I'm on perscription drugs, but haven't tried anything other than that because I don't easily give into peer pressure.
We have a free speech policy here Alfonzo so dont worry
Amy, I agree in the rights of free speech but don't quite see how this gels with the fact that there are very young and impressionable children using this site (in respect of the post discussing the therapeutic use of weed for people with A.S for example). I have no objection to discussing drugs on this site by the way, as it is obviously an interesting and important subject.
Could you please explain how this works ? Do young children get to read / add to these posts ? (I read a post where Gareth said he would let younger people still have access)
Or do you make certain threads 'off limits' ?
If I have got this all wrong then I apologise.
Thrillseeker.
A member has to be over 13 to join without parental consent, therefore it is up to a parent to review the site and decide if it is suitable.
We feel that all our topics have been suitable for viewing by over 13 year olds.
Thanks for clearing that up for me Amy. However, I don't feel as confident as you that all the material on this site is suitable for 13 yr olds. I think I would feel slightly uncomfortable discussing certain subjects in the presence of young children that's all.
Thrillseeker.
may i add that we ensure no dangerous or obscene material is posted but anything controversal is allowed under free-speech.
Hey, I hope you don't think I'm being over critical - you are doing an amazing job here!
Also, free speech is vital but that isn't what I was talking about exactly. It was related to the question of young children using/viewing Adult topics. Obviously we have different ideas over what is / is not suitable.
Concerning controversial views / opinions, I presume you do not allow racist/homophobic views to be expressed here ?
Thrillseeker.
Also, free speech is vital but that isn't what I was talking about exactly. It was related to the question of young children using/viewing Adult topics. Obviously we have different ideas over what is / is not suitable.
Thrillseeker.
Thrillseeker,
I'd like to apologise for putting up this post, aparently some people have taken offence in it. I didn't mean to, honestly...i just asked myself this question and was wondering what others might think about it.
I guess i didn't consider the fact that some children might be reading this too. :oops:
I didn't take offence Alfonzo- I was just enquiring into the site's policies etc, so don't worry. I just think that 13 is very young (sorry Amy, but it's what I think). What do others think ?
Thrillseeker.
Ok Gareth.
Maybe I'm underestimating the maturity of 13 yr olds today- personally,I was still largely ignorant about drugs etc. when I was that age. Perhaps when my children are 13 I will be more 'clued up' on the matter!
Anyway, I was merely trying to find things out / enquire etc.
Thrillseeker.
PS. I think we have got our wires crossed somewhere along the line...
well, i've seen 10 year olds discussing sex....
I would never have figured you for a Jacko fan.
What is DXM? And Lucy - is that acid?
I don't understand why you would want to risk potentially, permanently damaging your mind with drugs like acid. DXM may seem like a good short term answer - but in the long term it will add to your misery. It's addictive.
My son used to sniff propane, he was suicidal and very miserable at the time. Using propane had the potential to make everything so much worse in the long term.
I believe you need to find other ways to find peace of mind - if you read enough - you should be able to find better answers Ratna.
I do understand people can make less than wise choices when they are miserable and desperate. There are better ways to find peace of mind.
It becomes a loop that snares you and takes you deeper and deeper into the abyss. That abyss that you tried to escape. It levels everything until it's all a blur. Just this one; then I'll quit... well, after one there's another one, and another. Addicts are lonely people who only think of themselves. They may think it's cool for a time... that's just how drugs work... that hollow feeling that was filled by the drug grows bigger and bigger. If you didn't hate yourself before - you will when the drug shows its teeth and bites down hard like a rabid dog...
I quit the occasional pot smoke in 1992 and the occasional drinking in 1993. In the summer of 1992 I got a new upstairs neighbor who was an alcoholic and pot smoker. He was a mess and made a lot of noise. I had an electric guitar and amp. It became like a draw that sort of worked. Over the years he asked me time and time again if I wanted some. NO!!! I DID NOT WANT SOME!!!
A few years ago he started to be away most of the time working and only came home over the weekends. I began to go up there and sit with him and have a beer instead of sitting in my flat fuming in anger of the noise he made. By that I could somehow control him. It worked.
Come 2004; the year when my NO! started to crumble and shift. Suddenly I sat in my flat experimenting with pot in an extremely cautious way.... slowly I became more and more familiar with how the drug worked. Jump. Fall 2005. I took the tram to another part of town and scored from a contact I'd been trusted. It was an adventure... WooHoo, I met with some strange people that winter...
June 2006. I call a guy I'd met accidentally one night, then go to meet him to score. The minute I hand over the cash and get instructions on how to proceed I get the feeling that I'm being conned. Right! So what, I think... My friend K went bananas on me and said that what I'd done was what he'd expect EJ to do, because he's aspie, and I replied, well, so am I; which K knew.
At 2am we encounter the con men again. I'm so pissed that I just shamble around while K isn't that blasted. They're for some odd reason angry at us and now they're going to really rip us off. They shove me to the ground and run away with my camera and K follows them to try and get it back while I'm getting up on wobbly legs, anxiety pounding away like mad mad mad, tunnel vision, shock, confusion... suddenly the conners are gone and so are K... When I reach him again over the phone, he's a few blocks away, hiding inside a block after being jumped by the conners, robbed, beaten senseless... MAJOR ***... I find him, he's throwing up, police arrive, ambulance arrive...
What A *** Mess I Made, I think... I'm a bleedin danger not only to myself but to others as well... I trust people unconditionally until they show me otherwise. They don't have to fool me. I'm very good at it myself...
I'l own up to having a huge drug problem in the past, I ended up being "brought back"
Now I use now and then, for fun, going home now actually to do some dope and smoke some weed
Ironically, I started doing drugs as a teen to "fit in." Once people knew that you were a head, any strange behaviors were attributed to being high on something. About 10 years later I stopped doing drugs because I didn't like where the 30-something druggies were in their personal lives. I just sort of looked at them and said, "Nah, that's not where I want to be in 10 years." And I left. Very simple.
I didn't even entirely fit in as a head, although some of the people treated me okay. But the only reason I became a head to begin with was I'd gotten curious because people already were always telling me I was high on something. If I hadn't been told that, I don't think drugs would have even become interesting. I also decided to stop and then stopped though, after losing that interest.
They need to realise that none of us are perfect but even people who smoke ordinary cigarettes, drink a bit "much" alcohol or are overweight are often made feel guilty for "overindulging". Sure, these things could cause illness, but they don't cause all sicknesses.