I did not die when I first took acid, I simply changed my coordinates.

When I first took acid, I was 21.<br><br>Some people say I’m not experienced enough, but here’s how I see it:<br><br>We do not make up new words for things we have never experienced, we make up new words for experiences we have never had. We call an experience that we can’t describe as something it isn’t and then we struggle with the words we choose for the rest of our life.<br><br>The day we start talking about drugs is the day we should stop talking. Because we will never be able to put into words the right things to say, the right warnings to give, or the right things to expect.<br><br> <br><br>I wish someone had told me this instead of teaching me to be afraid. I wish they had told me that I’d be okay if I decided to try drugs because I am a rational human being who can make decisions about my life and my experiences.<br><br> <br><br>I still remember the day I first took acid. It was 5 years ago and I was 21. I was at a concert, and I didn’t know what to expect. The person who gave them to me was an old friend of my sisters, who had apparently been a goth when she was a teenager.<br><br>She was 39 and still used drugs, but she had a good job and a good head on her shoulders. She didn’t do it often, but she did it enough to where my sister knew she could trust her. <br><br>But still, I was nervous. <br><br>She told me to trust her, that I would be fine, that I would figure it out. She told me not to be afraid, and that she would be there to help me.<br><br>She taught me how to “hunt for her” in the void, how to find her pink hair and purple tote bag even when she was a speck in the distance. She taught me the way to move around even when the world was spinning hard, how to navigate the landscape without triggering my motion sickness.<br><br>We met at a concert, and we listened for hours. We danced together, and I felt like I was leaving my body. I felt like I was rising up above everyone, and I could see all the people there smiling and laughing and dancing.<br><br>I felt like I was part of a moment, a moment that I would never experience again.<br><br> <br><br>I was 21 when I took acid for the first time, but it was a moment I had been waiting for <br><br>It was a moment I had been told would never happen, a moment I had always dreamed of. <br><br>So if you ask me about drugs, I will tell you that they are a part of life.<br><br>I will tell you that they can be scary if you don’t know how to experience them, and I will tell you that there may be times when you have trouble navigating them.<br><br> <br><br>But I will also tell you that they can be wonderful, incredibly wonderful.<br><br>I will tell you that they can help you see the world in a new way, and that they can teach you about yourself and your place in the world.<br><br> <br><br>So if you ask me about drugs, I will tell you that they are a part of life.<br><br>I will tell you that they can be scary if you don’t know how to experience them, and I will tell you that there may be times when you have trouble navigating them.<br><br> <br><br>But I will also tell you that they can be wonderful, incredibly wonderful.<br><br>I will tell you that they can help you see the world in a new way, and that they can teach you about yourself and your place in the world.<br><br> <br><br>That’s what I want you to know.<br><br> <br><br>I’ve never stopped thanking her for that.<br><br>And I never will.<br><br> <br><br>She taught me to see the light when the darkness seemed unbearable.<br><br>And this is my way of telling her I love her, and that she taught me a lesson I will carry with me for the rest of my life.<br><br> <br><br>I do not do drugs anymore, but this is my way of telling her that I will always cherish the lessons I learned from her.<br><br> <br><br>I do not do drugs anymore because I have no use for them, but these are the lessons I learned from her.<br><br> <br><br>I do not do drugs anymore because I have no use for them, but this is my way of telling her that she will always be a part of me.<br><br> <br><br>I do not do drugs anymore because I have no use for them, but I will always be grateful for the lessons I learned from her.<br><br> <br><br>That’s what I want you to know.<br><br> <br><br>That’s what I want you to know when you stop doing drugs.<br><br> <br><br>That’s what I want you to know.<br><br> <br><br>That’s what I want you to know when you stop doing drugs.<br><br> <br><br>That’s what I want you to know.<br><br> <br><br>That’s what I want you to know.