Smoking Marajuana really can ruin your life

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Hey mate i feel ya to man i use to bodybuild and since i started smoking weed again ive stopped going to the gym ive lost 20kg so keen to give this sh*t up for good mate

Honestly bro that's what I wanted to read. Cannbis has been a huge influence on my life it's been there more than my family. And now that my parents found out that I do it They seem to hate me for using it. Saying it's going to ruin my life, that I'm never going to get a job. You know try to scare me out of doing it. I already know what I want to do in life I'm 17 going to be 18 soon and about to finish high school. I made a deal with my father that I'm going to graduate top 10% of my class. But I only did so I can break the stereotype with stoners. Now I should respect my parents decsion on what's best for me. But I find it BS when they all suddenly cared for my well being. I Been living with my mom for 2 years and when I decided to start spending time with my dad he all of sudden starts wanting me to quit. My mom gave two sh**s about my life too. She never even once ask me how am I doing in school. And if I was depressed she didn't care. She just said do what i do then come back to me on what being depressed feels like. I been depressed most of my life and weed is the only thing that kept me going because I feel more alive than my shitty depressing normal self. Is wrong for me to enjoy to get high just to make me feel better about myself when all I hear is the same sh*t my parents give me. I'm not a kid anymore. I grew up when I was 12 and never seem to have a parent, a REAL parent be there for me at my worse. My best friends accepted me for who I am and they don't even smoke. And they been there for me too. I love them more than I love my family. But I don't hate my life, I really don't and don't get me wrong I love my family too they done things for me that I will appreciate, but I just don't want to be around them anymore they hurt me more than anything else really. and leaving is my option to be left alone. We talk sh*t behind our backs and it kills me to hear them say things about eachother. All I ever wanted was a family that actually gave a sh*t about eachother. I'm not gonna quit, not now, but when goals have been accomplished and my life is all together is where i will say I think it's time to let go of the herb.

hey. I kinda wanted to cry reading your story. I think the best solution is to get help. Get your friends help. Get your brother in law help. You'll never stop unless you get help . I promise it's gonna help. It's gonna be better for you and your family. I hope you're doing much better. Stay strong x

Reading these posts remind me so much of what I went through.
I started smoking hash when I was 14. I'm from the UK so we call it resin black / tar, horrible stuff. When I was 15 I got kicked out of school, so I went out and got a job. With the extra money I started buying green and from the age of about 16 I was smoking most of the day every day up to about the age of 26 ( I'm 28 now and 2 years clean) It was up to the point where I was smoking around an ounce a fortnight. Around half my weekly wage went on drugs. On top of the weed I was doing alot of ketamin and speed on the weekends. My life and health were going down the toilet. All of my friends smoked weed and most of them did coke/ ket/ speed/ m.cat every weekend when we went out. From the age of 20 I was stealing to fund my habit. I was arrested numerous times for theft and lost my licence twice for drink driving. I would steal from friends and girlfriends and my own family. I didn't care about anyone but myself. I got angry for no reason and was in fights every weekend because I didn't like the way people looked at me. I was paranoid all the time and the stress of being worried all the time was giving meet heart palpitations and panic attacks. Two years ago my good friend died from a ketamin overdose in his sleep and this really terrified me. I decided to quit all drugs and drink and am currently 2 years clean. I had to move away from my friends and haven't had any contact with any of them since I got clean. I am living proof that cannabis ruins lives and I am basically now starting from scratch. I am now rebuilding ( slowly) the relationship with my family and beginning to make up for all the mistakes I've made. I know this post isn't going to help anyone with there own problems with cannabis and I can't really help with tips on quitting, I just quit within a week and replaced the weed with e cigarettes. I just wanted to explain how bad I think weed is for your physical and especially mental health. You believe that you need this drug to feel like you but this just isn't the case. It is all in your mind. It took alot of will power for me to leave it all behind but I did it and since I quit, within a few months the fog cleared, the paranoia stopped and my confidence came back. I really hope that anyone reading this realises that you on weed isn't the real you. Please don't let this horrible drug take over your life and kick the habit before your brain turns to mush.

So you smoke just over an eighth a day (3.5gms) so just short of an ounce a week. I'm guessing around 5-10 more years until you are rocking back and forth in an arm chair dribbling. Or so paranoid that your dead from a panic induced heart attack. It's you who needs to grow up I'm afraid and realise that cannabis causes serious problems when smoked for long periods of time. Don't come on here to defend your habit where people are trying to quit and explaining how weed has affected there lives for the worst.

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ur a fag dont post unsupportive comments on this page **** and get your nose out of peoples asses

I have the same problem my lifes in bits because of my pot addiction

Please post your evidence that marijuana does not negatively effect the human body. Please tell me where the CDC or FDC or any reputable research center in the US that backs up your all caps statement that marijuana use (taken in any amount) does not effect the human body.

Hey man i know how it feels like. I smoked constantly to feel like anything was worth doing. Even enjoyable things like listening to music taking a walk or even playing a videogame chained me to smoking first before ever doing those activities. It becomes a crutch and is just something that numbs you from your problems and life all around you. Everyone has their own path and i hope you forge your own path without weed.
Spoken from an actual Habitual smoke now clean for 2.5 years

Hey man weed is not that bad through my experiences. I am 16, and I smoke about 0.5 g a day and sadly I started when I was 15 through my friends. I don't do any other drugs at all, dont drink, etc. The only side effects that I can see is constant headaches, lack of will to do much, and eating bad also acne in my case. I quit for 2 weeks and I felt great but now I'm in the trap of smoking daily after school and stuff. But weed is not that bad but weed can effect people negatively.

If you are a chronic smoker then I highly recommend this.

It's called mindfulness!

Instead of smoking or having an energy drink before you go to bed try meditation. Just focus on your breath through your nose and not your mouth. You have to clear your mind and just focus on your breath that's it just a breath.

I did this and I didn't believe it however it works. After you come out of meditation you will feel tingling sensation throughout your body. And a mood of happiness.

Plus this will help old mood swings because you can focus better.

So you consider smoking pot "responsible"?