When I was little, my parents had a big party, and there were beer bottles lying around all over with bottoms left in them. Apparently, in the morning, I drank from some bottles and my mom found me passed out in the hall. But since I don’t remember this, it doesn’t count.
I think when I was ten or something, my mom gave me a tiny sip of beer. I remember not liking it. I also tried wine every now and then, wasn’t a fan either.
First time I got drunk I was fourteen. I didn’t drink so much since, being under the age limit, I couldn’t just get some whenever. But when we wanted some, we usually managed somehow. Got people to buy it for us, some people just shared some with us.
Although back then it was drinking for fun, (despite the determination to obtain it) not like I do it now. I don’t think any of this would have needed to happen for me to drink heavily as I do now, because alcoholism is a way different experience than drinking for fun. The approach and mindset are not the same, even if they use the same element.
Drugs, again fourteen. The first thing ever was hash. Someone offered some, and while I knew a lot of people did hash or weed, I couldn’t even imagine what it did. I just thought it was like smoking cigarettes.
What a big surprise I had lol. Then weed followed, and I smoked that for quite a while. Loved it until I always started getting sick from it. I also had a pretty big LSD phase in between 16–18. Also tried cocaine and magic mushrooms in those ages.
I don’t know how much my drug experiences shaped, but none of them have followed to today. The drugs I mean. I liked them then, but I have no real interest now, although I sometimes miss weed and LSD lol.