Posted by yxibow on February 23, 2007, at 2:53:54
In reply to Hang on, posted by Declan on February 23, 2007, at 1:55:51
> What about pearlcat? He sounded like he was in denial.
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> What about you Fred? Do you think you're in denial?
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> I take it as read that flmm is not.
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> How about Yxie?
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> What about you, PJ?I'm not quite sure what I'm in denial of.
I have psychiatric pain that could use an occasional low grade opiate, possibly.
I take a fair amount of Valium for a rare Somatiform disorder and I don't trip the light fantastic on it. Its a necessary evil.There's nothing wrong with euphoria. Some psychiatrists associate it with abuse. And indeed abuse can be the pursuit of euphoria. But euphoria is not the pursuit of abuse. They're not opposing states.
For thousands of years we have pursued euphoria, discovering that spoiled grain and other compounds made us giddy. We brewed beer-like substances time immmemorial. And then religion came in and said, no. And then views changed again. And then modern times came, with prohibition and the like (US). And now its legal again, but regulated, and religion steps in, in some countries and areas to make things "dry". Alcohol. CH3COOH.
Other substances were discovered too, in ancient times, now many placed under the Controlled Substances Act C-I, because some of them are indeed quite dangerous in quantities.
But euphoria can also just be something very simple. The opposite of our pains, our depression. That in itself would be elating enough for me.
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