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.
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i smoked it for a couple of times … but i cud see it harmin my skin… n hearin all the stuff abt impotency due to marijuana …. its totaly freaky to take … cud some1 please teme… hw are the 2 realted?????
First off, to the people who think cannabis addiction/use is the result of weak-mindedness: Really? REALLY? I suppose you also think that every single human being in this world also reacts the same to alcohol, prescription drugs, or sugar even? Do yourselves a favor and get your heads out of your collective asses.
If there is anything we know, it’s that everyone’s bodies and minds are different and react differently to ANY KIND OF STIMULUS, mental or physical. You wouldn’t want someone telling you that your feelings are invalid just because they do not share them, WOULD YOU?
Now that we’ve got that out of the way, it’s story time.
I started smoking Cannabis a little over a year ago, after I moved away from my home town to be closer to estranged family. One such family member has been growing medical cannabis for personal use, and is generous enough to share some so that I can stop taking Tramadol for chronic back pain.
Smoking changed my life; I felt more clairvoyant and articulate with my thoughts, and became more confident in my spiritual beliefs, which has helped me mature greatly in a short amount of time. I am more in touch with my creative side than I have been since I was a child. I actually began to eat better and exercise more, losing around 50 pounds(still counting). Soon I was smoking everyday with no regrets- I work from home as a freelance artist and have no friends in this new area so it was easy for me to settle into a very reclusive, very stoned lifestyle.
I’d never really heard anything about the physical effects or risks of heavy cannabis usage, other than the obvious ‘potentially getting fat from munchies’ and a broad range of rather varied medical concerns that weren’t quite nailed down, seemingly because the substance has such a unique effect on every brain it influences. I’d never have bothered to look it up either, except that I started to notice some rather disturbing changes in my life.. changes that snuck up on me.
For one, I still haven’t made any friends in the area- not even stoner friends. I’ve always been a bit of an introvert, and it seems as though smoking is enabling and maybe even augmenting that behavior, as I generally feel contented by myself when I smoke. The internet has been sustaining me thus far, but actual interaction and socialization play important roles in mental health. I know this, but that’s the other rub about smoking for me; I just haven’t cared enough to change.
Big red flag.
My artwork has also been affected by my usage of weed, or rather my motivation to complete said work. Cannabis opened my mind, and allowed to me jot down awesome ideas easily- I was more able to bridge the gap between what I was seeing in my mind and what was being put down on the page. Adversely, I am only able to focus on a piece long enough to sketch down the idea, but not to finish it. As a result, my productivity has escalated, but the quality of my work has greatly decreased; art is now less fulfilling than it used to be and I find myself making less and less everyday.
These things are easy enough to fix if I put my mind to it, but it’s a bit hard for me to put my mind to one specific thing when high. Frankly I could have cared less too… until I started getting sick that is.
About two months ago a friend of mine from home came to stay with me for a few weeks, he is also a cannabis user. Consequently, my consumption of herb elevated, mostly without me noticing (I get the stuff for free). I was smoking 5 or 6 good sized bud a day, until about three weeks ago when I made the decision to cut back (mostly due to a sudden death in the family)… and oh boy. Now we get to the reason why I am surfing forums every morning.
Cannabis withdrawal.
Doesn’t exist? Maybe not for you… and you should count yourself DAMN lucky.
It’s not a craving really, not for me; it’s debilitating anxiety, depression, insomnia, irritability, dry mouth, night sweats and complete loss of appetite. I wake up(reliably) five hours after going to sleep in a panic, heart racing, confused and soaked in sweat.. a huge tense lump of anxiety resting right on top of my stomach which causes dry heaves. At first I was thinking it was anxiety over the death of a loved one, but no amount of meditation, reflection or anything else was helping. The only thing that eased the symptoms was, of course, more cannabis.
That’s pretty much when I had it figured. I remember back when I was a teenager I used to get caffeine withdrawal.. which is not as noticeable as this.. but still unsettling to say the least.
I’ve read on a lot of forums about people quitting cold turkey after years and years of smoking, but I have so far been unable to do so, instead limiting myself to one hit every 7 or 8 hours.. which is generally when I start to feel like crap. So far I have noticed an improvement in my energy levels during the day, but I am still waking up in the mornings feeling awful. I look forward to the day I wake up feeling myself again; hopefully soon.
So this is my version of a cautionary tale, to anyone interested in smoking weed on the regular. I think the benefits can be pretty evenly weighed with the drawbacks- as everyone’s experience with Cannabis is different.
Know your body, know your mind.
If you KNOW you have an addictive personality, you should take it under consideration before using any sort of substance.. no matter how non-addictive it’s claimed to be. Every body is different, and its definitely doing SOMETHING to your body if you’re getting a high; you might not become physically addicted, but psychological addiction is just as bad, if not worse.
I will likely continue consuming cannabis for my chronic pain, as it is a lot less harmful (I think) than any sort of synthetic pain killers in pill form. However, if these symptoms of severe withdrawal continue I’ll more or less be quitting until they cease.. and then very CAREFULLY monitor my usage so that I never reach this point again.
To anyone else who is feeling the way I am now, stay informed.. pay attention to your body and your life. It’s easy to get swept down river if you don’t prepare yourself for the crossing.
