Comment on Will people respond better if you say you're teetotal, or straight edge?
havokdj@lemmy.world 1 year ago
There is nothing wrong with using substances (that do not cause a debilitation addiction/dependency)
However, that doesn’t mean there is something wrong with NOT doing them either. There isn’t. It is absolutely your choice, if someone cannot respect that then you probably shouldn’t hang out with them at least in that context because they will keep pressuring you.
For instance, I do not like alcohol, when I go to get fucked up with my buddies, I am not drinking alcohol because the high sucks and the comedown+after effects suck even more. My buddies who know understand this, but I have had friends who absolutely did not understand this and would pressure me into doing it all the time. Needless to say, I don’t go and get fucked up with them anymore.
SeahorseTreble@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Oh, absolutely. I have no problem with other people doing recreational drugs. I see it as entirely their choice as it only really affects them personally. I don’t think it’s immoral or “sinful” (whatever that really means) or whatever.
And I think most people do respect that. I do appreciate these responses that make it clear that we should respect if someone either does or doesn’t want to consume recreational drugs.
But I really was just looking for a term to explain abstinence of recreational drugs to people who I know won’t judge or care, but without the baggage or misunderstandings that may come with saying “sober” (possible assumption: former/recovering alcoholic/addict), “teetotal” (possible misunderstanding: doesn’t use alcohol, might still be fine with other recreational drugs), or “straight edge” (possible misunderstanding: not only doesn’t consume drugs, but also is into the punk music scene).
After gathering data, the best term I could come up with is quite a simple one: “drug-free”. To be clear, we could say “recreational drug-free”, though that’s rather wordy and the meaning of “recreational drugs” is often understood by just saying “drugs” anyway.
I know you didn’t ask but I just thought I’d say this anyway lol.
havokdj@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I agree with most of what you said. I think the only time drug use can become immoral is if your usage brings legitimate suffering upon others.
SeahorseTreble@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Right, like smoking in front of a baby (and exposing them to second-hand smoke). I guess that’s a good example.