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Re: going to rehab for weed [Re: Arcanum]
#12102683 - 02/26/10 03:00 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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What's pathetic is how you guys think the OP is STUPID enough to not try to just stop.
He hasn't tried, he continues to score and vape 
All he needs to do is not buy weed and have a very restless nights sleep... I can't put it any more bluntly then that.
Stop trying to overthink it, he just loves the ganja.
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Re: going to rehab for weed [Re: Chubba]
#12102778 - 02/26/10 03:15 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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I take it you have no idea what addiction feels like?
Denial is one thing, but when you KNOW you have a problem... then you have a problem. Period. It doesn't matter what the problem is, there's a problem somewhere. The brain isn't stupid enough to just make up shit like that.
He's addicted to weed. It doesn't matter if it's psychological or physical. IT'S ADDICTION. He WANTS to quit getting high everyday, but he can't even imagine doing it. He's had coke and H binges. He's falling behind in school. His relationships with others are failing. There's a deeper reason behind it all, I promise you.
COMORBIDITY...
It's not overthinking, it's common sense.
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Re: going to rehab for weed [Re: Arcanum]
#12102808 - 02/26/10 03:19 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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I take it you have no idea what addiction feels like?
I've essentially smoked everyday for 11 years as has a lot of other people posting in this thread. It took me 6 years to have my first day off smoking pot and I started when I was 15, very similar to the OP's story... I was in a MAJOR rut, much worse then the OP... and you know what, it was all better within a few days 
He already came back in and cleared up the coke and heroin, that's a non-issue.
Dropping out of school is for rehab, what you are suggesting... there's the possibility that he can have a break, clear his mind and refocus and stay at school.
He relationships are failing because he's stoned all day, not the other way around, remove the habitual pot use and it might go back to normal.
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Re: going to rehab for weed [Re: Radar]
#12102812 - 02/26/10 03:20 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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Radar said:
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notapillow said: this IS pathedic
i understand you like pot
i like pot
its hard to stop smoking pot...when you like it so much
but if its become detrementla
then dont smoke so much pot
its very very simple
you dont need to waste money over it
"Brilliant job...now lets take you over to the anorexia ward and then maybe we can swing by the PTSD guys at the VA before we go to see the gambling addicts, if we have time we have few OCD patients we want you to fix as well. Don't want to get your hopes up BUT we're thinking Nobel for this new break thru of yours...... 'Just Don't Do It' so simple, how could we not have seen this...."
who are you quoting?
also iv seen heroin addicts broken with the simple. im not gonna do heroin anymore tek
its def hard and it takes alot of changes to your personal life as well
but yeah
just dont do it
or maybe even just cutting back. is doable
dont waste money. if you wanted to that i would say buy alot of weed
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Re: going to rehab for weed [Re: Chubba]
#12103153 - 02/26/10 04:15 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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Chubba said: Dropping out of school is for rehab, what you are suggesting...
I never said anything about rehab. Check it.
I'm saying it's a bigger problem than "Dood, just don't be lazy and stop. *inhale* ----- *exhale*"
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im a total zombie everyday. i wake up and hit my volcano. pass out. eat a ton of food. and repeat.
i have no job and im taking the semester off,
i sit around my apt all day and smoke weed + consume drugs/alcohol.
im just done with it i guess and its hard for me to break the cycle
Now... read it again, but this time, consider the fact that it's NOT you. It's someone else who has DIFFERENT thoughts and a DIFFERENT way of doing things.
That's great that you were able to quit easily, I wish I could quit things like that, but that's you. You obviously have never considered rehab for cannabis, ergo, his problem is much more severe than yours ever was. It doesn't matter if it was only a year, it doesn't matter if it was 50 years.
