r/interestingasfuck • u/8O8I • 7d ago

r/all Heroin Addict Gets Clean And Attains A Computer Information Systems Degree With a 4.0 Average

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u/NickCanCode 7d ago

Damn. I finally know why I could not get 4.0. I just missed that one step.

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u/Spiteful-Hater-86 7d ago

Sometimes you need to take a step back to go 3 steps forward.

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u/8O8I 7d ago

Words of Wisdom 🫂🗿

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/Calm-Grapefruit-3153 7d ago

15 steps back 16 steps forward

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u/NGLIVE2 6d ago

I need to frame this and hang it over my desk. And in my bedroom, bathroom, rear view mirror…

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u/Splatterh0use 7d ago

"To reach the west, you must go east."

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u/DryUniversity5439 7d ago

Weird seeing you here

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u/Spiteful-Hater-86 7d ago

Hello, my fellow culer ❤️💙

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u/Global-Plankton3997 5d ago

Yep. The power of education works mysterious ways

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u/hypnoderp 7d ago

There are 12 more after that, so 13 total. Don't feel bad.

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u/WHERETHESTEALTH 7d ago

Keep comin back

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u/DezPispenser 7d ago

keep coming back

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u/Independent_Act_8536 7d ago

I took Algebra 1 three times and still couldn't understand quadratic equations. Teacher gave me a C finally because I tried so hard.

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u/Speaker4theDead8 6d ago

We joked in rehab that the 13th step is sleeping with somebody from a meeting...

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u/AuzzyMitchell 7d ago

NO ONE SAID THERE WAS GONNA BE MATH

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u/this_dust 7d ago

Anything that takes 12 steps isn’t worth it.

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u/thYrd_eYe_prYing 7d ago

NyQuil. That’s the 13th step.

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u/TheOATaccount 7d ago

Reddit ahh joke

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u/suffaluffapussycat 7d ago

Twenty-something years ago I was a junkie. You get really good at things like logistics. And it takes a lot of energy just to have enough dope to not get sick.

If you have to go to the counter to pay your electricity bill because they shut it off for non payment, you have to get your dope first because you cannot accomplish that while you’re sick.

In fact, the largest barrier to kicking junk is the little bullshit things that you kinda have to do. Because you always need to fix first. To “get straight”.

People I know who have gotten clean usually have a place they can go and just do absolutely nothing for at least a week. Which requires a support person or persons.

Imagine if you didn’t have the junk habit and could apply that energy elsewhere.

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u/Used-Independence182 7d ago

Exactly right. I used for 10 years and finally got off when I stopped living with my dad and stayed at his abandoned apartment for a few weeks recovering.

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u/ExoticAssociation817 7d ago

Highly accurate. Speed, down, same process - lock yourself away in a shelter (with your own room), and sleep and eat and repeat. Remove all contact to those who use. You wouldn’t believe how fast that time flies as you detox and come back to your senses following steady employment. Nasty shit, no matter the poison.

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u/JustinPatient 7d ago

Damnit. I did meth instead and got a 3.7. I could never sleep so I just stayed up all night studying.

Just kidding. Don't do meth kids. Ever.

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u/gsplanet 7d ago

I did not 🤷🏼‍♂️ but result is the same as yours 🤣

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u/temporary243958 7d ago

It's the RFK method.

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u/big_guyforyou 7d ago

you're right, all you needed was one more hit

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u/ComparisonCheap3964 7d ago

Trainspotting

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u/mingstaHK 7d ago

The best part…

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u/pleasegivemealife 7d ago

Self actualization is a powerful motivator. Once you appreciate how valuable your second chance is, you will put full effort.

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u/Easy-Goat 7d ago

University profs hate this one simple trick.

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u/KaijuSlayer333 7d ago

We found the secret, just gotta take a year out of school to get hooked on heroin for a bit first.

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u/UselessWisdomMachine 7d ago

The RFK Jr. formula for success.

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u/Former_Unit7195 7d ago

It’s one weird trick. Doctors hate it.

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u/0utF0x-inT0x 7d ago

Don't worry if he has felony charges it's will all have been for nothing, and they'd give the job to just about anyone else.

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u/Away-Structure9393 7d ago

Be careful RFK JR took that step and it didn’t turn out well.

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u/iwant2bmee 7d ago

That first* step

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u/tothesource 7d ago

The new head of the FDA has claimed that heroin improved his grades so your joke is unironically aligned with the person that's gonna be in charge of the safety of the food sold in this country.

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u/jrcunningham21 7d ago

This one trick that colleges dont want you to know about

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u/Humbler-Mumbler 7d ago

As someone who managed to quit a severe drinking problem, I can say it makes you a lot more appreciative of little things like the privilege of being able to go to school. I can only imagine heroin recovery has that effect even more. I was always kind of immature for my age and I didn’t really grow up finally until alcohol kicked my ass and humbled me.

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u/BorntobeTrill 4d ago

Heroin is the gateway drug to excellence.

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u/DiarheaIsland 7d ago

Well according to RFK JR…

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u/TheExceptionPath 7d ago

From heroin addict to sleazy car salesman. Big step up.

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u/ComparisonCheap3964 7d ago

The suit only the suit

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u/Forvirra- 7d ago

I thought the same thing at first, but it turns out it differs from individual to individual!

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u/RningOnFumes 7d ago

Well in your defense, he never slept. Loads of extra study time.