Author Topic: Vijchti Quits Drugs...Mostly (Read 2008 times)

VijchtiDoodah · « **on:** March 14, 2009, 02:40:53 pm »

Fellow users, I'm not abandoning you. Really, it's not you or the culture, it's just that my mind is in a different place.

There are certain times when drugs have been a wonderful addition to my life and the lives of others, but I just happen to be at a point where the detrimental effects of drugs have begun to outweigh the benefits. I've always been susceptible to the derealization that comes with weed and shrooms -- in good times this is a welcome bonus, but at others I'd rather keep my head on straight.

And to those who continue to look down on users: fuck you. Don't you dare say "I told you so" because as much as you think you did, you really only came close to describing what might happen to some people and even then only if those people are in the wrong mindset as I am now.

So no more weed. No more magic mushrooms. No salvia. No strange roots containing mind-altering saponins. No Hawaiian baby woodrose or LSD. It's sad to see these things go, but perhaps I'll peek in and see how they're doing some time in the future.

As for my other drugs: my red wines, beers, and spirits; the stimulants in dark chocolate and tea; the euphoria of sex; you'd have to kill me before I'd part with any of them.

So cheers! I'm opening up a Cabernet Sauvignon just for you. To mental health and the occasional minor indulgence.

Wormdundee · « **Reply #1 on:** March 14, 2009, 02:49:48 pm »

Good on ya, you've recognized that it isn't right for you at this point in time and have stopped. That's more than a lot of people are able to do.

a-4-year-old · « **Reply #2 on:** March 14, 2009, 02:50:37 pm »

Aww, just as we were about to legalize weed.

Demonic · « **Reply #3 on:** March 14, 2009, 03:24:04 pm »

Congratulations on your willpower. I've got a good friend who completely loses it, he's been doing a daily spliff since novembre, and whenever he decides on quitting, the stuff's back to him within a month.

Which was the turning point for you? There's got to be something worth regretting if you of all people call it quits. That, or an upcoming important blood test with the 'fuzz right behind you.

N. Escalona · « **Reply #4 on:** March 14, 2009, 04:22:58 pm »

Good job.

Laser Guy · « **Reply #5 on:** March 14, 2009, 04:31:47 pm »

There are still thinking people in the world I guess...

VijchtiDoodah · « **Reply #6 on:** March 14, 2009, 06:52:37 pm »

Quote from: a-4-year-old on March 14, 2009, 02:50:37 pm

Aww, just as we were about to legalize weed.

Tell me about it. The day I could freely smoke without government interference has been one I've been looking forward to for years. I suppose I'll celebrate with my smoking friends in some other way.

Quote from: Demonic on March 14, 2009, 03:24:04 pm

Congratulations on your willpower. I've got a good friend who completely loses it, he's been doing a daily spliff since novembre, and whenever he decides on quitting, the stuff's back to him within a month.

Which was the turning point for you? There's got to be something worth regretting if you of all people call it quits. That, or an upcoming important blood test with the 'fuzz right behind you.

Addictions are tough. Just be glad your friend isn't stuck on something significantly more harmful to his health.

My turning point was simply that my body began reacting differently to the drugs I've been taking. They've always magnified my better moods because I've always been a very happy person, but lately I've been under so much stress in life -- dealing with suicidal friends, accidentally hurting someone who fell in love with me, worrying incessantly about the possibility that I might have brain cancer (turns out it was a bacterial infection that was eating away the lining of my sinuses and into my brain), and other, more impacting, problems that I'd rather keep to myself -- that these chemicals did what they've always done by magnifying my moods, it's just that in this case my predominant moods have been negative. So instead of helping me relax, they've contributed to my stress. Instead of making me happier, they've been catalysts to a deeper anxiety that can only be solved by quitting drugs, possibly permanently or at least until this rarefied trough in a wave of troubles passes.

The drugs haven't been all bad, but they're leaning that way and it's better to nip the problem in the bud before I become delusional to the point where I'm convinced the only way out of my hole is to dig to the other side. In essence, I don't want to become the kind of person who is convinced that drugs will solve my problems when, in fact, the drugs only result in a growing cascade of rumination that makes the problems seem more severe than they really are.

I need to stress that drug use is not an unethical, immoral, or otherwise unintelligent decision, but only if you're the kind of person in a good place in life where drug use neither becomes a problem nor begins to contribute to existing problems. I crossed the line and need to wait until I can move back to the other side, or else be safe and simply stay away from strong drugs permanently.

N. Escalona · « **Reply #7 on:** March 14, 2009, 06:54:12 pm »

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I need to stress that drug use is not an unethical, immoral, or otherwise unintelligent decision

Some drugs harm your body and mind in a permanent way. Doesn't this mean using them is at the least, unintelligent?

jrgp · « **Reply #8 on:** March 14, 2009, 08:17:04 pm »

Quote from: N. Escalona on March 14, 2009, 06:54:12 pm

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I need to stress that drug use is not an unethical, immoral, or otherwise unintelligent decision
Some drugs harm your body and mind in a permanent way. Doesn't this mean using them is at the least, unintelligent?

It depends what your intentions are and the situation to deem the user unintelligent for using said drugs.

