Hi all Just wanted to find out what everyone classifies themselves as, in terms of being a "tripper" or a "stoner" and the perceived differences between the two. Or are they the same? I discovered RCs through trying weed. I went to a mate's place where people were smoking weed, I remember feeling very amateurish and embarrassed because I knew nothing about drugs in general, apart from tobacco and alcohol....I participated but didn't get many effects from it at all. I was so disturbed by this event that I decided to learn everything I possibly could about psychoactives, so that I would never find myself in this situation again. Nowadays I mainly stick to RCs (so I consider myself a "tripper"), but I've recently started smoking a lot more weed for some reason. One of my best mates at work is a heavy heavy smoker, he'll have 2 or 3 buckets plus about 5 joints in one night = including weeknights. I can't handle that myself, not only because of health reasons but also because ironically, I find that weed is harder to obtain than any type of chemical and its frustrating to prepare (too much fussing about, rolling, chopping, cutting etc) Does anyone else find weed boring? I feel like I was always meant to use psychedelics, I feel as though it adds value to my life and provides a lot of deep psychological insight. I never get these feelings from weed. So do you consider yourself to be a stoner or a tripper? I think there is a difference between the two, even though its largely subjective. For instance: Stoners - socialise a lot, because the more contacts you have the better (for obvious reasons). Trippers - don't socialise as much, because of the often intense nature of the experience, and also because supplies are bought 'in bulk' Stoners - seem to be escaping from life, and daily problems Trippers - mainly aim to enhance their lives in some way, and don't consider themselves "addicted" to any substance in particular Stoners - will push family away in order to have more time to engage in their habit Trippers - seem more "quietly confident" in their habits and so they don't isolate themselves as much from family etc Stoners - are afraid of legal and social repercussions Trippers - not so concerned because RCs fall into a grey area of the law Stoners - tend to think of themselves as a whole new person when they smoke, that makes more sense than who they are in reality Trippers - are still the same person, yet their "identity" and overall sense of wellbeing seems higher Stoners - often can't handle psychedelics or RCs because they hold the mirror up and force you to really examine who you are and what you're doing Trippers - find psychedelics to be overall positive and more engrossing than weed If course this is just my opinion. What does everyone else think?
i think it's kinda hard to define yourself so easily, well, maybe not for you. clearly stated above you find marijuana to be tedious with lack of reward. fine. but to generalize all "stoners" and "trippers" is impossible and most likely going to draw much conflicting feelings.
yeah, it seems like your synopsis is slightly biased. but i haven't found any benefits to MJ either, though i've only smoked the real thing twice & both times was under the influence of a diff drug.
I must be a hybrid cause i love to smoke good high potent bud almost everyday but nothing compares to a good psychedelic in my mind. but i dont even consider cannabis in the same league as psychedelics so idk this is very conflicting. you sound kinda like your against stoners too btw you could've came more non biased. also theres no better trip enhancer then bud
i actually do not enjoy pot as much as my friends do, sure i smoke with them occasionally ( a lot more recently) but i have never throughly enjoyed it.... i dont know why. i also feel pot isnt a good party drug b/c it makes me quiet and it makes like everyone else dumb so theres really not a whole lot to talk about intelligently. i never understood how people spend lots of money on pot, its not that great. i perceive weed as an addicting drug, with no benficial long term effects. ..ive even seen people fiend on weed. im a pure tripper at heart
weed does seem very addicting to me too, not like crack or anything. its weird though if i make the decision to stop for an amount of time like from being on probation or a job or whatever its easy for me to say no and watch other people smoke but during my everyday life i seem to just lean towards it like ill go buy some and not even think about it i just do it lol. plus i just love the good shit one time i was staring at a nice dro bud and slowly breaking it up for like an hour while tripping edit: plus I laugh at anti marijuana people when 95% of the people i know are smoking them nasty ass cigarettes that have even less benefit
You can't stereotype all marijuana users though, I use it to chill out so i can meditate. If anything psych's actually make me more withdrawn from people and my family because of the duration of the trip and how much it incapacitates me.
im not stereotyping... remember, most of my friends are stoners. i like smoking pot when im tripping though
i love my weed (always sativa) and i love my drugs im always looking for the next new experience (not adicted tho-just my personality-i like to push the limits of sanity and the mind) PS: ive only experienced salvia, crappy shrooms, and weak lsd---and the lsd was just soo...amazing that i still remember how it felt
Im definitely not a stoner, because I don't smoke pot often. And wouldn't call myself a tripper, because I don't want a label based on how many drugs I take.
I'm a heavy smoker myself, being atleast 1/8th a day. But I also have used and still use a large selection of psychedelics. I just consider myself an intilectual drug user. I almost always smoke some weed while I wait for the come up of the psychedelic, Cannabis is a very calming, mind relaxing drug for me. It alows me to tune out everything else and filter through all of the information that goes through my mind while in a psychedelic mindset.
Good point...I like the term "psychonaut" also. I'm not trying to point fingers at people here and say "you are THIS way" and "i am THAT way" and that makes ME good and YOU bad because........blah blah blah. I know it probably sounded more biased/subjective than I was aiming for, really I'm trying to generate some sort of discussion about people's lifestyles choices, I always find it interesting to hear other people's opinions
i love to trip... and trip hard!!!! but i love smoking weeds when i'm trippin. and i concider myself more of a tripper than a stoner simply by prefrence. i would rather tripp out than just sit around like a zombie smoking myself retarded.... however don't get me wrong i love that too!!! so i agree i think i'm a hybred lol i did like your analysis of the difference between trippers and stoners i found it to be pretty much true
