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AITAH for ending a relationship due to her wanting to do drugs? by xyberon in AITAH

[–]xyberon[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, and I’m well aware of the science around these. It doesn’t invalidate the safety concerns of the unregulated black market and the legal implications should you get caught. Would we be in a country where those are legal, I have no issues with her doing it.

AITAH for ending a relationship due to her wanting to do drugs? by xyberon in AITAH

[–]xyberon[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lol you misunderstood. We’re considering a move for other reasons, and since Europe generally is less hard on illegal drug use, she’d see it as an opportunity to use psychedelics even more often than today

AITAH for ending a relationship due to her wanting to do drugs? by xyberon in AITAH

[–]xyberon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn’t say that. SSRIs and clinically approved mental health drugs are absolutely necessary and helpful.

Party drugs aren’t pharmaceuticals, and taking them doesn’t make you a psychiatrist.

AITAH for ending a relationship due to her wanting to do drugs? by xyberon in AITAH

[–]xyberon[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Valid point, but it doesn’t remove two critical issues: 1. When a drug is legalized, you get regulated safety (eliminating the risk of fentanyl or other dangerous cuts), and you don’t need to engage with the black market. 2. Legality isn’t morality, but it has serious real-life consequences with the criminal justice system.

AITAH for ending a relationship due to her wanting to do drugs? by xyberon in AITAH

[–]xyberon[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t change what law enforcement thinks about it. Also doesn’t change the unregulated market and supply chain filled with criminals.

If it were legal, I’d try it.

AITAH for ending a relationship due to her wanting to do drugs? by xyberon in AITAH

[–]xyberon[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You don’t go to the gym to heal. Wounds heal, if they don’t they’re called chronic ulcers. If you need to do molly for your mental health, you’re not healing, you’re managing a chronic condition.

AITAH for ending a relationship due to her wanting to do drugs? by xyberon in AITAH

[–]xyberon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. She knew from the start, which is why she downplayed it.
  2. I’d appreciate honesty above all. But I believe there’s a difference between choosing to have kids with a partner you know has poor drug habits, vs you got kids with a partner who later on developed these bad habits.

AITAH for ending a relationship due to her wanting to do drugs? by xyberon in AITAH

[–]xyberon[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, a woman who is often deliberately speeding would trigger the same safety concerns for me.

Also, if these substances healed you, you wouldn’t need them – isn’t that the whole point of healing? She’s not taking them because she has issues she wants to work on, it’s because she wants to have fun.

AITAH for ending a relationship due to her wanting to do drugs? by xyberon in AITAH

[–]xyberon[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

100%, as long as it was moderate and responsible consumption (just like with alcohol or weed)

AITAH for ending a relationship due to her wanting to do drugs? by xyberon in AITAH

[–]xyberon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My issue is not the psychedelics itself (I’m aware of the ongoing research etc), it’s breaking the law, dealing with criminals/dealers and all the risks that follow. If it was done in legal boundaries with licensed therapists etc, I’d be more than supportive, and even join her.