Sociability, Self Reliance, and the Demonization of Gear...

[-Ariel-]

Emerson once said, It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion, it is easy in solitude to live after our own, but the great man is he whom in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude...

Due to the current cultural climate in the US created by the consumeristic subterfuge imagery that the media sheathe their commercialistic purpose of selling news, gear use is sensationalized, mythicized, and the masses are grossly misinformed...

People who have already reached their natural limit through years of following the inviolable laws of nature of training, diet, and rest and seek to advance their state of being to a higher level, (it is my personal opinion that periods of intense training leads to an amalgamation of body and mind, cognitive growth is developed, and psychological well being is enhanced), well these people who follow the unifying laws of training, diet, and rest in coherence with properly educated, balanced, and responsible gear use develop an air of nonconformity to mainstream culture's intellectually stifling, misinformed viewpoint concerning gear...

Main stream culture in society is a corporate machine in which propaganda is advanced to to the masses to settle in life for the mindless consumption of useless commodities (a human made product existing more for profit or trade value rather than utility), the result is the surrender of self awareness, liberty, personal autonomy of the eater of mainstream culture. The resulting virtue rewarded by consuming, or rather being consumed by mainstream culture is conformity... Conformity loves not personal growth or individual creativity, but dead classifications and squalid customs. I believe the properly educated, responsible gear user is the nemesis to this mindless conformity.

I'm still in school working on my masters and my colleagues are irrevocably more closed minded than they would ever estimate, I have never disclosed to family, friends, significant others that I use gear... I remain an affable nonconformist, yet having to deal with such a large percentage of closed minds sometimes makes me find company wearisome and dissipating...
Basically, while I love the US, I'm appalled by how living in this culture can be sooo weak at times.

My question is do you see yourself as an affable nonconformist and in spite of mainstream culture's debilitating viewpoint on gear, you have no trouble opening up, (without disclosing gear use), and getting close to people?

Instead are you a loner who due to current cultural outlook on gear. values privacy, solitude, and have a harder time getting close to people due the walls that have been built up?

Does gear increase your sociability?

Does gear use have no impact on your sociability and whether you are a recluse or super congenial and a pleasure to interact with?

Since I can't disclose to anyone in my immediate environment, EF has become a haven of good will, camaraderie, and intense knowledge...

The most inviolable principle that EF has reiterated to me is that more is definitely not better...

EF is the consumate shit...

 

[sugashane]

I wish I could vote and give you more input, but I'm still too young to touch any gear. I train and train with some people who use it, and I'm completely open with them, but ask them not to tell any but their most close friends that I know anything about it. Personal training is something I want to get my name mentioned a lot with, and personal training is DEPENDANT on your reputation and name. Thats why I play mostly dumb when asked about roids, so the public doesn't negatively associate me with them.

 

[eddymerckx]

i agree with swole's post in the earlier thread--it is balance not cause the the random wise ass to plant the seed--while at the same time the test, w/o a doubt caused me to carry myself differenty--esp given i am 41 and not in the same shape as my peers---i mean i think i have a bit of the swagger i had when i was 25---but that can be a problem when mistaken for arrogance....good topic--intersting to think about

 

[goku_kakarot77]

for me its when my E levels get high, i start to get moody depressed and isolated , but when i take a low dose AI my mood changes im happy and turn into a motor mouth lol

peace

 

[bluetoolpaul]

I usually will only admit to people I know take it themselves. I don't really let it effect my relations w/ other people. I think it's twisted how demonized gear usage is and how many stupid ideas people get about it but I accept that this is part of our culture. Not much different from 'reefer madness'. I'm not a pot smoker but the ideas conveyed at the time seem to eerily reflect the public's current perception of steroids. Your avg. person now believes you're going to turn into Chris Benoit if you use aas.....

 

[eddymerckx]

i know there are muliple studies using test for mood disorders--my bro-in-law is a diff person on test--where nothing else helped...

 

[swole]

it's not a matter of how the gear makes you feel or what you have the "balls" to do once you're on it

it's a matter of how KNOWING you are an "outsider" has affected your social life

do people view you as a scumbag? cheater? weirdo?

or are you dedicated, passionate, hard-working, goal oriented?

for example at work i'm definitely the biggest guy, but it's a corporate culture so i have to be careful how i carry myself

i have to make sure i don't give people reasons to attribute any negative behavior to my assumed use of the juice

yes people ask, but i'm selective. yet at the same time when i speak about my steroid use it's a charismatic conversation where i do my best to address any absurd claim that steroids will flat out kill you

but before any of that i discuss diet and training methods

to my friends and people i associate with i'm a walking example of someone who does it right (and yes i have a shit ton to learn still), and i'm sure MANY of you are as well

we are all responsible for adding or taking away the negative stigma attached to steroid use

we need to be smart, safe and educated

 

[eddymerckx]

i want to see what disussion follows the bigger stronger faster movie + all the baby boomers on test---i think it may lose a bit of the stigma--just over a dozen years

 

[swole]

i want to see what disussion follows the bigger stronger faster movie + all the baby boomers on test---i think it may lose a bit of the stigma--just over a dozen years

i believe the stigma is attached to gear when people discuss it in GROUPS

when i discuss gear 1 on 1 the other person is more accepting and understanding

one conversation at a time we need to change mindsets

not by having everyone on gear (lolool) but by letting people have the thought of - omfg - gear, when used responsibly with solid training and diet habits can increase quality of life...and it's not that bad i swear!

i also believe people should visit docs more often to address potential underlying issues that can be aggravated by AAS use, this is just common sense when taking ANY drug, nevermind steroids

 

[eddymerckx]

i believe the stigma is attached to gear when people discuss it in GROUPS

when i discuss gear 1 on 1 the other person is more accepting and understanding

one conversation at a time we need to change mindsets

not by having everyone on gear (lolool) but by letting people have the thought of - omfg - gear, when used responsibly with solid training and diet habits can increase quality of life...and it's not that bad i swear!

i also believe people should visit docs more often to address potential underlying issues that can be aggravated by AAS use, this is just common sense when taking ANY drug, nevermind steroids

i agree--1 on 1--you can see the interest---my work peers are all between 35 and 50----and the idea of getting the sense of confidence back is more than intriguing to them---lets face it, acheivers do not handle their body rebellion very well.....