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 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.
ok im 19 years old, 6’2 about 130lbs (i wish i could gain some lbs lol) i smoked for about 5 or 6 years and smoked when i woke up after class befor i went to bed… if i was awake and had some i would be smoking it. just recently quit. heres the thing every day now i get up with a bad stomach ache some times it last all day, feeling like i need to throw up, head aches that feel worse than hang overs, i LOVE food but now i have to force my self to eat its so bad i shake when eating. i havent lossed any weight yet but im afraid i will very soon. and not being able to sleep like my hole body is tired and i will lay in bed with all lights off and after 20min or so of my eyes closed im energized and the list goes on it sounds like “annonymous February 6, 2010 at 12:21pm” and i have the same simptons what do i do???
The first time I got high was in 7th grade, and it just went on from there. Now I’m 28, I blaze all day, every day. I have a great family, and a great life, but it’s time to move on. I need a job to help my family survive, but the only way I can get one is by deceiving the test with fake urine. That is BS. I have to quit. I sit and toke instead of doing things that are more important because I would rather be high. You kids say you would rather fuck and be stoned all day? Wait a few years, till you get married and have a baby…wait till your family needs you, but your too fucking stoned to get off your ass, then see how much fun it is then. -Signed a Mom who’s quit day is tomorrow
I only stop for couple days due to a upcoming drug test and it already bugging me out
i feel much angry, mad and somehow i can smell better (my nose wasnt really working well when i was high)
i want to know how do you kill those feelings? i can still work and act normally but deeply in my mind i feel the angry and unhappy, please help me! email me!
I have been smoking for about a 3 years now. I must say a few things first. I would never want my child to partake because I do believe that to certain personality types it can become addictive and for some it is a gateway as they say. My husband has smoked 15+years and he smokes weekends and 1 bowl every night. He has a great job. However myself, I started smoking again because my husband was smoking and I decided to smoke too. Not nearly as much as him. Then, last year I became extremely suicidal. I mean I have been like that ever since I was 15 years old. Anyways, thankfully I had found a website that saved my live, (seriously). I went to a therapist and she said that maybe you have bipolar. I am 25 years old and have never been told that before. She gave me all these meds that are extremely potent and can cause fetal deformation and all this other stuff. I thought to myself, what in the hell did she put me on. I took myself off everything and stuck with depression medicine and I started smoking weed way more often. I have noticed that my family life is much much better. I can control my moods and my brain doesn’t go a million miles an hour. I do notice though that I am forgetful. I can be very lazy from time to time. Sometimes it makes me want to just veg and other times I will smoke and start cleaning EVERYTHING. Weird, ha. I now feel much better these days and I want to quit just because I notice that I cough more and I thought if the bowl has that much black gooey resin from a couple bowls; my lungs are shot. I am though scared to quit because I never want to feel the same way as I did last year. I am so scared of myself when I don’t smoke. I mean I am afraid that I will become depressed and actually end my life this time. Do you have any advice on how to quit slowly so my mind doesn’t freak out. My last attempt was cold turkey but I am having a really hard time quitting. I become mad, irritated, no patience, jaw tightens, my mind thinks about everything at once and they are not positive, I become desperate and scrape everything I can, look around the area that I smoke and trying to find enough to feel something and then I start all over again. Then when I can’t find any I become really really upset at my husband for not keeping it in stock at all times. Please if anyone has advice to offer I am all eyes.
Smoking weed is a good thing if it benefits your individual life in some way more then it hurts it. If you have gone to school and are making good money and are not worried about drug tests then weed is a great cruising speed for enjoying the rest of your life. Especially if you do not spend money on other drugs. If smoking weed is all the drugs you do and you have the money to support it and it is not making you broke then by all means do it. It is as simple as that. You live once. Enjoy lifes novelties.
here’s the truth about weed from a 33 year old experienced ex-chronic —- weed will be your best friend in the initial phases of use.
i used it during college got good grades, made more frineds, medicated anxiety and depression with it and it was a loyal friend……….. then abrubtly without warning, it will stab you in the back, cause you to have social anxiety, paranoia, fear, forgetfulness, and be isolated from your heart, friends and family and all that is important. i dont regret using but i regret remaining loyal to an unloyal friend — it’s like dating someone who made you feel so warm and happy etc. then cheats on you with all your friends and keep you wanting more and unable to stop. unfortunatel people have to learn this the hard way. All the best, and much love for all the good people on here may peace be with you
Dear Fj Fieldhouse
You’ll b fine No lasting effects at all.
Don’t worry
Brenda
People who have anxiety while smoking, or just have anxiety in general, are most likely also severely deficient in magnesium. Magnesium deficiency is probably the cause of most people’s anxiety problems, and is natural and works better than prescription drugs (which have many side effects of their own)
Magnesium has changed my life and many others. Make sure you get a good form like “Magnesium Glycinate” or anything ending in ‘ate’, not the cheap oxide form.
