I smoke so much pot, it's ridiculous.

All day, every day. For years on end.

I don't even get any kicks out of being stoned anymore like I used to. Music and movies don't trip me out like they used to.

I should quit.
I haven't been really, truly sober in so long. I was pot-less for a week two months ago (for vacation) but being off the pot fucks me up even more than being on it does.

 

Amazing!

 

well whatevr you believe is the rigth thing to do do it! maybe give it up for like a week or something n see if u feel better or worse kinda thing...but *note to self and other* WITHDRAWELS SUCK!

 

That's the thing !
It messes me up so bad. Whenever I go without pot - within the first two or three days - I end up having a fuckin manic episode. It's ridiculous and there's nothing I can do about it.

 

A student of behaviour psychology
Conditioned himself to stick to his studies
He grew tired of these routines and tried to drop them
But he was caught in his own trap and couldn’t stop them

 

double post

 

Pot is addicting, and there is a withdrawal. My husband is STILL in the process of quitting. When he didnt smoke at the very beginning of his plan to quit, he would get SOOOOOOOO irritated. Anything would just set him off, and we would be having this huge ass argument. I kept trying to explain to him that it was because his brain was in chemical imbalance from the ganja. Basically his brain was used to the THC in his system, so when he was not high he could not handle the sober reality.
He is doing wonderful now, and he even says he is remembering his dreams. The moodswings have subsided (thank God)!!!

BTW, My husbands friend smokes so much ganja its like his medication. I have seen this guy become physically violent and call his girlfriend c*nt and the worst names because he hadnt smoked in a couple of hours.

 

That's me, to a tee.

I'm still on non-talking terms with my sister because of a ferocious argument I started when I had to hop off the pot for an overseas vacation with her. I totally see pot as my medication, which is why I complain with a thread like this. It keeps me in line, but at the same time... it's POT. It makes me tired and lazy. Too adjectives not normally associated with "success".

 

hmm.........quite easy to blame one's mental deficiencies and genetically passed on chemical imbalances on a plant...............could it be that the person was mentally inept to begin with and the sacred herb became his cruch?? more likely, but in this society of apathetic waxing and the ongoing social mentality of not excepting responsibility, it is highly unlikely that anyone would admit thier own problems, it must be something else...........like the pot...........I wonder if he/she had chosen a cruch such as religion..........if that comparison would be equal........hmm....

 

Give me a break. It isn't healthy to smoke pot every single day.


Try to replace pot with exercise.

 

Pot makes me groggy in the morning .. keeps me awake at night ... makes me irritable without it ....... irritable with it ..... however I would never call anyone a ****, I think that may be a personality issue. Chronic pot use does have downfalls, but for some people its better than suffering through their chronic disease. Not any easy answers from me.

 

Oh blah. You got the Mary Jane spirit in your consciousness and your in denial. How can someone like you not defend her when she gives such great mental blow jobs.
Go smoke another joint and find more reasons not to quit the scared herb. Its exactly what you need, right?

When you take any substance your mind merges with it. This can be therapuetic....BUT If a substance is taken to much it starts to speak through your essence and literally posess you.

 

Too much of anything can be bad, and ends up doing you more harm than good-doesn't matter what it is.

 

i think you've got a long road ahead of you. i'm not much into pot but when it's a daily habit in your life i'm sure it's as hard to quit as any drug. maybe you could join a support group or something, it's always easier with other people. I hope you find your way, good luck.

 

hmm..............i've got chronic anxiety disorder/chronic panic disorder..............

most days are good.........but some days are bad........I don't blame my bad days on not having pot.

Case in point, I have smoked pot every day for many years........sometimes I stop, to save money, give my lungs a rest, decrease my tolerance...........and sometimes (not always) when I quit, my panic/anxiety returns....i'm not naieve enough to blame this on pot though, as I know my own mental deficiencies. I'm not saying NOT to quit, i'm just saying that you can't blame outbursts and anxiety on withdrawal, that's D.A.R.E. graduate bullshit, I haven't smoked in a few days now....i've had a couple episodes of anxiety since, however I know that it's more likely related to the argument i'm having with my wife now and less likely to be a direct attribute of withdrawal from cannabis........

