BTL Blog Comments

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:19:1259608751 GMT

Hey Taishar,

Thanks heaps for your admission as on behalf of all of us that we don't question our drug use. It's a big one!

Not knowing is a huge motivator for some of us to trial new drugs, and I tend to think that this is usually ok, especially in a supported environment where people know the harm minimisation stuff.

What's not cool in my view is mixing drugs without knowing their interactions, being in a weird place mentally and physically

Maybe what you said about pusing boundaries is the biggest tip - if we decide to do it, we should consciously prepare for what might be before hand. Anyone have other strategies?

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:10:1259586649 GMT

I think at a base level a lot of us don't really know why. The truth of matter (to be brutally honest) is that if a lot of us were honest with our selves about our reasons for taking substances, we most likely wouldn't take them as much.

Motivations can stretch from harmless (sometimes!) exploration to deep set escapism and sometimes we don't even know why.

As far as what kind of experiences we want. I think the unknowing about what will happen is my biggest motivator sometimes. As I get older my life gets a little more boring year by year and the idea of taking something to experience the unknown can be very appealing.

Lastly, when we decide we want to push our boundaries, we have to be prepared to deal with the lovely and glorious euphoria and realisations as well as the dark places we might find.

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:51:1259585513 GMT

Hi Antria, ta for your comment and that you had a wee laugh too.
The big question for me is whether people want to be conscious, present, fully there feeling, doing and taking in whatever drug induced experience they are having?

Or do they want to escape and get retarded and out there but not actually have the mind switched for the experience?

Does it depend on the drug or the individual? Would LOVE anyones thoughts on this

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:12:1259547139 GMT

Thanks for sharing your experiences. Glad you made it ok. I had to laugh at your way of describing why you stopped smoking pot.

What do you mean by do people want to be present for drug taking experience?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:39:1259008775 GMT

Thanks for your thoughts ehon and tronica, Yes, I can totally appreciate the appeal to push the boundaries.

Does that mean all recreational users have to find or push past our limits to find the balance that suits them?

Also, do people even want to be present for drug taking experience?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:40:1259005227 GMT

Thanks for sharing your story, olived - I'm glad you got out ok in the end! At least, having been there, you can appreciate the appeal as well as the risk. I completely agree that it's hard to evaluate where you are at, when you are in the middle of it. Getting perspective and re-evaluating your life requires stepping back and taking in the whole picture.

The good thing is that you can use those experiences to know what harm to avoid in the future. And, as ehon notes, you can use a drug and feel a certain way (eg. confident) and then realise you can create that feeling in yourself without using a drug. This is a valuable lesson, regardless of how you learn it!

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:20:1258737621 GMT

it might be a bit controversial but i think that having "experimented" really give a good perspective for us to be on both side. i know i thought it was hip n cool to do drugs the first time i did it, but after a few weeks, giving it a bit more thoughts, it became evident that.... im still hip n cool without it. but before i did it, i always though trying it would be cool.. nope..