Ident
Mr Ident
Hi there!
I've been reading this site and it's wiki a lot recently and thought that joining up would be the best way to increase my knowledge and understanding of these subject before actually preparing my own extractions. It's a wonderful source of information which I'm grateful to have stumbled across.
A little background on myself, I am Ident - I'm from Glasgow and I produce music, video and artwork in my spare time. I've been using chemicals of many sorts since I was about 15 although it's only in the last year or so that I've developed an interest in entheogens rather than synthetic substances. I've been a chronic cannabis user for many years although my interest in that particular plant has waned recently as I realise that it's not helping me on any level. I still enjoy it recreationally but I know now that it's not greatly useful for anything else to me.
Other than cannabis, I used to be addicted to amphetamines but kicked that habit years ago, ecstasy was good for a while but the comedowns came to outweight the positive aspects, especially when pills became more unreliable and dirty. Cocaine was fun for about 30 seconds till I realised that it turns people into wankers and alcohol has never held any appeal for me. For a while I was experimenting with 'legal highs' but they bored me very quickly, although I still enjoy some of the herbal smoking mixes like Spice (not THE spice, obviously). Other than that, I take codeine for chronic back pain although I also do cold-water extractions occasionally and usually enjoy between 200-300mg doses. I also take fluoxetine for depression on a daily basis although only at 20mg doses.
The turning point in my use of chemicals came about two years ago when I was given a seriously high dose of LSD. I'd tried acid before but in retrospect it was never that strong and I never viewed it as anything other than a recreational drug. The experience I had that night changed my view of substance use as a whole and instilled in me the greatest respect for anything which could change consciousness so profoundly. I came to refer to my experience as "being pulled through a crack in the invisible", my whole being was shredded, ego annihilated and my sense of reality shattered as I was pulled into the abyss of my own subconcious. An experience I can only describe as beautifully terrifying, but I'm sure you already know where I'm coming from as you're all seasoned psychonauts.
So that's my story in a chemically-enhanced nutshell! I look forward to joining this forum and learning more every day!
Ident : )
I've been reading this site and it's wiki a lot recently and thought that joining up would be the best way to increase my knowledge and understanding of these subject before actually preparing my own extractions. It's a wonderful source of information which I'm grateful to have stumbled across.
A little background on myself, I am Ident - I'm from Glasgow and I produce music, video and artwork in my spare time. I've been using chemicals of many sorts since I was about 15 although it's only in the last year or so that I've developed an interest in entheogens rather than synthetic substances. I've been a chronic cannabis user for many years although my interest in that particular plant has waned recently as I realise that it's not helping me on any level. I still enjoy it recreationally but I know now that it's not greatly useful for anything else to me.
Other than cannabis, I used to be addicted to amphetamines but kicked that habit years ago, ecstasy was good for a while but the comedowns came to outweight the positive aspects, especially when pills became more unreliable and dirty. Cocaine was fun for about 30 seconds till I realised that it turns people into wankers and alcohol has never held any appeal for me. For a while I was experimenting with 'legal highs' but they bored me very quickly, although I still enjoy some of the herbal smoking mixes like Spice (not THE spice, obviously). Other than that, I take codeine for chronic back pain although I also do cold-water extractions occasionally and usually enjoy between 200-300mg doses. I also take fluoxetine for depression on a daily basis although only at 20mg doses.
The turning point in my use of chemicals came about two years ago when I was given a seriously high dose of LSD. I'd tried acid before but in retrospect it was never that strong and I never viewed it as anything other than a recreational drug. The experience I had that night changed my view of substance use as a whole and instilled in me the greatest respect for anything which could change consciousness so profoundly. I came to refer to my experience as "being pulled through a crack in the invisible", my whole being was shredded, ego annihilated and my sense of reality shattered as I was pulled into the abyss of my own subconcious. An experience I can only describe as beautifully terrifying, but I'm sure you already know where I'm coming from as you're all seasoned psychonauts.
So that's my story in a chemically-enhanced nutshell! I look forward to joining this forum and learning more every day!
Ident : )
