That alcohol is somehow different, safer, or less destructive than drugs.
I consider ethyl alcohol to be a… well a solvent first and a drug second to that, but a drug nonetheless.
I think ignoring that there is a risk of doing stupid stuff on psychs
Let me very clear: I am
not saying you shouldn't be careful on psychedelic drugs. I'm all about urging caution, education, harm reduction and responsible use. I constantly advocate that people use trip sitters, particularly those without much experience with them, and this extends to most drugs (and drinking) in fact. Better to have a trip sitter just in case. You're not saying anything I haven't already said.
What I'm talking about is the bullshit myth that any psychedelic drug could make you believe you could fly and subsequently attempt flying by jumping out of a window. I have yet to see a
documented case of this, and in my life personally—and mind you: I've been to dozens of Phish shows, hundreds of raves and have used a
wide variety of substances both common and quite rare. Been around people who use drugs my whole life. I've seen freak-outs, crazy shit, hospitalizations… I've seen full-blown drug-induced psychosis at least a half dozen times, and seen people who can't handle acid, shrooms, meth, and/or various psychotropic drugs… I've seen people think they can bend a spoon with their mind bc of how tweeked out they are… but I've never seen a person convinced they could fly or go jumping out of a window in a state of drug-induced confusion.
That's not negating your story nor the importance of using drugs as safely as reasonably possible, okay? Let's not take it to the other extreme. We're on the same side. That story; however, does not feature a person on LSD jumping from a window in the belief that they could fly. "That shit happens!" gives the impression that this is common enough to be a reason to fear taking LSD. And I'm saying, this is an unfounded fear. While there are other dangers to one's safety that should be considered, the "flight from a window" fear is not among them, and focusing on that gives it undue attention disproportionate to its probability.
It's a little bit like putting on a wetsuit and sitting in the tub while you trip because there's always a chance that you might spontaneously combust. There are reports of human spontaneous combustion, you know. Does that seem like something to worry about? I don't think it will make any difference, same as the fear of jumping from windows on acid.
Why is it so hard to understand what I'm saying here?
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