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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: mellowparty]
#16548682 - 07/18/12 09:49 AM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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i swear a fucking interdimensional entity just stole the bowl to my bong
i can't fucking find it anywhere though, foreal, and im positive i already smoked out of it today
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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: k00laid]
#16548686 - 07/18/12 09:50 AM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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is it in the bong?
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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: k00laid] 1
#16549213 - 07/18/12 11:33 AM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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I think marijuana is an addictive substance. Personally I think most chronic smokers Are addicted to marijuana, but are in denial, as if you bring up the idea of addiction they heavily throw in their opinion that "Weed isn't addictive, you can't get addicted to weed, ever!" It's like, are you people really that blind?
Try quitting, not just for a week, for a few months, see how 'easy' it is, and don't substitute some other drug for it. It's not very easy. You're gonna have urges, you're gonna get grumpy, and you're going to want to get high. If that's not an addiction, then everything else that's supposedly addictive- alcohol, opiates, benzos, those aren't 'addictive' either.
I dunno, I've had a lot of arguments on the IRC with people about it as well, and I still conclude that marijuana is addictive, if it weren't you wouldn't be having those urges.
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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: Maverick]
#16549373 - 07/18/12 12:07 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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That's where psychological vs. physical addiction comes in. If I'm doing shit instead of smoking, I don't get the urge to smoke. It's when you try and quit without making any changes, then it becomes a pain in the ass.
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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: mellowparty]
#16549382 - 07/18/12 12:11 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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I just quit (again) 2 days ago, mainly motivation reasons.
Once I get high I sit inside and play xbox and won't go out.
I need a job and girlfriend and weed is my anti-those.
i think I will; always smoke it now and again though. Especially when/if I get old, gonna blaze all day.
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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: k00laid]
#16549390 - 07/18/12 12:12 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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k00laid said: i swear a fucking interdimensional entity just stole the bowl to my bong
i can't fucking find it anywhere though, foreal, and im positive i already smoked out of it today
That happened to me once when I was tripping, except it was the entire bong.
It showed up in the corner of my parents office two weeks later.
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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: fiddle]
#16549551 - 07/18/12 01:10 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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maddlevi said: That's where psychological vs. physical addiction comes in. If I'm doing shit instead of smoking, I don't get the urge to smoke. It's when you try and quit without making any changes, then it becomes a pain in the ass.
Yup, that's where I'm agreeing. Some people believe however that there is no psychological addiction, or that psychological addictions are baloney, and that's just not true. Before I quit smoking almost a month ago, I had never taken more than a 3 day break in the past 8 years. My peak smoking was a QP a week, and that was for a long while when I was up in Portland. When I quit I had to deal with a lot of psychological issues, such as severe anxiety and moderate depression. I didn't know what to do with myself, all I wanted to do was get high. The psychological aspect of any addiction can be just as vexing as the physical addiction, maybe less harmful for your body, but still just as mentally damaging. It took me a lot of effort, I cleaned and put my glass away so I wouldn't have urges to scrape it, I built myself a roadbike so I would have a way to physically exercise and have something to do when the urges became really strong, and I stopped hanging out with friends who like to smoke weed all the time.
I still get slight urges to want to feel that feeling of being high, but it's subsided past the point of being an anxiety issue. I feel a lot better on a day to day basis, my energy levels are higher, and I'm an all around quicker thinker. Another issue I've overcome is eye contact. When I was always stoned it was difficult for me to maintain eye contact, and my tone of voice was a lot different. These changes came gradually over the past 3-4 weeks, but I'm returning to normal.
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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: Maverick]
#16549762 - 07/18/12 02:07 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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I'm certainly psychologically addicted to Cannabis. I'm at a point in my life where I should stop smoking in order to be more productive but it's so hard because all my friends smoke, and I happen to get free nugs a lot of the time.
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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: Acaterpillar]
#16549856 - 07/18/12 02:28 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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Acaterpillar said: I'm certainly psychologically addicted to Cannabis. I'm at a point in my life where I should stop smoking in order to be more productive but it's so hard because all my friends smoke, and I happen to get free nugs a lot of the time.
Same boat but also use it for pain and sleep issues far better then any pharm Ive tired.
I honestly dont think ill every quit quit using weed, I smoke everyday still work a full time and part time job and go to the gym 3 times a week.
Physiological additive sure but to be honest I'm happier most of the time and sleep better then I do with out it. Maybe I just know me and I know im gonna get fucked up on something I would rather it be weed then half the other drugs Ive done .
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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: Acaterpillar]
#16549863 - 07/18/12 02:30 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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Acaterpillar said: I'm certainly psychologically addicted to Cannabis. I'm at a point in my life where I should stop smoking in order to be more productive but it's so hard because all my friends smoke, and I happen to get free nugs a lot of the time.
until now I have only found closer family, but unfortunately they don't appreciate smoking, so I guess it's win-win? I am healthier, they see more of me
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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: willo]
#16550074 - 07/18/12 03:20 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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My friends wont be a problem as I don't have any
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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: k00laid]
#16550813 - 07/18/12 05:44 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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k00laid said: i swear a fucking interdimensional entity just stole the bowl to my bong
i can't fucking find it anywhere though, foreal, and im positive i already smoked out of it today
i still havent found it.
i have moved every piece of furniture in my room.
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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: k00laid] 1
#16551207 - 07/18/12 07:23 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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k00laid said:
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k00laid said: i swear a fucking interdimensional entity just stole the bowl to my bong
i can't fucking find it anywhere though, foreal, and im positive i already smoked out of it today
i still havent found it.
i have moved every piece of furniture in my room.
