Posted by beardedlady on June 4, 2002, at 13:58:45
In reply to Re: All I want is to enjoy listening to music again... » omega man, posted by adamie on June 3, 2002, at 23:02:50
I first smoked pot when I was 13, and I continued to use it throughout high school and college. I used speed in undergrad school, where I also tried Ecstacy a few times, and took LSD (small pieces of blotter) once in awhile. Most of the people I knew who used drugs were smarter than the average person, though, and many of them have Ph.D.s now and are quite smart. I graduated from my Master's Degree program with a 4.0 average, and I now teach college English.
I'm sure lots of people, smart and dumb, use drugs. Maybe some of you only know the dumb ones; I happened to know the smart ones. And I knew a lot of folks who we'll just call "intellectually challenged" who never touched the stuff, yet they can't write a complete sentence! (Before anyone jumps to any conclusions, I'm speaking of people I know, not people on the internet.)
In my older age, I tend to think drugs of any kind (including aspirin) do more harm than good, but the legal drugs are often the most harmful. (Did we ever worry about side effects when we smoked pot or ate mushrooms?! It's sort of a funny thought to me now, considering I worry about the side effects of antibiotics, allergy medicines, inhalers, etc.)
As for enjoying music--or anything--again, depression makes that hard. Singing is what makes music enjoyable for me. I like to sing at the top of my lungs. I think something wonderful kicks in and cheers me up. But many folks on the board had wonderful suggestions. It is quite possible that your musical tastes have changed. Or maybe you need an endorphin boost--like the kind that exercise gives--before that music receptor can overcome the depressed music appreciation cells!
beardy : )>
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