What drugs/alcohol do you use, if any?

[slamjoetry]

I don't ask this to judge anybody. I grew up in an impoverished area where everyone did drugs like meth and heroine because there was nothing else to do, so I'm totally comfortable with anything. I'm just curious what vices are common in us mentally-ill folk. To name mine: I'm bipolar and a few years ago, my ex inadvertently got me addicted to weed, and ever since then I take edibles almost every night. I feel like it helps me because usually I have so many thoughts, monologues, and dialogues going on in my head at the same time, most of them negative, and I can't really focus on any of it. When I'm high, most of those voices are silenced and I can actually feel somewhat at peace. I also drink occasionally if I'm around others who are drinking, but it's not preferred for me because it's expensive, tastes nasty, and can make depressive episodes a hundred times worse.

 

[g0ne1nthew1nd]

alcohol and really weirdly the stuff they use to drug people at bars because it feels euphoric and dream-like lol

 

[SchrodingerIsDed]

I was given one xanax prescription, and I've been dipping in and out of it for like a few months off and on. I've been using it a bit too much for the last week, week and a half, every day sometimes every 1-3 days. I didn't realize exactly how long it stays in your system. I thought maybe putting 2-3 days in between doses would prevent me from getting addicted, but after 2 days without taking it I'm feeling very depressed--which is unlike me, usually I'm very logical and emotionless and hopeless (if scared out of my wits most of the time)--after not taking it for 2 days which I'm guessing is a bad sign. I really want to take more on day 3.

Maybe I'll do half the dose?

I've heard it's hard being bored. And that that's a big reason homeless people end up doing drugs. When I was locked up in the grippy socks jail, it felt the same. Like torture. They had the t.v. on but hardly any volume, only 1 meeting per day maybe for an hour, then the rest of the time it was talk to the other patients and wait for food. Sucked.

Same for me. At least with my new experience with the xanax. Without it, my inner voice is screaming death is around the corner, someone's going to kill me. Pure paranoia, and my mind goes all over the place. Pretty difficult. I can see why it'd be an easy escape.

100% agree on alcohol. Evidentially, for some people it actually increases their dopamine, so it legitimately makes them happy, not sad. They're the ones more likely to become alcoholics. For me, it makes me terribly depressed, too. I hate alcohol.

 

[Igotaplane]

I mainly smoke weed, I smoke multiple times a day every day just to try to manage with my anxiety and body pain even though it's becoming less and less effective because the tolerance I'm developing, but I also have nearly no coping skills or outlets so it is what it is I guess. Other than that I drink occasionally and do psychedelics very rarely though I've found shrooms just make me overly anxious and panic the entire time. I used to be addicted to Xanax and Adderall but have since recovered from those things. I am Bipolar 1 and have a very addictive personality so this all isn't really shocking. I only drink when I'm with friends because I can't stand the taste of alcohol

 

[ShatteredSerenity]

I was diagnosed with bipolar 1 last year which has changed how I use drugs a lot.

I smoked weed for decades, but I had to quit this year when my manic episode flipped to depression. Now weed makes me ruminate on sad things and get really anxious. It's weird how much the experience can change depending on our mood.

I drink a little bit socially, particularly cocktails, but more than that never interested me.

I'll try anything I can get my hands on within reason. I did mushrooms and LSD last year, those are great every once in a while. I did some meth this year, and oxycontin and cocaine when I was younger.

I'd do more cocaine if it was available, but it's expensive for a short high. In reality when I had a manic episode last year it was like a 6 month straight cocaine binge.

 

[EvisceratedJester]

Shrooms, weed, and alcohol. I usually only drink or smoke weed on occasion. Meanwhile, I trip on shrooms usually every once to twice a month. I love getting high on shrooms and I want to try other types of psychedelics (specifically classic psychedelics and maybe MDMA). Despite being illegal, it is really easy to get psychedelics where I live. Shrooms are the easiest to get my hands on since we have illegal shrooms dispensaries. The other stuff I can't get since I would need to order them online and I still live with my mom.

Weed can be fun and I find that food tastes better when I'm high, but I also find that I get paranoid while on it. I also hate smoking it since it smells, tastes bad, and makes me cough a lot. I can't get high on edibles, so they are a no-go. While music can sound good on weed, it doesn't compare to how music sounds while I'm high on mushrooms. Sometimes it can sound so good that listening to it sounds euphoric and even better than having an orgasm. The main downsides are that it I have to make sure that my stomach is completely empty before taking them since they upset my stomach and make me nauseous. It's also not fun to shit while tripping, lol. I also sometimes take laxatives the day before in order to help calm down my paranoias over potentially having an accident while high (it's never happened to me, but I've heard plenty of stories of it happening to others). My appetite usually ends up becoming suppressed whenever I take them. Honestly, it's hard to fully describe what it's like to be high on shrooms.

I find alcohol to be the most boring of the three. It's the first one I've tried and its only appealing quality revolved around how it made me self-destructive. Otherwise, I can't see the appeal. Most alcoholic drinks taste awful, it makes me feel sleepy, and being drunk comes with getting a headache and vomiting a whole bunch. Maybe it's more fun if you happen to drink with friends, but I don't have friends so maybe that's why. I usually only drink when I'm bored and I can't do shrooms or weed.

