Is it normal that i use drugs to escape my life issues

It's short and simple. I have family trouble, friend trouble, and i am contemplating suicide every single day. I want to know if it is normal that i use drugs to escape stress even though they make things so much worse for me.

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52% Normal
Based on 118 votes (61 yes)
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Comments ( 14 )
  • _Molotov_Cocktail_

    I use Molotov cocktails to sort out my life issues. Very effective.

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  • 1000yrVampireKing

    Kind of why most people use drugs illegally.

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  • Antir0b0t

    Hey man, I just lost a childhood friend I cared about dearly to suicide. Please don't do it. Your friends and family do care, even if you feel different. I wish I could of told Sean that before he took his own life. Just be careful, and reach out for help if you need it. Don't be afraid to get help. Please.

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  • MGBlueDream420

    Normal yes, healthy no. If you must, smoke weed. It is non addictive and can not kill you, and from my experience, is the best drug for these types of problems. Don't touch that other shit

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  • purplegirl22

    You remind me of my old self. I stopped heading down the road you’re going down because I realized I was ultimately going NOWHERE. Drugs are never the answer, as appealing as they are it is easy to abuse them. Maybe the drugs are contributing to your suicidal thoughts, stop doing them or at least do them less frequently.

    Find something else that can help you "escape" your problems instead.

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  • Dimepiece

    You should find a hobby. Or start watching a tv series . Thats how i got over my depression. Keep yourself busy . Dont do drugs it never ends well .. At all

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  • theirs yes and no and its no because you'll never get away from it and always be around the stress and arguing so no

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  • MiaScarlette.

    As long as you know how to control it & don't go too far. But try to deal with your problems without them..

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  • CheyChey

    This maybe the worst advice ever but better drink beer and get wasted than take drugs neither is normal so don't do it, music is such a powerful thing that you cuould use to escape your life issues trust me on this one. suicide? there are better answers than death.

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    • shade_ilmaendu

      Alcohol is a drug, believe it or not. In terms of danger, it's classed up there with cocaine and opiates. You're probably right about this being the worst advice ever XD

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      • CheyChey

        Really wow, that's shocking. The person must not listen to my advice surely. :D

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  • NeuroNeptunian

    More normal than you might think.

    Be careful. Sometimes, drugs come with more problems then you are trying to avoid.

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  • dirtybirdy

    Well are you productive at all on these drugs? Cus that's always a good thing, ya know, gettin stuff done. Not just blah all over that place goin nowhere.

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  • Normal? Maybe, depending on what normal means.

    Common? Yes.

    Good for you? No.

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