You probably smoked it.
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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: Maverick]
#16551808 - 07/18/12 09:22 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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I am a full on addict as well. I'm in a very similar situation as the OP - if I go two days without cannabis I get short tempered and anxious; it also kills my hunger and sleep. When I smoke, I dont get nearly as high as I did when I smoked less often.
but its all good, because I toke everyday. I cant imagine my life without weed and I dont want to. It's my medicine, in the sense that it doesnt get me high anymore, it makes me feel right. It's not necessary to quit man, it's much easier and more enjoyable to get your shit together. Do stuff while being high, trust me it's not that hard especially for daily tokers like u. I go to college and study high, I also went to work high when I had a job. Fuck it, toke on.
The munchies are the toughest part to straighten out but come on, have a little self control man. The act of smoking is not that unhealthy, neither for the body or the mind.
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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: GEncore]
#16551844 - 07/18/12 09:28 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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GEncore said: but its all good, because I toke everyday. I cant imagine my life without weed and I dont want to. It's my medicine, in the sense that it doesnt get me high anymore, it makes me feel right. .
That's what we call an addiction. If you can't live Normally without feeling Normal, and need to rely on a substance to make you feel normal, then you've got an addiction, you've got a problem. It's not a medicine, you're just a bit weak willed.
When you Do come around, when you do finally quit, and after about a week of abstaining, maybe two, You'll start functioning normally again, you won't have these urges "well what should I do, all I want to do is get high." You will begin to feel more energized, you will start seeing the world in a different light. The occasion you might still get high on a non chronic level of use will be absolutely psychadelic, rather than just something that makes you feel normal.
I was like that myself though, I can't say you're 'wrong' for feeling that way, I can say you've closed yourself off though, and life is not going to be as fruitful while you're always high.
Working and studying and such aren't hard to do high, but you will notice an improvement in how you interact with people if you sober up.
If it's your appetite that you're worried about, that comes back within a week. You can also take other things that aide in appetite stimulation, there are many types of vitamins that do.
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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: Maverick]
#16551866 - 07/18/12 09:32 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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Medicine was probably not the right word, and I agree I'm addicted and weak willed. I just dont mind for the time being because I enjoy being high and its not fucking with my life so far. I've taken monthly tolerance breaks and it wasn't that good. I know I'm not in an ideal state of mind by relying on a substance, but I'm still young and figuring out how to live ideally.
You're totally right about the interaction and the psychedelic experience things though. That's something to think about, and if I do quit it'll be because of that.
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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: GEncore]
#16552078 - 07/18/12 10:17 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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Been weed free for a little while now, stopped counting the days... after like 7 years straight smoking, I can say this, right now being sober feels like a high. Maybe cuz I haven't experienced it in so long... It was weird at first and kinda of uncomfortable, but this is great. When it gets old I'll burn one again, but this shit is pretty "dope"
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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: GEncore]
#16552149 - 07/18/12 10:27 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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GEncore said: Medicine was probably not the right word, and I agree I'm addicted and weak willed. I just dont mind for the time being because I enjoy being high and its not fucking with my life so far. I've taken monthly tolerance breaks and it wasn't that good. I know I'm not in an ideal state of mind by relying on a substance, but I'm still young and figuring out how to live ideally.
You're totally right about the interaction and the psychedelic experience things though. That's something to think about, and if I do quit it'll be because of that.
Also if you decide to try to get government grants it's good to quit, as the cost of being caught isn't worth it. You end up having to pay back what they gave you. D:
But if you can manage and cope without it affecting your life for awhile, enjoy it while you can, I've just come to a conclusion that if I'm ever to become a pothead again, I'm waiting until I have a source of reliable income, even wait till retirement, so that it won't affect my life and the outcome of my future. I'm almost 27 and I'm only now getting back into school from dropping out of a decent university at 19. I dropped out because I was enjoying getting high, traveling and going to festivals too much. It was fun, but now I wish I had realized the essence of moderation.
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Re: I think I should stop smoking weed [Re: Kada]
#16555257 - 07/19/12 04:06 PM (11 years, 8 months ago) |
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Kada said: It's not the weed. Your just lazy and you know it so it pisses you off and keeps you angry. Don't blame the weed. Change your life. Your unhappy. I know because I was there. I moved and got a job that makes me work my ass off. I've lost 40 pounds in the last 3 months and I am strong as fuck now. My skin issues cleared up and I am a vegetarian (mostly). I do smoke weed, but only like 2 times a day now. Only a few small bowls a day instead of like 12. I sold my car and walk, bike or take public transit everywhere I go.
Change shit up and bring yourself back to life. Get off the computer and turn the tv off. It will help. I rarely even get online anymore. Too much interesting shit in the real world to check out. At least go find a new hobby that will get you out of the house.
i forfeited my right to drive for a while after a night of xanax and mxe, and I really prefer not having a car.
i have to walk 1.5 miles to the bus stop to get to and from work, but otherwise id be sitting on my couch walking 0.0 miles, so it keeps me healthy.
a healthy body is associated with a healthy mind more than an unhealthy body, so stack the odds in your favor and exercise
i find i only get depressed and want to quit smoking weed only when im being super lazy and not stimulating myself enough.
go out and work really hard at something
sorry i smoked too much weed before i wrote this
Edited by AgingHippy (07/19/12 04:08 PM)
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