I am an ex meth user. I can tell you why I did drugs. Escapism and the effect it had on my art. I draw cartoons and comics and while I was high I could channel my imagination straight into my work, it was a level of focus and concentration that actually put me inside what I was drawing. I was more addicted to that than the drug itself, but of course the two went together.
Also people need "crutches" in their life. When life gets too much, some people have healthy ways of dealing with it (going for a long run, exercise etc.) But others, less motivated, do not. Their crutches are drugs and alcohol.
I hope I have shed a little bit of light on this for you.
Is it normal that I don't understand the appeal of drugs and alcohol?
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I am an ex meth user. I can tell you why I did drugs. Escapism and the effect it had on my art. I draw cartoons and comics and while I was high I could channel my imagination straight into my work, it was a level of focus and concentration that actually put me inside what I was drawing. I was more addicted to that than the drug itself, but of course the two went together.
Also people need "crutches" in their life. When life gets too much, some people have healthy ways of dealing with it (going for a long run, exercise etc.) But others, less motivated, do not. Their crutches are drugs and alcohol.
I hope I have shed a little bit of light on this for you.