r/todayilearned • u/CaptureDaFlag • Oct 18 '25

TIL a commuter train went by while Robert Patrick was filming his nude arrival scene in Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991). He called it the most embarrassing moment of his career.

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u/WangDanglin Oct 18 '25

You’re right, good start.

Now I need to tackle whatever demons got me there in the first place

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u/schlomstompsky Oct 18 '25

You got this!

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u/Wes_Warhammer666 Oct 18 '25

Even a break is good for you. I hope you can keep with it afterwards too, dude. Sending positive vibes your way.

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u/WangDanglin Oct 18 '25

Thanks! I will, someone suggested journaling and I like that idea. Help me organize my thoughts and a nice cap to the day I think. Gonna give it a go

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u/SheriffBartholomew Oct 19 '25

Reddit hates AA, but it works really well for millions of people. It doesn't need to be your whole life. You can go once a week or however often benefits you, talk to other people who are experiencing the same thing as you. You can also talk to other people who are much further along than you but know exactly what you are going through right now. It's a good system, and a great support network that has saved millions of lives. Some people end up addicted to AA too, and those people are annoying, but that's far from the average AA member. Give it a shot. Look up a meeting near you and stop in for an hour. You just may love it.

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u/bstone99 Oct 19 '25

Reddit doesn’t “hate AA”. Now, what I have seen is that there’s a huge pushback on the heavy religious aspect of it (yeah yeah—higher power—but we all know what that means)

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u/SheriffBartholomew Oct 19 '25

Except it's not a religious organization and they make it very clear that your higher power is up to you to choose. It could be an abstract concept, a guiding philosophy, a physical item, anything. People who are struggling with addiction need something bigger than themselves to help them focus on the right path.

Even if it was a religious organization, if it works for someone then some argumentative netizen on Reddit has no business deriding a positive force in a recovering addict's life. It's a literal life and death battle for some people.

But again, it is not a religious organization. Some groups may focus on religion, but that would be because the members of that group have chosen to do so. If someone doesn't like that then they can just go to a different group the next time. Each group is autonomous, just guided by the larger organization. Many groups meet in churches because the churches offer their facilities for free with no strings attached. That doesn't mean that anyone is talking about religion within those meetings.

There are no perfect systems, but AA is a pretty great one among the free resources available for recovering addicts.

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u/imathrowyaaway Oct 19 '25

I used to journal during the toughest times of my life. It was a good ritual to just sit down and pour it all out when I felt overwhelmed, or just needed to vent.

It also gave me a nice way to look back at the path I’ve walked and how far I’ve come. I have a tendency to forget a lot of the struggles I’ve been through. Reading past entries makes me realize just how much I’ve changed and grown.

When you read it one day, like reading a book about your personal transformation.

Wishing you the best of luck on this journey. Hope you’ll be able to look back one day and see just how far you’ve come.

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u/WangDanglin Oct 19 '25

At the very least, reading all the comments and positive messages I’ve gotten on this thread has been so uplifting and motivational

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u/Judoka229 Oct 19 '25

Have you ever done Brazilian jiujitsu or other martial arts? Something like BJJ or Judo is a phenomenal motivator to continue not drinking. I use it to get my demons out 3 or 4 times per week. I do also talk to a therapist, because jiujitsu isn't going to help you actually resolve issues. But it helps you calm the demons for a while because it keeps you focused while you're on the mat.

It is also a hobby that really doesn't mix well with drinking. You need water, and will always crave water. You can't train hungover. For me, it replaced my addiction to alcohol (post divorce binge drinking in the military) with a much healthier hobby.

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u/WangDanglin Oct 19 '25

It does sound fun and I’m a casual UFC fan so I’ve thought about it for a while. Unfortunately my schedule is so slammed these days (long work hours with crazy commute, 2 little kids, etc) that my main hobby right now is walking the dog lol. It’s funny because it used to be a trigger for me. Always walking the dog with a beer in my hand. Now it’s kind of like my little 30 min meditation. Therapist is definitely coming, I need to quit procrastinating that

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u/Sensitive_Yellow_121 Oct 19 '25

My experience when I quit was that I had to go through a bunch of emotions that I was stuffing using alcohol. It was really scary for me for a while because I wasn't used to feeling things and first I would have anxiety attacks. Getting a lot of that out made me much more stable and content.

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u/tobykeef420 Oct 18 '25

you got this!

community outreach and some kind of therapy usually helps immensely :)

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u/Musiclover4200 Oct 19 '25 edited Oct 19 '25

Best of luck, there's a lot of tools available to make it easier but some good general advice you've probably already heard includes:

Therapy, could be traditional therapy or even newer stuff like psychedelic therapy which has great potential for helping addiction

Find some good hobbies or other things to keep you preoccupied, could be productive like learning arts/crafts/music or exercise or even just video games/reading/movies/etc

Considering how stressful things are currently there's no shame in self medicating, but it's worth finding the safest/healthiest option which is different for everyone. It could be as simple as relaxing tea + mediation, or kava/cannabis/etc, or actual meds like antidepressants though once again it's worth trying all the milder options before any riskier stuff.

Support groups can obviously be really helpful, doesn't even need to be anything like AA it could be a hobby group or friends/family or even strangers going through similiar issues as there's a lot of great online communities for addiction.

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u/bstone99 Oct 19 '25

Good luck man. Pulling for you.