Which drugs have you used recreationally?

[ThaVirus]

I could only select the first three.

I’ve smoke probably a half of a cigarette altogether over the course of my lifetime. Anytime I’ve ever smoked a cigarette, which has happened probably a handful of times, I was drunk, someone passed it to me and I just said ‘**** it’. I imagine that’s how most people get started. Thankfully it never took hold of me.

I drank quite a bit of alcohol when I was younger but never got crazy into it. First time I ever got drunk was when I was 17. I was late to the party in that aspect. I drank socially pretty frequently from that point until probably 23 or so. These days I will still drink socially and even alone just to take the edge off after a long week. I can’t say I do it often, though. For reference, I bought a 24 pack of Yuengling on sale a week or two before the Super Bowl and I’ve still got probably 8-10 of them left in the fridge.

I’ve probably smoke weed 5-ish times in my life. The first time I did it I was 11. I smoked with an older friend (13 at the time) and his 16 year old brother. Didn’t try it again for yeeeears after that.p and never liked it when I did. I get all paranoid, can feel my heart beating super fast and think I’m going to die. Oh, and ****ing cotton mouth that just makes it unbearable!

So, yeah, that’s pretty much it. I have no personal experience with harder drugs and have limited experience even being around people doing harder stuff.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

I could only select the first three.

I’ve smoke probably a half of a cigarette altogether over the course of my lifetime. Anytime I’ve ever smoked a cigarette, which has happened probably a handful of times, I was drunk, someone passed it to me and I just said ‘**** it’. I imagine that’s how most people get started. Thankfully it never took hold of me.

I drank quite a bit of alcohol when I was younger but never got crazy into it. First time I ever got drunk was when I was 17. I was late to the party in that aspect. I drank socially pretty frequently from that point until probably 23 or so. These days I will still drink socially and even alone just to take the edge off after a long week. I can’t say I do it often, though. For reference, I bought a 24 pack of Yuengling on sale a week or two before the Super Bowl and I’ve still got probably 8-10 of them left in the fridge.

I’ve probably smoke weed 5-ish times in my life. The first time I did it I was 11. I smoked with an older friend (13 at the time) and his 16 year old brother. Didn’t try it again for yeeeears after that.p and never liked it when I did. I get all paranoid, can feel my heart beating super fast and think I’m going to die. Oh, and ****ing cotton mouth that just makes it unbearable!

So, yeah, that’s pretty much it. I have no personal experience with harder drugs and have limited experience even being around people doing harder stuff.

Top three for me as well. I thought I was cool and joined my friends in HS with an occasional cigarette, but never got to the point that it was actually a habit. Smoked a pipe from time to time in college to be edgy, but haven't touched it in ~20 years.

Alcohol isn't a habitual thing, but I'm definitely a social drinker, and I do a lot of socializing.

Weed, though, is a near-daily thing. I was pretty wound up when I was younger and honestly think I had some weird mental health things going on. There are downsides to weed, obviously, but I feel like it has mellowed me out and actually had a major positive impact on my career. I only smoke late at night before bed, but the calming impact has helped me to deal with some pretty stressful situations with poise. It's not for everyone, but it's been great for me.

[crispystl]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Top three for me as well. I thought I was cool and joined my friends in HS with an occasional cigarette, but never got to the point that it was actually a habit. Smoked a pipe from time to time in college to be edgy, but haven't touched it in ~20 years.

Alcohol isn't a habitual thing, but I'm definitely a social drinker, and I do a lot of socializing.

Weed, though, is a near-daily thing. I was pretty wound up when I was younger and honestly think I had some weird mental health things going on. There are downsides to weed, obviously, but I feel like it has mellowed me out and actually had a major positive impact on my career. I only smoke late at night before bed, but the calming impact has helped me to deal with some pretty stressful situations with poise. It's not for everyone, but it's been great for me.

Yeah I have pretty bad ADHD that manifests itself mostly mentally with a billion thoughts firing constantly. Sort of like an asteroid field of almost all superfluous thoughts, which is extremely distracting and makes it damn near impossible to focus. It also leads to almost constant anxiety as well. While weed does have some negative effects, it slows down the field of thoughts and turns them to a more linear line and it really helps me concentrate on one thing at a time. I've always hated the "stupid stoner" cliché because it actually helps me function BETTER in some ways.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by crispystl

Yeah I have pretty bad ADHD that manifests itself mostly mentally with a billion thoughts firing constantly. Sort of like an asteroid field of almost all superfluous thoughts, which is extremely distracting and makes it damn near impossible to focus. It also leads to almost constant anxiety as well. While weed does have some negative effects, it slows down the field of thoughts and turns them to a more linear line and it really helps me concentrate on one thing at a time. I've always hated the "stupid stoner" cliché because it actually helps me function BETTER in some ways.

That's me.

Getting high is like setting the cruise control. I relax and my "lead foot" brain slows down for a few hours.

[crispystl]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

That's me.

Getting high is like setting the cruise control. I relax and my "lead foot" brain slows down for a few hours.

It makes me feel like my thoughts change from a three dimensional field of ideas flying around out of control to a two dimensional linear line resembling something more akin to a road or railroad track vs an asteroid field. Or like a seismograph that goes nuts and spikes up and down out of control, until I get high and then it settles way down and almost flat lines.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by crispystl

It makes me feel like my thoughts change from a three dimensional field of ideas flying around out of control to a two dimensional linear line resembling something more akin to a road or railroad track vs an asteroid field. Or like a seismograph that goes nuts and spikes up and down out of control, until I get high and then it settles way down and almost flat lines.

Yep.

I tell my wife that I just need a few hours a day to be "dumb".