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Being from a conservative background in India I've never done any drugs in my life. Even alcohol was consider a big deal with my family and many friends (many not all). The closet I've gotten is smoking weed and that too only once and I didn't feel anything.

Reading articles about common drug use and watching Hollywood movies really makes me feel as if I've missed a big part of living life :( I wish I too had friends like this who would have helped me experiment and live life like this.

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Don't sell your own experiences short. 100% chance you have something this person doesn't.

You're letting other people's actions dictate whether or not you're happy.

Using other people's experiences to judge yourself is not a good starting point. Adding mood-altering drugs on top of that, doesn't seem wise.

If you can imagine if drugs didn't exist, would you be happy with your life? If so, there's no reason to let the knowledge of something you don't have affect you negatively that way.

If you do decide this is something you’ve missed out on and want to experience, find friends you know who use and trust that they use responsibly, and don’t hesitate to ask for a buddy or three. One of my regrets as a late bloomer is having been ashamed to ask, then more ashamed to admit when I got out of my depth. Your friends who partake reasonably will be happy to guide you, and they’ll also be kind to set you back on your path if you stumble. If you find yourself among people who don’t match those characteristics, they’re not fun to stick around with. No matter what be kind to yourself and keep trust in the people you trust unless they show they don’t deserve it.

A few years ago I went to a random meetup after I moved location to meet friends, and there were these two old English ladies in their 60s telling me how they went to burning man last year and did XTC.

So, you know ... never too late if you really want to see what it's all about.

That being said, personally, I think drugs are pretty boring, so you may end up being disappointed.

I’m in a similar spot to you, have been exploring weed since it became legal. It’s a blast and safe. I recommend edibles. My friends recommended a small dose, 5 to 10 mg when starting out, and waiting an hour to two hours before consuming more. It was a great time. I will never touch anything dangerous though. Hard drugs are a hard pass for me.

Some would call marijuana dangerous. I don’t agree, nor do I agree labeling most or all other drugs as hard drugs + dangerous.

having frends that have done pretty much everything you can abuse/order off dnms and having done my share of most of that shit.. its only really worth it with friends. the novelty gets old quick. “drugs make staring at a blank wall fun” “drugs are so great theyll kill you” pretty much sum it up

Never too late..

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