Why not to kill yourself

Originally Posted by Frank

Bottom line? This isn't about drugs, so GTFO.

No, of course it isn't. It's not about drugs in the same way that the NRA argues that guns don't kill people. They say it's people that kill people. Maybe this is true, but the guns aren't fucking helping. [/Izzard]

So maybe, just maybe, the presence of the drugs in this equation isn't exactly doing him much benefit. He thought he was amazing while on acid, but compared to that experience, now he feels he's nothing. Obviously, the potential to be awesome was in there and the acid brought it out, but the schnook is too wrapped up in his own drama to realize this. So, yes, the drug argument has some relevance; instead of relying upon a crutch and whining when life isn't perfect, he should think about what elements were brought out by the acid, then maybe try to capture some of that while sober.

I'm not saying that will be simple, but it's worth an earnest, valid attempt before resorting to suicide.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Yeah, I agree that it's far too late for the "drugs are bad, mmmkay?" approach.

I don't endore the rampant use of many drugs as a solution to Ego's problems, only because each experiment will inevitably lead back to the crash and he'll be in the same boat he's in right now, only the feeling of inferiority will likely be reinforced.

All in all, losing the girlfriend is enough of a catalyst to make anyone feel pretty low, and I suspect that's really the crux of his problem. But the drug use is distorting his vision and his ability to perceive the problems for what they are. That he's had a comparitive high to which he holds himself as the standard for excellence, he's established goals that are unattainable without the drugs. On one hand, that awesome person was in there all along, so the acid was merely an enabler. On the other hand, that person might be a gross exaggeration and an unhealthy ideal. None of us can make that call.

Honestly, a path of moderation is probably the best. Avoiding LSD would be smart, but partaking in marijuana now and then, to relax and feel better about things, that might actually bring him out of his funk. Drugs aren't the answer, but neither is total abstinence and self-flagellation. We're talking about building some esteem, here, and anything that helps is worth consideration.

There's nowhere I can't reach.