Is it normal for me to...

[hello111]

Is it normal for me to want to try drugs and alcohol :confused:. Ive been really annoyed and depressed lately and i want to get rid of my sadness with drugs and alcohol :(. I probly not going to do it thought but i was just wondering if its normal for me to feel this way.

[RaisingSand]

It is normal to want to feel some kind of "out". And it is general knowledge that drug addicts and alcoholics use because of the high they get after taking the drug. Drugs and alcohol can really mess up your life if you start using them for the purposes you mentioned. D&A don't really do you that much good anyway, you get a high for a short period of time, but then you come down off it feeling worse than you did before, hence feeling the need to take more. This is how addiction starts.
It is okay to drink small amounts of alcohol is social situations, as that's considered normal and healthy (average alcohol unit for females per day: 2, for males: 4, health professionals recommend this is not exceded continuously, or more than three times a week).
Drugs are not really okay for you in any cirumstances, for example, party pills ... well, they're about as herbal as petrol. Bottom line here is, drugs are bad for you and screw up your body, and mainly the chemical balances in your brain more than you want to know about.
Find a healthy outlet for all this emotion you're feeling, talk to a close friend, teacher, parent, school counsellor. You could also throw yourself into an activity or hobby such as sport.
Let us know how things go, dude. :hug: Good luck.

[hello111]

I feel like I cant go to anyone about how i feel. I watched some videos about teen suicide on the internet and i have some of the problems and symptoms there :(.

[R_master]

well its pretty common to turn to a vice when your feeling depressed(gambling, drugs, ect.)

the best thing to do about depression is to really think about the cause of it, and then come up with the steps you should take to correct it and change your life for the better.

suppressing/repressing your feelings with drugs and other self-destructive behaviour only leads to more problems in the future

[byee]

I feel like I cant go to anyone about how i feel. I watched some videos about teen suicide on the internet and i have some of the problems and symptoms there :(.

Why do you feel you can't talk with anyone? What's that about?

To answer your original q, there are lots of reasons to do drugs (most of them just rationalizations), but perhaps the lousiest reason is to 'feel better' or mask bad feelings. The problem with that is that the underlying cause of the unhapiness never gets addressed, so you never feel happy. As a result, you're likely to continue to abuse drugs for a very long time. Which would interfere with stuff that could actually make you happy again, like life, love, a good job, etc.

You recognize that there's something wrong with the way you feel, and you want to fix it. Take the next step and find someone who can help you address the real issues.

[oscaryu1]

Is it normal for me to want to try drugs and alcohol :confused:. Ive been really annoyed and depressed lately and i want to get rid of my sadness with drugs and alcohol :(. I probly not going to do it thought but i was just wondering if its normal for me to feel this way.

Nope. I know, there's always that "first" time, but that's crap. Try it once, you'll try it again tomorrow. It's an cycle. Stop it, drop it, stamp the crap outta it.

You want to get rid of them? You really wanna? That crap is only gonna make it worse. You'll wake up one day, you've lost your money, your car, your house, your life. Get over it. Do what you feel depessed about. Laziness. If you can't do that to get it offa your mind, then that's pure laziness.

[hello111]

Nope. I know, there's always that "first" time, but that's crap. Try it once, you'll try it again tomorrow. It's an cycle. Stop it, drop it, stamp the crap outta it.

You want to get rid of them? You really wanna? That crap is only gonna make it worse. You'll wake up one day, you've lost your money, your car, your house, your life. Get over it. Do what you feel depessed about. Laziness. If you can't do that to get it offa your mind, then that's pure laziness.

"That crap is only gonna make it worse. You'll wake up one day, you've lost your money, your car, your house, your life."
Ive got to the stage where i dont give a crap if i got hit by a bus tommorow. Do you think it sounds like i care if I lose my life?

"Do what you feel depessed about. Laziness. If you can't do that to get it offa your mind, then that's pure laziness."
Actually im working on some of the things that are making me feel this way but i still want to drink my problems away. Your post hasnt made me feel ANY better about the situation, just made me feel worse. Everyone elses posts made me feel a little bit better and im trying to fix whats making me feel so sad, thanks :D.