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Just a question: do you view all substances as negative and detrimental, with no potential benefits? I’ve noticed a pattern online with a lot of ex-addicts who demonise substances because of their own negative experiences and push an idea that all drugs are bad. While I understand many of them have positive intentions based on the impacts substances have had on them, I think generalising every substance into the same category can be misleading and harmful in terms of harm reduction. We’re lucky to have more access to harm reduction than we did before, but complete demonisation of all substances has also contributed to past neglect of people suffering with addiction, where they were not seen through the lens of need but instead dehumanised and labelled as a burden. Especially since some substances do have benefits, and even those that don’t can still, in some contexts, be used safely by many people with precautions, accurate testing, and dosage awareness. In my own experience, which is completely subjective and not generalisable, MDMA mixed with psilocybin had a profoundly positive impact on my life and mental state; I’ve only used them a few times ever, don’t feel inclined to use them often, only occasionally and cautiously, and I’ve felt extremely grateful for life and everything since then in a lasting way. This is a complete shift from my previous depressive and anxious outlook, where I felt nothing mattered and I was terrified of socialising and viewed it as pointless; during those experiences I had deep, uninhibited conversations with close friends which made us even closer after my introverted “shield” lifted, as well as with family, helping resolve a lot of unspoken tension as I spoke without bias or ill intent, and it has helped me significantly afterwards too; now I don’t think about suicide at all anymore and I feel extremely grateful for life even in small moments. I feel very positive emotions toward things and even have compassion for angry and hateful people; my understanding has completely transitioned from an ignorant hate-fueled attitude to an empathetic and understanding viewpoint and i’m extremely grateful I had that in my life.
2026-05-29 11:06:19