I’ve been smoking heavy, very heavy for probably about 5 years straight now never going more then two days without burning one or ten down a day. I am 22 years old, I live on my own, I work a full time job (I smoke at work as well), and I also DJ 2-4 times a week either at a nightclub or private parties. I am extremely pro pot, I attend rallies, I follow the politics and I am fairly open about my habit. I LOVE POT, but I do notice how lazy it makes me. I never had a problem getting done what had to be done, but going the extra distance to excel has become a bit of a problem. So I’ve decided to take a few weeks off. I am on day 4 of quitting pot cold turkey. Being a DJ I tend to drink 2-3 times a week as well which I am also stopping. Day one I was very irritable and cranky, I had some trouble sleeping but I took a melatonin pill and it put me right out. That night I did have some disturbing dreams but that could have been from anything, I am a grown man and I know how to handle nightmares at this point in my life. Day 2 still a little on edge, fell asleep easier, day 3 feeling pretty normal, a little cranky at night i believe that is because that is when I would smoke the most. Day 4 I am feeling wonderful accomplishing tasks I was too lazy to do while stoned (ie organizing thousands of songs). I believe moderation is key, too much of anything is bad for you. It feels good to take a break and get things in order. I do believe i will smoke again, but right now I have no urge or cravings. I am a little chubby and do question my diet at times. I do get frequent heartburn but since i stopped smoking I haven’t seemed to get any heartburn, but that could also be due to cutting back on the munchy snacks. Overall I feel great, I enjoy smoking but right now theres no cravings, I have more important things to focus on right now that are more important then smoking marijuana. If you can’t find balance in your life your not going to be successful, pot or no pot. Enjoy & Legalize =)
3-5 months everyday is baby talk lol…. wait until you get farther then that then you become one of those week minded people, you haven’t smoked long enough to get any long term side effects and wait until everyone of your friends smoke pot and it is round your life constantly, you haven’ t experienced any of this so you think your so strong minded haha yeah right, just wait, i hope you get what’ s coming to you, you ignorant prick, i hate people who talk and have never walked the walk i am out of this rut and happy to be, have fun entering it, i used to talk just like you until it happened to me, not as easy as you think tough guy but i don’ t need to tell you that you will see for your self.
side effect’ s
anxiety: sometimes after you quit it can be last for the rest of your life if you smoked long enough
De realization: this ones my favorite seeing how you feel like your in a dream forever even after you quit,
cardio out the door: unless your running everyday and tell your self mind over matter
insomnia: you think the dope help’ s you sleep well your wrong, it keeps you up and you end up believing you need the stuff to go to bed. 2 days after quitting i was sleeping fine after years of not sleeping normal.
bad hygiene: or not as good of hygiene as you had.
bags under the eye’s, not even looking like your self:
very slow minded: i see old friend’ s on the stuff still and they look mentally retarded when i talk to them, it actually pisses me off and makes me want to avoid them or even knock the shit out of them.
irritable to pretty much anything when your not on it: you want to rip someones head off for looking at you wrong or talking to you in a tone you don’ t like, even them smirking a certain way you want to head kick them. you lose friends, stop talking to family members, school goes out the window if you are attending and everyone just think’ s your an idiot pot head which you are, and i was.
but you can change all that with will power, not with a audio tape or book, just take a look at your life and be mature about it, don’ t be in denial like tyree up here, say you have a problem and fix it.
as for you tyree you have quite the ride coming your way and if your so “strong minded” why are you on a page about marijuana side affect’ s and why have you been smoking pot EVERYDAY for almost a half year, wait until your off it for a day you are obviously psychologically addicted and you don’ t even notice lol now that’ s weak minded.
For all you weed stoners- get off your high horse. Is your whole life goal to get a better high? As I was reading through these I didn’t understand one thing- over and over I saw- “you only live once so enjoy yourself” and “this will never hurt me.” Maybe you guys are high as you are typing these because they don’t make any sense. And the fact that you only live once is true- so don’t ruin it by slowly committing suicide (smoking weed.) I have never smoked and never ever will. I want to be able to afford a car, college, a house and a family whom I can support. I don’t want to spend my money on weed.
Some people say they smoke so much and then really its a bowl worth. I feel like it wouldnt have been so hard to quit any habit if you barely consumed the product in the first place. The last five years I have smoked at least two blunts a day. And thats just if I was alone. If I was with my friends it was lots of blunts and only blunts.I needed it to sleep, I say “needed” because if I didnt I wouldnt fall asleep, I wouldnt eat I couldnt be happy.My personal habit being every other day need a bag. I guess im trying to say I consumed lots. But I am not bragging. Its just how it went . I didnt get high anymore , it was just part of the daily habit. Smoke work come home smoke. I always said that I had no reason to quit because nothing was wrong. But I wasnt having fun from the blunts, I wasnt getting anything out of it, alot of times I would have head aches. So I hear you cant really be addicted to it, but I felt that I needed it , or id be super bitchy. Some things went down last month kind of related, sort of unrelated to my habit. But life changing and sucky. I just quit smoking and eating because of stress. I smoked last week with some friends it was unlike any time I can ever remember being high. It was pretty great actually but just kind of seems like something maybe I have out grown? Its weird not being high all the time, but it also seems to have lost its place with me. Perhaps what pulled me to it years ago and the past years daily just isnt enough to keep me entertained. Might all sound like a bunch of jibberish. Maybe some one can relate. Im awaiting a hail of “weak minded ” this or that comments. I found the entire thing interesting. I was 22 when I started smoking. I had already went through a phase of drinking and I hate puking so that ended fast. Almost as if the weed took its place and now has also run its course. I always wondered why I had to buy another bag, and why id say “damn,im not buying another bag” and then do just that. If you think something is up, something is up. I was aware to know something was going on that was kind of out of my control sure I could have just not went and got another bag, or maybe quit hanging out with my closest friends I grew up with but its just not that easy is it ………
high class people dont smoke pot
AWE! DONT LET IT BECOME A LIFESTYLE EVERYTHING SHOULD BE DONE IN MODERATION !!