Google “Magnesium cures anxiety” or something similar for more reading
Hello my name is Renee and I’ve been clean for 48hrs. I am addicted to marijuana and used it for nearly 30 years minus 4 while in the Army, 3 heavy in church, and on and off 3-4 month breaks. However some how I seem to relapse and pick up smoking again. This is one of the hardest battles I’ve ever faced and I know for sure its addictive. In the last 48 hrs I only sleep after tossing and turning, this BS sucks. I know I can do it I done it before. This time I plan to take others advice and start a journal, more exercising, breaking off ties and unhealthy friendships, and lastly be self determined not to use again. I been where I am tonite and I pray I don’t be a fool again…if these 2 days can become 2 weeks, then 2 months, who knows maybe I can make it 2 years! Please give some feedback and trust I will start a journal because I feel enough is enough, not to mention all the cash I’ve lost ova the years! Its sad and I’m sad when I think about it. Now will I lose or gain weight? When will I be able to sleep because now its a task that takes all nite 3-4 am…why? I don’t wish this on anyone so if you are clean stay that way. I sure hope I have the will and support to do the right thing. Readers be blessed, Renee
Someone show me a detailed and approved scientific account of marijuana being hazardous to your health in the long-run,
and then I will believe.
Until then, nothing has really been proven here, and marijuana makes me feel good, man. I’m going to keep smoking until I have proof.
Still a lot of conflicting studies out there about Mary Jane. Ultimately I always come to the conclusion it can’t be good for me. Mainly the smoking part. Vaporizers do interest me though. I’m sure they would lessen any negative effects. Too bad it is illegal.
Have quit a few times but the she always seems to draw me back. I think I’ve smoked so long because it helps me relax. I was always a pretty high strung guy so unitentionally its probably been a form of self medication. Probably will need to quit soon though, the wife and I are talking more about having kids.
I heard a funny quote about alcohol. “Not drinking doesn’t make you live longer, it just makes you feel like you live longer.” Perhaps the same thing could be said for Mary Jane.
Control, Control, Control. Exercise the mind and your freedom. Do not be weak or irresponsible. Love God first. Love your family. Love your friends. Love your enemies. It is your choice to use or not to use. Be responsble for your actions. Work hard and truthfully. Whether you use marijuana or not, stay positive. I personally understand the benefits of using or not using. It relates to different people in various ways. I applaud self-control and taking responsibility for one’s actions. Don’t let a pleasure turn into a nightmare. Too much of a good thing can be a terrible burden. Your life is but one struggle in the community of struggles. Be prepared to accept the consequences of your actions and react according to your dominantly positive perspective. Our greatest opponent is our own self. Discipline is necessary for proper growth. We can convince ourselves of anything. Be proactive in your affairs. Enjoy life and take it easy on each other. I enjoy the use of marijuana, but acknowledge when my enjoyment needs to be set aside. Take breaks. Quit. Or continue. The choice is yours. Just remember that life is unpredictable in many ways for us. Don’t ignore the ones in your life who treat you the best. If you are Christian, love the Lord with all your heart, mind, and soul. If you are any other religion, seek relationships where good common ground may be established. If you Athiest, please understand the positive spiritual influence trying to be conveyed. Be good to yourself and each other. I thank God for marijuana and the strange effect it has on human beings. I respect other people’s opinions and want the world to prosper from the richness of diversity within it. Do what you feel must be done, and face the music like a champion. Control or be controlled. The choice is yours. I wish you the best in life, and hope your struggle is enjoyable at necessary times. Peace, love, and hope. Be optimistic and you may succeed. You shape your own path through life. You are not alone in the process.
Interesting comments….I have now gone 10 days sober-no pot and feel much better. I took up smoking weed when I was 17 and am now almost 54. Take it from me, the weed available now is 50x more potent than most of the weed I smoked 30 or even 20 years ago. In defense of it, I have raised a family, had good jobs, even have a advanced black belt in karate. But the fact remains-I have used it to calm my bouts of colitis-no prescription drug works better, but then get munchies and aggravate the condition further. And now after losing a job, must be able to pass a drug screen. The drug testing has improved and now it is harder to sneak by it with those high priced drinks all over the net. I tried it and failed my test anyway. I do believe if done occasionally it is much safer than tobacco or alcohol. However, everyday smoking causes irritability,moodiness,withdrawal from others, loss of concentration, and lack of energy. It isn’t harmless people so do not try to justify it as completely safe. Stopping is extremely difficult, the longest break in my 37 years was just 3 months… this time I hope to go for months, then determine if I can chance an occasional toke.
Like anything else, too much is not going to help you,but hurt you. My 21 year old son has also quit with me, it is difficult, but exercise, good nutrition, and steely determination is needed to conquer this complex drug that has real and lasting side effects. Thanks for the good articles and support!
Been smoking for 6 years, one and a half year solid (3-4 joints a day).. I just realized I have a problem.. but i keep thinking the next joint will make it go away.. ill try to turn it down a bit, but who knows.. it might just help to smoke some more..
WEED is good, but when I smoked every night before bed alone. I would feel really paranoid, and feel like I was being watched, was pretty scary haha. Ive been smoking for about 2 years, I have recently started up again after 6 months. An easy way for me to take breaks for a while, is when I go on vacation with my family, I never bring or speak about weed, buts its pretty damn hard not to think about it when you in some boring ass small town.
I started to blaze when I was in grade 10 and i can tell you weed will run your life, if not make you want to try other harder drugs. In grade 11 I was going to get high with my friends at a place where you had cross a a street where the speed limit was 90kmh and you guessed it i got hit by a chevy malibu. you think I’d learn my lesson but i dident and continued to blaze. now I just turned 18 and am ready to get my life back togeather. the thing that will help anyone quit an addiction is finding other hobbies to do like working out or getting someone to care for. a healthy lifestyle is the key of quiting any drug and i would know first hand.
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