Southern Cannibal’s Scary Stories

Episode 633: Dark & Disturbing Posts On Reddit

Date: February 14, 2026
Host/Narrator: Southern Cannibal

Episode Overview

In this intense episode, Southern Cannibal narrates true, graphic, and disturbing stories pulled directly from Reddit, focusing on confessions of addiction, accidental death, and severe self-mutilation. The content presents a chilling glimpse into the darker corners of human experience as revealed through Reddit posts—primarily within subreddits such as r/IAmA, r/Confessions, and others. The episode comes with a strong content warning for listeners, as the stories revolve around heroin addiction, drug-related deaths, and extreme acts of self-harm and mental illness.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Heroin AMA Journey of “SpontaneousH”

[01:32 - 30:37]

Initial Post and the Descent into Addiction

• “SpontaneousH” posts in r/IAmA after using heroin for the first time:
  • Background: 24 years old, educated, stable job. Had only used pot previously.
  • Decision to buy heroin was impulsive, fueled by boredom and curiosity:
    • “My life has been pretty boring the last few years and I feel like I haven't really lived, taken any risks or done anything crazy. So I figured what the hell…maybe I'll buy some pot. It's been a while. … But then I started considering his last word. Heroin…” ([03:11])
  • First experience described as pure euphoria and relaxation lasting for hours, now tempted to compare heroin to cocaine.

Community Reaction

• Redditors respond with concern, warnings, and personal testimonies:

  • “Opioid addiction nearly killed me.” ([07:57])
  • “Don't do it again. Ever. There is nothing so terrible in this world as heroin withdrawals.” ([08:43])

• SpontaneousH defends his choices, vowing to resist further use and planning to try cocaine for comparison—demonstrating denial about heroin’s addictiveness.

Rapid Decline

• Two weeks later: SpontaneousH posts a second AMA—now using heroin regularly, has just injected for the first time:
  • Quote: “I have been using since and shot up for the first time today. Ask Me Anything…” ([13:16])
  • Details withdrawal symptoms, relationship problems, and attempts at going to Narcotics Anonymous (NA):
    • “I was doing everything right, have been clean and somehow a rumor got out…my girlfriend found out and…broke up with me… I can't stop crying. Fuck heroin. Fuck my life. I guess I don't need to say that since heroin pretty much fucked my life for me in under two weeks.” ([14:40])
  • Cycle of False Optimism: He claims to have it under control: “I can stop this on my own. I don't even think I need NA but I'm not ruling it out. I have no craving or desire to do heroin.” ([15:39]), but quick relapses follow.

Community and Relapses

• Fellow users, including other addicts, offer brutal, honest advice and harsh realities:

  • “Opiates are like kissing God. And once you've tried them, there's no going back… You will lose everything that you have. You will lose your job, your family, your friends…” ([19:00])
  • Detailed, graphic description of withdrawal and downward spiral, deep sorrow, and eventual loss of “soul.”

• SpontaneousH’s Relapse and Treatment Attempts:

  • Follows a cycle of getting clean with Suboxone, relapsing (including with dangerous fentanyl), and surviving an OD that technically killed him (“I was also technically dead last week…” [26:50]).
  • Admits to spending thousands, relationship ruin, job loss, and ending up in a psychiatric and rehab program.

Long-Term Outcome

• 7 years later:
  • Comes back with a positive update, nearly 6 years clean, looking back at the original posts as evidence of “real” addiction struggle.
    • “I'm now almost six years clean from all drugs and alcohol and life is good. It's too difficult for me to go back and even read most of what I originally wrote…” ([29:12])
  • Last check-in: still alive, clean, and grateful for support.

Notable Moments & Quotes

• “To quote Trainspotting, take the best orgasm you’ve ever had, multiply it by a thousand and you’re still nowhere near it.” — SpontaneousH ([16:56])
• “I'm lucky to be alive.” — SpontaneousH ([28:27])
• “Reddit warned me I would become an addict when I did an AMA a little over a year ago after first trying heroin. Needless to say, I didn't listen and am paying the consequences.” ([27:22])

2. Confession: “I’m Responsible for the Deaths of Several People” (misk997)

[31:43 - 37:57]

The Confession

• Darknet vendor confesses on r/Confessions to accidentally killing customers by mixing up fentanyl and mescaline orders due to an Excel error.

  • “Long story short, my Excel fucked up or I fucked up and about seven people's mescaline orders were filled in as fentanyl orders…someone contacted me…told me their friend died…” ([32:52])

• Vendor realizes error, panics, deactivates account, sells remaining drugs, and flees to a new life, wracked with guilt and unable to tell anyone—afraid to even confide in a therapist.

