Hi Everyone,
Smoking Marijuana used to be a lot of fun for me, I am not going to lie. But it was a bit of a slippery slope. I don’t know exactly when it happened, but the side effects of smoking marijuana started to become worse than the ‘high’.
I started smoking heavily while I was in university, at around 18 years old. I was able to keep up my grades, and social expectations, but still enjoy a regular smoke…..for a while. Gradually, I started to puff more often, until I was smoking 1/4 oz of fine herb every 4 or 5 days. I would wake and bake, then smoke a cigarette (I wasn’t a cigarette smoker…but I thought it got me more high) first thing in the morning. Then I would chase the high all day.
I carried on like this for YEARS…I was really stuck in a rut.. The marijuana side effects were way worse for my life than the short feeling of the high, and I knew I had to stop smoking weed…When you think about side effects, you probably think about coughing, red eyes, and the munchies…but what about the larger lifestyle side effects of smoking weed?
For me, there was always some anxiety about people finding out I smoked, or being stoned in public. There was also the anxiety of running out. I used to run around my apartment looking for scraps in the cracks of the coffee table, couch cushions, and on the floor. There was also the $20,000 or so dollars I spent smoking weed. That’s a down payment on house….or a brand new car. My health suffered, partly from smoking, partly from being lazy, because that’s what happened when I got high.
I have gained some perspective in the last 6 months. I don’t really identify with the ‘the person I was’ when I was such a heavy smoker. Don’t get me wrong, I know that was me, but I am kinda embarassed about it. I have friends from that point in my life who only know me as a stoner, and that’s a label no one wants. To my close friends, I have made some apologies, because I wasn’t holding up my side of the friendship like I do now…luckily they have given me the opportunity to prove it. Who would have thought that long term marijuana side effects would be losing friends….it happens.
If you can relate to this, and are still smoking, there are a few things I want to tell you. First off. You CAN do it! Second, think of the weed side effects that you have…and don’t think of just the red eyes and stuff…think of your lifestyle, and if this is the lifestyle you want to keep on living. Personally, I needed to quit weed if I wanted to progress as an individual. I know it sounds a little corny….but it’s truth.
One thing that I recommend is the ‘Cannabis Coach‘. It’s a 5 part audio program that can helped me clear out some of the mental chatter in my head, and really commit to quitting weed. I was pretty private about my addiction, so it was listening to the program helped to keep me accountable.
Leave me some comments if you have specific questions. I do my best to answer them.
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I have only smoked for the past 5 months or so…maybe a total of like 3/8 of an oz. + a very small amount of hash.
Here is my issue – Since I quit 5 days ago I am feeling slight headaches similar to that of a very light caffeine withdraw. I feel sick to my stomach first thing in the morning that sometimes lasts the whole day. On and off in the afternoon. I LOVE beef, but these last few days it has kind of made me sick to my stomach … even just the thought or small of it. I can eat other things, but I just feel like utter shit if I eat too much.
I get very strange claustrophobic feelings, sometimes feel like I am depressed one moment then better the next…..on and off, back and forth…
6 months ago I quit smoking cig’s and started using pot (since it is sooo much less addictive) as a vice to get off of cigs. Now I am over my 4 year cigarette addiction only to find that I got hooked on pot for 6 months. Now I have quit smoking cold turkey which has been very simple and easy compared to tobacco with the exception of these symptoms I am feeling! So now I am finding that a single ounce of hard alcohol helps my nerves ease off a bit so I can relax when I get home from work – otherwise I feel most of these symptoms.
Does anyone else experience any of these symptoms? I am only 23 so I doubt anything else is really wrong with me. I am slightly over weight for my height (240 lbs at 6′1″, male) and I have a fairly inactive lifestyle (I work at a desk) but I do go for a 1/4 mile (sometimes more) walk everyday which does make me feel a bit better.
Thank you for your input. None of my symptoms have seamed to be getting worse…just the 2nd day since I quit it’s been consistent.
If some of you who read this can imagine, its like being a little panicky but you can feel it on your skin…kind of like when you smoke way way way too much and you feel like shit….but just a slight feeling on your skin.
Thanks again!
Hi, I have smoked Cannabis in many forms for the past 20 years and I can tell you that for me personally it fecks your life. Yes, I passed my schooling. Yes I passed my higher education. Yes, I worked hard and attained a good career and salary. But in my head, jeeez.
Forget the facts, medical proof et al. If you smoke Cannabis for any length of time it will get its claws into u. I used to think that as it was natural it was therefore fine…. arsenic is natural so should we take a good dose of that on a regular basis? I think the answer is NO.
