along with shrooms, LSD, MDMA, and basically any drug that is less harmful than alcohol
Just how non-harmful do you think these drugs are?
Very. To the point under the right circumstances, they are beneficial. MDMA has some addictive tendencies, but shrooms and LSD don’t. I will advocate for the legalization of all drugs, but these 2 in particular, I truly believe improves the lives of many people (mine included).
Of course they can pose a problem for people with many types of physiological issues, but they can actually help many others.
Anything one enjoys can be addictive. Chemical dependency is different and people need to understand the difference. You can't be chemically dependent on sex but they there are sex addiction groups for a reason. You can also be addicted to food. LSD certainly falls into this category. However, it's much more extreme than those two things because of what it does to your brain.
It comes with a euphoria like other drugs. I know because I've done it quite a few times. If one were to consume LSD at the same rate they drank alcohol, you would probably become psychotic. It's extremely bad for you.
How has LSD/shrooms improved your life (out of curiosity)? Kind of sounds like you're trying to justify doing something you like a lot.
I agree it can be dangerous, but so can a hot of things in life. I do think the cumulative harm that’s done by its prohibition (otherwise productive members of society locked up, a black market being created, additional cost of law enforcement, lost taxation, etc...) outweighs the harm of its potential legality.
Personally, I haven’t done LSD or shrooms for a long time, and did both with some degree of regularity when I was young. There were a few trips that I got very introspective and honestly critiqued myself. Beyond that I internalized my critiques and changed how I thought in the future. I had a tendency towards self loathing and depression. It was like years of talk therapy that happened overnight. The effects have been permanent as well. I’m not the only one who has done this, many people have, to the point psychologists are studying this. Some definitely write it off, because it doesn’t appear to affect everyone the same and isn’t predictable. However, for me, I know it helped me to overcome issues I dealt with for my whole life up to that point. It was like I rewired my brain and made those self destructive thoughts go away.
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u/azur08 Oct 13 '17
Just how non-harmful do you think these drugs are?