Well I can't tell you this much: Kratom saved my life, so I get a little bit offended when people try to talk shit about it when there are actual deadly drugs out there killing people, and many of them are legal.

Just like with every substance, it's about moderation. Kratom can become addictive just like gambling can if you have the personality for it. If you treat it like a pharmaceutical and stay consistent with your dosage, you have nothing to worry about.

Now the reason why I say kratom saved my life is because it is the one substance I found that can actually make me a functioning adult who can contribute to society. I have AuHD and was a NEET until my 30s, being an absolute drain on my parents' resources. I just could not hold down a job. I'd get sick of working after a month, and decide to stop coming in. My bosses would stress me out, I'd have a panic attack, and then just walk out the door, never to return. The doctors tried. I've been given all sorts of antidepressants, bipolar meds, stimulants, benzos...Nothing worked. Or in the case of stims like Adderall, they'd work the first few times and then I feel completely and utterly miserable for the rest of the month.

But then at the age of 31, someone introduced me to the Green Maeng Da strain at a family gathering and it changed my life forever. For the very first time in my life, I felt like a normie. I was able to smile and joke around with people, talk to strangers, and my anxiety was gone. Like completely. I never felt this way in my life!

Fast forward a decade: I am now able to not only hold down a job, I now have a paid off car, a house, beautiful girlfriend who I am going to marry one day. And it's all thanks to kratom. It woke something up in me and I am eternally grateful to that family member who showed me that I don't have to keep trying various medications that don't work.

So needless to say, this is why the "fuck kratom" people offend me. I would have been an unemployed loser for the rest of my life if it weren't for it. The crazy part is that it keeps consistently working, day after day. I don't understand why I'm not building a tolerance to this stuff but I'm grateful it worked out that way. But again, maybe it's because I treat it as a serious medication, and not just something to get high off of. You have to be consistent with your dosage.