Smoke or not-smoke? Its a personal thing. The facts are out there. It could be PSYCHOLOGICALLY addictive (as opposed to PHYSICALLY) for you, only time will tell. I’ve known friends that are still in the local psychiatric unit due to their cannabis use. Niiiiiiiiiiice, I’[m sure all you people would love a 10 to 15 stint in one of those!!! Don’t say its b*llshit… you never know the outcome. None of us can see the future!
If you’re young (I’m 35 and started at 14) I’d advise finding another hobby like SEX to keep u occupied until your brains and bodies are fully grown… there’s evidence that Cannabis smoked in early/mid teenage years plays a fundamental part in slowing/eradicating the growth of your emotions, etc.
If you think that you’ve smoked cannabis for a coupla years and its ALLL good then that’s because it IS. Try smoking the sh*t for 10, 15, 20, 25 years and saying the same. i don’t think you would.
Have fun but do your body and brains a favour. Look after them first and the weed second.
People are fucking stupid..marijuana isn’t bad your just an idiot..you abuse the shit out of weed by smoking 2-3 grams a fuckin day..there’s times to blaze and theres times to wait till you light that joint or hit that bong..if you eat too much you get fat, you run too much you get sick and throw up..you stay up too late you get tired, when you abuse shit its obviously gonna effect you negatively
well… my story is i have been smoking since i was in 5th grade…now 12th yey…. but all my friends who i smoked with in 5th grade and middle school never passed the ninth grade… weed fucked my life because i was an athlete and i didnt play football my senior year and i played with the same kids since 6th grade… but now i tried to stop “burnin” its been a week today at 1130 pm but i feel depressed because all my friends do, is smoke and i have no friends now
i work 40 hours a week and go to school but now im just tried, bored and hate my life… i love smoking a blunt well going to school or cut a class to smoke or take a break at work and smoke with a co-employ and after work smoke another L’ but now i have free time and… a good solution is get a GF, but all the girls i no smoke and hit me up to burn but im like AHHHH!!!! smoke with A cutiee or keep my word :/
marijuana is the best thing next to mom’s cooking, its all good, everyone should just smoke weed and fuck all day long.
i smoked a joint today got high yeah thats all fine but is it normal for your eyes to look different im not talking about them been red and that my face looks different will that go away its a side effect right? the highs over but my face still looks a bit like it. its kinda a bit hard to explain will that happy starring look go away i don’t want ppl to think im a fucken stoner lol
Hey all,
first of all I would like to say a big thank you for the post. Then sorry for my bad english.
YES – sadly everything you wrote about is true. Iam smoking for about 12 years every day, I started when I was 13! I do smoke about 5 grams per day now.
Ty for the Coach link. Will be glad to check it out.
The best sentences in your post imho are, quote:
…think of your lifestyle, and if this is the lifestyle you want to keep on living. Personally, I needed to quit weed if I wanted to progress as an individual. I know it sounds a little corny….but it’s truth.
and: Who would have thought that long term marijuana side effects would be losing friends….it happens.
Weed519 – just be happy you dont abuse it. Iam happy for you and i hope you will never experience the real cannabis addiction. But everything is not black and white. There are reasons for people to start abusing, don’t be so hostile. You dont know what an individual had experienced to come to that point.
Btw. Today is my first day without weed in about 7 years or so. Wow, its a new world. Lets hope it stays that way.
a drug free life thats what i wish for everyone in here.dont be stoned as the world passes you by enjoy the world travel all over and be happy with yourself no need to be under the influence to find happines
i am 15 and trying to quit weed,, i have been smokin weed for about 2 years now near enough everyday. i want to quit weed because i have changed,, im like a diffrent person then i was 2 years ago i dont like to talk to people out loud in public because i get paranoid, i get seeious pains in the back of my head even when im not stoned but when i get them when i am stoned the pain spreads to all of my head and really hurts. i have recently tried quitting and lasted 2 days i had trouble sleeping and weird dreams also i got really angry and flipped at everyone. my best frend went through serious paranoia,, he had to sit in the corner of the room with a knife because he thought someone was coming to kill him. this hapend everytime he smoked weed, he hasnt smoked weed since that was about a year ago, but the damage you can still see he doesnt come out of his house much and repeats himself sevral times i think thats memory problems. i know i have alredy done so much damage to my body and want to stop now before its too late and i go mentaly ill or get cancer or sumert. sory ive gone on alot but i need help to quit _\|/_
Regardless of what some of you say marijuana is a drug. Just as coffee is, chocolate is, prescription drugs, etc. Also, just like any drug, excessive amounts of anything is bad. My problem is my partner of many years, who still smokes. I am not against the drug per say, in fact, he is much happier when he is high. However, the key to knowing when someone is addicted is the effects of not having pot. He gets so depressed and angry, I can’t handle it anymore. It is to the point where I know when he has weed and when he doesn’t. Sorry folks but that is addiction! I used to smoke for a couple of years, but had to quit because it was causing me to be paranoid and have anxiety attacks. I know how great it is, but everything is about moderation. Some people have addictive qualities and shouldn’t smoke.
hi i have read your story and am very touched by it.My son is 18 and has turned into avery heavy smoker he has lost his job he’s loosing his friends and family i am at my wits end how ca i get my son to see how much he is changing, it semms to be me he’s angry at and we use to be so close.
