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Interesting thread and responses so far!

Cannabis: I used to smoke all the time, pretty much all day but as I grow older, I'm finding that I smoke a lot less. Now, I typically use it at the end of the day or before bed only. A very beneficial and interesting plant and one that I've been with the longest. Potent edibles have put me in visionary states before so for me, I consider cannabis to be psychedelic as well.

Alcohol: This is an unpleasant beast I've fought for a long time. Sure, it can build confidence but it also makes you sloppy and then ashamed and/or sick the next day. Extreme moderation is key with this one although it is easy to overstep those bounds. My eventual goal is to remove this substance completely from my life and I am well on my way to completion.

Meth: One of the worst substances out there and I got tangled up in it's web for nearly two years of my life. I'd be up for days becoming increasingly more paranoid with each passing minute. I lost my car, my job, my apartment, more than one girlfriend, my friends and was becoming increasingly more distant from my family too because of it. I weighed 100 pounds and looked like a skeleton. It was a frightening time in my life and a time that I still have trouble understanding why I did that to myself. After becoming homeless and having a nervous breakdown of sorts, my family came to the rescue and took me home, away from the whole scene so that I could recover. I also quit cigarettes at the same time! Talk about being on edge...This drug will destroy you and everything you hold dear if you let it into your life. Not worth it in the slightest.

Cocaine: I first tried this during my meth phase and was not impressed. My mentality at the time was, "why do this for 30 minutes when meth keeps you flying for days!?" ... As you can see, my priorities were in all the wrong places at the time. Thankfully my relationship with cocaine was very short only trying it about 4-5 times.

Opiates/Opioids: There was a time in my life where I just wanted to escape from it all which led to a series of terrible decisions. These were the types of substances I was into before the meth phase. I was always numb...physically, mentally, and emotionally but it never lasted which would drop me lower than I was before I took anything thus creating a vicious cycle. The cycle went on for years moving from drug to drug. I wasted a lot of precious time. Again, not worth it at all, IMO.

So besides my family, psychedelics played a large role in helping me develop a state of sobriety, particularly mushrooms. They showed me that there is much more to live for than that "next rush" and put my life into perspective. Living without serious addictions has led to contentment, an ability to be at peace with my life and my current situations. That is what was missing before when I was always searching to fill some void in me with drug abuse. Drugs can chew you up and cold-heartedly spit you out and that was a life I just couldn't live anymore. Putting all regrets aside for a moment, in one way or another, all of these events led me here, so I am very thankful for that.

