24 days ago

        if your addicted to it, yeah, it really cuts down on the slump you get from nicotine cravings. (don’t come after me tomaco bros, I was having nit fits when I was 7, I grew up around drug addicts that didn’t see the point in not hotboxing the house with multiple 2nd hand effects on small children)

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    24 days ago

    One time, when I was still learning to flex my social muscles and had volunteered to MC a work function, I was incredibly anxious beforehand and downed a large dose of CBD oil. Not realizing that the formula I was using had significant levels of THC also, it’s just that I had used it in small doses so I never realized it before.

    While I got through it, it went as you would expect. I was slow in places, I had a hard time focusing and improvising any chatter. It was awkward and I felt mortified after.

    BUT, I did not give up. I hosted every work social event, organized charity drives and other special programs, and within a year I was managing a team, chairing two committees and made Employee of the Year. By that time I had been through so much rough shit and embarrassment at work that I was invulnerable to social anxiety. People said I was so smooth and often asked me how I didn’t get nervous public speaking.

    The secret to almost anything is to not be afraid to fall flat on your face.

    edit: I did not continue to use mind-altering chemicals before social events, it was a bad idea, if I didn’t make it clear.

    • rumba@lemmy.zip
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      24 days ago

      Nah, it’s ok, it’s offset with two separate blood pressure meds.

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      24 days ago

      I wish we’d stop depicting authoritarians and dictators in memes. Although it can seem like it’s making them a laughing stock, it’s not. It’s making them more sympathetic to the general public, and they’re taking advantage of it (see the White House PR troll team). Just ask a Colombian if they enjoy seeing Escobar memes, or a Ukrainian seeing Putin memes.

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    25 days ago

    I keep seeing “zyn” being referenced in memes and media online. Are we bringing back chewing tobacco?

  • drool@lemmy.catsp.it
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    24 days ago

    Great, well, in that case, we can call it and give everyone some time back. Thanks all.

  • Etterra@discuss.online
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    24 days ago

    Okay, first of all, you call 3 cups of coffee stimulant maxing? that’s barely enough to get started on just the caffeine, before anything else is mixed in there.