I have no negativity towards mxe, it's a delightfully fun drug, one of the most enjoyable around. My issue is with perceived benefits from it. My view is that dissociatives have more in common with opiates than with psychedelics, psychologically speaking, and the risk/benefit of self-medication with them reflects this. Which is to say, it's pretty damn close to 'always a bad idea'.
Ah, I see your point. Then I'll elaborate a bit on my view on mxe as well. For me personally, it does induce a state which helps me deal with situations I might be having trouble with at the time. As with psychedelics the insights I gained I take with me into my life and one some points they have had a great positive effect on my well-being. What I gathered from your post is that you think mxe can be abused an 'escape' drug, and thus habit-forming. For some people this will definitely be the case indeed. At the moment I am through my mxe, and with that I shall try to explain my take on personal growth. During my mxe sessions I have learned to cope with some things that had been a heavy burden for me. I can genuinly say that my mxe-experiences have had a positive influence on my life. I've had so many great experiences with friends as well, mxe releases the child in me and I treasure some of the experiences I have had with my best mate. I am quite an introvert person, shy, and I tend to put others before me even at my own dispense. Ketamine was always just sheer fun, but mxe made me analyse why I had such a bad selfimage in a way unique to dissociatives, and improve myself on points where I felt it was needed. That is the real beauty of mxe for me, to look objectively to your own person and to show it can be different. It can be a great motivator. If mxe were to become unattainable for me from this point on I wouldn't have a problem with it, I feel like I have gotten enough out of it already.
To me this constitutes as responsible use of mxe, and I enjoy it this way. I should also mention that I did not got into mxe because of above stated reasons, this drug came as a pleasant surprise, but one that should be handled with a good dose of self-discipline. I apologize if I seem to be a bit on the fence about this, thing is that I am aware of the abuse that comes with the drug, but I simply wanted to state that when used wisely it can definitely have a positive influence, atleast in my personal experience. But who knows, I might be wrong as well
All that being said, I have heard it being called a great antidepressant, or anxiety relieving and whatnot. If this is the attitude you start off with when using mxe you could indeed be headed for a slippery slope.
Edit- After having done some further research it seems I have underestimated the abuse of mxe.. I personally treat mxe as I would a psychedelic, I wasn´t aware that it was being abused that much.
. Just be careful, you will nod super high and possibly puke a lot...