True Life: I'm on Steroids...

[Shibby]

A new season of True Life starts on May 19th. It was showing teasears of what they cover in the season. One was "I'm on Steroids". It showed this kid about 18 years old doing curls. Then it cuts to him saying "I feel like I'm a god".

[CiViC SpiKeS]

[redsquirrel]

And then I'm wathcing the boob tube last night and there is this commercial....It starts off with all young female athletes vowing to never take steroids...then at the very end it cuts to some chalkboard that outlines the risks: acne, baldness, stunted growth, and increased risk of HIV.

Let's spend $50k on a commercial when you have kids addicted to heroin and crack. GREAT IDEA.

What's really funny, is that Dr's prescribe small doses of test to post menopausal women....but of course they don't discuss that or any other benefit.

[Primal Instinct]

haha, he's probably taking estrogen and doesn't realize it. By week 6 he'll have a nice pair of (.)(.)

[shortz]

Anything to get people to watch. People love gory, nasty shit, watching other peope kill themselves and this means they want to believe the media hype that steroids are evil simply because it's human nature to want them to be bad and see other people fuckin up. It makes people feel better about their own crappy lives.

[Lmg2701]

I've grown to the point to where I no longer feel the need to explain Anabolics to the uneducated son of a bitches in this world. I no longer tell them that in moderation and with blood tests you can minimize the side effects greatly. If someone asks me if I'm on AS I'll simply say no and be done with it. Maybe it's the current cycle I'm on but gosh, I'm starting to see that just about everyone I meet is an uneducated piece of shit and it's really not worth my time to try to educate them.

I was a big believer in trying to let people know the truth behind AS and how if it is taken by teens who don't know what they are doing or anyone who doesn't know what they were doing, then it is wrong.

I use to want to let people know that you can become educated and learn how to achieve goals with the HELP of AS.

But those days of trying to let people see the truth instead of what the media portrays are gone. The media bombards AS with special after special of how AS killed this person and killed that person and did this and did that. Man FUCK the media and FUCK the country for putting a ban on a substance that can help one achieve their goals in the gym. For the government to put AS in the same category as other scheduled narcotics is just a complete insult to me and makes me ashamed to call myself an american. Land of the free my ass.......

[CiViC SpiKeS]

I said it before and ill say it again.... We should be able to be use and obtain it under the supervision of a doctor.

[imonboardtoo]

Originally posted by Lmg2701
But those days of trying to let people see the truth instead of what the media portrays are gone. The media bombards AS with special after special of how AS killed this person and killed that person and did this and did that. Man FUCK the media and FUCK the country for putting a ban on a substance that can help one achieve their goals in the gym. For the government to put AS in the same category as other scheduled narcotics is just a complete insult to me and makes me ashamed to call myself an american. Land of the free my ass.......

Talk about misplaced priorities...As a country we chase people to give em parking tickets while real crime thrives...we pay teachers and cops nothing and Colin Farrell makes $15 million for one movie. we need to chase real crime and leave the AS - which they don't bother to understand - the hell alone. everybody I know who doesn't use sees it as a shortcut instead of the tool it is.

And as for the media...they want to report on everything about everybody. there's no fuckin privacy anymore not even what kind of toilet paper you use. That "stalkarazzi" piece on 20/20 even pointed out that photographers now wanna show celebs with a booger on their nose or food in their teeth. It's so messed up when you don't even try to make the world a better place, just a bigger toilet.

[redsquirrel]

^ Great post.

Then the other night on a local news channel they did a special on young men using steroids. They interviewed this guy (about 22 y.o.) and his friend had hung himself and he blamed the steroids. This guy said he was on also, and got off as soon as this happened, and 100% thinks it's the fault of AAS.

GET A FREAKING GRIP ON REALITY!!!! IT'S NO ONE'S OR NOTHING'S FAULT EXCEPT THEIR OWN.

[imonboardtoo]

Steroids made the kid hang himself? Riiiiiight.

[redsquirrel]

That's the point they were inadvertently trying to make.

It was such horse shit

[bad14u]

Please forgive my ignorance but I might just hang myself on this one but.......why is it so hard to believe that steroids made the kid kill himself? I have never used nor do I plan to now but with all the cases of "Roid Rage" and the effects that it has on the internal organs why is it hard to believe that it can't mess with ones perception and make someone kill themself.

[Tinfish]

Originally posted by imonboardtoo
Steroids made the kid hang himself? Riiiiiight.

He probably tied a tighter knot because of the steroids.

[redsquirrel]

Originally posted by Tinfish
He probably tied a tighter knot because of the steroids.

Bad, here's the problem with their story:

True, steroids CAN increase aggressiveness and such. HOWEVER, the problem here is that they only discuss the risks and NEVER discuss the benefits. They don't tell you that they prescribe small doses of test to post menopausal women to help with sex drive. They don't tell you they prescribe AAS to AIDS patients to help avoid muscle wasting. They don't tell you that in moderation, and supervision that AAS can be taken effectively and the result of the person in this story is NOT constant.