Duck Boi · « **Reply #9 on:** March 14, 2009, 08:28:24 pm »

You're not the only one. I have too, I've only gone a month or so.
Congrats though

I'll post my story in the morning.

GSx_Major · « **Reply #10 on:** March 14, 2009, 08:55:13 pm »

Quote from: N. Escalona on March 14, 2009, 06:54:12 pm

Some drugs harm your body and mind in a permanent way. Doesn't this mean using them is at the least, unintelligent?

Blood of Christ... You blasphemer.

Good job on leaving (most) drugs alone, obviously the right choice to stop with the ones making your situation worse. Glad that you got to enjoy the good sides. Myself I'm down to a weekend spliff or three.

STM1993 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 14, 2009, 09:24:24 pm »

Congrats, you have a lot of willpower, and your body must be pretty strong to have withstood that level of consumption. Well, I hope the situation you are undergoing in life gets better and ultimately quit when you no longer need them.

Sir Jeremy · « **Reply #12 on:** March 14, 2009, 09:57:00 pm »

Yup, good job for quiting that stuff. You're a strong man.

Psycho · « **Reply #13 on:** March 14, 2009, 10:01:30 pm »

Was it tough breaking the habit?

jettlarue · « **Reply #14 on:** March 14, 2009, 10:08:46 pm »

I'll light a joint to that!

Just kidding. But as long as your choices are helping you I'm happy. Although I personally think that once you get the rest of your life in order an occasional rip could be a reward haha.
Truthfully though, a sacrafice to increase enjoyment in overall life is a hard one to make. I've been doing them on/off for a few years, and to stay at a point your comfortable with can sometimes be a terribly hard thing to do. Once you get there it becomes much easier(although I'm sure you already know). All the best(weird it seems like a goodbye letter).

VijchtiDoodah · « **Reply #15 on:** March 14, 2009, 10:29:37 pm »

You guys are great. Thank you all for your support.

I'm looking forward to your story, Duck Boi.

And my consumption wasn't particularly high, STM, I just happen to have a moderate appetite for a variety of different drugs. I also tried to stick to drugs that are reasonably harmless and I always limited myself so that small doses always produced the same effect. Your high is ruined, after all, if you overindulge and render yourself incapable of basic functioning (unless you're using hallucinogens in which case the point, at times, is to be so far gone that you can't speak or walk -- you just enjoy yourself in the fantastic world that your mind has built).

It wasn't tough, Psycho, because it was just a habit instead of an addiction. It's like suddenly deciding one day to eat breakfast an hour later each morning. It's not difficult as long as you remember to stick to the plan. And honestly, this is something I truly wanted to do as opposed to something that I figured I ought to do. So I still have my ubiquitous bag of weed sitting around but I don't have a desire to smoke it. I suppose, then, that it's rather like picking up a bit of sushi to eat and then realizing that you never really liked raw fish anyway. At that point you wouldn't regret having to put it back down.

Jettlarue, absolutely. Once I get back on track, I might begin using again but it'll be many months, at the least, until that happens. If I do find myself in a positive part of my life again, you can forget weed. My one and only true love is psilocybin: magic mushrooms. Oh if only she were a beautiful, psychedelic woman!

And don't think this is goodbye. There always seems to be that sentiment in the drug culture that quitting is almost like abandoning the group and conversely non-users think you're joining their camp. If you feel either way, then your opinions on drug use are far too strong and you're probably using too much, or else not enough. Drugs should never be the basis of any group mentality -- either users or non-users -- in the same way that my refusal to eat ice cream doesn't mean I'm abandoning the ice cream eaters of the world. (Though...ice cream haters UNITE! That stuff is just nasty.)

Raphael · « **Reply #16 on:** March 14, 2009, 10:39:56 pm »

Cheers to you and your willpower. And here is to a new Vijchti

Good work! and inspiration.

Slashnoob · « **Reply #17 on:** March 14, 2009, 11:32:33 pm »

Well, good going I suppose, but I don't see what all the fuss is about actually.
As far as I'm concerned, weed is not addictive at all, neither are mushrooms, or acid of any popular kind.

I don't see a reason to 'celebrate' you quitting to smoke some weed, eat mushrooms or doing acid - I don't know too many people (0) that are hooked onto LSD or shrooms.. Weed being addictive is arguable but I will not go into that right now.

The only thing I could add to the whole marijuana trivia is my self experience: I used to smoke alot, started studying and stopped just like that. I didn't have any will to smoke because it was just not that important, or I was too busy with studying.
Currently at vacations I get my groove on with some more weed, without having the slightest problem quitting it everytime a vacation ends.

Alcohol on the other hand . . . you know what I'm supposed to say now.

pavliko · « **Reply #18 on:** March 15, 2009, 02:46:08 am »

Good to see people who started,Throw it..
many are too weak to quit.
but apparently you are too strong for them :O!

iDante · « **Reply #19 on:** March 15, 2009, 05:03:00 am »

I've never had any experiences with drugs/alcohol aside from the occasional Irish Creme at Christmas time, but from what society tells me it is good that you are quitting.

GL with it, I hear it's difficult, but you seem a sensible person so I don't think you'll have too much trouble.

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Author Topic: Vijchti Quits Drugs...Mostly (Read 2008 times)