The friendly-folks at WesWELL were kind enough to write a Wespeak last Friday, April 30, with some advice for students at the end of the semester: “although the stress may be overwhelming, remember to take care of your body and make smart choices.” I thought this was very nice advice.
Then they decided that in order to help me take care of myself, they should tell me what sort of things I should and should not do to my own body. They told that “quality sleep” and “WEShop coffee” were two things, for example, that I might want for my health. They also warned me at length about why I shouldn’t put “study drugs” into my body, even quoting an expert from the Psychology Department. It was a very helpful, if slightly moralizing sermon, and I now feel much better prepared to make healthy choices.
In fact, I was so inspired, I though I’d offer my own advice for the Wesleyan community. It is that time of year – it’s warm and beautiful, the trees are blooming, and before you say goodbye to your friends for the summer, you should do psychedelic drugs with them. It will be a lot of fun and you’ll feel closer than ever with your trip-mates. Also, if you’re overwhelmed with stress, it will be a good chance to twist reality a little bit, put things in perspective, and realize that there’s no need to be running around worrying and fretting all the time.
According to James Terrill, PH.D, of the Mental Research Institute, psychedelics will make you “less anxious, less rigid, more spontaneous, more tolerant of ambiguity, more appreciative of esthetic and symbolic modes of expression, more capable of enjoying intuitive, irrational experiences, and less concerned over the past and future” (MRI Study, 1959). So please, buy a couple grams of shrooms and enjoy the Spring in safe and mind-expanding ways!
I hope everyone at Wes will write in telling everyone else what they think is good for other people to do with their bodies and their lives. And maybe if the kind folks at WesWELL drop acid with me, then I promise I won’t do any more Adderall and we’ll all be happier and healthier human beings.
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