IF YOUR ADDICTED, YOU AND LIFE IS FALLING APART, REMEMBER THAT YOU GOT YOURSELF IN ONLY YOU CAN GEY YOUSEL OUY1
if you need help get help, but diffrent stokes for diffrent folks – walking across the road is dangerous, drinking is dangerous and abused heavy – be sesabile in the use moderate dont let it change you life is all about choices – use it dont use it! awe!!
I’ve been smoking pot for 4 years now. started when i was 16. managed to get my ass into a top university. dont think there’s anything wrong in stoning. i know that it’s a phase and that it will pass. and weed has always held a very special place in my life… if you smoke up very very rarely, like once in a month or so.. and enjoy your high.. eating good food… listening to good music.. chilling out with your buddies.. its AWESOME!.. TOO BAD YOU FUCKED UP YOUR LIFE.
hey guys, im reading these comments bc ive had enuff, ive tried to quit several times. Most ppl have the wrong idea. Marajuana is not addictive but the LIFESTYLE is. Nothing more i wanna do right now then to leave work sit on my couch, puffing and playin xbox/watching tv series all nite, and escape all the worries in the world. BUT ive done this for enuff time, escaping, and the issues i was trying to escape arent goin away, and getting worse. And as a typical addict, ive tried to convince myself i can do it wit the weed, and came up wit every excuse as to “how weed is not the problem.” Ppl think its kids, stoners, losers, gangsta or bums who have these problem but I have a great job, graduated from univeristy wit a degree in economics, and im a great person, lotta friends…. its just i feel i could b better. The main problem is weed smokers smoke to avoid issues, but the only way you deal with these issues is facing them head on. Weed emotionally sets u back, i.e i get quite anxious sometimes, i get jealous sometimes of my girlfriend.. all problems i had when i was 21-22 years old. Now im 29 and i thought these issue would go away but they have not, thats wat happens wen u hide wen ur scared of facing the reality of an issue. I bought a brand new condo 2 years ago, fixed it up real nice but havent hung a painting or done some real work ever since. Im not saying i havent done anything but there is soooo much more i could do. Yes, there are alot of ppl who are very functional when they are high but let me just say… it starts off like that.. Ive read comments above bout ppl drinking, id rather smoke all nite then drink all nite aswell. Ppl compare it that way , and say there is nothing wrong wit it i.e drunk driving BUT when ur drinking you are usually out and about, seeing the city or watever, wich effects you guys more then you mite think. I dont know bout you ppl out there but im sick and tired of waking up like a truck hit me, i wake up and i feel worried, i feel so anxious… neways hope this helps as much as it helped me atleast be honest to someone…
I have 3 varnishes discs in my back which I’ve become great friends with over the past 11 years. I was prescribed Vicodin & Flexeril for pain and spasms. The Flexeril made me groggy and moody as hell. The Vicodin would cause constipation and nausea. Pot cause none of these symptoms. Yes pot can make u lazy when abused but the point of medical marijuana & the advantage is the side effects are less pronounced and possess a 0% fatality rate. I smoke pot every day for 4 years of Nurse Practitioner school and I graduated with honors. I get sick of people blaming pot for their of lack of motivation. Don’t abuse the shit, that’s why it’s still illegal. As far as it making u “stupid”, I can do nothing but laugh. I graduated with honors and am still prescribed medical marijuana. I have no marks on my record from student to Practitioner. POT IS THE MIRACLE DRUG OF OUR TIME. IF YOU HAVE GOALS YOU MUST ACCEPT THE FACT THAT YOU CAN’T WIN EVERY TIME. NEVER GIVE UP, USE MODERATELY, AND GET OFF OF YOUR ASS. DON’T BLAME AN HERB FOR YOUR OWN DYSFUNCTION.
Wow, Tony. Your message really impressed me. You are right – you have to be honest – at least to someone. I find myself in the same situation. I haven’t been a shit bag. I graduated at the top of my class with a double major in management and accounting (4.0 GPA), and am now a tax accountant.
I’ve always had this nagging feeling like I could have been more and could have/should have done better. I always feel insecure and can’t tell how well I do things. I’ve smoked almost every day since I was 12 and am now 30.
I got along great with people when I lived in California because I was able to function at a greater or equal level. I’ve moved to a place where most people have rarely, if every, smoked weed and not since high school. I feel pretty inadequate and lacking social skills. Everyone else grew up and progressed. I feel like a big kid in an adult’s body, trying as hard as I can not to let people find out.
