hey everyone. i have been smoking since i was 15, im now 22. stopped a couple times inbetween for a month or so to pass a drug test then started again. i smoke anywhere from 1-6 blunts a day. it helps me in so many ways - my anxiety, helped me dramatically during pregnancy for nausea (and only for nausea), to help my depression, and withdrawals from pain killers. sometimes i dont know what id do without it. my question is...will i ever reach a day when im like "i dont want to smoke marijuana anymore"? i really have no intentions of quitting and picture my old hippy ass still going at it. i swear by marijuana but deep down hope one day its out of my life. any similar feelings or situations?
Hi Aade, I'm wondering why you're asking about this because it seems to me like you might be considering quitting if you even have to ask this question. I guess it if it works for you then keep doing it but I can tell you that smoking that much can lead to serious lung problems and I'm sure you'll get bored with it someday. I know that a friend of mine quit because he started having panic attacks and the pot didn't help that at all. WHy do you think it is that you don't want to keep smoking?
Yeah it is a weird question to be asking. Like i was saying, in a way i do want it out of my life but in another way its beyond second nature to me. it's really a lifestyle for me and i was just wondering if someone who felt the same way at one point ever got to the point where they were bored of it. mostly i dont want want to continue smoking because i am in the nursing profession with constant drug testing. i also recently graduated with my business degree . no one outside the people i know would ever think i do anything like i do. i guess im saying i'd like to be "normal" one day lol.
Well let's be honest, tons of people smoke all their lives without any real issue, so it's not like you're abnormal. It's just that I know that when people smoke pot or whatever, usually it's a form of escapism, just like people who watch tons of TV or drink alcohol or whatever. I think it's known in psychology as an ego defense mechanism to help you deal with anxiety or some sort of problem in your life. The fact that you're asking now makes me wonder if there's not a problem in your life that you haven't yet dealt with that you kind of want to now? I don't wanna sound like a therapist but well have you considered ever talking to a therapist? I mean I don't think it could ever hurt to have someone to open up to who's paid to do it, right? :-)
actually, today i called and made an appointment to get back on my antidepressant/anxiety meds. i was taken off when i was pregnant. the thing that made me think of this is right now im going through horrible withdrawals from pain killers. do i think marijuana is bad and will hurt me? nope. but since ive had my son i am rethinking my lifestyle lately...
thank you for your concern.
thank you for your concern.
I don't think marijuana is all that bad. I know it gets a bad rap but I don't htink it's any worse than alcohol or nicotine. I do think that if a parent smoked or drank excessively around their kids that they'd be just as irresponsible in my eyes as any parent who smokes up all the time. I do think that it also is really bad for people who are prone to anxiety, so that's just my two cents. Glad to hear that you're getting on the antidepressants. Keep me posted on how you're doing :)
i would never expose my child or anyone elses child to any drug. the only time i do it is if hes sleeping and never in the house. i will keep you posted :-)
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Personally I think marijuana is better than antidepressants... honestly...
However, I have no idea how I would function through the day if I smoked it... Nevertheless - this is not about me...
A friend of mine had a same problem as you have... She was on, and off, and on, and finally off :-) But her problem wasn't depression, although she tends to be nervous (like when we go somewhere and have a drink - after two minutes she would say sth like - when are we leaving? ??! o.O OMG - we just came here... :-D - that kind of nervous... so, yes, when she was high she was more peaceful..
So, she was an athlete all her life (played tennis, skiing... ) - and yes - she smoked weed... So, sports actually 'pulled' her out - she found her true passion was sport (and you can't be high during sport activity - I mean it's different ... I turn into the laziest creature in the world... and if you ask me, i would never go play tennis or go jogging while high... I would sit down and relax and perhaps listen to some good music 8)
for start perhaps you could try to minimize 'dose' to 2 or 1, or smoke just afternoon...
Bottom line is.. from my point of view... better ganja than popping pills.. that's what I think..
Cheers,
Taya
However, I have no idea how I would function through the day if I smoked it... Nevertheless - this is not about me...
A friend of mine had a same problem as you have... She was on, and off, and on, and finally off :-) But her problem wasn't depression, although she tends to be nervous (like when we go somewhere and have a drink - after two minutes she would say sth like - when are we leaving? ??! o.O OMG - we just came here... :-D - that kind of nervous... so, yes, when she was high she was more peaceful..
So, she was an athlete all her life (played tennis, skiing... ) - and yes - she smoked weed... So, sports actually 'pulled' her out - she found her true passion was sport (and you can't be high during sport activity - I mean it's different ... I turn into the laziest creature in the world... and if you ask me, i would never go play tennis or go jogging while high... I would sit down and relax and perhaps listen to some good music 8)
for start perhaps you could try to minimize 'dose' to 2 or 1, or smoke just afternoon...
Bottom line is.. from my point of view... better ganja than popping pills.. that's what I think..
Cheers,
Taya
Of course! I was just saying that it does bother me when parents use stuff like that around kids. I don't think that it's irresponsible to choose something to unwind when you're a parent but you really are on all the time and you don't want to be completely useless if something goes wrong. I mean, even if you're drinking, if you're drunk and you can't take care of your kids, then you're being a bad parent. I am proud of you for choosing to be clean for your kids! Thanks for keeping me posted! :)
I just want to complement on Taya's post. You gave a good example of sports and being high. As you said she was very athletic. But she also get high. It is interesting that she gets calmer and more patient when she gets high.
I agree with you with minimizing the dose. I think this is the best way to stop something. Just constantly lowering until you come to the end. Zero! No more.
I agree with you with minimizing the dose. I think this is the best way to stop something. Just constantly lowering until you come to the end. Zero! No more.
Ofcourse you don't try to take marijuana.
You smoked during pregnancy? Wow! Super wrong.