To start this off, I have been straight edge for two years, but it wasn't always that way.
I'm 19 years old and had my first beer when I was 14, first joint when I was 15. When I was 17, a good friend of mine was shot and killed during a drug deal just a month after he graduated high school. At that point in time, I had used drugs and alcohol to "have fun". I was struggling with growing up and trying to fit in and be cool. I wanted to live high school like the movies and I had it all wrong.
I went to a hardcore show in Boston with a friend of mine (who was edge). I went because I loved the music and the passion but that night it finally hit me. I was handicapping myself by relying on drugs and alcohol to have a good time. It took some time before I decided it was the right move for me and to this day I don't regret a thing. I am living the greatest years of my life to the fullest and remembering every friday and saturday night.
I still have friends that drink and smoke and I do my best not to preach the lifestyle I lead (although this may come off as preaching). I comepletely respect everyones choices and I still hangout with a lot of my old friends, now I am just the designated driver.
I am just putting this up here for anyone who is struggling with deciding wether straight edge is the right decision for them. It has been the right choice for me but it may not be the case for everyone.
To start this off, I have been straight edge for two years, but it wasn't always that way.
I'm 19 years old and had my first beer when I was 14, first joint when I was 15. When I was 17, a good friend of mine was shot and killed during a drug deal just a month after he graduated high school. At that point in time, I had used drugs and alcohol to "have fun". I was struggling with growing up and trying to fit in and be cool. I wanted to live high school like the movies and I had it all wrong.
I went to a hardcore show in Boston with a friend of mine (who was edge). I went because I loved the music and the passion but that night it finally hit me. I was handicapping myself by relying on drugs and alcohol to have a good time. It took some time before I decided it was the right move for me and to this day I don't regret a thing. I am living the greatest years of my life to the fullest and remembering every friday and saturday night.
I still have friends that drink and smoke and I do my best not to preach the lifestyle I lead (although this may come off as preaching). I comepletely respect everyones choices and I still hangout with a lot of my old friends, now I am just the designated driver.
I am just putting this up here for anyone who is struggling with deciding wether straight edge is the right decision for them. It has been the right choice for me but it may not be the case for everyone.