• chitak166@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Ketamine is definitely up there with ‘hip’ drugs not worth trying.

    Along with MDMA and Xanax.

    I don’t really respect anyone who does these because they’re usually living a lifestyle that leads to nowhere.

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      1 year ago

      MDMA not worth it? It’s euphoria and love in a pill, not addictive, and quite safe when you do not abuse it. Millions of people use it and have been using it for about half a century and the vast majority of it restricts it to when they’re partying with few side effects. I think you misjudge its use a bit.

      Yes it can be acutely abused because you’re chasing the dragon on nights that you do use it, but that is also a result of its illegal nature and a lack of education.

      Of the chemical variants of drugs, I’d say it’s probably one of the few that is actually worth it, besides LSD.

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        Yeah, I try to tell people that there’s value in MDMA beyond just a night out dancing. My favorite times have been on a couch with friends, getting deep into one another and kind of exploring your minds. I’ve had some incredibly important and memorable conversations with people that I was able to become very close with because MDMA let us drop the walls and talk about things, which is something I cannot do face to face with someone sober. And I’m not an introvert by any stretch, I have no problem being the center of a conversation, I have no problem listening to others, but opening up about personal issues was something MDMA let me do, and say things I never could put into words.

        I’ve also stood in front of a wall of speakers and had bright lights and bass music thrown at me, and that’s also fun.

    • prole@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      You’d be shocked by how many very successful and incredibly intelligent people have used drugs (including MDMA). Many still use them regularly.

      This honestly sounds like something a child would say after having D.A.R.E. in elementary school.

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      Hmmm, I don’t know the second one but mdma is great fun. Of course you have to be in a good state of mind before trying, but it’s a potent empathogen that has its uses.