Wednesday

i haven't felt this way...


for a long time. A deep seated sense of calm, peace, and restedness. My breathing is deeper, slower. Contentment. I have the mental concentration to study for hours, I have the peace of mind to rest and go to sleep now should I wish.

It's all chemicals in the brain. That's all it is.

(there were pills I took before that would immediately induce this state of mind for hours. but such times are rare indeed now)

I'd forgotten what it feels like.

It feels like...

4 comments:

aetherfox said...

.. taking a small dose of speed. apparently : according to sniper, they have similar chemical structure and neural effects. at the very least they are used in the production of meth. and to think i was popping them several times a week. o_o

feels like being intensely aware of your surroundings, yet a feeling of disconection from the world like experiencing everything at one step remove. intensity with apathy in one pill. it's like time is running in slow motion while your brain is racing ahead, bullet time heh = )

Anonymous said...

Only vaguely connected, I was warned by my professor that if you have a likelihood for schizophrenia, it's best not to take any marijuana.

The funny thing is that I can induce that state of mind that you're talking about entirely on my own. Well, at least, it sounds like it. Sounds become louder. But thing is, if I remain in that state of mind too long, I can end up killing myself.

I suppose this means that I should not take marijuana. I don't know if I have a tendency for schizophrenia, but I wouldn't want to take that risk. I have a fascinating mind (SO VAIN) it would be horrible to lose it.

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CatR.

Ash said...

hmm... is it that thoughtful, sudden feeling that you could take on the world? Like it didn't matter what happened. A calm cool unshakable confidence?

:P I think I feel that once in a while. But it's probably hard to induce. I wonder sometimes if it really is all chemical. I am more likely to claim there is something higher to the mind than some cells firing of electrical currents. But that's just what I believe.

Better not take drugs, very bad for you. Seriously, I never understood till I studied neuroscience this year.

Kahani said...

Nah, those were his happy pills, I remember those. =)

They were also known as antihistamines with some amphetamines to keep him awake and not asleep. Think stronger Clarinase.