It isn’t always the big things, divorce, jail, fucking up the finances. The subtle little shit can creep up on you too. I have no idea how to be happy without it, I haven’t smoked for almost 8 months since my wife and I are trying to have a baby. I don’t know what to do with myself. I can’t relate to others but can’t get excited anymore about my hobbies. All of them were great fun while high and are now like a hamburger without the condiments and fixings. Just a plain, white, cheap bun and an unthawed frozen burger patty.
all the comments i just read no one has smoke as long and as much as me im not braging but i started smoking weed when i was 13 im 29 so for 17 yrs iv ben smoking everyday all day i loved it but recently i had to take a random drug test at work and failed for weed by law they cant fire me so i had to quit cold turkey it fucking sucks i never thouught thar were side effects to thc but dam i was wrong iv had three pain attacks a month after quiting iv ben clean for 2 months my doc had 2 put me on zanex 2 calm me down and now im having the most fuckd up lucid dreams my dreams are a crule joke its like my mide is fucking with me for all the drugs iv done in the past im dreaming about peaple iv never thouught about in yrs peaple iv wroned and girls iv fucked over in the past and latley iv ben ydreaming about serial killers braking into my apt and stabbing me to death while im a sleep no lie so i sleep with to katana swords by my bed at the ready to fight for my life so if i can offer any advice to pot heads that want to quit cold turkey try and find a beeter way
I smoke 1-3 blunts everyday for 6 months nd im berly 14 and I fell like stoping
I don’t know what I would call my use of marijuana at this point in my life.. I’m 24, just out of college, and work a good entry level 9-5 job. I smoked a lot in college, but probably drank WAY more. I’m talking 3-4 nights a week of really hard drinking/blacking out a lot. I’ve cut that out of my life (I drink MAYBE once a weekend, and then maybe a happy hour with co-workers for a few beers every other week depending) but I now find myself smoking nearly every day. Here is what my daily routine generally looks like.. changes if I have something to do after work or it’s the weekend
-wake up around 6:30AM
-run a few miles outside or in the gym, depending on the weather
-go to work for 8 hours… come home around 530-6ish
-make dinner, smoke a bowl
-watch tv/xbox/chill with my roommate/run errands if needed
-maybe smoke another bowl before I go to bed/read or watch tv in bed
I don’t currently have a girlfriend but I do go out with friends on the weekends quite a bit, go snowboarding a lot too on the weekends (I live in Colorado) and don’t sit around smoking all day or anything..
I never let smoking interfere with my job or my workout routine- I kind of use it as a reward for doing these things I guess? It keeps me motivated knowing that at the end of a long day I can come home, relax, and enjoy a bowl
Do I get withdrawl from weed? I can’t really say… It’s pretty readily available where I live and I can get it for insanely cheap.. so I always have it or can usually get it easily. However, I’m currently at home for about a week at my parents and am not smoking.. would I right now if I could? sure. But I have no problems sleeping and don’t really care that I don’t have any. from reading all the posts above about withdrawl.. I don’t experience any of that
I guess it’s hard for me to say if I have a problem with it…. Does this make me sort of a ‘functioning pot smoker?’ But I don’t even know if i could call it that.. I would never smoke before or during work and generally don’t smoke on the weekends until sunday when I’m usually a little hungover from going out…
Guess what I am getting at.. do I have a problem? My thought is no… but I always see people saying that “oh i don’t have a problem with *insert substance*” when it is apparent to everyone that they DO definitely have a problem.
IDK- just bored at my parents house and browsing the internet!
She’s pretty girl!
i woke up this mornin and didnt have a bag for the first time in ten years, hard is an understatement!! not braggin by any means when i say i’ve smoked a quarter every two days for fifteen years. all i can say to you young clueless dipshits like idukky gold up there is get out while you can! this shit will control and consume your life if you keep doing it. bob’s post from 12-9-11 pretty much sums it up, if you were smart and had any sense at all you would listen to him.
U r so uptight… Light up a j dude
Its only bad for you if you do it alot.too much of any thing is bad
So its been a week and a half now since i quit smoking weed. I’m almost 19 yrs of age and I’ve been a stoner for almost 2 yrs. I smoked pretty much everyday of that time period, since its easy access and my friends always has it and so did I. Took some breaks but not for awhile (a day or three). I quit because I have to. I keep getting anxiety attacks, paranoia every time I smoke. I keep feeling my heart beat and freaking out about it like its gonna stop beating. I wasn’t getting anxiety attacks the 1st year and a half I smoke but I started getting it. I enjoyed smoking weed. Did not regret anything about it. It was good experience, until side effects punched in. The only thing I regret was smoking synthetic stuffs like any of kind K2, Freedom and most potent of all, 420 ultra. Smoking those crap changed me. It was bad. Its just not the same as weed. I use to be not scared of anything and now I am. I will not mention any of it, because I want you to experience it for yourself. It just changes everything about you. Back to quitting weed. So most of the side effects mentioned above or below are true. Still getting them, but i hope i get over it after. Soon. Im visiting my doctor tomorrow for some questions. Im just getting paranoid. Im glad to hear that the side effects mentioned are temporary and normal when quitting weed. I just want to change my life. Planning on joining the military. Most likely The Marine Corp. Im pretty sure it would make me busy and a good reason to quit. Still have weed on me like about 2 grams and a bowl worth of kief in my grinder, but i never touched it for a week and a half. I just keep telling myself NO, YOU CANNOT SMOKE THAT. It actually worked for me. since then, I never touched or smoked it. Im probably just gonna give it to one of my friends, including my piece pipes. So goodluck to anyone who plans on quitting weed. I cant wait for the results.
@Tony awesome post and yes it really helped, day 12 for me. I’m having the normal WD symptoms but I am not out of the weeds yet.
