What drug changed your life the most? [Archive] - Page 2

JaWill88

26-01-2008, 03:26

psilocybin mushrooms had the most profound, positive effect on swims life. he did these every once in a while for quite some time and at the same time period he was drinking and smoking pot and stuff. he was a very happy and content person. but then later the NEEDLE with cocaine and heroin in it changed his life for the worst by far. he never did mushrooms and never smoked pot as they gave a negative feeling after swim started doing those drugs. shooting coke and herion regularly, or more like religiously lol, reallllly screwed swim up bad though. now swim doesn't shoot much of anything anymore and sometimes smokes crack. and even now that seems to be slowly diminishing which swim is greatful for. funny thing is now that swim is getting his life together he kind of feels like taking mushrooms again. this would be the first time in years.

infekt

30-01-2008, 19:43

IV heroin changed swim's life the most, for the wrose. However, LSD, Salvia, DXM, and Mushrooms have done a lot of great things for him in the past. Because of those Psychedelics he has stopped blindly following the religion he was raised with, and started to read many different religious and spiritual texts and doctrines and it is finding a little truth in all of them, and trying to apply them to his life, helping shape his own views on the world. Swim has stopped shooting heroin, or really any drug that brings swim down or up, because of psychedelics and a lot of help from Buprenorphine. Weed is also a drug that changed Swim's life, probably the most, because without it he probably would've never done any other drug.

Richi

06-02-2008, 23:28

It was the step from an ignorant one-sided view into a world of many perspectives that changed swim's life the most. That step was the first time swim smoked marijuana, his first intoxicant driven altered state of mine, the first time he saw the world through born again eyes.

Swim wouldn't say that the drug itself caused this, but his attitude towards a realm of realities. It was the new underworld he stepped into, of knowledge, philosophy, mysticism, spirituality, and truth.

The search for truth is not complete if it encompasses this world, and neglects the possible altered states of mind and experience.

podge

07-02-2008, 00:39

Wow podge! mescaline in Ireland! please tell...! :)

Yep, we got legal San Pedro, Peruvian torch and Peyote over here :)

About 2 summers ago swim and a load of friends went to an Island off the coast, it just so happened to be during a heat wave ( which is RARE over here ), and not only that, actually turned out to be the hottest day in something like 10 years. Wont go into too much detail as this aint the thread for it but it was one of the best psychedelic experiences of swims life to date. Wasnt very intense or anything, only took around 35g's of dried Peruvian Torch - but it was just one of those trips.....perfect :)

Was quite surprised i didnt see any dry cactus available in the Netherlands, its only available fresh right ?

rocksmokinmachine

07-02-2008, 11:06

Yep, we got legal San Pedro, Peruvian torch and Peyote over here :)

About 2 summers ago swim and a load of friends went to an Island off the coast, it just so happened to be during a heat wave ( which is RARE over here ), and not only that, actually turned out to be the hottest day in something like 10 years. Wont go into too much detail as this aint the thread for it but it was one of the best psychedelic experiences of swims life to date. Wasnt very intense or anything, only took around 35g's of dried Peruvian Torch - but it was just one of those trips.....perfect :)

Was quite surprised i didnt see any dry cactus available in the Netherlands, its only available fresh right ?

Ahh the cactus, I was under the impression SWIY was talking about the pure product. Mescaline cactii are very easy to come across in Smartshops, and also from online head shops in most of Europe.

podge

08-02-2008, 00:34

Ahh the cactus, I was under the impression SWIY was talking about the pure product. Mescaline cactii are very easy to come across in Smartshops, and also from online head shops in most of Europe.

Pure Mescaline in Ireland - almost unimaginable im afraid.

The cactus swim saw in the Netherlands were all fresh, very expensive and even more expensive for fully mature cacti. Was swim just in the wrong smartshops ? I think dried catus is actually illegal here, but still available over the counter.

Swims actually moving to the Netherlands in just over a month for about 6 months and is interested in the insider info - are things things a bit more reasonable outside Amsterdam centre ?

rocksmokinmachine

08-02-2008, 09:31

Pure Mescaline in Ireland - almost unimaginable im afraid.

The cactus swim saw in the Netherlands were all fresh, very expensive and even more expensive for fully mature cacti. Was swim just in the wrong smartshops ? I think dried catus is actually illegal here, but still available over the counter.

Swims actually moving to the Netherlands in just over a month for about 6 months and is interested in the insider info - are things things a bit more reasonable outside Amsterdam centre ?

In Amsterdam Centruum, the prices are astronomically high, even going out into the other neighbourhoods, one will see a dramatic reduction in price. The centre is full of tourist traps, not to say that there isn't good product (there most certainly is). Just go for a wonder, maybe even a different town. Haarlem is but a train ride away and away from the hustle and bustle of life in the city centre.

JaWill88

08-02-2008, 10:16

after reading a few more posts swim must agree about cannabis. that was the first drug that really opened swims eyes in a new way. he tried alcohol before that but that was more like closing his eyes in a new way (passing out) lol. oh and suboxone (buprenorphine) to this day has really fucked swims life up and he can't get off the stupid shit cause the withdrawals can last months so now swims doing heroin for a while again so he can have a 7 day withdrawal not a 37 year withdrawal lol. sorry that was a bit of an exageration.... but only a bit!

SmokeNmirrors

08-02-2008, 19:52

swim would say in a positive light shrooms they opened swims eyes to so many things swim feels like a better person because of it. In a negative aspect cocaine changed swims life for the worst it made him forget about other highs and just focus on cocaine. Now that is behind him, well kinda.

pillpopper96743

09-02-2008, 03:32

DMT. And it was for the better.

yaba

09-02-2008, 15:33

Yaba and Thai people made swim the person he is today.

OpiateWarrior

10-02-2008, 22:56

Well at 11yrs old, swim eat a ''dancing test tube'' (type of LSD tab) from that day on he got into all drugs including all the hard stuff unfortunately.