If smoking pot is “no big deal”…if smoking pot “isn’t addicting” …if smoking pot “isn’t as bad as other drugs”..then…quit. If this wonderful stuff isn’t a “big deal” then…quit. I’m guessing that you can’t quit. You can’t quit because you are not strong. You are a weak person.You let this small thing control your life. If you are such a “bad ass” then..how is it that you are allowing it to control you?
Life is life. Get over yourself! Listen to what your grandparents went through when they were your age. So tired of hearing how terrible people’s lives are that they need to smoke! Grow up! Life is hard, work is hard, growing up is hard! Get over it! If it’s “no big deal” then…QUIT!
….and why do you want to give over your body and your money to some asshole drug dealer..who by the way isn’t your friend..he is there to keep you addicted..to keep him employed dumb ass. The next time you smoke something…think about it..you just made him richer and made yourself dummmmmmer… dumb ass!
i meant that he told me that i can sleep normally and i told him otherwise lol sorry im tired
People, how many times did you hear about dying of alcohol, after a coma? How many peaople died by getting hit by drunken drivers? How many people died being murdered by drunken men? And how many people die from cancer provoked by tabacco? Just look at the news on tv or newspaper (not both)… count how many in a week.
Now look on the internet. How many people died of marijuana consumption? How many people they killed?
What is bad about lazy people which are high? More are lazy just because of the tv itself, or the computer. It is bad for young people to go to the non-stop store because they whant chocolate after they get high? We fear mass sell of chocolate? (just a little joke)
But seriousley, what do we fear about marijuana more than beer or tabacco?
Sure, you can get cancer from somking it, but you’ll get cancer from smoking anything. If you somoke just paper, you’ll get cancer!!!!
And secondly, if we pass our fear of it, you’ll see that is not as bad as tabacco. And the tabacco firms doesn’t like it! They’ll sell less. So they won’t let this happen.
I’m getting here a little paranoid (i do hope is only me) , but do you really think that we need a marijuana addiction center?
I’m eighteen and i’ve been smoking weed for like 8 years. i have no idea what life would be like if i didn’t smoke all day everyday. I can barely remember before i started.
I’ve always been the stony kid in my classes or the one who you’d call if you needed to know where to grab a satchel. Thus my spot in the cast of characters that is high school was carved for me. It was not the greatest time of my life, all of my teachers knew i smoked weed, and they never took me seriously because of it. I was TOO HIGH for HIGH school… (I know, irony right?) I missed a lot socially too. Many people never took me seriously, simply because i was high. It’s degrading when people treat you like you’re high, even when you actually are high. I absolutely despise the dumb stoner stereotype that so many believe is actually true because it makes it seem like all stoners are dumb, when many of us are as or more talented, creative or inspired as the rest of the world.
Let’s face it, you really miss out on some important milestones in life if you choose to smoke. As an unrepentant “pot-head,” much of society has been very unwelcoming to me as a person, and whether or not smoking makes me different from everyone else, i deserve to be treated as an equal human.
In the spirit of open-mindedness, however, I would like to ask: is NOT smoking weed everyday as fun and amazing as smoking weed everyday?
and Al- I definitely agree with you, all 14- 35 year olds should totally have lots of SEX instead of smoking pot. That makes for a healthy happy time right? (goddamn it is hard to convey sarcasm in a written message)
I find it amazing how a lot of people want to leave comments on your blog saying that weed is great and if you have this problem you’re a fool or a loser…
I just know that I’ve been smoking weed for about 3 years solid now (im 19) with a 5 week straight-edge stint late 2009, which I am returning to. It only ever ended because I got overconfident too early and hung around some friends that smoked… the truth is, everyone really is different, and I just know that in my case it is starting to make me feel mentally incapacitated, like my sanity is just deteriorating. I’ve actually had several scares now about hearing voices, or having some paranoid and delusional thoughts. It’s really scary when it happens and I just want it to end. It’s also tied into the music scene which makes it harder since I’m a musician but I have to do this for the sake of my life… if I keep going this route I fear I might speed up some sort of mental disorder that was going to form anyways… man those freaky moments are pretty dark.
I completely support legalization and the right to having a choice, but there’s a lot of people in person and on these comments, where I wish they could understand what someone like myself has gone through… I’m glad I’m not alone, though.
