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Marijuana Addiction? pssht
#22141827 - 08/25/15 04:52 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I smoked weed every single day for at least 7 years straight. I was put on probation and was stressing out about having to quit smoking. But damn it was much easier than i expected to stop.
First two or three days, out of habit, i would finish doing something such as eating a meal, then my mind would trigger that its time to smoke. Seconds after that thought id be like "ohhh yeah i had to quit lol".
Whats weird is that even after quitting, i still havent had any dreams. Which is odd because while i was still smoking if i didnt smoke a few hrs before bed id usually have strong dreams. But afyer quitting ive had no dreams. Maybe its the kratom?
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Point is, i was the biggest pothead possible for at least 7yrs. And marijuana was one of my favorite things and i still love it. But quitting was too easy.
Cant wait to smoke again in 18 months though. I hope it will become as psychedelic as it was for me when i first started. I remember when i first started smoking, id go outside and think i was hearing music but it was just birds chirping.
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I smoke daily and use kratom, and still have dreams regulary...
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daytripper05 said: I smoke daily and use kratom, and still have dreams regulary... 
Lucky you. I seriously might have one dream every 4 months.
Which is so fucking weird because i used to be able to lucid dream and shit..
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daytripper05 said: I smoke daily and use kratom, and still have dreams regulary... 
I smoke all day every day, and still have recurring nightmares that have troubled me since before I ever began smoking.
I wish the not-dreaming aspect impacted me.
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: Tantrika]
#22141971 - 08/25/15 05:14 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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i haven't smoked in a year and still dream maybe once a week, maybe.
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: pfxtc]
#22142168 - 08/25/15 05:49 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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For some people pot addiction is legit. A buddy of mine literally can not function with out it & becomes a grouchy, lazy, unpleasent person when he is dry for more than 2 days. Feel bad for the guy, I don't have an addictive personality so when I got put on probation quitting was a breeze
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: RainyWA]
#22142304 - 08/25/15 06:16 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I won't lie. I need to smoke pot if I am sitting around my house doing nothing or hanging with people that are drinking and smoking. I don't smoke I become an asshole. Period.
But if I am hanging with people or traveling and camping and doing active stuff I don't need it like I would if I was not doing anything. I just don't need or want to smoke when I am being active.
I don't know about anyone else but that is just me.
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I won't lie. I need to smoke pot if I am sitting around my house doing nothing or hanging with people that are drinking and smoking. I don't smoke I become an asshole. Period.
But if I am hanging with people or traveling and camping and doing active stuff I don't need it like I would if I was not doing anything. I just don't need or want to smoke when I am being active.
I don't know about anyone else but that is just me.
We sittin in the same boat brotha
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: RainyWA]
#22142484 - 08/25/15 06:56 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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No, I disagree completely
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Quit The Cult said: Whats weird is that even after quitting, i still havent had any dreams. Which is odd because while i was still smoking if i didnt smoke a few hrs before bed id usually have strong dreams. But afyer quitting ive had no dreams. Maybe its the kratom?
I've heard that everyone has some sort of dreams as long as they go through all the stages of sleep, it might just be that you're sleeping well enough that you don't remember them, because I think you've got to become at least semi-conscious in order to commit dreams to memory.
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I used to smoke an average of a half oz a week (I wasn't buying it). I did that for about 10 years without a problem. It definitely lead to some major depression and lack of motivation. Finally, some things were shaken up and forcibly changed in my life causing me to take a break from getting high. I had some really bad insomnia and depression during that initial period but my sleep schedule quickly adjusted and my mood generally improved.
I didn't smoke for 2 months and started smoking again (this was about 6 months ago) a few puffs every night. The general depression and discontent in life seem to lift without any real negative "side effects" like memory impairment. I still dream regularly now but not when I was smoking heavy.
I guess moral of my story is moderation even with weed.
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: Detached] 1
#22142669 - 08/25/15 07:33 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Moderation in all things is best.
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: RainyWA]
#22142684 - 08/25/15 07:35 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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RainyWA said: For some people pot addiction is legit. A buddy of mine literally can not function with out it & becomes a grouchy, lazy, unpleasent person when he is dry for more than 2 days. Feel bad for the guy, I don't have an addictive personality so when I got put on probation quitting was a breeze
a year ago I smoked 5-6 times a day, like 2-3grams a day, for about a year. quit 'cold turkey' and didn't skip a beat - sucks it affects some people worse. i can't smoke any more though, have tried 3-4 times and get body-shakes and panic attacks - good herb is telling me my time is done for now
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: pfxtc]
#22142703 - 08/25/15 07:39 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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a year ago I smoked 5-6 times a day, like 2-3grams a day, for about a year. quit 'cold turkey' and didn't skip a beat - sucks it affects some people worse. i can't smoke any more though, have tried 3-4 times and get body-shakes and panic attacks - good herb is telling me my time is done for now 
dabs give me terrible shakes & awful panic attacks.. Seems like a lot of people are doing them now a days, too much thc to the dome for me haha
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Quit The Cult said: I smoked weed every single day for at least 7 years straight. I was put on probation and was stressing out about having to quit smoking. But damn it was much easier than i expected to stop.
First two or three days, out of habit, i would finish doing something such as eating a meal, then my mind would trigger that its time to smoke. Seconds after that thought id be like "ohhh yeah i had to quit lol".
Whats weird is that even after quitting, i still havent had any dreams. Which is odd because while i was still smoking if i didnt smoke a few hrs before bed id usually have strong dreams. But afyer quitting ive had no dreams. Maybe its the kratom?
How long has it been since you stopped smoking?