Greenport

17-02-2008, 08:03

LSD

It's as if swiM was able during his trip to see all the different possibilities of events unfolding in time, and that through this he has jumped through a time hole. He can tell through various events that happen now unexpectedly, that are noticeably ironic, or de-ja-vu, etc...Not to mention the things that it has taught swiM about the way humans think, societies function. It made swiM realize that people think by grouping. Everything in people's lives can be assessed to groups and patterns. He says he can now sense for instance, people walking behind him, without turning around -- as if he has 360 vision. He can read people and affect the way they are going to act, and can feel a connection to everything.

It totally changed swiM's entire life and way of thinking. Changed his beliefs and all. Most amazing.

SwiM believes if there is any actual magic left on earth, that may be a key to it.

I<3Salvia

17-02-2008, 10:04

Salvia. It opened swims eyes and gave him a glimpse into the knowledge of worlds outside of our normal everyday view. Since then swim has been exploring the regions of his mind (with and without drugs), even taking a class in psychology. Swim is very grateful that he made the choice to use, without it he would probably be living a much darker, more ignorant and more unenjoyable life.

swatch420

19-02-2008, 00:12

In Swim's experience, different drugs change life in different ways.

Xtc for Swim has taught empathy and forgiveness. (Swim has only tried Xtc in a quiet place with friends, not raves or huge parties.)

Mushrooms for Swim had shown a greater appreciation for nature. Also Swim now sees that the human race has advanced far beyond our spiritual means. This is one of the reasons to why swim feels Psychedelics is key to understanding how we need to make sure not to get to far away from the earth.

Sorry, Swim is a outdoor lover!

Muddette

21-02-2008, 16:38

Mexican psylocybin cubensis magic mushrooms

Awesome trip - if you're in a good mood. Do NOT take on an all-time, personal, sober low.

Purusha

01-03-2008, 03:46

LSD and Mushrooms. At least it influenced SWIM’s artwork tremendously, she was really into realism, however when SWIM started to draw after eating mushrooms or dropping acid…well it wasn’t realism. It got SWIM back into her creativity. Also, SWIM really enjoys her spirituality and just discussing or doing readings while tripping was out of this world. It made her think about the world and how it works differently.

Also Marijuana—mostly socially. When SWIM started smoking her first year of college and pretty much joined the ‘pot-head’ group, she met so many different and diverse people. SWIM remembers one of her good friends who became her main ‘smoking buddies’ told her “If you meet someone, and the first thing they want to do if partake in a bowl/blunt/etc. they’re good people”
(Sadly swim’s smoking buddy passed away a few weeks ago due to CO poisoning, however he passed away with a blunt in his mouth, doing what he loves best.)
Nevertheless, meeting all these people with weed being a common interest has lead to many fun and interesting friendships.

CocainJoe

03-03-2008, 14:20

Well LSD changed SWIMS life like you wouldnt believe
It changed SWIM for the best SWIM learned alot about swimself
And that one LSD trip (2hits of microdot From a vile With a Droper no blotters here lol)
Changed swim and made swim into the person swim is today...

[éS]Infinite

12-03-2008, 18:27

SWIM couldn't say one individual drug changed his life, it was a course of self-realization, and each played a vital role. He began with mushrooms, which sparked the interest of "just how far this whole thing goes". After several more years of research, he experimented with ketamine, which he used for great out of body experiences, the likes of which he never knew. The strange possibilities of infinite were thus presented to him.
After which, LSD came in on his birthday. That was a main transition which provided him a fluffy bed to dive into and comfort himself for the rest of his life. 2C-E and 2C-T-7 followed, which showed the potential of the mind once again, and just how strong these tools can make it. The story goes on, but the point is that SWIM has no regrets for any trips, and is grateful for every single experience.

silenius

12-03-2008, 19:02

None. All.

Ecstasy helped SWIM to understand other's opinions and feelings much better.
LSD helped SWIM to realize just how many filters I am applying to reality in my daily life.
THC helped SWIM be more relaxed.

But in the end, any substance can only trigger something in the brain that makes one think. Thinking after the effect of the substance is gone is, IMHO, the thing that actually changes you, not the drug.

stoneinfocus

12-03-2008, 19:32

Physically, amfetamine, first time his ADS (non-hyper) was gone and clear thinking and concentration was possible, first time his asthma and breathing functioned in ways it should function, which was unimaginary to swim ever before and it was a time when the really good stuff met swims sessions.

To all the other mind-altering drugs... dito to the aforementioned experiences, written by the other swims.

And heroin, as taken orally blew away a chronic back and other pain for three days straight with just one dose and it was with very little to no sides, non-addictive in swim and made him break completely with any agenda he´s heard about drugs as then, he had all them big animals, recognising for swim, the most addicitve and habit forming and damaging drugs are freely available, sold legally even to children, whilst the illegal were not even habit forming (excpet MJ) and better working than prescription meds.

mushroom_junkie

19-03-2008, 23:06

Salvia, normal leaf... has taken swim from the bottom of the gutter to the top. Such beautiful stuff. Started smoking it before draw.

mushroomjunkie

I>A\/I>

21-03-2008, 00:17

1. LSD

2. Peyote

3. GHB

RaverHippie

21-03-2008, 04:42

2C-T-2 by default, through the process of enjoying it, I heard it got my friend suspended from college for a year. Intellectually, MDMA brought my friend out of his shell and caused him to notice emotions after he had been suppressing his emotions for atleast 6 years.

SomebodyAfar

02-04-2008, 00:36

Weed, the answer the the question.

madforgal

03-04-2008, 14:01

Charas....Have had very deep insights on this wonderful drug!! In fact, swim's going to post a new thread on his experiences with it in his spiritual life and some astounding revelations he's had!!

Sklander

03-04-2008, 14:30

DMT and high grade Cannabis.

mr.stark

23-06-2008, 06:59

LSD mainly. As it showed me what else goes on in my brain. And helped me answer a few question

But also Marijuana, because without this drug, i'd be a dull and boring and an UNHAPPY person

Ya know, there was a time when Rock Balboa would have said the same. He suffered from a pretty steady depression in his young-middle teens. At the age of about 19 or so he put down the peace pipe and decided to try and face life without the 10 or more sessions a week.

Let me just tell you that Rocky met some forces and touched some spiritaul places that may not have been possible without putting down the peace pipe.

