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skizy

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Feb 17, 2026
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Hi all, I've been chronically suicidal most of my life which I suppose has eventually lead me to this forum. Not to turn this post into a blog entry-- but I have faced much adversity in life, including mental illness & homelessness, of which drug use goes somewhat hand in hand with. I started using drugs when I was homeless for the first time at 16, beginning with cannabis, then later benzodiazepines and harder substances, before eventually discovering psychedelics. I recall the psychedelics helping me greatly during this time in my life and helping with the suicidal ideation, albeit temporarily.

Anyway, fast forward about 7 years and I am no longer homeless but still as suicidal as ever. I reached an especially low pit of despair over the winter, around when I made the account here. I was in the psych ward 3 times, wrote a suicide note, and was quite intent with going through with it, until I rediscovered drugs. Specifically those of the dissociative category, Ketamine, Dextromethorphan, mostly Ket though. If you are unaware, dissociative drugs, and especially Ketamine, have a strong antidepressant effect. Ketamine is actually used clinically to treat severe depression, although perusing such treatment under medical observation is prohibitively expensive, especially for someone like me, who lives in adjunct modern poverty. My use of Ketamine has managed to pull me out of the void for the first time I can ever really recall- I've seemingly managed to work through years of trauma in the span of days with the help of it, and came to a sense of happiness and hope. I've even put together a list of goals I would like to achieve in the coming year(s). I am tentatively hopeful of continuing using this drug in a positive manner to combat my depression and improve my life, and am looking into procuring some classical psychedelics in hopes that they may help as well.

I suppose I'm wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience? I started using drugs again because I had reached rock bottom and no longer cared. For all intents and purposes, I was planning on dying, so I felt I might as well enjoy myself before I went through with it, but instead have seemingly discovered substances that may allow me to finally turn my life around.
 
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RadiantNumber

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Mar 2, 2024
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I was using acid and it gave me some changes in life, if only I can keep them up
 
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fedup1982

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Jul 17, 2025
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Weed helps for a day or two, then tolerance builds enormously and it does nothing, yet I feel compelled to keep smoking it. So my advice is don't waste your money. Although it does help some people more
 
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LittleJem

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Jul 3, 2019
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Ketamine as you know is used to treat depression, so I'd say it's wonderful it's working for you.

Heavy use is dangerous to the bladder, so I wish there were some guidelines on avoiding that.

I do use psychedelics. I don't know of they benefit me, but it's a day off sometimes.
 
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sadbh

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Apr 4, 2026
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Truthfully, I've been sober for years but sometimes I wish I could use drugs to help turn off my brain. Short term, I'm definitely open to it if it helps make suicidal thoughts go away.
 
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FailedNav

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Mar 3, 2026
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I'm not sure I would say "positive". But I'm pretty confident that weed got me past a couple episodes of be critically close to CTB.
 
aoseno perpetuo

aoseno perpetuo

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speed powers me through some of the ugliest days
 
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thenextstory

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Apr 2, 2026
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I kinda feel like the more it feels like a cure the more dangerous it probably is.
I did ketamine therapy and thought I cracked some secrets of myself and the universe, then I did it 10 more times and realized nothing really changes. In spite of that I'm trying it again soon though I'm worried about developing psychosis.
 
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LittleJem

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Jul 3, 2019
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I kinda feel like the more it feels like a cure the more dangerous it probably is.
I did ketamine therapy and thought I cracked some secrets of myself and the universe, then I did it 10 more times and realized nothing really changes. In spite of that I'm trying it again soon though I'm worried about developing psychosis.
IMO it's a treatment, not a cure, so it has to be ongoing. Correct me if I'm wrong..
 
N-methylamphetamine

N-methylamphetamine

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Jul 6, 2022
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I get drunk to numb my emotions sometimes
 
aoseno perpetuo

aoseno perpetuo

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Apr 5, 2026
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I kinda feel like the more it feels like a cure the more dangerous it probably is.
I did ketamine therapy and thought I cracked some secrets of myself and the universe, then I did it 10 more times and realized nothing really changes. In spite of that I'm trying it again soon though I'm worried about developing psychosis.
nothing about oneself ever really changes. its all set from birth
k has a low risk of psychosis, but you can keep dosages low
 
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timf

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Mar 26, 2020
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I would not see drug and alcohol use as a long term plan "A". They might work as some short term survival resources. However, parallel to this experimenting with how to control life more for the long term should be the plan "A". Neglected skill development can make things worse and seem to increase the need to self-medicate.
 
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LittleJem

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Jul 3, 2019
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I get psychosis from K. I was believing I was God, and could make a difference to this world.
 
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dot.afraid

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May 7, 2026
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Weed helps for a day or two, then tolerance builds enormously and it does nothing, yet I feel compelled to keep smoking it. So my advice is don't waste your money. Although it does help some people more
This is my experience:( I've been smoking for close to a decade daily, with minimal tolerance breaks between. Some of my friends have been able to use in moderation and still feel something but for me it's kind of just something I do now. Basically a habit.
 
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