I smoke weed for medical purpose and i have a Dr.’s prescription Question #1:
when i smoke sometimes i feel unhappy (paranoid)…
Qustion #2:
it seems everybody is stone
thanks for answering
So I pretty much did what you did but for much much longer. I started to burn when I was about 12 and have crutched on it ever since to take away all the awful things I felt. I have gone 2 weeks without it and surprisingly feel amazing. The reason I quit was because after a bad hangover it threw me into a violent anxiety attack. Ever since then all I have to do is think about that feeling and it deterrs me from smoking any more. My question is when you stopped did you have crazy, scarey, or detailed vivid dreams and for how long? I am and it freaks me the hell out!!
I agree with Weed517
say that it gets “old” after awhile and i could definitely see that but i know for damn sure i will puffing when im older but im going to be careful. there are different ways then just smoking and if you are worried about your health you should look into vaporizers which are personally one of my favorite highs because it is such a clean high and keeps you “up there” for quite sometime.
thats definitely true how if you abuse anything it will harm you negatively.
Weed isn’t bad for you in doses im 17 years old and have been smoking since I was 15 but im careful with my body because i play football and i have to worry about school and i have health problems with my brain and heart. I smoke almost everyday but i know how to hold my shit. I understand though how all you older pot heads
quite a few people have asked me to stop smoking and i did for sometime and then i started cigs and over summer i was smoking nearly a pack every day and looking back on it now i cant imagine how i did it because i cant barely smoke one cig without gagging or coughing uncontrollably. I had stopped and i dont feel i will ever fall on that path again. people who smoke cigs are looked more down upon in high school then kids who occasionally rip the bong or smoke a sweet. My parents have never caught me with pot because i am very careful about my shit regardless of how “high” i am. and my parents arent stupid neither before yall think that.
I know that “weed” is frowned upon, but who knows what the future has in store for us?
in twenty years the government could realize how bad alcohol is for you and how the side effects are alot worse then cannabis and im not against alcohol. it runs in my heritage to drink alot and alcoholism runs in my family so going through high school i was always apprehensive when it came to drinking but i did it anyway even though it was bad for me. i had a liver problem which i never knew about and after i started smoking on the weekends with my friends my body became healthier. When your “high” and you dont eat it speeds up your metabolism alot allowing you to burn calories, replace fat with muscle and give you more energy. When I smoke before bed i wake up so relaxed and its just so amazing how your morning goes smoothly and i do this mainly because otherwise im not a morning” person lol
im a pothead and i don’t believe marijuana should be legalized. It would be awesome for me if it was but Im not like that i want to see how it helps everyone and it wouldn’t be good because imagine how many get out of jail for crimes on accounts of alcohol? Imagine stupid potheads going and doing dumb shit, getting caught and blaming the whole situation on weed. Seems like a big stretch but it could happen. Our future is so twisted and we need to unravel it and prepare ourselves for all that is in store for the world.
I sometimes wish that someone with a more liberal views would stand up to the world and explain this case on weed. It would be hard for the older generations to understand due to their childhood and all the propaganda bullshit with the tv ads saying how marijuana is bad for a person which i find puzzling because now research among scientists and doctors shows how marijuana smoke is a good helper in curing different types of cancers. this research has been done for quite some time and every fucking pothead knows this but why wont anyone listen and go research it for themselves. This isnt a huge issue and i think that some people blow this out of proportion, but it still is an issue that should be resolved. of course we have other far more severe problems that should be dealt with first, but after sometime we should direct our attention to this situation and get everything out on to the table from both parties.
this is the first time i have ever been so open on this topic i would really appreciate some constructive criticism
As for the person who wrote this
Your strong keep it up if this is how you want to see yourself for the rest of your life then thats wonderful
I hope you pursue your goal/dream of quitting and it will all happen in time just be strong and push through the first couple of weeks and then it is easy from there
use your loved ones as support if they understand you well enough they will help you as much as possible but dont abuse their love use it
i have been sick since sunday and yesterday was 4 20. I havent smoked yet today but i really dont feel a need to because thats all that weed controls is your mind dont let it control you, dont abuse it because it will always be there but in the end, you wont
Marijuana is fine by itself as long as you do not do anyting that would otherwise alter you. For example, reading sikh scriptures while high is probably not a good idea because later on you’ll keep that same high (it goes on and on while you read that stuff even when the weed high is gone) and eventually it’ll just kindof stop (like a climax, gets better & better, but eventually falls). Even two or three weeks after the weed, if you read the scriptures for like an hour a day, the high continues.
But atleast you’ll have given up the weed in favour of reading religious literature or doing yoga (chakras give that same ‘high’) to get the same high rather than depending on some artificial substance.