I am sick of the media trying to use AAS as an excuse for what some people do. Some people have a chemical imbalance and should in no way take any AAS. Yet, the media continues to spotlight these cases and make it sound like this is what will happen to EVERYONE who takes steroids.

I can see the media trying to circumvent adolescent use, because younger people simply do not need it, as their own test and growth hormone has not reached it's full potential. And the risks should be communicated as well.

But the scare tactics that continue is what really pisses me off.

[bad14u]

Originally posted by redsquirrel
But the scare tactics that continue is what really pisses me off.

Ok....pretty much what the media does with everything these days.....concentrate on all of the negatives and none of the positives. Thanks for clearing that up for me!

[imonboardtoo]

Sorry i was away as this thread peossed...I haven't done near as many cycles as most guys on here, but I've never felt that the AS exacerbated anything but anger. I wish someone could find a study on this. Does AS intensify suicidal feelings?

[Lmg2701]

I hope this isn't the same story that they've put on the news dozens of times already about the kid who killed himself in Texas. The kid's father came on here a while back and the discussion got a bit ugly. If I remember correctly the kid was actually diagnosed with a case of depression but instead on THAT being what led him to suicide it must have been the juice because juice is the devil.

[redsquirrel]

No, not the same story. This one was done on someone here in my area.

AAS can exacerbate such feelings to those that are prone to it, or have pre-disposed behavior in that situation. And then there are those that LET themselves think they can get angry for whatever reason because they THINK it's the AAS doing it.

There is some degree of depression that occurs post cycle in many people. Which is why I said people who are pre disposed to aggressive behavior and depression need to think twice before diving into AAS. Anything else is simply a matter of self control.

It is what it is....meaning, people can control themselves and the media will use whatever they can to show blame instead of resting the true problem on the shoulders of the person involved. Instead, they use every tactic possible to blow it out of proportion, and allow the individual to not take responsibility for their own actions.

[redsquirrel]

No, not the same story. This one was done on someone here in my area.

AAS can exacerbate such feelings to those that are prone to it, or have pre-disposed behavior in that situation. And then there are those that LET themselves think they can get angry for whatever reason because they THINK it's the AAS doing it.

There is some degree of depression that occurs post cycle in many people. Which is why I said people who are pre disposed to aggressive behavior and depression need to think twice before diving into AAS. Anything else is simply a matter of self control.

It is what it is....meaning, people can control themselves and the media will use whatever they can to show blame instead of resting the true problem on the shoulders of the person involved. Instead, they use every tactic possible to blow it out of proportion, and allow the individual to not take responsibility for their own actions.

They look for AAS, or whatever substance, to be the one and only reason. Instead of investigating depression in general among these people; without the use of AAS.

[imonboardtoo]

Thanks, RS. I tend to agree. There's usually not a single issue to anything, and AAS should not be the exclusive cause of anything adverse, IMO.

[barbender]

Read some of the posts that the bouncer put up after comming off. He was really struggling for some time with his emotional wellbeing. He, however, realized that what he was experiencing was his own fault (for the length of time on cycle). He was courageous enough to admit what had gone wrong instead of just blamming the juice. I agree with civic, we should be able to obtain and use under a Dr. supervision. Generally the folks in here wouldn't so much need the supervision, as would those that don't research or even read and start shootin without any knowlege of what they are gettin themselves into. I don't mean to be all "after school special", but knowlege is power.

[Lmg2701]

^ "Knowledge is power." Where have I seen that before?

[GreekTank]

Originally posted by barbender
Read some of the posts that the bouncer put up after comming off. He was really struggling for some time with his emotional wellbeing. He, however, realized that what he was experiencing was his own fault (for the length of time on cycle). He was courageous enough to admit what had gone wrong instead of just blamming the juice. I agree with civic, we should be able to obtain and use under a Dr. supervision. Generally the folks in here wouldn't so much need the supervision, as would those that don't research or even read and start shootin without any knowlege of what they are gettin themselves into. I don't mean to be all "after school special", but knowlege is power.

That shows you the danger of these substances....you mentioned emotional "wellbeing" that's why they have been directly linked to the suicides of teen aged boys in America....NOT 1 suicide, but several others also. BOTTOM LINE...this stuff is harmfull.

[johnstephenson]

I thought you said you were not going to post anymore??

[barbender]

Greek, I agree, aas can be harmful. You are correct in saying so. That should however be predicated by the statement, when used irresponsibly. With proper dosage and medical monitoring of liver enzymes, hormones, etc. they can be used with a great degree of safety. The problem with these young athletes is the misconception that aas will solve the problems they are having in their lives (i.e. dating, sports, social acceptance, etc). These things are exacerbated by the fact that they are just too young and full of natty hormones that are taking them on an emotional roller coaster anyhow. There are clearly other problems that are underlying the suicide of these adolescents. In saying so, I want to make it perfectly clear that my heart goes out to the loved ones left in the wake of all this and it is not my intention to deminish the tragedy they have endured. However I feel that the use of aas is a personal choice left to consenting ADULTS.