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Re:Is there any truth in truth serums? (2015) by Pigo on Thursday January 23, 2020 @09:41AM (#22127873)
I had a spontaneous pneumothorax a couple times in highschool, so I ended up having a lung surgery to prevent them when I was 18. To this day my mom refuses to reveal the things I said to her while I was in recovery, and the following days when I was on Demerol. It drives me crazy because there is a lot I could have said, did I mention I was 18? I know she's probably doing me a favor, but it seems unfair.

I've since wondered if I have a big mouth when I'm dosed because that's who I really am underneath my impulse control, or if that's how everyone is.

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Re:Is there any truth in truth serums? (2015) by TallGuyShort on Thursday January 23, 2020 @10:39AM (#22128357)
Honestly being partially anesthetized and saying something horrific might be my biggest fear.
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Re:Is there any truth in truth serums? (2015) by bobowzki on Thursday January 23, 2020 @02:14PM (#22130725)
We are used to it. :-)
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Re:Is there any truth in truth serums? (2015) by TallGuyShort on Thursday January 23, 2020 @02:26PM (#22130872)
Of the people I'm worried about hearing my confessions or fantasies, people with whom I exclusively have a doctor/patient relationship are the bottom of the list. It's the early visitors I receive in recovery that scare me :)
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Re:Is there any truth in truth serums? (2015) by bobowzki on Thursday January 23, 2020 @03:44PM (#22131769)
Hehe understood.
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Re:Is there any truth in truth serums? (2015) by cgh on Thursday January 23, 2020 @01:16PM (#22130066)
I came out of knee surgery and after waking up, my first sight was of two female nurses just staring at me hard. I have no idea what I might have said and I don't want to know.
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Re:Is there any truth in truth serums? (2015) by downerending on Thursday January 23, 2020 @07:34PM (#22134094)
They know the drill. Sounds like they were just being jerks.

It won't surprise me if we start seeing videos on Twitter of post-op people saying offensive things. Followed by the requisite mobbing, cancellation, etc.

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