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Re: going to rehab for weed [Re: Atheist]
#12103346 - 02/26/10 04:45 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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Its all about willpower, its hard to stop, but rehab is a waste of money. Take a vacation for a few weeks, it will be cheaper and probably just as effective. I don't even understand why heroin addicts goto rehab, detox makes sense, rehab doesn't. If you get an extended amount of clean time anywhere, it gets easier to stay clean, you don't need all the counseling and drs. Just my 2 cents, but this is coming from someone that's kicked dope several times, and has known many people with drug problems.
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Re: going to rehab for weed [Re: fapjack]
#12103552 - 02/26/10 05:13 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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Holy shit, this thread is a shitstorm.
Atheist, I support you with either decision. Do what you think is best for yourself.
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Re: going to rehab for weed [Re: Atheist]
#12103742 - 02/26/10 05:40 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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As everyone else has pointed out: Humans can exhibit all sorts of habitual, obsessive-compulsive type behaviors that are difficult to break.
Sex addicts, gamblers, shoplifters, people that count steps, wash hands...the list goes on and on.
To deny that people have difficulty stopping behaviors is shortsighted.
To dismiss it as a matter of "willpower" is probably just as effective as telling someone to "turn to jesus" as the answer.
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Re: going to rehab for weed [Re: badchad]
#12103757 - 02/26/10 05:41 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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Seriously?
Clearly this is a joke.
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Well, I quit for a few months (started again roughly two weeks ago) and there didn't pass a single day where I thought *sigh* i'd like some herb.
I'm drunk and stoned right now Fuck quitting, I stopped thinking about negatives about weed (it's all in your head, fuck being paranoid) it's only been positive.
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Re: going to rehab for weed [Re: Beanhead]
#12105510 - 02/26/10 11:13 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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I know what you mean dude:
Weed to me makes everything more interesting, to a point where shit isn't interesting without it. So when I use to have fun doing shit with friends, it becomes, smoking weed while doing shit with friends, it just tacks itself on to everything you do. Then the end result is a total loss of motivation, because at least you have weed. Its tough, just cold turkey it, the hard part is recognizing the existence of the issue. I like to say it like, if getting a sac was as easy as pushing a button, you and I would both press that button forever, and do nothing else, and I know thats not really what we want. Weed can be cool used in moderation, but once your natural levels of anandamide start dropping, and your brain depends on that external source, THC, you're dependent. You feel "low" without it, and need it to feel normal.
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Re: going to rehab for weed [Re: ninjaneo]
#12105641 - 02/26/10 11:51 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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dont waste your money on rehab
go live in the wilderness for a month
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Re: going to rehab for weed [Re: badchad]
#12106383 - 02/27/10 07:05 AM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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I actually had a real addiction, I was shooting heroin everyday. I know a lot of potheads, I don't know any that were out robbing, stealing, doing B&Es, and prostituting themselves for weed, I know quite a few that did it for heroin. If I could stop using heroin by getting a way, joe shmoe can stop using weed the same way.
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Re: going to rehab for weed [Re: ninjaneo]
#12106436 - 02/27/10 07:30 AM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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ninjaneo said: I know what you mean dude:
Weed to me makes everything more interesting, to a point where shit isn't interesting without it. So when I use to have fun doing shit with friends, it becomes, smoking weed while doing shit with friends, it just tacks itself on to everything you do. Then the end result is a total loss of motivation, because at least you have weed. Its tough, just cold turkey it, the hard part is recognizing the existence of the issue. I like to say it like, if getting a sac was as easy as pushing a button, you and I would both press that button forever, and do nothing else, and I know thats not really what we want. Weed can be cool used in moderation, but once your natural levels of anandamide start dropping, and your brain depends on that external source, THC, you're dependent. You feel "low" without it, and need it to feel normal.
I know mate, it quite annoys me. Because I sometimes actually do feel "low" without it. There are diffirent factors to that though (not posting here ; )
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Re: going to rehab for weed [Re: Atheist]
#12108472 - 02/27/10 02:26 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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I applaud you for taking the initiative to get some help. Everyone needs help letting go of things sometimes, no matter what it is. Good for you, dude, and I hope everything works out for you.
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