Posted by YOGI BRONX on December 17, 2008, at 13:39:04
In reply to I REALLY need some help guys..., posted by streetsk8er794 on December 12, 2008, at 0:02:57
Dear street,
It seems that you are worried about becoming amoral as a result of your meds.
As has been noted previously, drugs are fun, that's why we use them. The problem is that they can change our behavior so that we become detriments to those around us and ourselves.
So, if you don't think that you are enabling addictions, it would seem to be to be OK to help those of your friends who want to get high to get high.
Our perceptions of recreational drugs are dominated by the criminal law mentality though which they are perceived. If you can weigh your behavior v. your friends objectively and don't think that you are doing them harm, you are OK. If not, you have to stop. This may mean not going to their parties.
As for your education, cognitive behavioral therapy, to put it broadly, may be the best choice. You know you have the smarts, so determine what field would most suit you and begin college with that goal in mind. Start in a community college since the first two years will be mostly remedial high school and you might as well do it where the competition gives you leeway behaviorally. Transfer to a decent four-year college as a junior. You may have to bear down, now, since grad school will require a high gpa in your major.
The time-line of this scenario also allows you to adjust your behavior as needed.
Lastly, always wait for 48 hrs. before acting on epiphanies.
Cordially,
YOGI
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