It's about drive my friend. I'd advise each and every serious schmoker to try and go 3 months without a single puff and then re-evaluate the whole scenario. It just may save some sanity....

mr.stark added 81 Minutes and 11 Seconds later...

I don't understand how weed has changed people's lifes. What exactly do you guys mean by this. It seems weed has more of a dumbening effect like drugs such as alcohol, and its usually hard to gain any real insight with it, at least in my case. I guess if you had really good weed it could open your mind more and be more psychadelic, but if you're talking just average weed, it is usually not really impressive.

While it would be rather amusing, not every pothead is the "ideal pothead" from Dazed 'n Confused. Each and every being that was blessed to experience this life experience is an INDIVIDUAL. Thus, different plants (their own unique properties) are going to effect each and every human differently. Give Nelson Mandella a joint, Give Adolf his own, and then ask them to preach the truth to you....

It can be a powerful tool, or it can be a deadly weapon. Depends on the person, depends on the experience....oh yeah, and a little thing we like to call D-E-S-T-I-N-Y...she can be quite a beauty...

mr.stark added 35 Minutes and 0 Seconds later...

SWIM=Someone Who Isn't Me. No one on this forum does illegal things, only people we know, for example SWIM, who is certainly someone who isn't me. SWIY(Someone Who Isn't You) might want to read the rules (http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/announcement.php?f=43&a=1), which explains more about it.

Man! This is the most unselfish board I've ever come across!!! You guys keep THIS EXTENSIVE OF RESEARCH on people other than yourself?! Rock on!!

chillinwill

23-06-2008, 16:50

for SWIM, the drug that has changed his life the most is heroin....all the bullshit and chaos that goes with a heroin addiction has definitely changed SWIM's life

KurroKi

26-06-2008, 09:31

If you don’t care about dieing than CCC is the way to go for a more insane path…or maybe DMT…but all my knowledge comes from a buddy of mine who left me his journal. But take it from him that despite DMT, CCC is the most intense hallucinogenic drug that is readily available to the public if taken in a large dose. Whereas LSD is a great visual trip it somewhat does not effect your thought process :thumbsdown:(other than the fact you see the world as a puzzle). Shrooms offer a great visual trip and also alter your mind to perceive the world more clearly:thumbsup:(with cycles rather than puzzles). CCC is far more visual:eek:, offering open and closed eye visuals, and far more mind altering, due to the random generation of spastic thoughts that create a very chaotic trip….just depends on if you are down to let yourself go mad with insanity or not…if you are looking for a more calming and ‘laid-back” trip…CCC is for sure not the drug of choice…LSD would do the trick. Shrooms can also be a lot if your not looking to go to crazy. Get yourself some LSD and hit your bong with some weed once or twice…but weed is a given because the world should smoke weed, it would be a better place.:vibes:

~lostgurl~

26-06-2008, 11:37

CCC is incredibly dangerous, I can't imagine how the benefits could possibly outweigh the risks. See CCC health risks fact sheet (http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14706)

drk

26-06-2008, 15:12

Shrooms for shure... than weed

Expat98

03-07-2008, 03:48

Feel free to criticize his philosophy too.

Ok, I will then. :)

He felt like he could manipulate matter around him, to reshape it as he see fits. He literally felt like he was God...

He then decided to try something, he tried to manipulate matter so that the whole universe would be perfectly shaped.

I understand that it is difficult to put into words exactly what Boozer experienced, especially since he was the one tripping and not you. ;) But at least on the surface, this sounds delusional and does not sound like a good line of thought to pursue. But I may not understand exactly what you mean. I could see how thoughts like this could be valid if Boozer was seeing himself as part of a connected whole, where boundaries are illusory, and what he meant here is that the entire universe is willing itself to become "perfectly shaped". But if you are talking about Uri Geller-style manipulation of matter through supernatural forces then this sounds delusional.

The most important think boozer has learnt is that negative emotions must not be repressed, but accepted and understood and lived. If a "god" tries to fight it and represses some negative feelings, it will start to attack its system, tearing apart both mind and body. Boozer knows of a couple of persons who died of brain cancer at a young age, and repression of all the shit in their life was something they all had in common.

There is certainly a lot to the notion that repression of negative emotions can cause health problems - but don't think that that's the cause of all health problems. Most illnesses are better explained in other ways, e.g., as random physical events, poor dietary habits, lack of rest, etc.

He then knew something. He had found the answer to life, the universe and everything. It's really simple, everything is connected with everything. Every scientist knows this, while they might not have the conscience of it, everything that exists is energy in any form. Life is really easy to understand, every animate and inanimate thing is their own self-styled god and universe. While seemingly inanimate objects can't "think", nature has it's own way of giving it a "conscience" by chemical and physical phenomena. Each of these "gods" have the power to do what it wants but they must know that because they are their own universe their actions will determine what will happen to them. If the "gods" decide to be a good, caring, honest, loving person (like boozer became), then universe will give it back to the divinity. If not, their life will get rotten...

He started to feel like he was in contact with every atom in the universe and that all the energy loved him. He knew he had done something in his universe that will make that everything will be better for everyone he'll be able to come in contact with. He shaped his universe and it's now in the perfect shape...

He then laid down on his bed, knowing that everyday his life will become better. He continue to think about anything, always finding answers to questions...

Now THESE thoughts seem like very important insights to me. Understanding in an experiential way (not just intellectually) that everything in the universe is connected, and that oneself is an integral part of a greater whole are classic and life-changing aspects of the psychedelic experience. Congratulations for having had this experience, and thanks for the writeup. :thumbsup:

There sure are a couple negative behaviour left in Boozer after that night, such as paranoia and that constent feeling of insanity...

You mentioned that Boozer had been on kind of a binge with shrooms and other drugs. Tell Boozer to take care of his physical and mental health and spend some time integrating the insights he's had into his life. Mushrooms are not a drug you want to overdo!

Richi

04-07-2008, 01:46

Mushrooms are not a drug you want to overdo!

What is a drug you want to overdo?