I have been a stoner for most of my adult life, I am in my mid 30′s and have been smoking an O a week. I am really looking forward to clarity and getting in touch with my connection to source once again. This site has helped me put things into perspective and now when I experience cravings or WD effects, I am okay with allowing myself to go through this. I do see the light at the end of the tunnel. 
cheers to all and best of luck on your journey.
hahaha i think this is some bullshit! marijuana is not addiciting and yes it sounds like you are just one of those people that dont handle weed well or should not be smoking weed. I smoke way more than you ever said you did(which was nothing) and i am not lazy one bit and no one ever knows i am high unless i tell them. yes i do believe that some people react differently to effects but how you handle them is just your true personality coming out. and lastly if you lose friends over marijuana then your just a bad friend in general.
Ok sit down kids let me tell you my story. Im from South Africa, been smoking for about 12 years. Hell i had control of the stuff for like 8 years. I could go without for up to a couple of weeks. I would only smoke with mates, occasionally by myself. In fact that is how i started. I organized a banky from a rugby team mate,who was a junior prefect at school, he said he had good stuff. It was shit pot thinking back. I had little clue of how to roll, i dont think i had even seen anybody roll one. I gabbed a bit, put stalks, seeds and all in a rizzler. It was a master piece, it looked like a rolled up sweet or a grid iron ball wrapped in a christmas cracker, nothing like a joint. It sounded like rice crispys, snap, crackle and pop where having a party in my rizzler .
I did this on my own accord just to see what the fuss was about, no peer pressure needed, reckon I was 18. None of my close mates smoked yet. After that i didnt smoke any weed for like 2 years.
I went to study art and alas, Mary Jane popped her head again. I enjoyed smoking it, gave me great ideas and found i could sit and paint and sculpt for hours. good times.
Lets skip a few years, say, up until about 3 years ago. I wont even go to when i lived in London, their Skunk is toxic man.
I moved cities again and for some reason i always find stoner friends. Hell it must be a “one love” thing.
I got a good job, started doing really well, kicking ass at what ever was put on my plate. I had great discipline, motivation and a certain charm that most people seemed to enjoy.
THEN slowly i started smoking more daily to get properly stoned. I did go through a similar patch a few years before, which i pulled through. I thought, Nah this stuff aint addictive.
I was quite the social guy, always meeting up with my different friend groups, pretty good with the ladies you know the usual story. Well, over the next 3 years i became more reclusive, only hanging with dudes that smoke and my art work production decreased rapidly. I ended up procrastinating, paranoid and started having panic attacks. I became increasingly scattered and my personality started to dim. I havent had a girlfriend in about 3 to 4 years. I have had short term shags and stuff but no real relationships. I started ridiculing myself and self introspection would depress me. The words i found myself repeating was “You foken idiot”, “what the hell you doing” and ‘so stupid’. These negative rantings played havoc on my social life as i became a whole lot less confident and became increasingly unable to deal with new people. I could never remember names or where i had met the person.
I thought i was just going through a phase. like true addiction style, i thought i had it under control. pfffffft.
The realiztion came when i went on a surf trip with a mate that used to smoke lightly but hasnt in years. We went to Indo. Some solid 6 to 8 ft waves where grinding on the reef. I could not back down i had to paddle out, i mean i used to handle that type of surf when i was younger. I shat myself, thought i was gonna die, ended up having a panic attack at the backline but could not let my mate no i was freaking out. Then i knew the pot made me paranoid even when not stoned.
Cold Turkey
So over this past festive season i managed to hook up with most of the crew that i grew up with and used to smoke with or had a great inpact on my enjoyment of the herb and i shared a last cheesy number with them. It was a perfect end to some really good and funny times.
My side effects are similar to what others say on this forum, Insomnia, head aches, mental dreams, night sweats, short temper even though im a really chilled person, and a weird feeling in my toes and feet when trying to sleep. DEFINITE withdrawal symptoms. I tell you one thing i will never miss greenies. That has to be one of the worst things to experience, i thought i was gonna die or was actually hoping i would die just to end that feeling.
All i can say to young pot heads, dont think you got it all worked out. If you want to get the benefits from pot, never smoke first thing in the morning and limit your self religiously to like once a month or something. I didnt control it, so i had to stop it. If i do smoke, i will probably end up in the same rut, again… So I ff-ed it up for myself.
You aint invincible. After prolonged use, weed is a cure for ambition. Peace!
my ex smokes weed every day when he does not smoke he is rude mean and cares only bout himself when he is high he is semi nice high or not he shows no emotion he has been smoking 35 years unable to fully connect with me cause i dont smoke but likes being with women who get drunk alot or smoke too! why and can i help him see his life is crap!!!!
