I wrote this because people piss me off and I pretty much despise the society I have to mire around in. Wall of text incoming! :P
Editor:
In light of the recent media rampage on the Benoit murder/suicide tragedy I felt compelled to share my experience on steroids. Seeing that the Dr. who prescribed Benoit HRT testosterone had his office raided, and Benoit's medical records were being pilfered to see if any M.D.'s gave him anabolics, raised a red flag in my head on what steroids actually do to people mentally and how the media and criminals skew the truth behind what these compounds actually do to men.
First, the type of attention this case is getting kind of astounds me. Had this been any average Joe there would have been no raid on a Dr's office and no huge investigation as to whether or not the deceased used steroids. Stop trying to put the blame on something that is done and over with. Benoit murdered his family, no one else.
Second, as a male who is currently using his first cycle of steroids I'd like to elaborate on the mental affects these hormones are having on me. I'm a college student that is given nothing by anyone else. I pay for my own apartment, food, tuition, etc. Stress is a common factor in my life and body-building is the only release I have from an otherwise arduous life that takes a heavy toll on my sense of well being. My blood pressure has been high and my stomach has felt like a ball of fire from the stress of paying bills each month. For the past 6 months I've been taking anti-depressants to help cope with this stressful point in my life. This past month however has probably been one of the best months of my life. Without a doubt, the sense of mental well-being is quite astounding. It almost makes me wonder if perhaps my natural testosterone levels were low before my cycle. I have a perfectly clean record and had a perfect record while I served in the Navy. I have no fits of rage, don't feel violent, and have no desire to fight anyone. If I could somehow quantify into words what I do feel it could be summed up as confident, calm, happy, determined, and motivated. Things that a month ago I had to struggle to attain. Despite the positive mental affects I want readers to understand this isn't a sign of addiction or obsession, this cycle is carved in stone and I understand this feeling will go away. I'm using steroids to attain physical goals, the mental side effects are just a gigantic perk that I felt people need to know about.
To further elaborate, I know a decent amount of men that use steroids and have no violent fits or bursts of rage, this type of behavior is heavily frowned upon in the steroid community and I can say with certainty that people who act that way lack self control and had a propensity for violence before they even knew about steroids. So when did this labeling of "roid rage" start? Some opportunistic defense attorney looking for a scapegoat? Some eager authority looking to place blame? Uneducated and irresponsible media entities laying on the speculation? I'd say all of the above. Without a doubt however, a man that is able to strangle the life out of his own child isn't experiencing rage or a side-effect of a steroid, he is mentally defective. This label and way of thinking is due to the incredible LACK of accountability in our society. This is something that has happened throughout all of human history and will continue to happen for the duration our species exists. The fact that such irresponsibility permeates our nation is disgusting and rife with ignorance. The actions of few once again places a label on an enormous global community that is so non-combative or criminal that most people don't and won't ever understand how it really behaves. So, instead of learning and being a responsible adult and human being, keep hopping on the bandwagon that is intent on ignoring the undeniable fact that human behavior can be disgusting in itself without having to place the blame on anything but ourselves.
-Adam H
Twinsburg, Ohio
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