The Middle Way is applicable in all aspects of life, says a wise gnome friend of mine... :cool:

GoddamnElectric

08-07-2008, 01:02

Even though it's far from the best drug he's done, SWIM would have to say that marijuana changed his life the most. Until he started using marijuana frequently, he was still in the shackles of society. He needed other people to validate him occasionally, even though he was trying to move towards autonomy. When marijuana came along, he found out that he could have 10 times more fun alone than with other people. So that was the last nail in the coffin of his servitude. Since then he has been living the good life.

The one that changed his perspective most was probably DXM the first couple of times. It made him feel like everyone wasn't against him for once. But that didn't last long.

rogermcnally

08-07-2008, 13:12

A friend had a very wonderful experience when he was sixteen.

Five friends took blotter acid at dawn in a beautiful part of Ireland. My friend hadn't even smoked when he found himself sitting on a cliff edge and as he inhaled and exhaled so the mountains moved in the same rhythm. He calls it 'the oneness vision' and has just about stopped trying to get it back forty year later having gone through the pharmacopoeia in that time.

PuffinStuff 718

08-07-2008, 17:40

Marijuana . Both good and bad.

Good because it made SWIM more open. helped to get over being unconfident.
Bad because it broke SWIM's mom's heart.
i know that sounds corny

stoneinfocus

09-07-2008, 16:53

Hate... unfortunately more than love, because hate wins always, just by its persence, so it seems.

norcolepsy

09-07-2008, 18:05

One mushroom trip 4 yrs ago made swim realize his unappreciative feelings for alcohol. since that very night alcohol has only been a social thing where swim feels obligated to have a few beers (nights out, BBQ's, etc).

ah, swim owes ya one.

Desertfox

09-07-2008, 18:50

cyndi

14-07-2008, 01:48

Ice has made swim's life a trainwreck. It has taken so much from her and given her nothing but misery.

lostmente

14-07-2008, 09:00

laughing gas, it showed me i could bring someone close to orgasm of laughter purely by thought
..and perhaps just my expresssion..but if i couldnt see their faces i dunno

zajcek01

14-07-2008, 22:47

Mushrooms (helped SWIM to see what is going on in his brain, a very interesting experience)

Weed (SWIMS large group of friends devided into smaller groups, some stoped being friends, started to steal weed and money from others, this drug destroyed his group, a lot of people got beaten up.....SWIM removed himself from that gorup stoped smoking and found new friends)

Tramadol+Heroin (A girl from SWIMS class killed herself because of this drug, she was only 15 withdrawl sympthoms foreced her to jump under a speeding train. Because of this, SWIM decided he will stay away from opioids as far as possible. A lot of SWIM's friends are fu*ked up because of H.)

Spare Chaynge

14-07-2008, 23:27

Fentanyl changed swims life the most. In terms of opening my eyes mescaline did it.

tryptamaster

15-07-2008, 00:28

Well swim wants to say lsd but in reality if it wasnt for cannabis hed have never gotten there so hell say cannabis. its made him appreciate everything more and helped him grow as a person.

Rhin

06-09-2008, 17:30

1. Weed - Not SWIM's favorite drug but it's the one he does everyday. It's a lifestyle and without it SWIM would not have the friends he has and would not have tried any other psychedelic substances. Weed also makes SWIM think some of the weirdest things.

2. Mescaline - This is SWIM's favorite drug and SWIM will thank it for the life he is about to have. Cactus really changed SWIM's life. He is now a lot more confident in everyday life and this made him a lot of new friends.

3. Salvia - This is probably the drug that makes SWIM see the world in a whole different way. It is like there isn't just our world but their are other worlds that you can see with people in these worlds that you can talk to. It's like another dimension! Now whenever SWIM sees something being repeated or something that looks like it was from a Salvia trip SWIM will look at it and say "Salvia!".

Allalong

06-09-2008, 18:30

Heroin/other opiates.

KomodoMK

06-09-2008, 19:14

jakored

08-09-2008, 12:01

For me its definatly shrooms. It opened my mind to things i never thought of before.

Definitely, I feel a deeper appreciation for life, nature, God, love, suffering, happiness etc. Will be writing (my passion) more, and it has helped me focus on prioritizing positive things in my life.

Scared of LSD :)

jakored

08-09-2008, 12:37

RoboCodeine7610

12-09-2008, 00:25

For SWIM it was DXM.It changed swim's life for both the better and for the worse.For the better because it allowed him to think about the universe and about life from a completely different point of view; and for the worse because of the persistent side effects present after heavy use.

Junket

12-09-2008, 00:42

Probably just weed. It was what got swim started in the world of drugs. It made him see that everything he had learned about weed was false. If you smoke a bowl of weed it doesn't mean you are going to get a girl pregnant, steal your moms jewerely and end up dead or in jail. yadidamean

Handle

12-09-2008, 03:45

Level pegged between nitrous and mojay. It opened up a whole new world to me. SWIM had tripped hard on anticholinergics, but you really just go delirious and don't 'enjoy' it.

But nitrous was a real tripper, it showed me there is a whole other world, the world of the mind, and experimenting in that world is just as important as what we do in the physical world. It is not a hedonisitic drug, and my only good experiences were legitimate ones in hospital [although later on, ether was swim's poor man's subsitute (although only because it was poor man's ether, not pure at all, only 25% in an automotive product! Bleuurgghh --what was poor swim doing to his poor body?!?!?!)]

But then mojay was very similar to nitrous the first time swim tried it, indeed he had difficulty noticing the exact effect it was having on him the first time he tried it, but it was like nitrous. The hunger effect was amazing, his whole oesophagus was pumping wildly, at first he feared it was extreme nausea coming on, but then to his delight realised it was precisely the opposite!

Anyway, there are several reasons why pot made the biggest difference to swim, like technical reasons, like the fact that his first dozen times were all purely natural, not just natural, but fresh stuff he dried out himself [stolen from the plant of his hippie neighbours!!! Sorry hipies, but swim got his comeuppance, his plants later on were heavily 'taxed' in nighttime raids by his older brother, who wouldn't even share the stolen proceeds with the rightful owner!!!!!!!!!!!! How's that for karma?]

Anyway, so the naturalness and freshness made a big difference, and also the form of use [joints not bongs] and also the setting of use [swim was so scared of being caught back then that he and his friends used to sneak out to the bush, so all the nature and whatnot actually heightened the experience--a far cry from walking down a busy city street puffing away with all the crusty bumbling old office woikers totally oblivious!]