 

[bieatmania]

Tramadol and Pregabalin, and occasionally DXM since I don't like using DXM regularly and I want to keep the tolerance lower for emergency in case the usual tramadol-pregabalin cycle doesn't work.
I am planning to move to america, then I'll have so many diverse option to cycle with so I can keep tolerance low. which means I can also potentially get addicted to very dangerous one like heroin but I force myself not to use them. I prefer drug addiction to be sustainable way to modulate my emotion and motivational drive.

 

[SVEN]

I don't have any legal or illegal drugs, no alcohol as at one time I was floating in it.

 

[ramon]

Just beer, and some canned cocktails here and there.

Since I've been diagnosed with OCD, I'm (proverbially) addicted to think how any choices I make will end up hurting me in the long run.

I don't know if this counts as SH, but when something goes wrong and I find nobody to blame for it except myself, I hit my head against any hard surface (usually a wall) until the pain becomes unbearable.

 

[Rymrgand]

Nothing. Not alcohol, not tobacco, not other drugs.

I still have unhealthy ways to cope that you could call "addictions", but not drugs

 

[locked*n*loaded]

Nothing.

 

[whiskeyblanket]

Just alcohol and marijuana edibles.

 

[pol13579]

I was given one xanax prescription, and I've been dipping in and out of it for like a few months off and on. I've been using it a bit too much for the last week, week and a half, every day sometimes every 1-3 days. I didn't realize exactly how long it stays in your system. I thought maybe putting 2-3 days in between doses would prevent me from getting addicted, but after 2 days without taking it I'm feeling very depressed--which is unlike me, usually I'm very logical and emotionless and hopeless (if scared out of my wits most of the time)--after not taking it for 2 days which I'm guessing is a bad sign. I really want to take more on day 3.

Maybe I'll do half the dose?

I've heard it's hard being bored. And that that's a big reason homeless people end up doing drugs. When I was locked up in the grippy socks jail, it felt the same. Like torture. They had the t.v. on but hardly any volume, only 1 meeting per day maybe for an hour, then the rest of the time it was talk to the other patients and wait for food. Sucked.

Same for me. At least with my new experience with the xanax. Without it, my inner voice is screaming death is around the corner, someone's going to kill me. Pure paranoia, and my mind goes all over the place. Pretty difficult. I can see why it'd be an easy escape.

100% agree on alcohol. Evidentially, for some people it actually increases their dopamine, so it legitimately makes them happy, not sad. They're the ones more likely to become alcoholics. For me, it makes me terribly depressed, too. I hate alcohol.

Yeah unfortunately I'm part of the group that likes alc and makes me happy, it makes the self critic side of me shut up. Also I feel like it speeds up the days/weeks, and makes you forget half of the previous day which just makes the whole month fly by

 

[BlueLock]

I've been sober for months but I used to be heavily into edibles, and would drink at any given opportunity. I was briefly into Xanax for a time, I wouldn't say I was addicted it was more like self medication, either way I stopped cold turkey after a month or two. Nowadays its just nicotine.

 

[Rhymester]

Ambien is my miracle drug.

 

[blackIronPrison]

I have a very unhealthy relationship with alcohol. I used to do allot of psychedelics but honestly eventually I just lost interest. I'm not judging if you do, but I never personally understood the spiritual life-altering aspect of stuff like LSD. To me it was always just drugs.

 

[Mícheál_Ó_Coileáin]

The only type of drugs that quite deal the kick to me was opioids, everything else is truly not my cup of tea

 

[bipolar22]

on another week long benzo binge ATM. used to be an alcoholic but destroyed my body. one drink would send me to the ER now

 

[NonEssential]

Whenever I have the money I usually get myself a few cans of alcoholic cider or long drink (basically a gin like drink in Finland) It's pretty tasty and gets me drunk without having to wake up with a headache. I don't really have a social life so I just get drunk whilst browsing the internet, gaming or listening to music. I'm advised against drinking alcohol whilst on medication, but sometimes I can't help it lol.

 

[is seven]

度洛西丁、奥氮平、喹硫平、盐酸左西畔等等药物，一开始有感觉后来发现有了抗药性药越吃越多没什么用，得不到缓解，最后断药了

 

[OptingOutSmiling]

As of 30 December 2023, I'm alcohol-free mainly due to health reasons and I really don't miss it, just sometimes maybe an ice-cold beer would be nice. Unfortunately, since 6 January this year I'm also weed-free since where I am now it's illegal and would be too risky to try and find some at this stage. I miss the weed, I enjoyed feeling high with my partner and it made me see things in a different way, made me think clearly almost. At the same time though, it made me feel removed from reality which got a bit scary since I was smoking daily. I'm okay being alcohol-free but I would like to have a joint every once in a while. Not sure yet how I feel about being weed-free after smoking for almost two years, maybe a bit unsure of myself as for most of my life I was in some kind of "haze" up until recently.

 

[JUST PAIN]

Some cocktails, pregabalin, and alprazolam.But I prefer smoking to alcohol.