I’m reaching the point that I am stopping counting my dosage throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This means I am reaching an intermediate skill level in usage of the plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I can estimate from memory @ the end of the day (if I need to) && add the 0.5 g addition (offset) on top to be on the safe side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am I addicted to kratom?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I don’t like the word addicted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Am I addicted to risperidone? Fluoxetine? Olanzapine? Clonazepam?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well anyway. So there’s that argument, which isn’t given nearly enough light in MD PhD (psychiatric) programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am not addicted to kratom. I depend on it. It is a plant. People have evolved w\/psychoactive plants for millions of years. Hundreds of millions of years. I don’t know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So like, it helps me. It is a good plant. It is an herb. It is a good herb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have safety mechanisms in place to control the dependence. But the plant depends on me, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is commensal. Or mutual beneficial (whatever the ecology term is).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, has anyone considered that it may actually be SAFER to use kratom? For me? Personally?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you even know me? My situation? Then how can you know?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You’re not my doctor. Go home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is purely for argument’s sake. But it is pragmatic\/applied to real circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, I would say, have a good stock on hand (few months supply), && if it becomes illegal in some republican shitshow or something, or something happens (shit happens, after all), you have a liberal buffer for tapering off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I recommend tapering to cold turkey. Cold turkey isn’t always physiologically safe. It depends, of course. Sometimes one is safer, sometimes the other is safer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So have an exit plan. Just in case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But for now, enjoy the beauty of this moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You have an intricate relation with a plant, from the Earth. This is beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enjoy what it gives. The headspace, the relaxation\/focus (depending on strain && cocktail composition), the sociability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think this is safe, && I am in a good place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So for now, that’s about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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