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If drugs make you happy, they're worth it right?

Drugs treat symptoms of a problem, not cure them. You're only worsening things and decreasing your quality of life by using drugs.

Definitely get yourself to your doctor and tell him or her everything you're feeling. Be honest, especially because they can't say anything to anyone else (everything stays between you and your doctor so no one else will know). The doctor will give you a proper assessment and suggestions for treatment.
 
I think they're worth it. but thats my personal view that I should be able to use chemicals to induce whatever emotions or moods make me happy.

Its a personal decision you gotta make.
 
the "happiness" from drugs really isn't sustainable. you may find that you actually get through whatever problem in your life was making you suicidal but then your life is still screwed up because of all the drugs you did. if you had gotten through without drugs, you could have a much better life. i don't think turning to drugs because you feel unhappy or want to commit suicide is a wise thing to do. of course it could work for some people, because that is just how the world is. the same way that playing the lottery is not a wise way to deal with money problems and yet there will always be a few lucky people out there for whom it works. with drugs you stand a better chance than you do with the lottery but the consequences are potentially greater.
 
^^ You might feel happy when your on them but once you crash you are fucked when it comes to stims. Then taking something to come down adds to the problem.
 
the drugs just become another problem ontop of the underlying problem...

and eventually the drugs stop working.... THey will stop trust me..... then u have all your problems from before plus an addiction
 
exactly what this person said. it's a short term solution for a life long problem. that's basically the fact of matter. eventually you just end up being tired of using drugs and can't stop. addiction is a big matter, it really fucks with you in terms that it can take everything from you. seen it happen, almost been there.
 
paranoid android said:
Happiness is when im content with life and i have the main things that i want and have a good quality of life. Those are just some of the things that define happiness for ME.
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YES! I want a good quality of life. That's why I went to University, when back to University post grad, got a good job teaching, good pay with good benefits.

I no longer have a good quality of life. I lost my job, my insurance, and had to file bankruptcy.

I can't pay all my bills.

I can't see my doctor. I can't get meds. I don't qualify for free medical treatment.

My unemployment checks are 8 weeks late now, and I can't find anyone to tell me anything at the unemployment department.

Everything was going well for me. I got my kids all raised, then I started on my dream of being a teacher, spending several years at University. Then my circumstances fell into lovely and sensible order. I found a job. I loved that job. LOVED it. The kids, the pay, the insurance, the mental stimulation... all good.

However, more teachers than you might think are on these boards and/or on drugs, because with test scores being all that matters, the stress kills us. When you spend time with students you realize that THEY don't care about test scores because they have other, more pressing concerns, that our educational system ignores, and scores are never what they are supposed to be.

Now I'm stranded and love to get out of this feeling of suffocating by getting high. I have generous friends who've helped me when they could.

It's been awhile now. I don't now what to do anymore. Just the idea of floating off into a nice sleep and not waking up is appealing.
 
User Name Here said:
Drugs treat symptoms of a problem, not cure them. You're only worsening things and decreasing your quality of life by using drugs.

Definitely get yourself to your doctor and tell him or her everything you're feeling. Be honest, especially because they can't say anything to anyone else (everything stays between you and your doctor so no one else will know). The doctor will give you a proper assessment and suggestions for treatment.
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Drugs do treat symptoms, but sometimes there isn't a cure and drugs are all you have.
 
If drugs and death are your only two options in life, then drugs and death are one in the same. You are just passing out on drugs quicker to eventually carry you to your deathbed quicker.
The problem isn't some superficial moral quandary with using drugs, the problem is that life's only two options are addiction and suicide.
Did that fork in the road just come to you, or did you do something to bring you to that fork in the road?
 
I have tried almost all the antidepressants available. I tried them all for months, except for the ones that gave me bad side effects right away. Never did they ease my depression / anxiety. The only thing that helps with my anxiety and depression is opiates. I have very manageable side effects from opiates.

If it wasn't for opiates I would probably have killed myself by now. It is a shame that I have to pay outrageous prices for black market products because opiates aren't "approved" to be prescribed for depression. It really sucks living in this country where it seems that no doctor will understand my plight. I feel alone and helpless spending a ton of my hard earned money on my medication. I wish I could just go to the doctor and pharmacy to get my opiates, but alas, I have no choice. The drugs make me happy, so they are worth it.
 
Silenced said:
Drugs do treat symptoms, but sometimes there isn't a cure and drugs are all you have.
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^THIS.

sometimes there simply IS NO CURE.

drugs are all i have. except i can't afford any drugs anymore.
 
I felt exactly the same way as the OP. A few years ago I became extremely depressed and suicidal. I believed my depression was situational and if I could hang on long enough I would come out the otherside stronger for the experience. But in order to make it through the darkness I turned to drugs to self medicate.

My plan worked out to a degree. I have survived but the life I have now is a shadow of what I wanted it to be. I feel now that if I would have delt with the issue by reaching out for help instead of trying to hanlde it myself would have had a better result.
 
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Silenced said:
Drugs do treat symptoms, but sometimes there isn't a cure and drugs are all you have.
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The problem is that very few drugs are able to continue treating symptoms indefinitely. You gain a tolerance, and eventually the drugs stop working completely. This is inevitable.

If you use drugs long enough, they will lose effectiveness.
 
Roger&Me said:
The problem is that very few drugs are able to continue treating symptoms indefinitely. You gain a tolerance, and eventually the drugs stop working completely. This is inevitable.

If you use drugs long enough, they will lose effectiveness.
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This is true, and then you move on to something else.
 
paranoid android said:
If you think you are depressed now wait until you have to deal with that depression while you are in opiate withdrawal or something and that brings with it a black depression that lasts long after the drug and even initial withdrawals have worn off.
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Fucking amen to that. Had a great time abusing opiates for a year, then a semi-shitty time on Suboxone for four years, now a REALLY shitty time in withdrawal from the Suboxome. If I could go back in time to the first time I popped a pill, I'd slap myself so hard my nose would fall off (although I'd still proabbly take the pill)! :|
 
yep, addiction is probably a lot worse than the other problems because it adds so much more stress. there are other ways to be happy. the majority of people on this planet aren't drug addicts, and a lot of them are happy living their lives. it's all about the small things, apparently.
 
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