can smoking pot change a personality or is the person who they are with or without weed
im really bugged by these mood swings when i stopped marijuana for a month
hey man, i have astma and me and my buddies smoke pot almost everyother if not every day. i think i remember it was a friday moring we just rolled up to school in our cars, and we all hoped in in my buddie chases van and we hotboxed in there which is smoking pot till you cant see shit in front you cause of all the smoke, anyways i like smoking pot me and my buddies are just the moderned day skater hippie bums in highschool and i mean like i like smokin pot but i really dont want to harm my lungs or anythings thats why i try to drink atleast a gallon or water a day. and it actually all started in 8th grade i think man haha, and i would like to stop but i dont know if i can i mean i know can and iv stoped for like 2 or 3 months before man i think, haha anyways man if anyone has any suggestions please hit me up some time thanks cya haha
I am 27 years old and have been habitually smoking weed for 13 years. I want to stop because I can see crystally clear how it has negatively impacted, and is impacting my life. I have been through HELL and back during my life in general, and used harder drugs to heal psychological scars (these addictions I overcame years and years ago), but cannabis has remained a constant comforter. I am ashamed to say this, but I have graduated college (A* student), held down responsible jobs, and started a family – all while I was stoned out of my tiny little mind. My tiny little mind is true to the word.. I know this is a cliche, but while smoking I am very, very happy. While I am stoned I am broad minded, clever, funny, outgoing, friendly, loving, and creative (which is important in my line of work). When I am not stoned, I feel I am NOTHING. I go from one EXTREME to the next. My crucial point is that although I am a very attractive, very intelligent young woman – I don’t have any friends, I feel I can no longer progress in my career, I am ashamed of my parenting skills, and I am very, very poorly. I am in constant pain with muscle cramps and have developed the condition M.E. I also suffer from anxiety, panic attacks, nightmares, and an inability to trust other people (due to bad decisions made while stoned). I thought I could do well in life while still leading a with a double life, guess what? I am now very lonely. Anyone who argues that cannabis is not BOTH psychologically and physically addictive is wrong, I wouldn’t have put myself through or caused the things I have if it wasn’t – neither would I still be struggling to stop, while I have the will.
Thank you for the effort you are making to help others. I appreciate this site.
Thanks
Just to add, I am very ill, and do not feel any pain when stoned. Yes – I believe cannabis can medicate illness in the short term, but like any other drug/medication it is not effective if while during the absence of thought you are actually worsening your health, and developing a worsened long term condition.
I realise I may be getting a little carried away here but to add – I have not had the ‘munchies’ now for the last 10 years. You lose that urge as time goes on, that too will go the opposite way. I begun substituting food with weed, lost my appetite, subsequently developing an eating disorder in addition to the rest.
Good luck, love and light everyone.
… to those of you who think it’s only bad if you do it alot – define alot. I’ve gone say 7 years smoking heavily every day, to 3 years heavily say 4 times a week. Then used for 1 year twice a month, to the next year – once a month (occasionally). Every single withdrawl is the same for me. Regardless of going a month without it, using once and going another month, it is the same as when I have stopped using everyday for years. Just because you use a small amount occasionally now, don’t be surprised when you begin doing more because you realise it aint as easy as you first thought – because it won’t be (as easy that is).
I’m only 17 i started smoking when I was 15. When i first smoked i loved it and i went on a literally 1 and a half year streak of smoking everyday. I wasn’t addicted, but i just loved to smoke, and one day i was at a party and me and few of my friends just smoked some blunts, and when we went back into the basement I realized that everyone who smoked was sitting down awkwardly not talking including myself. I also realized my speech was impaired even when i wasn’t high I couldn’t solve a problem for the life of me. So i stopped smoking for a few months and I felt much better. Now I still do smoke but only occasionally like on weekends or just a really boring day when there’s nothing to do. And honestly i feel fine if you regulate how much you smoke you’ll be just fine.
I smoke ALOT of weed. Wake and bake, high all day. Cant sleep or eat without it. I have been smoking pot heavily for the last 2 years, spent alot of money, and am still not ready to quit. I can smoke a blunt of real dank shit and feel almost nothing. I want to quit, but I know im not ready to. Im not sure what I would do with myself if I didnt smoke. It’s just somthing I do on a daily basis. I do everything I used to do before I started smoking, now I just do it high. But, like anything, I know I will eventually just get bored with it and quit. And to all you people who talk s*** about stoners and have never even tried smoking weed before, all I have to say is try it once. Its not nearly as bad as people say. It’s not like other drugs. I have a decent job, and am not a classless bum like most people would assume about smokers. I rarely drink, because I have seen way more people get hurt from drinking than smoking. Thats how it is, think what you want, but im gonna continue “keepin it green.”
theres one problem i never run out
Cannabis is an amazing herb with amazing healing abilities! Our government did one hell of a job making people think it’s bad! Cannabis is NOT to be used every day all day!!! But if used properly say once a month then it can be so positive! Fuck nothing is good for you if you do to much of it! Food, alcohol, caffeine! It’s called self control people! And if you don’t have any get some! Discipline is the key! I loved the comment about the guy who waits till the end of the day for a smoke or two! I wouldn’t say you have a problem bro!
started smoking at uni was a great student who tried hard and just loved getting blazed every night. id smoke a couple bowls and feel great. id want to go out high and be active, at this point in time it really enhanced the quality of my life. some of my best buds did and some didnt but id smoke every day regardless who i was chillin with. after a while i switched from glass to papers cuz i realized bacteria grow as a film on glass and cuz smoking a hand rolled spliff was the high point of my day pun intendwd. it was like that for a couple years always having a great time till about a year ago when i smoked a j, came inside and felt like i couldnt breathe, thought id popped a lung and my heart was racing and i felt an all consuming fear like i knew i would die and my final moments would not be serene but terror filled. wound up stumbling around pAssing out and smashing my face on corner of a table. now its a crapshoot, will i feel great relaxed and stoned or will it be hours of paranoia and dread. i dont think that just my state of mind has changed its like different switches in my brain get flicked depending on what i smoke. for th past couple years its been mostly high grade shit and i have noticed the stronger it is the worse i feel like physically weak, nervous, extrememly self conscious and paranoid about how every little thing. its miserable.
ive read some people are predisposed to panic attacks while most arent. ive read that it just depends on your state of mind. ive read that a racing heart and paranoia is normal but it didnt used to be for me. i made the mistake of smoming spice twice cuz my buddy was psyched on it but that shit is awful cant believe i wad so stupid. but i really think that getting blazed has revealed to me my addictive side where i love to get blazed everyday and be alone and it seems like my thoughts become totally self indulgent and depraved. maybe im ashamed of who i am when im high. either way i overthink shit and that is definitely not conducive to a happy high.
i doubt anybody is gonna read that chunk of text but i wanna say i think pot should be legal like booze cuz ive seen many of my friends smoke way more than i but with no issues but for me its like guaranteed panic attacks now, its hard to stop something you once loved and why the fuck does it fuck me up now is what i really want to know
It’s been fun for me reading these posts. I see a great deal of myself in them, especially the ones from ANON – although I don’t think I’m anywhere near as depressed as she is.
