Alcohol and other Controlled Substances

It definitely depends on the person. I started drinking at 20? And I’d get drunk a lot but I stopped at like 21 after I was assaulted by one of my friends, and then I drank for a bit more before finally stopping for a bit. Giving myself time to recover was hard, but at that same time around 20 I was also exposed to weed. I’d never tried it before because I didn’t want to relinquish control at all but once I did try It i could understand why people liked it. I use weed occasionally now because I’d had some weird experiences with like it would make me have auditory hallucinations. Either way, I still enjoy certain drugs in moderation, but I stick with weed and alcohol, I’ve done shrooms once and never got any effect from it. Tbh i don’t think I had enough. Either way I think drinking is fun with friends, but alone is something different.

Mature and mentally stable people are ok to party with. The rest are the kind that Lamby describes. But drugs and alcohol don't take away self-control imo, they simply take the leash off and what happens next is up to the person. If they've got a lot of bottled up shit going on, there's a good chance it's going to be released in a negative way. And when a person is immature and/or lacking in mental stability, things can get ugly. On the other hand, partying with a good group of people that all want to have fun, no drama, and very comfortable with each other brings out a lot of fun and a lot of love. I don't party like I used to, but I still go out drinking and we always have a great time. In fact we'll be bar hopping this weekend. I'm really looking forward to it. So yeah, just be in the right state of mind and hang out with other people that are stable as well and it's sure to be a good time I think. And even if someone is kind of in a pit, this could be a great time for you and that person to have a talk and work it out too. Cheers!

Fun thing is that my "drug consume" is ruled by my social anxieties. I don't drink alcohol because every drunk person I see is extremely annoying. But once in a while I use xtc and it makes me happy and not just because of the high in that moment but rather the feeling that I don't care about behaving the right way. It whipes out my social anxiety completely. Same thing with speed. Sure is I know how dangerous these substances are and I do very long breaks between usages. And for weed... I used it alot before and it makes me so slow that I can't live a normal life with it. So I stopped using it. Maybe once in a while... But I miss smoking stuff so I got into cigarettes and I'm fine with it atm.

I am careful with it. I know many people who use drugs way too often and I always think about that I don't want to be like that^^

@hannes thats how most addictions start, as coping mechanisms, i hope you can find a way to not need them in your life :3