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Realistic outlook on drugs?
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Okay, so I've always had a very nervous/anxious disposition towards drugs. Never wanted to experiment, always been very edgy around people who use/abuse them. I can't be in the same area as them or anything, really. At least not comfortably.
However, I know this view on drugs of just "BAD BAD BAD ALWAYS BAD" maybe isn't really called for. I know it's an unusual reaction to have and I really want to try and change my feelings about them to be at least semi-realistic. I was wondering if anyone out there could provide anything about drugs that isn't one sided? I've talked to people before but some have been very against them (sort of like myself) and some have been pretty hardcore users. So, naturally, neither of those views are very objective.
My seemingly far-leaning view on the topic has caused a few relationship issues and I'd be glad to try and settle things a bit. I guess I'm asking people who have tried anything - regardless of if you're still involved with it - to provide some sort of unbiased light on a very negative mind. Thanks in advance.
PS: I realise this sounds very vague and broad, but that was the intention. Any information anyone can give on any substance would be appreciated.
However, I know this view on drugs of just "BAD BAD BAD ALWAYS BAD" maybe isn't really called for. I know it's an unusual reaction to have and I really want to try and change my feelings about them to be at least semi-realistic. I was wondering if anyone out there could provide anything about drugs that isn't one sided? I've talked to people before but some have been very against them (sort of like myself) and some have been pretty hardcore users. So, naturally, neither of those views are very objective.
My seemingly far-leaning view on the topic has caused a few relationship issues and I'd be glad to try and settle things a bit. I guess I'm asking people who have tried anything - regardless of if you're still involved with it - to provide some sort of unbiased light on a very negative mind. Thanks in advance.
PS: I realise this sounds very vague and broad, but that was the intention. Any information anyone can give on any substance would be appreciated.
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It was few years before i tried any again but this was in a completely different circle of people. It started off with taking a bit of speed to give us a boost after a long day on the beer and at the time thought it was great. When most people go home ill to bed after drinking we'd be full of life and have a great laugh at anothers home. This became the norm and was starting to take more and more.
I won't go into full detail as you want an unbias opinion. The bad points started to outweigh the good ones. After a year of living this lifestyle and my head being far from it used to be i started to realize how dependent all my friends had become. To see them during the week compared to weekends was like seeing two different people. They could not function or be themselves without drugs.
I was lucky to have friends though who could keep control of emotions like anger even when on drugs. Living in the area i did a lot took drugs like ketamine and other cheaper options. From experience drugs like these make people very unstable and quite worrying to be around.
Obviously doing drugs constantly is bad for you, just like drinking alcohol constantly is bad for you. Know your limits and use drugs for fun- not to make you feel better- and there's generally no issue.
No and have not done in quite a few years. I now have kids so nights out clubbing etc are long gone.
I had some very bad reactions towards the end of taking anything which scared me. Even though i only took them at weekends i was surprised how much i had changed. Once i'd stopped i realized how much they affect people
I've heard a few people say that. It's not so much the physical effects that people tend to talk about its the other stuff, personality and such? Seems to take a bit of realising amongst people too. Great to hear you're settled with a family by the way.
Most people close to me have done/at least do weed, I can't touch the stuff personally cos it sends me into major anxiety attacks but I have no real problem with others doing it around me. The boyf smokes it and there are kind of rules in place that makes shit easier, like I know when he's gonna be smoking it and who with, and the same rules apply if I'm going out/drinking. It's just about testing your own limits and compromising.
That sounds really sensible. Me and my g/f have a similar thing. I hear what you're saying I think. It's nice to talk to people like this about it - it sounds like everyone's experience with various drugs varies incredibly. Like there's no real right or wrong thing to do, but something you have to evaluate for yourself.
Would you say it's better to be over cautious than under cautious when it comes to drink and drugs? Or is that not really a factor?
I think the main thing is some people like the false personality it gives them. Some of the friends i made when first trying various drugs came across as the life and soul of the party type of people. Originally i thought what a great laugh these people are and how confident they was. Never thought strange how these people vanish during the week apart from text messages and phone calls. Once i'd start spending more time around them i so the other side of them very quiet lacking the glowing personalities i'd known. They obviously needed drugs and had forgotten their trueselves. The sad part was i so a couple of people get dragged down with them. It just shows you don't need to be an addict who takes drugs everyday for them to overcome you.
Thanks i have a great family now and left all that behind along with all the friends i had then.
I really like the way you worded that. A lot of people think drugs only affect people if it's the serious end of the scale - addiction, dependency, what have you. My friend's brother said he's tried a lot of the harder drugs, loved them, but ditched them because of how they change people. Wise words.
I hear that. Maybe that's something that should be a bit more well known - that it *is* possible to use them without developing any issues around them. For me though, personally, the people I've known that have started taking drugs have become very enveloped in the lifestyle. Almost like if you take them regularly enough, and are that way inclined, it's all you think about and wanna do in your free time. Which I guess is down to your personal choice at the end of the day, but people around you notice it a lot. It can make you bad company as well if all you ever wanna do it get high.
Are there any particular things you guys would say are worth noting in the dangerous/shouldn't try category? Any combinations/mixes/situations/substances whatever? Likewise for the 99% of the time is okay category?
I started using drugs when I was 15/16 back in the mid 90s when I got into ravin. As a youngster I was always wary of drugs, always believed the popular line - that drugs were bad, dangerous, and for losers. It soon became apparent to me though, that many of my friends were using drugs with no ill effects and having a great time.
It wasn't peer pressure or a desire to fit in that made me decide to try certain drugs, it was the realisation that they can be a lot of fun.
Since then I've taken a lot of drugs, and a lot of different types of drugs and for the most part ive had positive experiences.
They can be extremely enjoyable with a very low risk if you know what you are doing.
There are several things that greatly increase your chance of having a problem.
Mixing drugs. Poly drug use can be dangerous and inflates risk. Some drugs can interact with each other to produce more harmful effects in the body. Alcohol and Cocaine for instance. Also worth pointing out that mixing depressant drugs is a particualr danger and that includes alcohol.
Dont get carried away. Know you limits. Same with alcohol.
Always be with people you can trust.
Research something before you decide to take it.
Don't fuck around with legal highs, most of the time it really won't end well.
This. It's funny how the legal stuff can damage you most. Just don't go there. Unless you can research it well and you know what to expect it can be very scary and dangerous. Even Salvia can trip you out more than some of the illegal shit.
The whole point of any drug is that it affects you...