And yes, drinking is more fun. I love whiskey but two of my teeth are fucked because of drinking hard drink. Went to a dentist, gave that fucker €400 for a check up and two fillings. Didn’t solve the problem. Get searing pain when put pressure on them after drinking whiskey or even wine and a lot of beer. Means I can’t eat with the left side of my mouth when and after drinking. Also had a mild kidney problem from a mighty session not too long ago, so have had to ease off a bit. Good thing really as I’ve no money.
Drink is like the wacky tobacci though; some people can do it, others are simply not suited to it.
As for pot - NO WAY! It makes me paranoid and gives me severe panic attacks. I had a very frighteneing attack 7 or 8 years ago and haven’t touched it since. I don’t know what happened - I suddenly felt intensely afraid and was convinced I was about to die. I think I sweated off about a third of my body weight and almost swallowed my tongue. If I live to be 100 I never want to experience that ever again. I’m guessing it was MILD drug induced psychosis. And if that was mild then I don’t want to be around when a severe one hits. It seemed like a million thoughts were buzzing round inside my head all at once and I wanted to scream and rip my head open to let them all out. At one point I wet myself and didn’t realise I had done so until about 5 hours later. When I realised what had happened I stripped nude and curled in a ball on my bedroom floor while time and space warped around me - all the while my heart thudding in my chest like an uzi.
Very vivid account! I had this too except the Wetting myself part but everything else you described was spot on! right down to wanting to rip your own head open to let all of thoughts out. Panic attacks SUCK!! I’m of the same thoughts as you when it comes to me and pot!
Late,
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On the last occasion I did, it was at a Massive Attck gig in Manchester. I remember staggering out of the club at some ungodly hour, heading for the kebab shop across the street and everybody was crying:
‘Oh my god, have you heard the news…Kurt Cobain is dead!!’
Since I’ve quit drinking I also haven’t smoked any pot. I don’t trust myself not to start drinking if I get stoned. I was never as into pot as drink. Acid and shrooms, however, I think I will do again at some point.
Marijuana like any other drug (legal or not) can become addictive. It just depends on your psychological background and past in altering your state of conscious. This is because they now theorize that addiction goes as far back as being a toddler. Hence why we don’t see merry-go-rounds on the playgrounds as much because those alter your state of conscious.