Up until January 1st this year I was what I call a high-functioning stoner, someone who leads a fairly normal life with a job and family and social life and hobbies etc, but who gets high as a fucking kite every night and wastes hours reading and watching all kinds of crap on the internet. I never thought it was a problem, my wife didn’t mind because I was always happy enough in my little stoned-funk and it’s better to be high at home than out drinking or getting into trouble.
But the problem for me was that now I’m 32 and I was beginning to feel that I’d left everything too late, that I’d squandered a vast amount of natural talent and potential. I’m in an okay job and we’re stable enough economically, but I realise now that if I’d never smoked weed I’d probably be as successful as my father has been. Weed has definitely held me back, I don’t think it affects your motivation in the way everyone thinks, because I was always motivated to work. It just makes you miss opportunities, either because you don’t see them coming or because you don’t react fast enough when you see them.
I’ve been off it for long enough now to see that I’m way better off without smoking. Of course I’d still love to smash one now on the roof of my house, especially because after such a long lay-off I’d get higher than I’ve been in years, but I just think what the hell for? It’s a downward spiral.
Everyone knows it’s just a phase and for some of us the phase lasts way too long. I’ll always love buds but I’m way happier now (when I’m not having a bad-ass mood swing hahahaha!).
Stoners never Win!!, your a dipshit, you never tried it yet you sure as hell will judge it. And you want to afford other things than buying weed? it’s called growing dumbass, its a plant that can be produced for next to nothing. isn’t it funny how the stoners are making more sense than the straight edge fags? second weed isnt slowly killing yourself, look at the age of willie nelson and tommy chong, I guarentee you’ll die at an earlier age then they will. do some research before you write your arguement on propaganda, no one takes comments from non-smokers seriously on the subject cause they all sound the same, like bullshit.
Stoners never Win!!, your a dipshit, you never tried it yet you sure as hell will judge it. And you want to afford other things than buying weed? it’s called growing dumbass, its a plant that can be produced for next to nothing. isn’t it funny how the stoners are making more sense than the straight edge fags? second weed isnt slowly killing yourself, look at the age of willie nelson and tommy chong, I guarentee you’ll die at an earlier age then they will. do some research before you write your arguement on propaganda, no one takes comments from non-smokers seriously on the subject cause they all sound the same, like bullshit.
i gotta quit smoking weed for these reasons and i believe many people would want this:
although i want to quit weed, i dont want to die never doing it again, i want to re-adjust myself to be a occasional user again
save money, if i was smoking once a month i would be saving hundreds of dollars a month, i smoke sometimes over 2 oz’s a month
i want to be an occasional user so i can appreciate the very rare times that i do smoke, i know it feels really good to smoke that first bowl after a week without weed, infact its the best bowl
i am living a lazy life while smoking weed, i want to start riding my bike and smoke the odd joint after 10km, its so hard to start exercising when your already stoned, but getting stoned in the middle of a hard workout doesnt make me wanna stop exercising
regaining some of my confidence would be the best thing to gain out of quitting for me, im smoking heavier and heavier every year because of all the problems ive had with friendships/relationships at my young age of 19, luckily i have a chance to start over but i really want to keep the people who become close around me, and for this i really need to be an occasional smoker
I was reading through this and I really have some things to say about the image you’re giving pot smokers. There is a difference in a pot smoker and an addict. you can abuse anything. when you’re running around your apartment, freaking out, and looking for change to buy pot.. you need to grow up.
if you think weed is to blame for your poor lifestyle and quitting will help improve it, then do it. but look at your character in general as well.. is weed really to blame? or did you abuse it and choose the lifestyle you now want to change.. if you sit around and smoke blunt after blunt all day, you probably really weren’t committed to any life plans you may have made.
people use pot for a number of health and recreational reasons. it’s been shown most brain chemical imbalance problems are affected positively, many significantly, by the use of marijuana. people have a hatred for this plant because for so long we’ve been at war with it. . and war begets war.
I smoke just about everyday but often go days without it. I smoke for a number of reasons.. stress from work, relaxation, creative thinking, peace of mind, meditation, and the list goes on. you dont smoke to get high all the time, just one toke of medical dro could have many beneficial affects in a person. I’m a composer/producer/songwriter and run my own studio. a LOT of my time goes into music. smoking just a little gives me a huge boost in both my creativeness and my attention span.
