I never abused MDMA. I used it 8 times over a 2-year period. Well, one time I used it two nights in a row. But after these 8 times, I didn't have any for over 2 years. And when I tried it again the magic was gone. But I didn't want to accept that the magic was gone, since I never abused it. So I tried it a few more times. Even then I did not abuse it. Every time I took it the few days after would be worse and worse, for a more and more marginal high.
Finally, after the last time I took it, just a regular dose of pure MDMA crystals, I was kicked into the most horrifying depression of my entire life, for an entire month! I had terrible and constant brain zaps and ever-present feelings of confusion and sadness and fear that seemed to have no source. It took months to feel relatively back to normal... for a long time I felt like something had changed forever. I'm not sure if that's true now, but one thing I do know for sure is that MDMA can be really bad news. Its users tend to romanticize it as much as or maybe moreso than any other drug's users do. But I truly believe it is far from harmless. In fact I think it is a surefire way to brain damage and possibly irreparable harm. I'm not one for actively claiming that drugs are bad, as they can all have uses. And MDMA can have uses too. But for me, it was bad and I would prefer to have not subjected my mind to its ravages.
Good god, that was a terrible month... it was December too, usually a very cheerful time for me. I sudder to even think about it... normally I am a very happy person and this was the only time I've truly considered suicide. The worst part was not knowing if it would ever go away because it lasted for SO LONG. But it did go away... it took about a month for the acute symptoms to leave and maybe the better part of a year to not feel like something was off.
So needless to say I voweed to never, ever take MDMA again. Which has been no problem... the negative impact it left on me outweighed the positive impact it had once had.