Hi! Seeking friendly advice about my closest friend, worried I'm going to lose her...

[BellaBen]

Hi!

I'm Bella (pseudonym), and I'm here to ask anyone if they can offer any advice or further information on my closest friend's addiction to amphetamine. Kinda hoping to come here for the advice, and stay here for the people too.

This girl has been my world for the past 4 years. We used to do everything together, and she supported me when I nearly lost my life last year, and now I'm scared that she's going to seriously damage herself.

I have this pet... axolotl... who's been doing drugs for the past 10 years, since being about 15. Kind of had an issue with phet herself in the early days. She was using it to control her weight as part of an eating disorder as well as "enjoying" it a bit TOO much to escape from home situations. It was a plaster, and it worked, to a point.

Nowadays, she's pretty chilled out. Has a rave every now and then with friends but knows her limits. Still has a dab of phet every now and then, enjoys mandy and the occasional ket night. She used to smoke weed, but with everything else that was happening she developed psychosis and now can't even stand to be around the smell.

So thats enough about that axolotl, I'll probably post some more in the community forums but right now I can't even think straight.

*waves*

See you around!!

 

[aveoturbo]

I am not sure what you want as far as advice goes. Leaving this with TDS tho.

Take care and welcome to BL!

 

[rangrz]

yeah, if you want advice, its helpful to let the people you ask know what you are asking.

Okay, so your friend had some issues before, developed a psychotic disorder, but now appears to be well and controlling their use to reasonable amounts? Yeah, its the greatest idea for someone who has a psychotic disorder to be doing amphetamine and ketamine. But if she has her shit halfway together, its not the worst possible outcome.

Why not raise your concern to your friend that have regarding her substance use? Having a friend be like "yo dude, I think you did too much" can be a good check and balance.

 

[DexterMeth]

Quit using amps.

 

[Kerrigan]

This sort of thing can be tricky: you're going behind someone's back and you're giving us very little information to go on, really; you haven't told us what your problem really is. In so many cases, and though this is usually the case between drug-users and non-users, it's less help and more of a hindrance, so always be sure to ask yourself whether it's your problem or their problem.

On the other hand, mental illnesses are involved and what with the dangerous nature of psychosis it's probably best to be as gentle as possible - help your friend by making sure that she uses as little as possible? I don't know because you really haven't identified the actual problem.

Cheers and good luck. %)