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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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I am turning 18 tomorrow. Any life advice for me

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[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 35 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Don't do drugs. But if you're going to do drugs avoid anything you have to inject with needles. There are plenty of fun things you can smoke, eat or snort.

[–] teft@piefed.social 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Don't do opiates or meth. You can smoke and snort those but the addictive potential is too damn high. There are other much more fun cheaper drugs.

[–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Unless your speed or skag are prescribed, and even then, take as little as possible to make you comfortable. Never up your dose, not even once, without checking in with a professional first.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Yeah, very few people can do opiates recreationally without addiction. Same goes for tobacco. Meth will fuck you one way or another (if you have adhd it may help while being a rough version of the treatment and basically guaranteeing you can't get the helpful stuff if a doctor finds out).

Stimulants don't make you smarter, but they do make you more confident, this is a dangerous combination.

Research every drug before you put it in your body, know the risks and be comfortable with them. And check drug interactions online with every recreational drug you're taking with each other and with your prescriptions. Lots of drugs have interactions both positive and negative with each other and while sometimes that's a uniquely good time or a particular perspective, more often than you think there's a risk of serotonin sickness

[–] d00phy@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I was told on my way to college to stick to natural stuff, and only with people I absolutely trust. I know there are plenty of natural drugs that can kill you quickly, dad was just trying to make it easy. I guess he figured I’d never see shrooms. At an A&M school. Surrounded by cow pastures. Anywho…

In my youth I thought I was old enough to try some stuff. I was not. Now that I’m older, I still think lots of drugs should be legalized, but I think 25 is maybe a good age. Let the brain finish developing before you start killing off the slow cells!