I have a great family life and spend time with them very often. I make good money and have no fear of losing my job. I have a huge social life and very close friends who would take a bullet for me. I play many sports year round. I have a good education. I’m intelligent, ambitious, creative, sociable, and have a very fulfilling life.
pot has helped me see past mild depression, boredom, anxiety, pains, symptoms from being sick, insomnia… etc. etc. and lightens my mood instantly.
moderation is the key.
i started smoking weed when i was 19 an im now 25 ive just realised that i wasted 6 years of my life working becuase all the work an all the money i eraned went str8 to weed i now had to quit my job to stop smoking weed an there were many reasons i quit my job to but smoking weed was 1 of them once u have gone past the 3 4 days stage u start to become normal u start to realise how u was how you act all you had on ur mind was weed you didnt care about what any1 said you never felt excited about anything alll weed does is drag you down more ways than 1 ive only stopped for 3 days but i know in myself i will never go back to it yeah it makes you not think about things an stuff people go through hard times but it dont mean you have to turn to weed i thought weed would help but all it does is make things wrose if ur going through hard times speak to som1 who will listen who u can trust who you love dont do what i did an waste 6 hole years of ur life cuase in the end you will regret it like i do now
So, here’s my story. I’ve been clean for four days and I am looking to stay clean. However, I must say that I really want to keep living that clean life. For the folks who think they can smoke weed in a positive way I just ask that you listen up carefully! When I began smoking it was just to be cool however, the ending story isn’t so fun. So like I was a novice on the sence of weed. At first I was just like all you.. I could roll a joint or blunt. I lost more weed than I could smoke b/c I was a novice lol..Then came the time when I started meeting other smokers and I really enjoyed waking and baking everyday all day and in between days…I was so gone for about six months..your boy was now offically a glorified pot head…Now mind you I graduated from college, I’m in a great career, and I have a family..Well all along my wife didn’t know that I was smoking..but with smoking came infedility which almost killed us..but the worse was when I got into a fight with the wife and then I went out to be Free…yeah! I was able to go clubbing that night along with just being me…I was tried of being this professional guy..I mean I liked it but I wanted to traverse on the dark side…and here’s what happen that night…Basically, I went out bought some weed for some random guy…Got really high and went into this club where I was just dancing away while the wife was at home…Then all of a sudden it hit me! Something started to happen to me…Basically, I black out in the club..how embrassing…then all I remember next is that I woke up with vomit on my clothes outside the club and someone was trying to help get me home but I was so far gone..Then I blacked out again and the person I think just left me there and the cops picked me up and took me in…The next morning I finally woke up and realized that I really had blown it…For such a long time..I thought I was mister cool..trying to cheat on my wife..trying to get high like I was some dumb teenager with no control…and surely I was…I had lost it…Thankfully I was able to get home but the pain, lost of money, broken relationships with family and friends was NOT worth getting high at all. I know people say smoke in moderation and that weed is okay…For these people I would say that please don’t say this b/c of the simply fact that more people experience the DARk side of weed more than the light/positive side…There are more horror stories of people making dumb decision under weed verse making great decisions..So in essence I feel blessed to still be alive to tell my sad story..Today, I’m clean, I have my family back and I’m alive and well. I don’t need weed. But I do need Jesus and my awesome family…I love you guys out there..Please don’t encourage people that weed is positive b/c ur strong and positive when u use it b/c they might end up losing their jobs, dreams, money, friends, family, life, confidence,a sound mind, a great personality, parents, self-worth, etc! God bless!
recently i got fed up with people coming to my house to smoke because they couldnt smoke elsewhere. i began looking from the outside-in and realize what my home must look like to my neighbors. i personally think i am a well dressed, well mannered person, but some of my “friends” arent. they pull into my driveway blasting “smoke weed” music, talking about the “good shit” they have, pretty much your basic “ghetto” stoner shit. it came to a point where i began to become like them. after realizing that, i had to shut it down. i told everyone i wasnt smoking anymore and there would be no more of it at my house. any predictions on what happened next?
you guessed it. they stopped coming around. the people i spent years of my life with, the people that i have helped in their times of need just cut communication with me. this impacted my social life alot. i thought i would be the loser guy on the block with no friends and tons of intelligence. turns out, i ended up making new friends. people who arent around just for marijuana related issues. it turns out, just after a couple of weeks my life has taken a drastic turn for the better. and i have more money available!
separate yourself from certain people and you will do better! (in my case at least) if its weed keeping you together, its only a matter of time before youre together in a bad situation. take control. dont let it happen to you! im too adult for this bullshit now.
good luck all!
Im 4 days in now to quitting weed and its unbelieveable. The 1st day was the hardest but my mind is set right. Im 28 and been smoking since i was 14, half my life now. All my friends smoke and some of them more then me. Ive had the loss of appitite and mild sweating, but thats about it. I smoked everyday for the last 10 years, this much i do know. I decided to stop because I was puking in the morning, every morning for the last month almost. Sometimes id hit a bowl and actually swollow the smoke, I believe casing my upset stomach. 4 days in thou and I do find im more bitchy about people but I know its a withdrawal symtom. Im gonna go a month, and decide from there what I wanna do but I cant see myself really smoking anymore. I feel like its time to move on….Keep it up people, do it for yourself and your health, much love!
Weed= cant text my gf cux im trippin, cant answer de.phone cuz im trippin, cant look at family members in de eyes, u kno ppl look at u strange !! U kno it!! Nd u hate it!! Ima personally stop, after.,4yrs, nd ima buy a car,finish college, get a gf nd feuck her all nite!! Nd when im 65 yrs old n retire, ima buy a house in de woods next to a river, nd grow lots of weed nd smoke my whole dam weed forest!! Lets get down to earth guys, still keep de I nd I rasta deep inside!
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