By the way, the diff between crack and weed is that weed gives that higher and higher feeling over a long time, whereas crack gives it to you in like a second and its all gone. I’d recommend never, ever doing crack. Weed is a much safer bet, but better still is just meditating the natural way.
Everyone is different. I am 26 yrs old now and started smoking when I was 15. It is a very difficult thing to stop doing but when I have stopped, example when I was pregnant, not once did I have any withdrawl symptoms. I have stopped smoking because I am now a mother of 5 and almost done with medical school. Me getting a job and supporting my family is WAY more important then getting high. It will always be something that is in the back of my mind and when I see it I will want to do it, wether it be on tv or if I see it on the internet, etc… but I will never go back to it. That’s the difference between marijuana and other drugs. This is the only thing I have ever done, never smoked cigarettes or anything else, I drink less then once a year. So in reality it isn’t that bad of a drug. It just isn’t smart to abuse it or go against the law. If someone were to get caught, especially if you have kids, it just isn’t worth it, and my kids mean way to much to me.
I’m just cutting down from roughly 100 j’s pm to about 6. I tried quite a few times to quit altogether but i’m so relaxed smoking it, i guess it’s not bad if i just have a few and don’t be greedy with it. Ive been smoking for 14yrs gradually working up to about 3per day, now i have 1 or 2 a week.
What’s a vaporizer? Could anyone tell me?
Don’t know how I got to this website because it’s not what I searched for, but here’s my two cents: When I think about how I have changed after I started smoking bud, I am so glad I did. It’s not my only influence it just seemed to open a part of me that searches for truth and questions the way most people spend their lives today. I will not be a sheep! I smoke a lot when I feel like it, but often go for months without it. The only guideline you need in life is YOURSELF & NATURE. Do what you feel is right.
hello,
i do not smoke weed at all; it never really amuzed me. however, i am in love with someone who does. he has been influenced by his family and friends for 5 years and tells me that he find nothing wrong with smoking weed. he also admitts that he is now becoming dependent on smoking; it is the only way he can sleep and focus. there is not a day that goes by where he’s not smoking weed.
it upsets me to see him becoming dependent on something so useless. he is a great guy who loves me very much and if it wasn’t for this problem he would be perfect.
my question is- as a girlfriend, how can i help him see the light? how can i help him overcome this addiction?
I agree completely. I always believed it wasn’t addictive and it wasn’t as bad for me as cigarettes. I’ve now learned it contains 40-70% more carcinogenics… oh and i mix tobacco with mine. SO basically I have been slowly killing myself for the last 7 years.
Yes, I passed high school, yes I graduated from both college and university with honors, and yes, I hold a highly respected professional designation. So essentialy, I can lead a fully functional life with it…
So then what’s the problem? it’s an ADDICTION, and therefore I’m not in total control of myself at all times. As a fully developed, responsible adult, to me, this is fucked. Clearly I am not as accomplished and in control as I had previously believed. (oh, and I’ve probably spent close to 20,000$, which is completely ridiculous….. that’s 20 designer bags for godsakes!).
I have NOTHING against those of you who continue to smoke… in fact some of my best friends have no intention to quit, and a seriously accomplished co-worker of mine has done it his entire life, yet is a millionaire. It can be done. But those of us that are here are choosing not to. The negativity isn’t needed. A mutual respect must be had if you ever expect pot to be mainstream…
To me, it IS super addictive, and quitting is HARD! I am down to a single tobacco-free bong before bed, and I know that that is strictly a psychological addiction for me (“pot helps me sleep”) as i seriously do not even get high anymore. I’ve tried sleeping pills, and a shot before bed as another reader suggested, but now that I’m aware of my addictive personality I’m a little wary of continuing with either of those two methods. If anyone has any suggestions to get me over this final hump, it would be greatly appreciated
well i cant stop im addicted to the woman called mary jane.. and i need help it sucks everyday spending your last dime on it .none of the things anybody has said helped me so what do i do???
Hear we go, 18 years of the same ole shit, yea sucess, yea work, yea raised a great kid. So now its time to grow up and get rid of the hassle every morning before work and before I get home to fix dinner. Only 33 and one who see’s the long term effects on the job daily…. what an idiot to even continue to smoke. I cant be a director with brass lady balls with a asshole habit like this… and seriously, if it aint dro, why even bother, that dirt weed is a waste of time… I am glad to hear some of these posts, some make great sense and are supporting the decision and the others, well then I remember that not just smart people smoke. dumb asses do too… thanks for all the posts, will be back…
You guys are retarded.
Who the hell says 3/8 of an ounce?
Where the fuck did you get that measurement?
I am so stoned….this was a funny read. Thanks for sharing this joke.
