I have been Oudless now for a couple of weeks and the 'normal' Oud craving that I get usually after my morning shower has still not left me, which brings me to the title of this thread, is Oud addictive in any way?
Now, bear in mind that back in the late 80's directly after coming out my local library, I was cheesed* by a drunk driver while using a pedestrian crossing. During my stay at Le Hotel Merde NHS when I had regained conciousness I had diamorphene pumped into my thighs regularly. I soon got over my fear of needles right then and there!
When they day finally arrived that I was getting worried about being on it for so long I asked to switch to pills I was dreading the withdrawal symptoms, but to my surprise I have genuinely had stronger cravings for really good dark chocolate or the thirst for a (one) beer on a really hot day.
Since then during my time in London I was of course been offered a smorgasboard of drugs of every colour shape and content but have been completely unimpressed with them all. I seem to have been blessed with DNA that's protecting me against physical addiction, which makes me wonder, why do I crave Oud so much? Now, it's not dominating my mind every minute like addicts of Opium, Meth or Crack but every time I change a stinky nappy, Oy Veh!
Without Oud I don't seem to focus as well as I do without it, or maintain my calm. not that with enough sleep I am particularly lacking in those areas, I take the worlds's best multi as well as other suppliments to boost my cognition and mood, they really do work for me and in the past I took before and after blood and fMRI tests that objectively proved they were indeed doing something!
I think Oud might be psychologically addictive in that the more psychoactive varieties can and do enhance mental performance and stability, others are immensely calming on the scale of enormous amounts of chamomile tea that I used to consume when I first started to meditate back in the early 90's.
What say you all?
*Cheesed = Just like creamed but with more vigour and for longer.
Now, bear in mind that back in the late 80's directly after coming out my local library, I was cheesed* by a drunk driver while using a pedestrian crossing. During my stay at Le Hotel Merde NHS when I had regained conciousness I had diamorphene pumped into my thighs regularly. I soon got over my fear of needles right then and there!
When they day finally arrived that I was getting worried about being on it for so long I asked to switch to pills I was dreading the withdrawal symptoms, but to my surprise I have genuinely had stronger cravings for really good dark chocolate or the thirst for a (one) beer on a really hot day.
Since then during my time in London I was of course been offered a smorgasboard of drugs of every colour shape and content but have been completely unimpressed with them all. I seem to have been blessed with DNA that's protecting me against physical addiction, which makes me wonder, why do I crave Oud so much? Now, it's not dominating my mind every minute like addicts of Opium, Meth or Crack but every time I change a stinky nappy, Oy Veh!
Without Oud I don't seem to focus as well as I do without it, or maintain my calm. not that with enough sleep I am particularly lacking in those areas, I take the worlds's best multi as well as other suppliments to boost my cognition and mood, they really do work for me and in the past I took before and after blood and fMRI tests that objectively proved they were indeed doing something!
I think Oud might be psychologically addictive in that the more psychoactive varieties can and do enhance mental performance and stability, others are immensely calming on the scale of enormous amounts of chamomile tea that I used to consume when I first started to meditate back in the early 90's.
What say you all?
*Cheesed = Just like creamed but with more vigour and for longer.