Cory Richards

Sometimes, like if I, especially when I was running away, the medications would just run out, you know, like I was actually still, I would take them because one of the stories that I picked up is that my mind was dangerous. And if I didn't take the medications, I was going to go crazy. That was so deeply ingrained in me that I didn't want to go crazy. I didn't want to scream at trees.

Sometimes, like if I, especially when I was running away, the medications would just run out, you know, like I was actually still, I would take them because one of the stories that I picked up is that my mind was dangerous. And if I didn't take the medications, I was going to go crazy. That was so deeply ingrained in me that I didn't want to go crazy. I didn't want to scream at trees.

Sometimes, like if I, especially when I was running away, the medications would just run out, you know, like I was actually still, I would take them because one of the stories that I picked up is that my mind was dangerous. And if I didn't take the medications, I was going to go crazy. That was so deeply ingrained in me that I didn't want to go crazy. I didn't want to scream at trees.

So I kept taking them. And I think that was actually a great benefit that I had, that I had picked up that story that I was going to go crazy. Yeah.

So I kept taking them. And I think that was actually a great benefit that I had, that I had picked up that story that I was going to go crazy. Yeah.

So I kept taking them. And I think that was actually a great benefit that I had, that I had picked up that story that I was going to go crazy. Yeah.

and out of that environment, even though I dropped out of high school, I'd gotten my GED by that point. But I think living in an environment where it was not the deeply ingrained tapestry of my home life was so beneficial. And it was there that I sort of rediscovered climbing and I discovered photography and started to go down that path. And that was, again, that's where it became healthy.

and out of that environment, even though I dropped out of high school, I'd gotten my GED by that point. But I think living in an environment where it was not the deeply ingrained tapestry of my home life was so beneficial. And it was there that I sort of rediscovered climbing and I discovered photography and started to go down that path. And that was, again, that's where it became healthy.

and out of that environment, even though I dropped out of high school, I'd gotten my GED by that point. But I think living in an environment where it was not the deeply ingrained tapestry of my home life was so beneficial. And it was there that I sort of rediscovered climbing and I discovered photography and started to go down that path. And that was, again, that's where it became healthy.

That's when it was generative.

That's when it was generative.

That's when it was generative.

Yeah. Oh, yeah. I love drugs. And I still love drugs. But I have a very different relationship with them now. For me, actually, I would say that the vast majority of my maladaptive behavior was focused mostly around drinking and sex. Because I was so...

Yeah. Oh, yeah. I love drugs. And I still love drugs. But I have a very different relationship with them now. For me, actually, I would say that the vast majority of my maladaptive behavior was focused mostly around drinking and sex. Because I was so...

Yeah. Oh, yeah. I love drugs. And I still love drugs. But I have a very different relationship with them now. For me, actually, I would say that the vast majority of my maladaptive behavior was focused mostly around drinking and sex. Because I was so...

desire to have me in your life, even if it's like that, you know, even if it's very short lived thing. But I, I think that was actually, those were my behaviors that really kind of were the most detrimental drugs again, because I had this story of, I was going to go crazy. We're a little bit more at a more tenuous relationship with them.

desire to have me in your life, even if it's like that, you know, even if it's very short lived thing. But I, I think that was actually, those were my behaviors that really kind of were the most detrimental drugs again, because I had this story of, I was going to go crazy. We're a little bit more at a more tenuous relationship with them.

desire to have me in your life, even if it's like that, you know, even if it's very short lived thing. But I, I think that was actually, those were my behaviors that really kind of were the most detrimental drugs again, because I had this story of, I was going to go crazy. We're a little bit more at a more tenuous relationship with them.

So those alcohol and those drugs you were more afraid of because you felt like they were... Alcohol I wasn't, but more psychoactive drugs like psychedelics and cocaine, all those things I was much more reticent of. Later in life, of course, I've used psychedelics as part of my mental health journey, and that's been wildly generative.

So those alcohol and those drugs you were more afraid of because you felt like they were... Alcohol I wasn't, but more psychoactive drugs like psychedelics and cocaine, all those things I was much more reticent of. Later in life, of course, I've used psychedelics as part of my mental health journey, and that's been wildly generative.