People who get “addicted” to marijuana, are people who could become addicted to peanut butter and jelly beans. I’ve enjoyed it for 38 years. I’ve gone through periods of weeks and months without negative effects when it hasn’t been available.
A one hitter 2 or 3 times an evening does just fine, and a single ounce can last months. Marijuana to me is a mild mood enhancer. Music sounds better, I focus more intensely when working on or thinking about something. I’m more sociable and for the most part am a solo user. Marijuana has been good for me.
I quit drinking 30 years ago. I smoked two plus packs of cigarettes daily from age 15 to 52. I went cold turkey using just a nicotine patch and occasional inhaler, and after two weeks I was clean; never to smoke again.
Seriously, after reading many of these posts, I would have to conclude that a lot of these people had psychological “issues” before a joint ever touched their lips. So it’s really not fair to blame it on the marijuana.
i believe the smarter {DUMBASSESS} grow their own,so..tell me who got rich?to each his own.bad high?don’t try!that simple.
yes I have been smoking for almost ten years now it is an everyday struggle for me to do anything I wake up I smoke I eat I smoke I clean I smoke ect….I find that I am always tired depressed moody towards everyone and everything I have tried to quit before but my whole family does it and pressures me until I crack and just smoke it anyway but now i am pregnant and it is harder than ever to put it down do you have any advice that could at least take the edge off
ive been smoking continuously for about 6 years now. about 2 1/2 years ago, i met the girl of my dreams and things couldnt have been better. i was happy, healthy, alive. work was good, family life was good. everyone in my life knew i was a pothead, and they were ok with it because it seemed to make me more happy.
as things progressed with my girlfriend, she expressed her concern for my habit. i tried to explain to her that this is who i was, and that if she truly cared about me, she would let me smoke. she said i was becoming more distant the more that i smoked. i refused to believe it, and kept smoking.
i would quit for short periods of time, just to try to please her. but i knew (at the time) in my heart that i wanted to continue smoking. it made me happy. so i started smoking regularly again, behind her back. i would keep it in my car, and get hi on the way to work, or at a friends house. she worked mostly night shifts, so as soon as she left for work i would blaze up.
she started getting suspicious when every time she would come home from work, i would be passed out cold at 9pm on the couch. our sex life was the first thing to deteriorate. how can you have sex when youre too busy sleeping all the time? .. we stopped talking, stopped hanging out, and really the only thing keeping our relationship intact was our lease on our apartment. it was like we werent a couple anymore. we were roommates.
one night when she came home while i was passed out, she went into my car and found my stash. she confronted me about it right away, waking me up from my drug- induced nap. we both got really upset, neither of us wanting to concede to the other. just so she would shut up, i told her i would stop again, even though i knew i wouldnt.
shit continued like this for a good 6 months. i kept hiding it from her, but she was always suspicious. and although she never really had 100% proof that i was still smoking, she knew. thats the thing about a woman, they always know. thats a whole different subject though….
she got offered a job in vegas, so she packed her bags and left. at first i didnt really care. its kinda cool, i thought. now i can smoke whenever i want and not have to worry about this other person giving me shit about it.
it started to get really old, though. i had the same routine; wake up, get hi, go to work, come home, get hi, play video games, get hi. go to bed. i no longer had a companion to share my day’s stories with, to hug, to kiss.
about 4 days ago i decided that i cant do this anymore. im so tired of being this predictable, boring person. i knew it would be hard, but this fucking sucks. for the past 3 1/2 days, my head has been pounding, ive been sweating profusely, been sick to my stomach, and have had dizzy spells that come and go throughout the day.
i literally feel like the devil is trying to take over my body. or its trying to get out. but im determined. i’ll take a bullet in the face before i ever touch weed again. ive lost too much. ive spent the last 6 years of my life being stoned. every second of every day. its not how i want to be defined anymore.
i understand that some people can get by being hi all the time. and they fully enjoy their life and what theyre making of it. but its not for everyone. and sometimes it takes 6 years and a busted relationship to realize it.
SMOKE WEED EVRYDAY
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umm, that’s no reason to quit… and it’s kind of offensive that you think anyone who smokes weed is automatically a weak person. some of us continue smoking because we enjoy it. nobody controls my life but me; not weed, and not uptight tools who think all drugs are bad and are unable to enjoy life without trying to make everyone else as lame as they are.
