Chemical Imbalance

While I found this chapter to be interesting, I also found it to be slightly disturbing. It felt kind of weird to be reading about drugs for an academic class. But anyhow... I still find it extremely interesting that so many creatives, in one way, shape or another, have had experiences with so many different types of drugs or psychological issues. I haven't really had any experiences with any types of drugs, just because I was so afraid in elementary school learning from DARE about how drugs can do bad things to you, yadda, yadda, yadda, and was too scared to even think about experimenting with any type.

I think it is interesting to note that that so many of these drugs that are currently illegal - or viewed to be - were previously popular in earlier cultures. Like opium was used several different aspects whether it be for a medicine, sleep aid, and other uses. These days every type of drug seems to be illegal or outlawed; even those that could potentially provide good things.