🤝 Cultural 🤝 What is your response when somebody asks you " Why do you abuse substances? " ?

[XTC.BL]

To the occasional Empathogenic or Psych users, this question may not apply to you

As for the rest, what actually goes through your mind when somebody asks you the classic " Why do you abuse drugs? " question, and what would your response be? Be it from family, a new friend, or an acquaintance, etc.

Especially if you are functional - financially and socially. The seemingly obvious answer to such a complex question that comes to mind is "I'm addicted." However, I personally find that response not very productive in a discussion and leads the conversation nowhere; I get brain-jammed and find myself struggling to justify or explain to somebody why I choose to crush up and snort Ritalin or Midazolam every other day, for instance. I know I am addicted to a large extent, but there is so much nuance to it.

What about You? I am very keen to hear your personal experience!

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[fuckabout89]

To the occasional Empathogenic or Psych users, this question may not apply to you

As for the rest, what actually goes through your mind when somebody asks you the classic " Why do you abuse drugs? " question, and what would your response be? Be it from family, a new friend, or an acquaintance, etc.

Especially if you are functional - financially and socially. The seemingly obvious answer to such a complex question that comes to mind is "I'm addicted." However, I personally find that response not very productive in a discussion and leads the conversation nowhere; I get brain-jammed and find myself struggling to justify or explain to somebody why I choose to crush up and snort Ritalin or Midazolam every other day, for instance. I know I am addicted to a large extent, but there is so much nuance to it.

What about You? I am very keen to hear your personal experience!

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Because I fucking want too lol.

 

[XTC.BL]

Because I fucking want too lol.

Based af and what if they follow up with “ but it’s not good for you, you’re wasting money, why don’t you wanna do something productive instead? “

 

[fuckabout89]

My usual response is "I dont care" lol. People around me know how I feel about it.

 

[Illyria99]

Because I fucking want too lol.

That was going to be my response as well.

 

[PtahTek]

i tell them that if they think i abuse substances they need f-in help.
period

 

[placebonaut]

its fun

 

[ageingpartyfiend]

"Mind your own"

 

[theslackernews]

"I have no idea what you are talking about."

 

[abefourth]

"Because people are always asking me asinine questions. Did I mention you have a cute butt?"

 

[Jnowhere]

"Because people are always asking me asinine questions. Did I mention you have a cute butt?"

Ah, a good sense of humor, you must not be a heavy user,

 

[Rabbit]

The world is an evil place, and most people are selfish, self centered, lie and having to live in this world is depressing. The number one cause of death in my sex+age range is suicide. Not cancer. Not car wrecks. Not heart attack. Not violence. No even dumb luck. It's suicide.

So I abuse substances to cope with the fact that the world is terrible and as far as I can tell it doesn't want people like me living in it anymore.

 

[PtahTek]

it doesn't want people like me living in it anymore

fwiw i do.
the earth does
and the universe is not complete without you

if you leave
you wont have gone far

plz stay and help an old fool wish upon these stars?

 

[spypilot]

because uhhh i dont know i just like drugs

 

[lexxbell]

depends who’s asking and about what substances. generally my answer is self medication. i dabble in pretty much everything (besides stims anymore) and all of it is largely self medicating to some degree.

ketamine for my pain as well as my mental health with it’s antidepressant effects (and sometimes just for fun)
occasional benzos for my crippling anxiety and panic attacks.
occasional opioid painkillers for my fked up spine and severe pain.
MDMA and psyches couple times a year for my mental health and perspective (or just for fun.)

and nearly all of them for numbing/escaping “medicating” my mental health when i’m not doing well

 

[NoddingNightingale]

Lately I also find it to be such a nuanced question to answer.I mostly talk about self medicating and how it just helps me to feel happier in a fucked up world that is run by capitalist scum. If I am going to work 40+ hours a week I want to be feeling good and 7OH and MGM15 are the most beautiful alkaloids I have ever experienced on this planet. Never again will I mess with other unsafe and just shitty feeling opioids. I am not very open about my use with many people nowadays anyways. I've finally managed to be semi functional and do the drugs I enjoy and I don't want people up my ass trying to convince me to stop lol.

 

[Chaurus]

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!
James: To unite all peoples within our nation!
Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!
James: To extend our reach to the stars above!
etc.

 

[PtahTek]

because uhhh i dont know i just like drugs

is this beavis...?

...

love the sig
key

 

[spypilot]

is this beavis...?

im butthead actually
beavis thought it would be a good idea to huff raid and he died
what a buttmunch

 

[PtahTek]

yeah old beav was on a whole notha level
glad one o you crackers are still with us

whats ya doc?

had a cop ask me that and my response was

me: "i dont have a drug of choice im into harm reduction. and to tell ya the truth mfs dont trust me anyway they think im the man"

they: "what do you mean they think youre the man"?

me: they think im law enforcement i couldnt get anything if I wanted to"

they: "youre carrying narcan and bupre..."

me: "what does that tell ya"?

the end hope they not reading this

true story about 2 - 3 years ago havent been bother or looked at since