But all these things combined so that the pot was not a deadening, alcohol style depressant at all, it was truly psychedelic! In the best possible way. And hedonistic, not in the hurried, manic way of speed or coke, not selfish and arrogant in your own little woild, nor was it yin and lifeless like heroin, just the good sort of hedonism, the Bob Marley sort, where you listen to three little birds on your doorstep and love life and the beuaty of that is that when the pot wears off, after it's long gone, you still love life, love it very much.

But you know, it's the same story that all kids have, singing, being silly, having a great laugh, and it's all totally innocent, everything you do, even if you have sex or anything, it's only an expression of love and closeness, and you just feel closer to nature, more interested, more curious and strangely impressed by the little wonders of nature.

Everything else flowed from that, and yeah sure, years later swim wound up with a big fat nasty smack habit, but it's alright, he's getting over that now. In many ways people might argue that opiates had a bigger visible impact on swim's life, but i say no, they were negative, less fun than pot, less loving, less learning, more shutting yourself away for years of experiences that don't count for much and at the end are pretty empty and hollow. Sure, it's good at the time, but who ever thinks back and says "Hey, remember when we shot up and then it was so strong we pased out in like five minutes? That was the happiest unconsciousness of my life..."
No, because it just doesn't happen.

But you do say "Hey, remember when we were just lying there on the pier, staring at the stars, and it was a warm night, and we were all just talking and told all our secrets and blah blah blah?"

Yes, we all remember that. That's what pot is great for, really, opening up your heart and mind, but having great fun at the same time, and connecting with people in a different way, but the beauty of psychedelics, they have this edge over all other drugs, is that their benefits, the immediate mental benefits of psychedelics persist beyond the action of the drug. They keep woikin' even after the chemical has well and truly left your body.

cubenisdreaming27

12-10-2008, 09:13

out of the all the drugs SWIM has done:vicodin, weed, xanax, dmx, kava,and mushrooms [i think SWIM is forgeting some but i cant figure out what it is].
definently shrooms. they made swim feel extremly changed like more apreciative of everything

cubenisdreaming27 added 2 Minutes and 16 Seconds later...

now swim remembers what he forgot it was nitrous and chronic[weed laced with cocain]

th3tawav3

21-10-2008, 15:45

Swim would have to say all the drugs he has tried have affected him in a very positive way, but shrooms has definitely helped swim realize that drugs can be liberating and to accept the fact that the reality can seem so absolute when it is actually the mind creating that reality. Shrooms really made gave swim the courage and inspiration to embrace what altering of the consciousness can do for swiy. swim has never tried lsd, but looks forward to it with a deep curiosity and desire.

Rather than saying what 'drug' has changed your life most... I have realized that everything should be looked at from a larger, more open-minded perspective. It should be what mind-altering chemicals have enabled you to shed yourself of deeply engrained psychological issues. these chemicals are very powerful for the mind and for self liberation. all of them, every substance that alters the consciousness has the potential for self realization and the goal of blissful equality, compassion, and understading.

Now, lets figure out how to change the world by administering chemicals to individuals scared of themselves and scared of the truth. maybe we can do it through the internet somehow...through modems and into the air !!

CrystalDextro

21-10-2008, 16:12

Swim would have to say Dextromethorphan... Swim lost his mind during the summer of 2002...

readyforthefloor

23-10-2008, 18:19

Ketamine gave swim the most amazing trips and life changing thoughts.

enhancion01

02-11-2008, 02:59

Hmmm swim has 3

Ecstacy: The first drug swim ever tried at 14. That put him on a totally different path then he had known his entire life. It introduced him to the drug subculture he lives in today.

Weed: After experimenting with every major drug around swim found he loved the weed. It kept him from getting into the hard stuff from about 14-21. "Weed was SWIMS Anti drug".

Methamphetamine: Swim lost his weed supply for good. (was free weed)
Swim went to jail for 6 months and came out with no tolerence to it. Swim tried smoking it again but just didint like it. Swim had played with about a month long meth binge b4 he went to jail. Now its the only drug he cares to do. Swim has been using Meth for about 2 years now. At first he was just doing any drug he could get his hands on, the poisan of the day. Now its become his drug of choice. Swim doesent understand how he went from being the biggest pothead ever, hating and wanting nothing to do with any tweakers. To it being the only drug he wants to do. Swim no longer hangs out with his pothead friends b/c without the weed theres really nothing in common. Now he rides around with tweaked out chicks in the fast lane. Swim doesent even buy meth. Girls get it for him and just give it to him, the past week swim probably smoked half a ounce between 6 people and didint pay for anything. Swim never had the problems he has now when he was on pot. The dope world is on a completely different level. Swim almost wishes people would quit giving it to him. Cuz swim wont say no to free dope lol. Its odd though... when its not in front of him he doesent care about it, swim can go without it, he doesent go on missions or looking to get high. The drugs just seem to find swim, and when its in swims face he will do it.

Those 3 drugs probably influenced swims life the most.

LEGALIZE WEED!!!!!!!!

Secret Agent

08-11-2008, 16:02

Psychedelics, Shrooms (best Thai shrooms I think) and LSD.

sweetsweetmary

08-11-2008, 16:20

LSD says sWIM

lorzapmail

08-11-2008, 16:50

Swim says LSD. Opened his eyes to a different perspective to things and emotions. Owsley acid was and amazing trip. Swim has no idea to the purity and quality today. Swim enjoyed peaceful parks. Proabably never laughed so much when swim was trippin'. Will never see life the same as before being experienced. Swim also really enjoyed Hashish, good Nepalese temple ball also lots of laughs and big time munchies.

cra$h

08-11-2008, 17:26

swim's more typical eye opening drugs are weed, mushrooms, and salvia (maby a couple more, but can't quite remember) but the one that changed swim the most was alcohol. It broke swim from the confines of sociaty, and learning to be fluid, honest, and even peaceful. I could go on forever about how much swim loves this drug, but in a nutshell.....

Alcohol showed swim freedom.

