out of curiosity of these users, I'd like to hear about your personalities and whether you are an uppers or downers person.
if you don't do those things then maybe uppers/downers in media (scarface vs trainspotting)
As in intoxicants? If so, stimulants all the way. I don’t enjoy relaxation.
I vary between the two. Try to keep my personality like water, able to fit into any situation if possible. Success rate is a little better than middling.
i would live the rest of my life in an opiate bliss if i could, but i'm too neurotic for unabashed addiction
Weed and alcohol made me fat so I had to cut them out. Stims are cool but the crashes are tough and I value my sleep too much to really "abuse" them (I took a reasonable dose of daily adderall for a few years). Nicotine struck a perfect balance but it is an evil evil chemical. LSD was cool until I took too much one time and fried my brain a little bit. Ketamine is alright.
Drugs are great when you can keep them a rare luxury, but that's difficult.
Sorry, meant to reply to the OP.
Schizoid and neither. I drink a glass or two a week which I view as a kind of ticket cost to socializing, which I don't even want to do, but have conceded is necessary. If I need to feel better, or just abstractly want blissful experiences to stave off existential angst, I masturbate or meditate. I'd be willing to try mushrooms largely because I think it might help me make more progress in the latter.
As I've learned to understand the effects of drugs on my body, my mind, and my locus of control, I've learned how to control them. Weed focuses me provided I have intention. I think it focuses a lot of people, but that they focus on the wrong thing. Alcohol is the great social drug, never drink when alone, only drink with people. Never socialize only to drink. LSD is something I may never try again, but I'm not sure that I need to. Set and setting really is true here, but I do think that having a "bad" trip can be productive. Mushrooms are similar for LSD to me, but I'll probably take them again. Being outside on mushrooms is such a nice experience, the only problem is understanding the dosages.
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I always thought I was some form of adhd/autism but every time I've taken stims it's been a disaster. then a couple years ago I found out I have a gene that makes my body hold onto too much dopamine
dropped acid the other day.
Geolocating myself with this but I live in a state with no legal weed so if you don't have a dealer or want to hike it across state lines you get these hemp-derived THC drinks. I don't have any flower in the house and have cut down weed use significantly, so if I desire a buzz I grab two cans from the corner store. Chug the first sip the second and it's like an edible with mixed results.
Picrel probably has the cleanest-feeling high of all the brands. Makes sense as it was the first big brand on the market. I've tried others and they feel more like small dosage amphetamines than THC. Your mind darts from one screen to the next, I feel fidgety, unable to focus, etc. The other weekend I drank some awful tasting Cheech & Chong branded drinks and they sent me into a four day long dopamine spiral. It's nice for going to the lake though.
Passionate and quick to get deeply into things and then drop them at a moment's notice, but usually with at least some kind of self-justification. Unable to sit still or go without talking for long. I am very extroverted, but in most social situations, I find myself acting like a freak to make people laugh. My friend recently said he wouldn't hypothetically date me because I am an "insane person" (I disagree).
Related to all the above, I am a drug addict. I regularly use stimulants. I take pregabalin once a week (technically a downer, but it makes me hypomanic). I buy a blister of tapentadol (an opioid) every six months or so. I had to quit ketamine because I didn't want to develop bladder issues and can't control my usage.
I was a fentanyl addict.
Don't use cartel drugs.
Stop giving those bad dudes money.
Grow your own shrooms or something.
Just stop the coke.