Anyone here had a pivotal moment in their life that completely changed their trajectory?

[Orbital-Fetus]

A serious health scare with my lung collapsing so much that it couldn't heal and threatened to collapse the other lung. I thought I was going to die for real. I accepted it. It changed me completely. It put me on a path to figure out what was going on in the world existentially. I became a different person.

Then a breakup with my last serious ex. This happened like 7 years ago. I did not treat her well. I hated my life at the time, was losing tons of weight (I was 135lbs at 6'2"). After the break up (and I thought I was going to marry this girl and have kids...we were talking about this shyt), I moved from Chicago to Houston. I was so lost and didn't know who I was. How could I have turned into this monster and lose that girl? Nothing made sense. I started drinking and doing drugs like crazy. It got so bad that I went to rehab twice. I'm 4.5 years sober now, and I'm still lost.

I feel you, breh...

 

[A Pimp Named Slickback]

Keeping details private but when I was under spiritual attack, it took me a month to come out of it and get healthy again. After that, I got closer to God and took care of my mental health. Now I'm working in a mental health unit with a Psychology Bachelor's degree making over 20 an hour

 

[Jasonmask]

Had a lot of those happen to me, wouldn’t say they changed the trajectory though

 

[Maquina]

Definitely negative police interactions

 

[Wig Twistin Season]

I had to go on the run once. I put a stop to playing games with my freedom after that.

 

[maxamusa]

first born seed...switched everything up QUICK FAST

 

[Jay Kast]

Always wanted to try that

How was your experience?

The scariest thing I've ever experienced.

Lasted like 6 to 8 hours. Extreme highs and lows, repressed memories coming to the surface, vivid hallucinations that MEAN something. The deconstruction of your mind in the most frightening manner, and the reconstruction afterwards is nothing short of enlightening.

All of the bullshyt I had been through that I felt weighed down by literally disappeared or no longer made sense to hold onto. I felt unencumbered by my past and had no reason to not focus on what was in front of me. Freed me of my self imposed shackles.

I'd recommend it but do it with someone watching you to keep you safe.

 

[BantuKnotz99]

The scariest thing I've ever experienced.

Lasted like 6 to 8 hours. Extreme highs and lows, repressed memories coming to the surface, vivid hallucinations that MEAN something. The deconstruction of your mind in the most frightening manner, and the reconstruction afterwards is nothing short of enlightening.

All of the bullshyt I had been through that I felt weighed down by literally disappeared or no longer made sense to hold onto. I felt unencumbered by my past and had no reason to not focus on what was in front of me. Freed me of my self imposed shackles.

I'd recommend it but do it with someone watching you to keep you safe.

Please enlighten me breh, was it painful? Will it definitely change the trajectory of my life, do you think it'll conjure up new fears or increase my anxiety...help a breh out

 

[Vandelay]

25 trying to make ends meet working 3 jobs and I got letter from the irs saying I owed them $2,500.

 

[Flexington]

I’ve had at least 3 pivotal moments, mostly positive events but negative ones have shaped me equally as much.

Got a scholarship during HS that got me into a good boarding school, outside of my state/hometown. I didn’t want to go, but I knew it would be foolish to pass up an opportunity like that just because I was gonna be away from home and having to make friends…and living there. Really helped me come out of my introverted shell, and exposed me to so much more in life culturally and also just potential wise.

Another pivoting point was learning my name was being used by my own family at times to open bills/cards without my consent…didn’t learn until I was getting rejected for my first card I was applying to. Learned all about credit and credit monitoring then, felt like I can’t trust a soul…not even my own family. Created trust issues still to this day.

 

[Jay Kast]

Please enlighten me breh, was it painful? Will it definitely change the trajectory of my life, do you think it'll conjure up new fears or increase my anxiety...help a breh out

Not physically painful at all. You may get a little nauseous. It won't conjure up new fears - not in the five people I've seen do it did that happen at all.

It didn't increase anyone's anxiety either but understand that these are anecdotal conclusions and not based in objective science or controlled experimental situations so there is a risk.

If you experience anything like we did, yes it will change your life but make sure you're the only one doing it and someone else who is sober is watching you.

Hope it does for you what it did for me. 7 grams of mushrooms at once is the requirement.

Good luck and blessings, bro.

 

[brickfare]

definitely my moms dementia. even though my dad is still around and I have a gf and all that I feel so alone now. I miss her old self terribly and really can’t enjoy life the same way anymore

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

First time I've ever held 10k in my hand

Nxgga... who you telling


Next goal is to hold 50k in my hand

 

[loyola llothta]

Was living foul as a kid. Got suspended like 15 times in middle school and almost expelled, arrested at 14, started trapping and knocked up my girl at 16. Had all the potential in the world and no direction. All the adults in my life including my moms gave up on me

Then one day I was riding a bike and got into a crazy accident with a city bus. I rode bikes all my life and never got into an accident or broke a bone before. Almost died, broke my shoulder, scarred my face, etc. Everybody I was hanging around switched up after the accident for whatever reason and my phone stopped ringing

During the next 6 months I was in recovery and isolation. I didn’t grow up religious and was never sure if I even believed in God but during this time I started praying. Realized how foul I was living and felt like God was trying to tell me something.

Turned my life around, graduated high school, went to college and never looked back. Til this day I credit that accident with saving my life. I don’t even call it an accident anymore, I call it an intervention

Read this and thought about r Kelly you save me

 

[Heafcliffe]

Several key moments but one or two:

- Being diagnosed with diabetes at 15. Shyt shocked my system (literally) and way of life. The shock has made more regimented and intentional regarding my health.

- After my Pops passing, soon realizing that several members of my so-called family (read step-family) were phony, transactional pieces of shyt. Became estranged from them and never rekindled a relationship. Begrudgingly, possibly the best thing to happen to me.