parents here who are anti weed and psychedelics, how old are you?

[Anonymous]

I'm 51. My son developed psychosis at age 16 from smoking weed. He was hearing voices and became very paranoid. I slept with my door locked many nights. This was a few years ago but after a lot of therapy and meds, he is doing well. You'd never touch the stuff if this was your reality.

[Anonymous]

I’m 38. Pretty much all of my friends, coworkers, and roommates throughout my 20s regularly used both including people who microdosed LSD nearly daily. I’ve tried plenty of things and don’t like how they feel, and I saw very negative effects of regular weed usage. It makes you dumb and gives your eyelids a half-closed, droopy look over time. I can always tell a longterm weed user.

My main objection is that I find it sort of pathetic to need to be disconnected from reality so much. Once in a while, ok, but I think you are a dull, lifeless person if you don’t want to experience the full, raw human experience of reality with all of your faculties every day. What a waste on this earth.

[Anonymous]

I’m 48 and I think it’s trashy. There are less harmful ways to treat PTSD, I think it’s just an excuse to get high.

[Anonymous]

No
I’m 50
You sound like a mess.

[Anonymous]

I'm 37 and I think these things are uniquely damaging to the adolescent brain. I wouldn't want my kid in a situation where they could easily take some.

When I look back on my peers who used drugs in high school and college, I can see that they were self-medicating for something, and that it slowly took a toll on their cognition and their motivation and cost them a tremendous amount of time.

[Anonymous]

You may feel differently when your kids are old enough to steal yours.

The main thing that scares me is someone inadvertently taking something that wasn't what they thought it was.

[Anonymous]

It's not your age, it's your kids' age. With little kids it feels easy to keep things separate and secure. They're pretty oblivious. But when they get older that's a lot more difficult and it doesn't feel as comfortable even if you think they'll never know. And there's always the risk that they start snooping or find out by accident. And if they did decide to try something, they might not dose correctly, or might give it to a friend, or get sick, who knows, all kinds of bad stuff can happen.

I was a child of divorce and as a teen, I knew a lot more about my parents' private lives than they thought I did. Not necessarily bad stuff, but they weren't anywhere near as discreet as they thought they were. And their weed was nowhere near as secure as they thought it was.

[Anonymous]

You are young. You may find that your ability to tolerate such things declines with age. Alcohol and caffeine too.

[Anonymous]

Get help for your issues and addiction.

[Anonymous]

36

[Anonymous]

I’m 46 and fine with whatever. I don’t think you should use psychedelics when you have your kids or if there’s any chance you might be needed (sounds like you don’t).

[Anonymous]

40. Weed is for pussies. Just do the hard sht.

[Anonymous]

I’m 53 and I’m kind of disappointed that a friend of decades has become a “mushroom mama.” She isn’t treating any sort of condition. Nor are the women she hangs out doing this stuff with. They just enjoy the ride apparently.

These are women who are wealthy and started their families later because they all have pretty “big jobs.” So, they have kids that are in middle/high school range. I think they are crazy to think their kids won’t figure this out. And at that point, they will lose all credibility with theirs kids on conversations about drugs, alcohol, etc.

I think additional studies about the effectiveness of this stuff for actual mental health issues under the supervision of a doctor makes sense. But, I am pretty unimpressed with the “let’s get some mushrooms and go to Cabo for the weekend” crowd.

[Anonymous]

I find this very boring in my social circle, so I tend not to be friends with people who enjoy doing this with others. I don't really care as long as you don't expect me to hang out with you while you are high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get help for your issues and addiction.

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