But for others, weed has taught swim to think from the other perspective, mushrooms taught swim it's ok to be poor, and don't trust people, and salvia taught swim really, we don't control anything, and barely control ourselves. As for narcotics, not much, just how to relax better, and stimulants taught swim what he's capable of and personal awareness.

herostyle

11-11-2008, 01:16

Marijuana, or salvia.

chinpokomaster

11-11-2008, 01:24

Alcohol. It was the first thing that stopped SWIM from being sober.

frenchywife

13-11-2008, 10:50

Ecstasy - blew SWIM's mind away - never thought such euphoria existed!

CrookedEye

13-11-2008, 13:13

LSD is the one that has given SWIM the most lasting changes.. He has become much more spiritual and more open to other points of view, even if they conflict with his.. High doses of LSD seem to have opened a path to higher understanding of the human condition for SWIM, and he can reach these transcendental states much easier on almost any psychedelic now, often with lower doses than were once needed.

libertalism

11-12-2008, 23:41

Alcohol made people like swim, he always makes new friends when he is drunk. Also , in a sober state it made swim go from depressed to happy, also a self esteem boost. Cannabis made swim think about himself and life, self esteem was lowered a little. Mushrooms made swim happy with his appearance, gave him a huge self esteem boost, turned him from the most lazy person in the world to quite active and it tossed away a lot of fakeness which had been build up true the years. It also took away certain social boundaries swim had. ( going from introvert to extravert ) These are the 3 swim believes were the most influential.

imaassspankme

12-12-2008, 00:01

Having never done drugs, but wanting desperately to give you an answer, I sought out this dude I know. I think he told me his name was Bob or Billy. Hell, maybe it was even Billy Bob. I'm pretty sure it sounded made up. Anyway, I asked him your question and he told me it had to be Cocaine simply because ever since he tried it, he hasn't gone a day without thinking about it.

But really, I look at Bill and I can't really say drugs have impacted his life much at all. Maybe he'd own more things if he didn't spend the majority of his money on things that don't last more than a hour or two after he purchases them, but that's about it. No addictions to speak of. Looking at his dull eyes, it's obvious nothing as profound as a spiritual experience on a hallucinogen has happened to him. No, I think it's safe to this the guy would me much the same person had he never done any drugs at all. And really, that's kind of depressing. For him, I mean. Not me. Certainly not me.

I do know he has a lot of strange friends. Maybe he wouldn't have them had he never tried drugs. Or maybe he tried drugs because he wanted to be friends with them. He says he doesn't remember for sure which it is. But you asked for specifics and he seems infuriatingly uninterested in answering your question directly, so I, as an objective bystander, will attempt to.

The period of his life he spend downing OTC drugs, usually DXM and Diph, made him dumb. Yes, he was definitely brighter before those days. He at least had a better attention span. Actually, maybe that's wishful thinking. Maybe he was always as slow on the draw.

The coke completely ruined his sense of money, that much is for sure. You slap a 100 dollar bill in front of him and he doesn't think about what bills he could pay with it or what new clothes he could buy or even about putting it away in some fund for when he eventually gets around to college. If he could chop up the bill itself and snort it, he probably would.

The benzos left him with no memory of much of his adolescence. Birthdays, school years, some of the supposed best times of his life, gone. All gone.

Opiates may have done something to him, but I doubt he cares.

All of the other drugs he did had no impact or he simply doesn't remember.

So if you need one concrete answer, you better go with his first.

ballermanyeah

15-12-2008, 01:25

well "a friend of mine" did 10 grams of powdered shrooms at once for his first trip...
ever since that day hes been a much quieter more insightful person
he now sees life as beautiful and CAN NOT stand it when people take it for granted and whine about it

Kane

20-12-2008, 05:36

Diphenydramine, or Benadryl as some know it, has changed the life of my spider monkey completely. The first time he tried it, he had a two day trip after 800 mg. When he finally came down, he took a whole day just thinking about life, purpose, religion, death, etc. He's been a much happier person since that experience.

dyingtomorrow

20-12-2008, 05:41

MDMA because it bought my little fishy 'out of his bowl' so to speak. MDMA bought with it a complete new perspective on the world, it made fishy extremely open minded and allowed him to appreciate the smaller things in life. Once fishy had experienced this wonderful paradise he just wanted to share those feelings with the whole world, fishy thinks the only way to successfully achieve world peace is with this chemical. Fishy also met his best friend on this chemical, and she has remained so for years.

Alexander Shulgin's quote speaks volumes:
"Everyone must get to experience a profound state like this. I feel totally peaceful. I have lived all my life to get here, and I feel I have come home. I am complete."
SWIM had the exact same experience with MDMA in college.

SWIM would have to go with heroin though. Of the myriad of doctors, psychs and drugs SWIM tried to cure his inherent crushing depression, heroin is the only thing that made SWIM feel normal and happy. MDMA actually did the same for a while, but it wasn't anywhere near as "stable" for consistent use as heroin. So it had a very positive effect on SWIM's life while he was able to afford it. Now SWIM's life has dropped below crushing depression into living nightmare riddled with pain every second of the day, which I guess you could also "blame" on heroin for showing SWIM what it was like to love life and then have it ripped away, along with his employability, law degree, and the hope of ever having money after racking up about 200k in debt.

Still, SWIM would do it all over again if he could be transported back in time, because those 3 years of seeing the world in color while SWIM could afford heroin are undoubtedly worth more than all the previous years of his life, and all the future days/weeks/months/years SWIM has left, combined.

Blu_berrytoke

20-12-2008, 05:50

Positively: Psyachadelics, mainly Lsd and salvia though. They just rearrange everything in your head and cause you to think of shit you normally never would. They can help you find solutions to many types of problems.

Negatively: Alcohol, simply because if it wasn't for alcohol, I'd be just fine with a nearly clean record. But alcohol fucked me pretty bad, legally, physically, and mentally. My life has been brought to near-rock bottom because of that sweet sweet ethyl.

Fat Cop

20-12-2008, 07:29

As horrible as it sounds DXM changed this cops life the most. In a good way. It somehow turned into a spiritual experience. Maybe its becuas it was the first phschodelic he ever took. Needless to say what he had discovered those many months ago is still in his mind to this day. Mainly the realization that the world is a reflection of ones self. It doesnt sound that profound, but it was much more than just a thought.

