I wil do any drug as long as it's not alcohol or opioids. I'm big on weed, Kratom, kpins, amphetamines, RC benzos and RC dissociatives
I wil do any drug as long as it's not alcohol or opioids. I'm big on weed, Kratom, kpins, amphetamines, RC benzos and RC dissociatives
I've done the best drug anyone will ever experience: the love of our lord and savior, Jesus Christ.
But seriously, no, I had a handful of drinks like 15 years ago and that's the only "drug" I've had in my entire life. Not even coffee.
No drug taking gang, who tf up
not even alcohol either. honestly most of my negative reaction isn't due to family drinking or anything but instead watching my peers at school/university do stupid shit while drunk. I know logically that it's entirely possible to have only enough to get a buzz and you don't have to go apeshit, puking into toilets and waking up with a hangover, but emotionally all that has made me totally disinterested.
I've had coffee once and it did nothing to me so I haven't tried it again, and even if it did, I've seen the complaints of people who want to get off coffee and so am not interesting in starting drinking it.
so I guess my main reasons for not doing any particular drug is basically imagining myself like 1 or 2 years down the line and hating the situation I've gotten myself into with it. it's just an entirely avoidable problem and I don't wanna make things harder for myself I guess, with expenses and potential guilt and impacts on relationships and employment, etc.
I also just like being sober at all times. I prefer to "rawdog" reality instead of hiding inside altered states of minds pretending I'm seeing god or whatever as a coping mechanism. no judgement on people that do want or need to do that, coping mechanisms are a necessary part of life and I have others, I just have no interest in that particular one.
this obviously doesn't apply to medication, I would be fine taking a drug that boosted my focus and such (as I suspect I might have ADHD or some form of anxiety), just not recreational ones
+1 have never drank, smoked, or anything. I drink coffee only once or twice a month: I specifically avoid caffeine so that it works really well on me when I need a pick-me-up for an important event. I'm prescribed Ritalin, which just helps prevent an energy crash from overstimulation (I'm autistic).
I just detest the idea of "being under the influence". I really like having a clear mind at all times.
Between that and being asexual, I'm practically a monk without the benefits (which are writing cool Bibles, I think)
do you not get improved unarmed strike as a bonus feat?
That's kind of amazing. Do you mind sharing why you've abstained to that degree? Like is it mostly about health/longevity, religious reasons, lack of exposure (somehow), or just plain disinterest? Something else entirely?
I'd say mostly disinterest combined with lack of exposure. For the former, I've just never really felt the need to use mind-altering substances, as my preferred hobbies are, imo, better sober. Might also have something to do with one of my grandparents being an alcoholic scaring me off of it, but we never really interacted that much and they didn't die until I was an adult at any rate. When it comes to softer stuff, it's more just that I don't want any more dependencies, as I'm already on a couple medications for life.
As for lack of exposure, none of my friend group do more than drink very occasionally. Add onto it that the way I mostly interact with my friend group requires people to be alert; TTRPGs or boardgames may be fun when everyone's high, but if it's just one guy it's a fucking mess. That said, I did have friends that smoked weed and drank waaay back when I was in high school/college, and my parents both had like 2 drinks a night, so it's not like I wasn't aware of it or anything.
No religious reasons; despite my meme I'm a reddit atheist.
How would you rank your life satisfaction, happiness, contentness, etc. out of 10 (where 10 is you have no negative feelings about your life at all and only positive even if you're not positive on every facet of your life) if you had to?
Hard to rank something like that out of 10 tbh. I'd go with maybe a 6-7? The world is in an ongoing systemic collapse, COVID's still around, I have various health problems, and the most powerful military state in the world (which I live in) is trundling down the path to fascism, so I'd say I have a considerable amount of anxiety about things like that. Generally speaking, though, I'd describe my condition as "comfortable". I have a job (which makes the world better and would continue to exist under communism) that pays enough that I'm not living paycheck to paycheck (for now...), but it also leaves me tired most of the time. I only have a small group of friends, but I can reliably do stuff with people on my days off. The ideal version of my life in my head is basically identical to what I'm doing now, just with the things that are out of my control removed.
That's great to hear, I'm happy for you
If you ever get the urge, don't do drugs just for recreation. Not even weed, never trust the stoners. Those guys are the worst when it comes to being self aware about their drug addiction
You can't get addicted to weed. I should know, I've been smoking it multiple times every day for 20 years
Yeah right? I would never engage in addictive behaviors like those crackhead, now let me buy some scratch tickets, maybe I'll go to the horse races (or smoke a joint or two)
Why the fuck would I smoke weed/drink alcohol if not for recreation? Maybe I misunderstood your point but "don't do drugs just for recreation" seems hopelessly draconian to me.
Do drugs for recreation if you want to, but understand how they work, how addiction works and always enjoy them only in moderation seems to the sane take to me
To cope with pain. Physical or mental
I guess we misunderstood each other, then, because "smoking to cope with mental pain" is a kind of recreational use (as I understand that term, at least). If you mean using it to treat the symptoms of a specific mental issue, then I would call that self-medication, rather than recreational use.