The Real Deal with Drugs

Looking back into my high school years, our Health classes were really a load of sensationalized bullshit. I mean, the teachers had to try and be 'neutral' about it all, but you could tell that there was an underlying message of " Don't do it you screw up " in every class. I remember going into the Health room and the entire entrance walls were plastered from top to bottom of anti-smoking posters that were made by the girls at my school ( I went to an all girls school ). Could drugs/cigarettes really be this bad? Well yes and no, but for the most part not really. The biggest risk is not being stuck in an acid trip forever, it's more like " Are you really ready for both amazingness and/or disapointment? ".

I'm done with doing drugs forever. I did it all when i was a teen and now, as a boring adult i just want a full time job and my own apartment that i can decorate to my taste. Drugs are so disruptive and so 'affecting'. One pop of a pill changes the course of two days and being a morning person, I'd hate having to miss out on the best part of the day on account of being too hammered from the night before. The only thing i touch these days is alcohol and even that i've managed to avoid for about a month and counting now. Drugs have a really, really bad rap. And this is something that we all know. But the truth is, that it's not really the drugs fault but more the fault of the person who's taking it and/or can't control themselves when they're on it.

Me when i was sixteen or seventeen and still thought it was cool to have your mind 'expanded'

A bottle of gin doesn't grow legs and jump surreptitiously into your mouth. A hit of ecstasy doesn't drag at your ankles begging for you to ingest it. You make the choice to do it or not. Against the wish of every parent, i'm going to tell you the truth. It's not that big of a deal. I did ecstasy so many times as well as many other drugs and the worst thing i've ever had was a bad trip ( which is BAD but on the contrary to myths and legends, you cannot be stuck in forever ).
If someone doesn't want to do drugs, then who gives a shit? It's totally up to them and even if they might be being a buzzkill, you won't care when you're head magically turns into a spinning top. Teachers and parents will never tell you that the thing that matters most is how READY you are for drugs that matters. Of course, there is always the risk that you're going to get a dodgy as batch of something and end up dying. This is true, but another thing people won't tell you is that this is actually rare and it happens a lot less than the news report.

Be responsible for your own actions. Be ready for the consequences that you bring about. If you are anxious, then don't take anything. You will be so scared. The first time i tried magic mushrooms wasn't even my idea. My two friends Elle and Liz randomly popped in to my house with a bag of them and said, " We're doing mushies ". I had no idea what to expect but i was ready for it. Sure i got anxious but everything worked out because i am really good at acting sober. My dad was at home when i was at my highest. I stared at a magazine for two hours watching the people in photographs move around, walk, talk and dance with each other. The reason i'm writing this long ass entry is because drug taking is a phase that i'm definitely most over and i feel like i can give a clear account of what it's really like and what the realities of it are. Only those who are 'out' of something can give an unbiased retrospective of what it was 'about'. So if you're thinking of trying out something, be ready and be prepared for your own actions.