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: RainyWA]
#22142731 - 08/25/15 07:43 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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a year ago I smoked 5-6 times a day, like 2-3grams a day, for about a year. quit 'cold turkey' and didn't skip a beat - sucks it affects some people worse. i can't smoke any more though, have tried 3-4 times and get body-shakes and panic attacks - good herb is telling me my time is done for now 
dabs give me terrible shakes & awful panic attacks.. Seems like a lot of people are doing them now a days, too much thc to the dome for me haha
yeah at my 'worst' i would just hit dabs all night not even keeping track. i developed sky high tolerences real quick. even one hit now makes me feel like i'm gonna die so I have no interest anymore i can't imagine what a psychedelic might do. last time I hit i just got up and walked around a lot saying "nope, nope, nope" - no more chemicals for me besides beer and caffeine
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: pfxtc]
#22142822 - 08/25/15 08:00 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I don't do dabs anymore. When I was smoking like a champ, I would go through at least a 1.5 gs per week in addition to actual herb. It's overkill and not the most ideal substance for the mind.
Argh, I sound like such a prude.
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: Detached]
#22142829 - 08/25/15 08:01 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Hash oil is great if you can use it responsibly
Most can't
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: OhMrJohnson]
#22142865 - 08/25/15 08:06 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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It really is green crack
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: OhMrJohnson]
#22142902 - 08/25/15 08:11 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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pot addiction is absolutely real.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1575338/
We conclude that, whereas Δ9-THC alters the activity of these central reward pathways in a manner that is consistent with other abused drugs, the cellular mechanism through which this occurs is likely different, relying upon the combined regulation of several afferent pathways to the VTA.
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: morrowasted]
#22142933 - 08/25/15 08:17 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Just more government propaganda. Sure weed is addictive but so is caffeine and nicotine or anything else that brings pleasure. In the spectrum of drugs, the addiction is pretty minuscule.
I think it really depends individually on the person.
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: Detached]
#22142944 - 08/25/15 08:18 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Detached said: Just more government propaganda. Sure weed is addictive but so is caffeine and nicotine or anything else that brings pleasure. In the spectrum of drugs, the addiction is pretty minuscule.
I think it really depends individually on the person.
dude it is not government propaganda. it is science. it just happens to be hosted on a government website
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: morrowasted]
#22143402 - 08/25/15 09:55 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Well I'll leave it to you to explain the purpose of the ventral tegmental area and the nucleus accumbens. Some people find smoking weed rewarding, but these same pathways could very well be activated in the same way naturally as well, and who is to say what is and isn't appropriate when it comes to people deciding what is and isn't justifiably rewarding.
I think overall it's a pretty damn safe drug, especially considering that it can have a pretty profound effect. Some people go overboard, but in terms of a threat to our youth I would say reports are greatly exaggerated. I'm not saying it's for everybody, but trying to demonize it is silly. There's a clear difference between "addictive drugs" and something that people enjoy and do out of habit. For me it seems like the longer I've smoked weed, the easier it has become to manage and have discipline in when and how I smoke, which just isn't the case with some other drugs that totally got under my skin and made me crash and burn.
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Burning Warrior said: I won't lie. I need to smoke pot if I am sitting around my house doing nothing or hanging with people that are drinking and smoking. I don't smoke I become an asshole. Period.
But if I am hanging with people or traveling and camping and doing active stuff I don't need it like I would if I was not doing anything. I just don't need or want to smoke when I am being active.
I don't know about anyone else but that is just me.
Fo sho
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: morrowasted]
#22143435 - 08/25/15 10:02 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Detached said: Just more government propaganda. Sure weed is addictive but so is caffeine and nicotine or anything else that brings pleasure. In the spectrum of drugs, the addiction is pretty minuscule.
I think it really depends individually on the person.
dude it is not government propaganda. it is science. it just happens to be hosted on a government website
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: Detached]
#22143437 - 08/25/15 10:03 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Detached said: Just more government propaganda. Sure weed is addictive but so is caffeine and nicotine or anything else that brings pleasure. In the spectrum of drugs, the addiction is pretty minuscule.
I think it really depends individually on the person.
any drug can affect any person differently i'm severely addicted to caffeine trying to quitting sends me into a suicidal depressive mindset
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: Detached]
#22143458 - 08/25/15 10:07 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Detached said: I think it really depends individually on the person.
Yeah, it definitely varies greatly from person to person.
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: PLURAL] 1
#22144180 - 08/26/15 01:09 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Saying 'marijuana addiction' is like saying 'military intelligence'. The 2 words don't belong together.
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: squidhead]
#22144186 - 08/26/15 01:11 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I have never felt addicted to using marijuana. I have however felt addicted to getting a buzz of any type before. Now I just feel addiction to Cigs. CIGS freak-n suck to quit!
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: squidhead]
#22144421 - 08/26/15 03:19 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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squidhead said: Saying 'marijuana addiction' is like saying 'military intelligence'. The 2 words don't belong together.
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^ My exact eyebrow movement when I read what he said
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Re: Marijuana Addiction? pssht [Re: RainyWA]
#22147624 - 08/26/15 04:56 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Coincidentally the day i posted this i ended up having extremely bad nightmares that police were after me.
Its weird because this is how i used to lucid dream.. By just thinking about lucid dreaming then it would haplen that very night. Same happened with regular dreaming.
Wish i didnt have those nightmares though i got terrible sleep due to that. I was on the run in my dreams all night.
And im sorry but marijuana 'addiction' is for weaker minds or something. I used to think i was addicted to weed until probation forced me to stop. Then i realized it was a breeze.
I was as big of a pothead as anyone on here and i would get anxiety without weed.
Just sayin..
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Yeah quitting weed is no problem for me even after 12 years of all day daily smoking, there is zero withdrawal if I quit.
Unfortunately the same is not true for kratom, and I now have my first real addiction.
Could be worse, could be better, but could be much worse.
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