Yah, weed can fuck up your life, just like eating too many falafels can potentially make you fat and fuck up your life as well. Its like salt. Well, its probably healthier than salt in a lot of ways. Its good to sprinkle on life’s experiences every once in a while, because It enhances the flavours of life. Don’t do it too much, though, or it’ll interfere with your life, health, and well being. I’m convinced its the safest drug out there, because I know that I’ll never suck dick for it. That’s the litimus test for me. If completely straight males are known to suck dick for it, then its a bad drug. …and for the person who was dissing on pot dealers. Some of the coolest people I’ve met sling grass. Yah, some are assholes, but I’ve known some that sell to pay for their medical bills. One was simultaneously using to ease their nausea and vomiting from chemo. So, at least I know it was going to a good cause. I’ve even got some great discounts from pot dealers. Besides, all the pot dealers I’ve known exclusively deal in pot and no other drug. They’re not all that bad. They’re not meth dealers or tobacco company CEO’s for goodness sake.
Just sounds like you had an unfulfilled life and used mary jane to fill the void. I smoke weed often and no longer take other meds for depression I used to deal with and it’s also great for insomnia. I used to have trouble sleeping and now it’s easy.
People say studies show it makes you more anxious but I think it’s the opposite. I was diagnosed with anxiety disorder ever since I was a little kid and since I started using weed on a regular basis I’ve been better then ever.
Everyone has their different side affects of marijuana, different life stories and addictions. For me, it helped me cope with my eating disorder when I was a bit younger, but when I quit my eating problems slowly went away. I found marijuana as an escape, away from all the pain and aweful thoughts I always had running through my mind. When I was alone at home and couldn’t smoke because my mom or dad were here, those were the times where all my eating problems would come up. But when I was with friends, or completely alone in the house, I would smoke all day because it was my medicine, my escape. I know quite a few people who are addicted to weed, I’ve smoked with them before yes, but that was back when I was addicted too. I don’t see how anyone could carry on smoking weed all their life, it really just isolates you in your own mind, it makes you think way too much.
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Hi, I’m 15 and I have smoked only 7 times in my life. I am an elite hockey player and although I have not smoked alot I was wondering if I will have any effects of those 7 times. This is not a joke and I’m begging for your help and advice, please comment.
Most of the people here with a problem are either currently not adults or started abusing (not using) cannabis when they were not adults. A good lesson for others. Wait until your brain is fully formed before you go experimenting with yor head. All use is not abuse but young people, who are just learning boundaries and limits, tend to abuse more than an adult would. Drug abuse is a symptom of a larger mental problem, it s not the problem itself. Treating addiction that is not physical involves behavior modification, otherwise the addict will simply change to another substance to continue addictive behavior. Cannabis did not addict you, it is not addicting, and the withdrawal symptoms upon cessation of use are mild, unless it has been adulterated with other drugs. If you are an addict, and don’t forget, you can exhibit addiction behavior with food too, which is not physically addicting, in spite of your having to eat, you have to ask yourself what hole in your life you are trying to fill, or what pain in your head you are trying to avoid. When you answer that question, and come to terms with it, then you will “recover”. Take personal responsibility for your life. Cannabis did not do “this” to you, you did it to your self. “This” is the consequence of your choices. Make a different choice, get a different result.
fuck it i get high and i http:/http://www.marijuana-addict.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif/www.marijuana-addict.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gifcant stop there is noo reason to the world will end soon and i wanna be high when it does there is no reason for my life with out weed its nothing !its boring ! but when im i high its feels like im in Paradise i clean and laugh when im high its so fun i wont stop it impossible when im not high im mad and need it i take it out on other ppl and when im hi its like that cant happen!
Well, I am very happy to read this article. I thought my addiction wasnt real because everything I read, says its not addictive. But I am addicted…I HAVE to smoke everyday. I was actually looking into NA programs when I stumbled upon this site. However, I am scared to attend a meeting. I feel like the ppl there have real drug problems and will prob not take mine seriously bc…its only weed.
I have realized in the past year or so that my addiction to weed has become out of hand. Smoking pot has always been such a relaxing past time for me and I will admit…I highly enjoy it. Ive been smoking for the past 15 years, everyday for 10. I used to explain to some ppl that smoking, for me, was like someone coming home to have a nice cold beer after work. However, just like the writer says, the side effects are really starting to ruin my life. I got fired from two jobs in one year. Not bc I was a bad employee per say, I came to work everyday and I was always professional. The thing was, I made a lot of mistakes. The more I smoke the more mistakes I make. I love to work so the loss of self esteem was tremendous. Now, I am a 28 year old bartender and work at the mall. I do go to school but I am even starting to suck at that.
I used to be so smart and articulate. I also feel like it took my personality away. Ive always been a little shy but still social if that makes sense. Now I barely talk to ppl and havent dated in a yr bc most of the time Im out the house Im high…and I hate talking to ppl when Im stoned. Lately, I feel such emotional lows of worthless and hopelessness. I get so depressed. Point is, this is a prob that needs to be resolved. I quit once for 3 months and the inner peace and motivation I felt was so amazing. However, I dont know if theres enough strength in me to try again. I smoke bc life is really stressful and everytime I try to quit something stressful happens and I need to smoke. So I say…Ill do it tomor. I dont even know how to quit or where to begin. Its such a hugh part of my life.