The drug that effected swims life in a bad way was weed. That shit had Swim lose his identity and had become anti social. Infact DXM had helped him escape the prison that he had created in his mind.

Junket

21-12-2008, 00:52

I don't know what swim posted in this thread eariler..

but uhh now a days, swims all around life changin shit came from weed and e

General Grievous

21-12-2008, 08:58

Psychedelics without a doubt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They release you from liquid handcuffs!

pistol pete

21-12-2008, 19:03

P cubensis mushrooms!
it was swims first leap into psychedelics,a chick couldnt pay swim for a tattoo so she gave swim a 1/8th of mushrooms, it changed the way swim looks at life, and just everything in general.
the best drug is one that puts everything into prospective and brings you closer to god. LSD gives swim a great outlook on things after a trip, but not the spiritual glow that he gets after an intense mshroom trip.

hatzbew

23-12-2008, 11:32

for the better or for the worse??? lol

swim would probably say cocaine (worse) & mushrooms (better)

pilipuntos

23-12-2008, 13:59

Psychedelics without any doubt. They show the light and darkness inside SWIM's mind.

SWIM's always learn something new with psychedelics, even bad trips show him things he NEED to know.

Junket

24-12-2008, 23:51

coke changed my friends life for the worse

shrooms change his life for a few days after, but the deep concepts and thoughts he has while ON them, don't seem to last

Chickenpatty

29-12-2008, 17:38

WEED def.
if u havent smoked weed, i dont kno wtf your doing w/ your life:P

swim says it has let him appreciate wats really important in life

Burnt

30-12-2008, 02:11

LSD changed SWIMs life the most. No question about it. It taught SWIM more about SWIMs mind then anything else.

static_vodka_420

30-12-2008, 07:21

swims gonna have to go in depth on this one

as far as the most lifechanging swims gonna go with weed because it opened the door to other things and its the only thing he still uses daily it also changed a lot of other things like income, friends, schools, other hobbys, life style, girl friend, musical tastes, clothing style.. just about everything
swim made a lot more money and became very popular, he got his group of smoking buddys who he still smokes with to this day, he started playing guitar and xbox, he started going to partys and getting girls and driving fast cars, he got a new girl friend because the old one didnt approve, he started listening to rap instead of death metal, and he changed his wardrobe from tight jeans and shitty band shirts to weed related shirts baggy ass jeans and sunglasses at all times lol

for the worst change swims going with opiates sure he had a lot of fun too dont get him wrong but then he got addicted which changed his family situation, his income, his weight and health, relationships, and criminal record all in a negative way swim stole from his family, spent every penny on pills, lost 20 pounds and got really pale and has a permanent twitch and liver and stomach damage now, lost some friends to overdoses, stealing from them, or just snapping out when withdrawing, and got arrested for armed robbery(he tryed to knock over a local pharmacy because he couldnt find any pills or heroin anywhere and was not willing to face he sickness.. however swim learned all about addiction and its methods and consequentially he so far hasnt fallen into any other addictions and he learned a lot about life too from all the horrible situations he was put through... the only parts swim honestlly regrets was losing his familys trust, scarring his then spotless record, and being so fucked up all the time he never asked out the girl he had allways wanted

in the most positive way swim no lie would have to say amphetamins/cocaine
1. they helped swim give up opiates by providing a different buzz for him to enjoy
2. swim started working out and continued after the drugs stopped
3.swim did all his school work and could concentrate better
4. swim got a lot of girls while talking shit and coked up to the maximum lol
5. swim won 500 bucks in a drinking contest because he couldnt feel the alcohol
6. swim actually started talking to his parents agian
7. swim got off his lazy ass and found a job

22turtleisland55

30-12-2008, 20:38

If swim is able to read...

The Carlos Castaneda series is/was as life changing thing for swim. It led swim to greater ponds of the mind. Datura did too.

Psychonaut08

03-01-2009, 13:51

Easily MDMA, for the fact that it broke down social barriers for swim and through it he gained so many new friends and furthered along relationships and it did change his perceptions on many things.
Also, LSD was truly an amazing experience, and whilst SWIM hasn't done it too often, he definitely discovered things about his life and himself that only helped him.
Swim wants to try DXM.
Bad.

porchy

03-01-2009, 16:16

Cannabis. SWIM has yet to experiment fully with psychedelics to their full extent.

TBangalter

05-01-2009, 03:02

For swim , in order of importance : 1.2c-b , 2.pcp and 3.mdma.

mdma: It was the first ''hard'' drug swim tried. ( 2 years ago , swim have done it only 1 time after this) swim of course saw a new level of happiness that he would maybe never have without chemical help and I remember the month after the trip swim was very calm and serene.

Pcp: Swim first bad ( and I hope the only one) trip he had. He didn't knew at the time it was pcp so when his left leg began to being paralyzed, he was thinking he could never walk normally again. He was also thinking he was dead and he was in peace with it. Swim truly saw how he will be when he will be on his dead bed.

2c-b:Swim became a child again,his mind and his body was very hard to control,he tasted food and the flavors were new again in his mouth. The trip was also spiritual , he didn't saw god(he don't think god exist) but he could feel that everything was energy and the world we live in is just a solid and strong version of the energy and that after death we would just became a ''desolidified''( I know this word doesn't exist but I don't know how to say it in other words) version of this energy. He talked with his future him.

The drugs have changed his life for the better. He don't know what he would be now if he hadn't took any of these drugs.

(Sorry for all the misspelling errors, I'm french)

anj0vis

23-03-2009, 20:16

1. lsd as being the first real psychedelic experience, although quite weak in retrospect. Still the first experience is the most important, it is like going abroad for the first time.

2. 5-meo-dmt. The first really heavy trip, and still 5-meo-dmt is likely the deepest trip I have ever had.

3. 2c-e. It gave the most stable and long lasting effects. As I have written on some reports it changed permanently the way I understand arts and music.

