Crosby, Stills Nash – Helplessly Hoping [Folk/Rock] Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Lynne Ramsay on ‘Die My Love’TIL Mithridatism is the practice of protecting oneself against a poison by gradually self-administering non-lethal amounts. The word is derived from Mithridates VI, the king of Pontus, who so feared being poisoned that he regularly ingested small doses, aiming to develop immunity.