SMOKE A BLUNT THEN SEE HOW MUCH BETTER THE FOOD YOU ARE EATING TASTE, HOW MUCH BETTER THE MOVIE YOU ARE WATHCING, THE SEX YOU ARE HAVING IS BETTER IF U SIITTING AROUND BORED AS FUCK ON A RAINY DAY SEE HOW BORED U OR AFTER SMOKING,
Hi everyone! Currently I am trying to quit weed, and finding it very hard. I cant fall asleep at night for hours, i toss and turn thinking about how good some weed would be and how i’d fall asleep if i had some. Alot of the music I listen to is stoner, and I’d blast it while getting stoned or trip to it while stoned. When i hear these songs again, i remember those times and crave weed intensely. I have very strange dreams at night, loss of appetite, headaches, irritabilty,anxiety,fantasies of smoking lots of weed, and mild depression.
I starting smoking weed about a year and a half ago. I smoked it once a month,then once a week, then twice a week, then 5 times a week, then eventually everyday, then multiple times daily, up to 4,5 or even 6 times.I’d get stoned in the morning while getting ready for school, once i got to school, in between 1st and 2nd period, lunch, after school and again before bed. Every dollar I had went towards weed. I became so perma fried I struggled to remember simple things such as phone numbers, which I never had trouble with before. I became very clumsy, as my coordination was getting worse by the week. The thing is, weed improved my life, seriously. I was suffering from major depressive disorder, for many years. When i first starting smoking weed, i realized it took the pain away. I never thought about my problems if I was fucked up, and I would leave me in a good mood all day or even for a few days. I used dope as my escape from my problems. I started going out more,making lots of friends, and i was finally happy again. My grades never dropped, i went to all classes high, everyday, and had an 85% average in academic. The weed never ruined friendships, or did anything bad. I never got caught by authorities either. The only thing it did to me was ruin my brain. I know weed doesnt kill brain cells, only damages them. And you cant stay perma fried forever, only about a month or 2. I love getting stoned, but i hate being addicted to something. I’d scrape all my devices for rez whenever i was “hurting”. I am very addicted to weed. I know its time to quit, but eventually i want to only smoke weed once a week or two, i never plan on quitting forever. But i know that quitting could make my old depression could come back, thats what im scared of. I notice it has been coming back, only after 2 weeks of cutting back to getting high once a week. I wish i could be like my friends, who can smoke weed occasionally and have a good time ,not ever be addicted to it or become perma fried. I am labelled as a stoner by everyone in my grade. Some people think im chill for it, and others down right hate me for it. The effects of smoking weed all the time are not worth the high anymore. I am slow and have terrible short term memory. I feel like I am in a haze all the time, and once a day ends, It feels as if it never happened, like It was all a dream. I want to feel normal again, and use my brain to full abilties again. I know i can quit if I get into the right mindset. If i can do it, so can all of you!
i’ve been smoking weed since i was 15 years old, at first the thought of smoking weed was disgusting, i wouuld be looking at everyone faded around me in my group of friends i was like o gosh you guys are annoying, then one day my friend dayton and i the “sober” ones. decided i wonder what the buzz about weed is all about she came over to my house we tried our best at rolling our first joint…we smoked and both didn’t feel anything, one of our friends said you never feel it your first time…second time nothing…third time we were both trippin so hard and were like how are people like this all the time. turns out we werent the sober ones anymore we started smoking with our friends regularly then when we all went our seperate ways i still continued smoking without them. i would smoke everyday in the morning before school when a came home and then was high until i went to bed i was only sober when my high went away at school, even though i graduated witha 4.0 weed has really effected me physcially and emotionally i feel like sometimes my brians stuck in first geer and i cant put sentences together or get my point accross like i used to. i also now since i AM quiting i notice that im always in a bad mood thats how i used to feel when i didnt have any nug, but its still my first day without it so once its out of my system im positve! i will be the old happy me that would wake up every morning in a good mood. even though it is hard trust me very hard it will benifit you, and what i do to help myself is think about the future the day i become a mother would i really want to be the lazy mom that doent play around with my kids…no i want to be able to help them succeed and achieve their dreams. Being i paren is a huge influence to a child, if you parents smoke then obviously there going to think its okay. so in the future if they ever ask hey mom or hey dad have you ever smoked weed before say NO AND I HAVE NEVER EVEN TRIED IT!
I would just like to say that the girl in that picture at the top is really really hot while smoking. Just saying.
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