Community Reactions

• Some users express gratitude, realizing they too could have easily died from carelessness in the darknet drug trade:

  • “This post scared the shit out of me. I could have died and I'm just realizing it now. Never ever had I considered a vendor could make a simple accounting error and kill people…” ([35:38])

• Others confront the poster’s lack of action and avoidance of responsibility:

  • “Remorse without action is meaningless…there’s a risk buying drugs no matter the source, but you are to blame for their deaths…” ([36:21])
  • “If you really do regret what happened, you should turn yourself in to the police.” ([36:49])

• No further updates from OP; fate unknown.

3. Reddit User “Worthless319” and the Pursuit of Enlightenment through Extreme Suffering

[37:57 - End]

Philosophy Become Tragedy

• Series of posts by “Worthless319” chronicling horrific self-mutilation in the pursuit of “enlightenment,” inspired by a literal misreading of Ram Dass's “Be Here Now.”
• Begins with abstract posts about suffering, spirals into graphic descriptions:
  • “First I circumcised myself, ended up at the ER. Next, I shot my penis four times with a revolver and consumed it after cooking it…I called an ambulance…blew apart my left testicle…Finally, after many months…I…sever[ed] my remaining testicle…” ([39:09])
• Sees himself as Christ-like, compelled by “God’s will” to crucify and mutilate himself for spiritual enlightenment.

Reddit Reactions and Escalation

• Other Redditors express shock, confusion, and concern.

  • “I have no idea how to respond to someone that blew their testicles off multiple times.” ([41:05])

• Worthless319 continues, describing pain management, self-loathing, depersonalization, and ongoing suicidal ideation.

• Final posts become increasingly incoherent and desperate:

  • “Can you commit suicide by severing your penis?” — Worthless319 ([43:40])
  • Last known activity: a photo of his dog—no further updates, presumed suicide.

Host’s Reflection

• Southern Cannibal strongly urges any listener suffering from mental illness or self-harm thoughts to seek immediate help:
  • “If you or anyone you know was suffering with their own mental health, please seek help. Your life is worth living. Call 988 to reach the Suicide and crisis lifeline.” ([47:01])

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Addict’s Denial:

  • “I have the urge to do it again, but I will resist and not do it, at least not for a long time. I understand the addiction potential and how someone can easily tear apart their lives with this stuff. Heroin is pure powdered pleasure.” — SpontaneousH ([06:19])

• About Downward Spiral:

  • “I just want to die.” — SpontaneousH during deep withdrawal ([14:52])

• Redditor’s Reality Check to Addict:

  • “You will be a cardboard cutout of your former self. This is exactly how I felt in the depths of using. The lights were on, but nobody was home. Just an empty shell full of smack.” ([20:33])

• The Confessor’s Guilt:

  • “I didn't even need confirmation I knew what happened. I knew I had just killed several people.” — misk997 ([33:26])

• Taking Spiritual Suffering Literally:

  • "All I have done is follow God's will to crucify myself, but I always, always seem to fail." — Worthless319 ([39:45])
  • "I cringe mostly at the thought of having to further mutilate my already non-existent penis." — Worthless319 ([41:57])

Important Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment | |------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 01:32 | Trigger warning and introduction to Reddit horror stories | | 03:11 | SpontaneousH begins recounting first heroin use | | 06:19 | Description of heroin high; realization of addiction potential | | 13:16 | SpontaneousH's downward spiral: regular use, first injection, relationship ends | | 14:52 | Desperation and expression of suicidal thoughts during withdrawal | | 16:56 | Contrasts heroin high with ordinary pleasure; “Trainspotting” reference | | 19:00 | Other recovering addict shares harsh truths about addiction’s impact | | 29:12 | Seven years clean: SpontaneousH updates on recovery | | 31:43 | Second Reddit confession: accidental drug deaths via vendoring mistake (misk997) | | 33:26 | Realization and guilt of causing multiple deaths | | 39:09 | Introduction to Worthless319’s extreme self-mutilation posts | | 41:05 | Community horror and disbelief at level of self-harm | | 43:40 | Final, deeply unsettling posts—a mental health emergency | | 47:01 | Host’s warning and advocacy for mental health support |

Conclusion

This episode delves deeply into the real-life horror stories found on Reddit, focusing on shocking tales of addiction, remorse-laden confessions, and episodes of severe self-harm stemming from mental illness and spiritual delusion. Southern Cannibal’s narration, faithful to Reddit’s sometimes coarse and brutal honesty, is both empathetic and direct. For listeners, it’s not just a window into the darkest aspects of anonymous online confession—it’s a somber meditation on the human cost of addiction, error, and mental illness. The episode closes not with sensationalism, but with a vital reminder for anyone listening: seek help if you are struggling, and don’t suffer in silence.