Handle

23-03-2009, 22:37

PS man, swim has had heaps of opiates in and out of his corpse for five years now, none of them were even a patch on the warmth and conversation of one joint of home grown weed, and it was incredibly strong too, not drowsy at all, but one tiny bit shared with a friend at 4:20pm lasted all night long.

dimichaeltryptamine

26-03-2009, 23:08

Marijuana, which opened Swim up as a person. Therefore being able to try LSD, which was much more mind changing than anything else that has ever happened in Swims life. It just makes Swim feel that when everything all comes down, there is just ONE. No one will ever know what ONE that is but at least I can realize that that ONE is there.

sandoz1943

26-03-2009, 23:43

SWIM says LSD thus the name Sandoz 1943. Thats where the magic happened. She went by Sandoz and Albert Hoffmans (RIP) house while in Basel Switzerland to honor what went on there. SWIM and world were changed forever. Thank you Dr Hoffman!

Scrubbs

27-03-2009, 00:56

In this post SWIM is not applicable? No one here has used it, it looks like. The chameleon told me that his life has been effected in two ways by drugs. Psychedelics - shrooms in particular has opened up new ares of his psyche, he has been able to transcend this world to an extent.

In the other way, the chameleon has experienced pretty bad addiction thanks to opiates. That aspect of drug use isn't very pretty, but it is still a learning experience. If anything, the chameleon will be more experienced in the end.

Alexander_Praves

27-03-2009, 01:55

SWIM's answer to this has to be twofold: on the one hand there are the mushrooms and on the other there is amphetamine.

SWIM has had two bad trips on mushrooms, the second of which had a fairly big impact on his life. He didn't use any drugs, didn't even drink alcohol, during the six months that followed it (no worries, though, SWIM has long since returned to his old ways). The trip forced him to be confronted with every metaphorical demon that he had been pretending wasn't there, provided him with that dearly needed impulse to finally steer his life, or something closely resembling it, into a certain direction that lead not to a cul-de-sac. Thanks to another trip SWIM also got over a certain suicide complex he had been dealing with; one of those rare epiphanies of unspoiled beauty that can make the option to choose life, whatever the hell that may be, not seem like dragging one's bones up a filthy little path leading to old age and having to sit alone in some park talking to a family of ducks about autofellatio and hemorrhoids. Without a doubt, SWIM ranks taking mushrooms among the most important and quintessential things he has done in life.

As for amphetamine, SWIM views his habbit, in part at the very least, as a form of self-medication. It's the thing that finally helped, after being let down by numerous visitations to numerous psychiaters and psychologists and a few dozen antidepressants and anxiety meds. It rids SWIM of his social anxiety and panic attacks and those dreadful mood swings. It makes him enjoyable to be around, rather than being a drag. He gets things done when on it, is able to write (write well even, if one can believe that). As far as SWIM is concerned, speed is happiness in a powdered form.

cgab

02-04-2009, 03:03

Weed made me lazy, Alchool made me easygoing... nothing special , but i had some nice trips on weed. still many things to try like salvia, shrooms. What does hallucinogens brings:.. what kind of thought?

Scrubbs

09-04-2009, 01:28

Hallucinogens basically potentiate your personality. If you are in a bad mood, it will most likely make you worse. This question does not have one answer, it is not systematic or consistent. There is alot of variables between each trip and each person. Yet, there are some times where it feels like you are talking to god, and you have a piece of that divinity inside you. You can actually experience being one with everything in this world. Words cannot do it justice, and that feeling is simply amazing.

It is a tool to help explore yourself and the world around you. It can also destroy who you are. Heh :) But who said that is a bad thing?

redbaron816

09-04-2009, 01:39

For Swim it would have to have been Shrooms as it opened his mind beyond

anything he could've ever guessed. LSD and E also changed alot of Swims

ideals about life but it has to be Shrooms as it was the first halluciongen he

tried. These drugs have taught Swim alot about perspectives of all the

different people that surround him.

Natedogg8922

09-04-2009, 03:24

SWIM first mushroom trip(good and bad) really changed how he looked at things for a while. Swims sloth was sober for quite awhile after that trip. He eventually returned to his old ways. Ecstasy was also a big eye-opener for the sloth. He finds it absolutely amazing, something that cant really be described to someone who hasnt rolled.

DrugsDRUGS

09-04-2009, 03:53

2ce changed my AFOAF life big time the first time she used it, it really made her think and it tought her about a lot of things on how to be a good person and she would only like to surround her self by good kind hearted people and she could really see the goodness and badness in people over all it made me a much more nicer and understanding person.
=]

chemanthony

09-04-2009, 04:22

Swic was knee deep in a hella stella 3 year cocaine bender when a friend gave him a role (Mdma) that was unbeknown to swic had a heaping dose of LSD on it. That night showed me where my life was headed if swic didn't change his love from the coke to nature and the universe. 3 years later Swic is know a full time student of Anthropology, haven't touched the cocaine since. But Heroin probably changed Swic's life more than anything. Although Swic only had a brief encounter thank god it pushed Swic to the Nether Region of Consciousness. Forcing him to restructure his life after the encounter. But its hard to say which definite drug changed swics life. But In closing from Swic's point of view he started the drug train at 12 and since then DRUGS are the DRUGS that changed SWICS life. :eek:

Kelveren

09-04-2009, 22:18

Well, my cat's only done weed and salvia. He says for overall effect weed has done the most, but Sally is his mistress now. She gave him a swift kick and he's changed in how he thinks since meeting her.

Scrubbs

09-04-2009, 22:55

You know what guys and gals? Swim has a very interesting story to tell you about Salvia. One day swims long time friend called him and told him to come over to his house and take a bong hit of salvia, swim said yay ok ill be there. So swim gets there and takes the bong hit, next thing he knows he comes to consciousness on the couch with the couch pillow over his head :) Swims friend said that swim was running around frantically around the house attempting to escape :) Swim had a complete black out, and does not remember what happened. I believe it was very frightening for him, and that is why his brain shut off and protected him by making him black out. Only later did he find out that it was 60x extract!! Never ever smoke 60x unless you are prepared. Swim does not do any Salvia anymore because it is very frightening for him and sometimes even physically painfull. It is not a substance to be taken lightly unless you are just smoking regular leaf.