Hello all. To get down to it, I have been a recreational drug user for almost six years now, and have always found the most valuable information on drugs is that shared between forum users with genuine intents to share and inform on websites such as Blulight and Pillreports. So I am particularly pleased to have seemingly arrived at another forum that considers this information sensitive and valuable, but with an extra ethic of maturity and thoughtful contribution. It is difficult to find spaces within which to discuss drugs openly, especially when in the pursuit for knowledge and growth. A lot of people either don't go beyond the 'fun' use of drugs, which can lead to the spreading of misinformation and institutional bias (e.g. drugs are bad and permanently harmful or the cliched 'drug addict' image typified in popular culture). I consider a lot of my drug experiences positive contributions to my life, even the negative experiences as they can be lessons learnt. I hope to be able to share my experiences and thoughts with the site's users (no pun intended!).
Why do I take drugs? For a number of reasons, conscious and sub-conscious (which I'm constantly exploring and trying to understand). I initially started experimenting with ecstasy when I was 17 as a means to enhance my individual experience in social situations i.e. loss of inhibitions, ability to express thoughts/ramblings articulately, intimate connections with friends and also the experience of ups and downs as opposed to a fairly neutral emotional state I felt I experienced in 'normal' life. I have also plunged to some pretty dark depths of ketamine addiction, which I was fortunate to overcome due to my circumstances i.e. change of environment and thus access to the drug was no longer. I also experiment with psychedelics, and have just recently had my first two DMT experiences. They were not the typical 'spiritually enlightening' experiences I was expecting (all you can really expect is the unexpected, eh?). I think this is in part due to the relatively incomparable nature of a DMT trip with anything else I've experienced. I've also heard that taking ayahuasca before trying DMT enables one to process the trip with more clarity, and this I did not do.
My first trip was particularly difficult, I think that is the best word to describe it. It wasn't unpleasant and it wasn't pleasurable, it was like the most severe introspection I've ever experienced and the whole 'lesson' I seemed to be experiencing was how to hold onto my bladder. This is, I think, related to paranoia I've experienced in my past related to thinking I've wet myself, but it felt distinctly like a lesson about focus. I was simultaneously being shown how I was thinking (in order to figure out how to stop myself weeing, which by the way I was not, but I felt like I was) as I was thinking, which felt incredibly fast paced and difficult to navigate. Anyway, I will be seeking some more insights to these experiences as many people share experiences of different dimensions and removal from self, but my experience was very introspective. I hope to share more after I orientate myself with this forum.
So it seems I have found a good space to ask questions, seek and suggest some answers for things related to personal desires, mental wellbeing, spirituality, addiction and recreation. Thanks for reading and I look forward to sharing with everyone!

This has been a bit of a ramble, but introductions aren't always the easiest. Anyway, I look forward to further exploration!