I know weed isn't physically addictive, but i think it can be a little addictive in a psychological sense. I'm not talking about a full blown addiction you get from hard drugs. But more of a craving type of "addiction" I smoke weed on a daily basis, usually in the morning and before bed, and sometimes in the middle of the day if i can. And, every time i'm having fun, or about to go do something fun or exciting, in the back of my mind i'm always thinking "this would be so much better if i was high" and i honestly can never fully enjoy myself when having a good time because deep down i know it could be better if i was high. Same thing goes when i listen to music or watch a movie, it seems as if everything i do reminds me of weed because every time i do something i realize how much better it would be while high. I think that sounds like a psychological addiction. I haven't gone a day without smoking in who knows how long, the thought of not smoking for a few days is almost depressing because i wouldn't know what to do. My daily tasks wouldn't be nearly as fun. I tend to revolve my life around it too, whenever we're going on vacation or i'll be gone from home for a while, my first thought and priority always is "how am i going to sneak some weed with me?" or when i get a lot of homework at school, my first thought is "ugh, now i can't smoke until way later" Just little things like that... any of you like this? Not really an issue, i just thought it was interesting in a way.
I would just caution you to be careful that you don't convince yourself that life would be depressing and not much fun without weed because that's just not true; that's a way of thinking that can strip the joy out of life if you let it. That holds true for things like being dependent on another person to "make" you happy, or money, or sex, etc. Try not to get too focused on any one thing.
That's true, i try not to be dependent on it to make me happy, but it defiantly helps. I haven't smoked since this morning... it's 10:30 pm now, and it really sucks... it hasn't even been 24 hours yet and i'd kill for some bud but i can't get any until tomorrow What do you mean?
you should take a tolerance break for like a week, it will clear your head and you will feel much better, also after that week when you first light up, you will get way baked
I'm taking Brain & Behavior this semester (psych class) and according to our text book marijuana can be an addiction because some rats would starve to death to get THC. There was an experiment where they introduced THC to rats via injection and then started giving them a choice between food or THC injection, but not both. Some would push the button for THC injection instead of food every time, and ended up dying. I think some of that is bunk though, to say a human can be addicted to weed because a rat would choose THC over food and end up dying. I couldn't imagine a human doing the same thing, especially in the face of munchies! But, I do think it's possible to get dependent on weed, and a T break of even a day or two could help you.
Yea a tolerance break might be for the best, just a few days though. I don't really see a problem with it though because it's not effecting my life in a negative way. Other than being a little more lazy, but i can't blame that entirely on the weed. ^ that's interesting with the rats though, that'd be torture for the poor little critters, getting baked off their ass then not being aloud food to cure those wretched munchies Starting Monday i'll see how long i can go without smoking, maybe... lol
Wait, i just remembered i'm going on a little 'vacation' on thursday, for about 6 days, in which i won't be able to smoke anyways, so i'll just start then.... lol
No, stop being so close minded, that sounds like something an anti-drug campaign would say only the other way around. If we want to prove to people that cannabis isn't as bad as propaganda makes it seem then we atleast should be truthful. Cannabis is psychologically addictive.
Very psychologically addictive.. I don't find it's so much being high that look forward to most, I just love the whole process of rolling a biff, chilling and smoking it. The whole spliff to mouth, inhale, hold, exhale, feel the shift in your mind, relax thing is just bliss But also, it drastically changes your group of friends so they're mostly potheads, and it's hard to get away from the temptation of lighting up.
