WarthogWarlord t1_jegu4op wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:32 PM

Reply to comment by INtoCT2015 in ELI5: If benzodiazepines are CNS depressants, why is it so hard to die from a overdose of them alone? by psychrolute

What?! I managed to swallow only four times, and after that it became completely impossible! Why? How?

Geodude532 t1_jegxhs5 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:57 PM

Another fun one is to stick your face into the blast of the shower and breath through your mouth. Your body will fight you on that one too.

seeking_hope t1_jeh1d80 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:27 PM

That reminds me of learning to scuba dive. That first breath on a respirator was like everything in me screaming not to do it. Our body has some pretty strong instinctive responses.

live4thagame t1_jeh2my2 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:37 PM

Oh my gosh, not the same but similar, went snorkeling for the first time last year and It was SO hard to make myself breathe while my head was underwater