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Posted by hiba on August 18, 2002, at 2:36:27
Hello everyone,
I have seen a quotation "The difference between alcohol and valium is one is liquid while the other is solid"
I don't remember where I found this. But do you think it does make any sense? If you have given a choice what will you prefer?
Do not think of any moral or ethical sides of this question or subject. Answer blindly please,
(I have never used alcohol in my life)
HIBA
Posted by utopizen on August 18, 2002, at 9:29:37
In reply to BENZOS OR ALCOHOL: WHAT DO YOU PREFER?, posted by hiba on August 18, 2002, at 2:36:27
I'm in college, and am just starting out.
I have had just a few experiences at parties where I drink, I drink too much because I get euphoric and talk a lot, and then the next day I'm embarassed because I acted like a freak (talking so much).
I'm lucky and smart enough to know this isn't a pattern I want to define myself with, and worse, do it for life. Because of the few experiences I've had with alcohol, the only word I can think of to describe it is to say I despise it.
I figured out I was taking alcohol to talk, because I felt anxious enough I had trouble talking freely at parties. Then my psyc. told me it was ok to not talk at parties, and mostly listen to others. I didn't believe him, until I realized that at the end of the night, alcohol made me worse than before.
So now I take klonopin, before a party. It's my chill pill. Sometimes I'll do the forbidden and mix it with a single beer, but I know it's not enough to shut down my CNS! The combination seems to help me talk without resorting to intoxicating myself. For some reason, klonopin alone makes me so chill I don't feel like talking, although I don't care, because all I want to do is seem chill.
But in general, I hate alcohol, and much rather prefer to be sober at parties. Recently, I laughed at a drunk girl doing a silly gesture to me. I laughed at her. Why? Because the opposite happened to me before, and this way I got to point out to myself it's more fun to laugh at a drunk than be laughed at as a drunk.
I realize everyone has different feelings on alcohol, benzos, mostly because they all feel differently on them- I consider klonopin my anti-drug. I haven't tried others, although I'm curious. Klonopin is more second-generation, I've heard, and I like hi-tech drugs.
If you want alcohol in a pill, take a high dose of Neurontin. It'll make you think every girl (or boy) is attractive if you take enough (maybe) and your coordination won't exist until you've been on it for a week. You'll also talk a lot (maybe) and say things with less control (maybe). You'll appear like a zombie to your friends, and have absolutely no personality if you take enough. Yet somehow this is my miracle drug, which might say something about how much I hate being anxious.
At least with N, you can have the appearance of being sober, as long as you slept enough to avoid nodding off like a junkie.
Posted by rjk on August 18, 2002, at 9:54:40
In reply to BENZOS OR ALCOHOL: WHAT DO YOU PREFER?, posted by hiba on August 18, 2002, at 2:36:27
> Hello everyone,
>
> I have seen a quotation "The difference between alcohol and valium is one is liquid while the other is solid"
>
> I don't remember where I found this. But do you think it does make any sense? If you have given a choice what will you prefer?
> Do not think of any moral or ethical sides of this question or subject. Answer blindly please,
> (I have never used alcohol in my life)
> HIBAApparantly they both affect the same part of the brain. For me there would be no contest, alcohol every time. The only problem is that I can't drink, thanks to combining Remeron and Effexor.
Posted by Robin.d.j on August 18, 2002, at 11:13:59
In reply to BENZOS OR ALCOHOL: WHAT DO YOU PREFER?, posted by hiba on August 18, 2002, at 2:36:27
I am a recovering addict 2 tears now.alcohol yes is a drug too..I am suufering still and will for a long time because I hid sexual abuse with alcohol
Alcohol will kill brain cells,destroy your life and loved ones around you..The affect of alcoholism last a life time..you could become a monster or kill yourself alot faster with alcohol
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