Yung_Kava
Newbie
I'm a 17 year old highschool junior who recently discovered Kava. This year has been pretty hard for me thanks to a combo of ADHD, anxiety, and SAD. Long story short, I started drinking (alone) to combat anxiety and feel less shitty on friday nights. Fun fact: the first time I had a shot of whiskey it was an attempt to reduce anxiety enough to do homework. I'm not trying to act like I had a problem, my usage was not heavy and less than weekly. My family does have some history of addiction though and I definitely noticed my brain starting to react to negative things by drinking. Ex. I forget to do an assignment (ADHD) then get really anxious about it (anxiety), then my brain goes "hey, wouldn't it be great to go home and do some drinking?". I rarely followed through on that impulse but looking back on it that is definitely kinda concerning.
I heard about kava while looking for things other than alcohol to do on a friday night that would help with anxiety. I definitely didn't want to get involved with benzos even though I probably could have gotten a script, especially mid winter when I was really falling apart. There is this idea you come across sometimes that "for everyone there is a drug out there that fills a hole in their mind so well that it instantly becomes a problem". I am pretty sure that I could not handle benzos.
I started out with a medium grind KWK borogu because I could get it from amazon. And my god this stuff is beautiful. I was lucky enough not to experience reverse tolerance and from the very first night I was in love. I don't get urges to drink anymore and I feel much better about the risks I am taking and the decisions I am making about my health. One of the best parts for me is that I like kava better than booze. When I used to get drunk alone in my room at 11pm I would end up sitting on my bed feeling sad and unhappy for a few hours and eventually falling into a mediocre sleep. When I mix up some kava I instead spend the night feeling chill and listening to music or a podcast. My school recently had prom and I elected to mix up a batch of micronized Loa Waka in a large water bottle instead of taking the risk that someone would have alcohol (note: nobody did, my friend group don't party all that much). It was a great night and even though the kava would have been better suited to more relaxed music than what was played I enjoyed dancing with some friends.
Bonus: I love the taste of kava, it's like peppery dirt and for some reason I like that
tl;dr: 17 year old found kava, likes it more than alcohol, has very chill time
I heard about kava while looking for things other than alcohol to do on a friday night that would help with anxiety. I definitely didn't want to get involved with benzos even though I probably could have gotten a script, especially mid winter when I was really falling apart. There is this idea you come across sometimes that "for everyone there is a drug out there that fills a hole in their mind so well that it instantly becomes a problem". I am pretty sure that I could not handle benzos.
I started out with a medium grind KWK borogu because I could get it from amazon. And my god this stuff is beautiful. I was lucky enough not to experience reverse tolerance and from the very first night I was in love. I don't get urges to drink anymore and I feel much better about the risks I am taking and the decisions I am making about my health. One of the best parts for me is that I like kava better than booze. When I used to get drunk alone in my room at 11pm I would end up sitting on my bed feeling sad and unhappy for a few hours and eventually falling into a mediocre sleep. When I mix up some kava I instead spend the night feeling chill and listening to music or a podcast. My school recently had prom and I elected to mix up a batch of micronized Loa Waka in a large water bottle instead of taking the risk that someone would have alcohol (note: nobody did, my friend group don't party all that much). It was a great night and even though the kava would have been better suited to more relaxed music than what was played I enjoyed dancing with some friends.
Bonus: I love the taste of kava, it's like peppery dirt and for some reason I like that
tl;dr: 17 year old found kava, likes it more than alcohol, has very chill time
