heylauren:

Chart of Psychoactive Drugs, medical and recreational. I’d consider myself just as much an escapist if I were to be prescribed anti-depressants. The legality of a substance doesn’t make it any less of a “drug”, and doesn’t make it any more or less legitimate. Upside of self-medicating? My medicine doesn’t come with the probable side-effect: “may increase suicidal thoughts”.

heylauren:

Chart of Psychoactive Drugs, medical and recreational. I’d consider myself just as much an escapist if I were to be prescribed anti-depressants. The legality of a substance doesn’t make it any less of a “drug”, and doesn’t make it any more or less legitimate. Upside of self-medicating? My medicine doesn’t come with the probable side-effect: “may increase suicidal thoughts”.

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