<blockquote data-quote="TGO" data-source="post: 3791181" data-attributes="member: 30621">Interesting thread and responses so far!Cannabis: I used to smoke all the time, pretty much all day but as I grow older, I&#039;m finding that I smoke a lot less. Now, I typically use it at the end of the day or before bed only. A very beneficial and interesting plant and one that I&#039;ve been with the longest. Potent edibles have put me in visionary states before so for me, I consider cannabis to be psychedelic as well.Alcohol: This is an unpleasant beast I&#039;ve fought for a long time. Sure, it can build confidence but it also makes you sloppy and then ashamed and/or sick the next day. Extreme moderation is key with this one although it is easy to overstep those bounds. My eventual goal is to remove this substance completely from my life and I am well on my way to completion.Meth: One of the worst substances out there and I got tangled up in it&#039;s web for nearly two years of my life. I&#039;d be up for days becoming increasingly more paranoid with each passing minute. I lost my car, my job, my apartment, more than one girlfriend, my friends and was becoming increasingly more distant from my family too because of it. I weighed 100 pounds and looked like a skeleton. It was a frightening time in my life and a time that I still have trouble understanding why I did that to myself. After becoming homeless and having a nervous breakdown of sorts, my family came to the rescue and took me home, away from the whole scene so that I could recover. I also quit cigarettes at the same time! Talk about being on edge...This drug will destroy you and everything you hold dear if you let it into your life. Not worth it in the slightest.Cocaine: I first tried this during my meth phase and was not impressed. My mentality at the time was, &quot;why do this for 30 minutes when meth keeps you flying for days!?&quot; ... As you can see, my priorities were in all the wrong places at the time. Thankfully my relationship with cocaine was very short only trying it about 4-5 times.Opiates/Opioids: There was a time in my life where I just wanted to escape from it all which led to a series of terrible decisions. These were the types of substances I was into before the meth phase. I was always numb...physically, mentally, and emotionally but it never lasted which would drop me&nbsp; lower than I was before I took anything thus creating a vicious cycle. The cycle went on for years moving from drug to drug. I wasted a lot of precious time. Again, not worth it at all, IMO.So besides my family, psychedelics played a large role in helping me develop a state of sobriety, particularly mushrooms.&nbsp; They showed me that there is much more to live for than that &quot;next rush&quot; and put my life into perspective.&nbsp; Living without serious addictions has led to contentment, an ability to be at peace with my life and my current situations. That is what was missing before when I was always searching to fill some void in me with drug abuse. Drugs can chew you up and cold-heartedly spit you out and that was a life I just couldn&#039;t live anymore. Putting all regrets aside for a moment, in one way or another, all of these events led me here, so I am very thankful for that.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="TGO, post: 3791181, member: 30621"] Interesting thread and responses so far! [u][b]Cannabis[/b][/u]: I used to smoke all the time, pretty much all day but as I grow older, I'm finding that I smoke a lot less. Now, I typically use it at the end of the day or before bed only. A very beneficial and interesting plant and one that I've been with the longest. Potent edibles have put me in visionary states before so for me, I consider cannabis to be psychedelic as well. [u][b]Alcohol[/b][/u]: This is an unpleasant beast I've fought for a long time. Sure, it can build confidence but it also makes you sloppy and then ashamed and/or sick the next day. Extreme moderation is key with this one although it is easy to overstep those bounds. My eventual goal is to remove this substance completely from my life and I am well on my way to completion. [u][b]Meth[/b][/u]: One of the worst substances out there and I got tangled up in it's web for nearly two years of my life. I'd be up for days becoming increasingly more paranoid with each passing minute. I lost my car, my job, my apartment, more than one girlfriend, my friends and was becoming increasingly more distant from my family too because of it. I weighed 100 pounds and looked like a skeleton. It was a frightening time in my life and a time that I still have trouble understanding why I did that to myself. After becoming homeless and having a nervous breakdown of sorts, my family came to the rescue and took me home, away from the whole scene so that I could recover. I also quit cigarettes at the same time! Talk about being on edge...This drug will destroy you and everything you hold dear if you let it into your life. Not worth it in the slightest. [u][b]Cocaine[/b][/u]: I first tried this during my meth phase and was not impressed. My mentality at the time was, "why do this for 30 minutes when meth keeps you flying for days!?" ... As you can see, my priorities were in all the wrong places at the time. Thankfully my relationship with cocaine was very short only trying it about 4-5 times. [u][b]Opiates/Opioids[/b][/u]: There was a time in my life where I just wanted to escape from it all which led to a series of terrible decisions. These were the types of substances I was into before the meth phase. I was always numb...physically, mentally, and emotionally but it never lasted which would drop me lower than I was before I took anything thus creating a vicious cycle. The cycle went on for years moving from drug to drug. I wasted a lot of precious time. Again, not worth it at all, IMO. So besides my family, psychedelics played a large role in helping me develop a state of sobriety, particularly mushrooms. They showed me that there is much more to live for than that "next rush" and put my life into perspective. Living without serious addictions has led to contentment, an ability to be at peace with my life and my current situations. That is what was missing before when I was always searching to fill some void in me with drug abuse. Drugs can chew you up and cold-heartedly spit you out and that was a life I just couldn't live anymore. Putting all regrets aside for a moment, in one way or another, all of these events led me here, so I am very thankful for that. :) [/QUOTE]