"Fun Fact About ME":
When people take the stance that Alcolhol is somehow acceptable, and supperior to other "drugs," it pisses me off. (see the "Fun fact about you.." thread). Alcohol lowers your consciousness. It deadens your brain. Sometimes this can be okay, but I cannot stand people that get so drunk they can't speak coherently or stand up. And I've been there. I'm ashamed of it. Alcohol is perhaps one of the most imperfect drugs, and yet it's completely socially acceptable. Not enough people understand this.
On the other hand, I don't believe drugs are "good" or "bad." They are inanimate objects that cannot have a human attribute assigned to them as if they have a personality. Any personality a drug holds for you is the one that is inside of you that the drug brings out. You hear the word "meth" and there is immediately a negative, dirty reaction. I've never tried meth, but I know people who can succesfuly utilize it's positive effects as well as cope with the negative ones. This is coming from someone who's family was partially destroyed by a meth addict. I think that it's necessary to look at everything objectively.
For example: I've used Heroin. I didn't IV it, I snorted it. I bet that anyone who happens to read this will probably form some sort of judgement about the person that I am after they read this. Any opinion that they might have will probably be negatively tainted. But they people who think like that refuse to concede that their Vicodin, etc. is closely related. Your Adderal? you'd be better off doing meth.
If you met me in person, you would never, ever, in a million years think that I would " do something like that..." I am small, very clean, and definately don't have the image that "Heroin User" would conjure.
I think that drug use and how it affects you is entirely dependant on the person that you are. If drugs begin to take over your life, and change who you are in a negative way, it is a result of negativity that is stored somewhere in your mind. This is often a result of some sort of abuse. It doesn't even have to be an obvious source. Unless you know yourself really really well, you might never find where it comes from. For my cousin, it was his insecurites. These insecurites came from himself, but they were formed from memories of having his arms broken by bullies, his ex-wife cheating on him, etc, etc. All of those, as well as smaller things that he had stored in his memory from the time he was a small child until now served to make him insecure drove him to his Methamphetamine addiction. I'm not saying I blame him. My heart goes out to people who have dealt with addictions and other terrible drug experiences. I merely think that we live in a world where emotional intelligence and active problem solving are not sought after, let alone encouraged.
Which brings me back to the alcohol thing.
Running away doesn't work. Ever. Shit catches up with you eventually. DEAL. Yes, this rant is directed at a certian someone. They probably wouldn't know it if they read it, though.
I love psychedilcs, especially the plant teachers. Most other drugs that I have done have been nothing compared to them. I think there is so much that can be taught to us by psychedelics, but they have such a bad name. And so many people that use them mistreat them. I heard a guy the other day talking about how he saw a "purple cartoon monkey running around the park" when he was "shrooming." "It was such a TRIP, MAN!" If you're like me, you'll understand why this pisses me off.
I could go on on this forever. If this entry is slightly incoherent, sorry. This is one of those topics that can make my blood boil.
When people take the stance that Alcolhol is somehow acceptable, and supperior to other "drugs," it pisses me off. (see the "Fun fact about you.." thread). Alcohol lowers your consciousness. It deadens your brain. Sometimes this can be okay, but I cannot stand people that get so drunk they can't speak coherently or stand up. And I've been there. I'm ashamed of it. Alcohol is perhaps one of the most imperfect drugs, and yet it's completely socially acceptable. Not enough people understand this.
On the other hand, I don't believe drugs are "good" or "bad." They are inanimate objects that cannot have a human attribute assigned to them as if they have a personality. Any personality a drug holds for you is the one that is inside of you that the drug brings out. You hear the word "meth" and there is immediately a negative, dirty reaction. I've never tried meth, but I know people who can succesfuly utilize it's positive effects as well as cope with the negative ones. This is coming from someone who's family was partially destroyed by a meth addict. I think that it's necessary to look at everything objectively.
For example: I've used Heroin. I didn't IV it, I snorted it. I bet that anyone who happens to read this will probably form some sort of judgement about the person that I am after they read this. Any opinion that they might have will probably be negatively tainted. But they people who think like that refuse to concede that their Vicodin, etc. is closely related. Your Adderal? you'd be better off doing meth.
If you met me in person, you would never, ever, in a million years think that I would " do something like that..." I am small, very clean, and definately don't have the image that "Heroin User" would conjure.
I think that drug use and how it affects you is entirely dependant on the person that you are. If drugs begin to take over your life, and change who you are in a negative way, it is a result of negativity that is stored somewhere in your mind. This is often a result of some sort of abuse. It doesn't even have to be an obvious source. Unless you know yourself really really well, you might never find where it comes from. For my cousin, it was his insecurites. These insecurites came from himself, but they were formed from memories of having his arms broken by bullies, his ex-wife cheating on him, etc, etc. All of those, as well as smaller things that he had stored in his memory from the time he was a small child until now served to make him insecure drove him to his Methamphetamine addiction. I'm not saying I blame him. My heart goes out to people who have dealt with addictions and other terrible drug experiences. I merely think that we live in a world where emotional intelligence and active problem solving are not sought after, let alone encouraged.
Which brings me back to the alcohol thing.
Running away doesn't work. Ever. Shit catches up with you eventually. DEAL. Yes, this rant is directed at a certian someone. They probably wouldn't know it if they read it, though.
I love psychedilcs, especially the plant teachers. Most other drugs that I have done have been nothing compared to them. I think there is so much that can be taught to us by psychedelics, but they have such a bad name. And so many people that use them mistreat them. I heard a guy the other day talking about how he saw a "purple cartoon monkey running around the park" when he was "shrooming." "It was such a TRIP, MAN!" If you're like me, you'll understand why this pisses me off.
I could go on on this forever. If this entry is slightly incoherent, sorry. This is one of those topics that can make my blood boil.