Mushie, I agree with you, too much of anything is bad for the spirit.

Cosmic Butterfly, you don't know me.........i'm not in denial.......hell I haven't even smoked pot lately, and as far as ANY substance binding with your mind and taking it over if you over indulge (as you so eloquently pointed out) well..........I think your hypothesis is ludicrous.....reminiscent of Reefer Madness...........show me some unbiased scientific data and I might be more apt to give creedence to your point of view.

 

It not ridiculous. People either want to glorify pot, or compleletely bash it down ie DEA.

Think about it. Someone takes THC into their body, and it alters their brain chemically. Lets say they have been doing this for a couple years, every day, and 3 times a day. Now lets say they are put into a situation by choice or forced to go cold turkey. They experience a withdrawal because their brain has been so used to the THC. This is undeniable.
Hell, Ive been going through caffiene withdrawals yesterday and today.

I personally went through a pot detox, and my husband is going through one right now. He was smoking since 15 (now almost 26) twice a day. We have quite a few friends who are starting to get older and realizing that it is time to integrate out of that mindstate.
Even the poster is describing his problems with quitting and these points are valid.
There is no such thing is a perfect drug, and to blame peoples difficulties with quitting as mental is foolish.
I think marijauna is a valuable medicine, and it can also be a spiritual tool. But it clearly can possess people, and delude them.

I have met so many so called spiritually in tune people that smoke regularly. Yet, I have seen these same peoples true faces emerge when they didnt have their joint on time.

 

m-m-m-m-m-moderation...

 

Cosmic Butterfly.......................

you would make a great minister of propaganda, with your lowkey, round about way of denouncing things, you do it so sweetly and with such confidence.

 

*shrugs*

It all depends on the person.

Some people can't handle intoxication. Others can't handle sobriety.

But one thing is for sure: Cannabis is NOT physically addictive. Anything (even nothing) can be "psychologically addictive" in the sense that people tend to form habits and behaviours around what they like.

But "withdrawal" is a physiological response, not psychological. There is no withdrawal from marijuana.

Now I understand it's easy to blame problems dealing with sobreity on withdrawal, but this is quite essentially a proven fact. If marijuana WAS addictive and produced withdrawal symptoms, do you think Rastafarians would live to be more than 30 years old?

I probably smoke 3 or 4 times a day -- and I have for the past couple years. I've stopped for a month or two at a time -- sometimes to deal with urine tests, but also even just to prove that I wasn't addicted -- and during the times that I stopped, I never once craved herb any more than I craved video games or a good workout at the gym.

Just as a final note: THC does NOT alter one's brain! In fact, a form of THC is produced by the brain.

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol is the active ingredient in weed.
Delta-3-tetrahydrocannabinol is the chemical our brain produces to help us concentrate.

D-3-THC is used by the brain in a function that, in a broad sense, allows us to determine what is important and what isn't. This allows us to concentrate.

The presence of D-9-THC in the same part of the brain does a little bit to alter the reactions. D-9-THC affects pyramid cells in the brain, and the surrounding sense receptor cells. It effectively turns stimuli importance on and off at what appears to be random.

When D-9-THC is present, this does not mean that D-3-THC is not present. The presence of both results in partial ability to concentrate, recall things, and other related actions.

However, when D-9-THC is metabolized and is no longer present, D-3-THC still exists, and the brain has not been modified in any permanent or even temporary way.

So I'll say it again, there is no such thing as withdrawal (as a strictly physical term) from cannabis use.

 

I agree with you. That is what I am basically trying to express.

And to the person who says Im all for goverment propaganda reefer madness....thats literally one of the stupidest assumption anyone has ever told me about myself. LOL! Im not for propaganda period. Whether it be the standard goverment lies, or the potheads who say ganja is completely harmless with dancing rainbows. Im for balance and being able to understand both sides of the spectrum.
Like I said earlier, I honor that fact that it can be used as a medicine, a spiritual tool, or every now and then...But in general it starts to posess weak minds.