Posted by btnd on May 29, 2004, at 15:49:10
In reply to Re: GHB(xyrem) vs. ALCOHOL » btnd, posted by Michael Bell on May 29, 2004, at 14:06:29
> Thanks for the reply.
No problem ;-)
> What does Xyrem feel like in comparison to 2-3 beers?
It feels more "genuine"/"less-health-toxic" than alcohol, more-empathic (GHB is considered one of empathogenics, like MDMA). You will sense a feeling of relaxation and well-being, accompanied by a benign wish to interact with other people.
PLUS, well, at the same time, you will notice that your ability to communicate intimately with people of other sex is simply there (normally I can't talk to women, which I haven't known for quite a while, I'm just too anxious+reward deficity symptom).The peculiar disinhibitive properties of GHB is also very probably related to another effect of GHB: especially depressed people will notice clearly that their (blocked) feelings return (FAST! the GHB begins to work in 5-10 mins).
This can easily be accompanied by a REWARDING time spent CRYING! Processing traumata seems to be facilitated AND accelerated by GHB. (The last remark is based is not only on my own experience. The part of the crying is something I've read about on other's opinions.)In fact, in the first weeks of my GHB-therapy, I could clearly focus on a painful issue, and feel the sadness associated with it and cry about it.
But if suddenly someone would drop by, I could as easily put the issue on the shelf and be open to conversation with the person that came by, and take it off the shelf to process it further -as long as I felt it to be necessary - just at will.
GHB is stimulating action and multimodality pleasure along with relieving stress/anxiety.
And the last thing: you will probably notice a (dramatic) increase in self-confidence, and self-esteem. (I did; I believe it is again related to the funny disinhibition GHB invokes: I don't really worry about all kinds of things anymore. Instead, I rely more on my own opinion.)
I noticed that this attitude strongly reduced my stress level, and further opened my communication channels with the outside world, as I am much less afraid of criticism now.
This effect, plus the sociability (empathogenic) action (which you will also find to be very rewarding) make GHB an extremely effective anti-depressant.
>Also, how long have you been taking it for? Thanks.
I've been taking it in a combination with Adderall, since approximately 2 months (April 2004). But I've been experimenting with GHB for quite some time (around since October 2002).
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