Bad weed habits?

[Benshaman]

Over the past week me and alot of people i know have been taking the jump to improve our drugs habits. I personally feel herbs can help us alot if we use them respectfully and watch out for our bad habits. So im making this post so everyone can callaborate and maybe we can all have a better relationship with this beautiful plant

Now thats said, heres a few things i caught myself doing over the years.

-Smoking to cure boredom. It was all good and dandy for a few years till i realised i was getting myself into cycles of depression. Id be bored and be like "why not get high thatll be fun". Which would lead to me being lazy and anti-social, thus not wanting to do anything or be around anyone.
Solution? I try using herbs to accent what im doing, not make what im doing.

-Smoking to cheer myself up. Once again, good and dandy for a few years. But when i smoke to cheer myself up, i just put aside my problems. They were always still there, i just never had the motivation to deal with them.
Solution? Smoke AFTER you deal with your issues, then you can forget the little shit you shouldnt be stressing anyways.

-This last one kinda freaks me out that I did it. During convorsation i have a tendancy to push very strange and often touchy subjects that people often dont openly want to hear. So if i was talking to someone and they just brushed off my idea, id just take another hit and think "Fuck if they dont want to listen ill just forget, what i have to say must not matter that much." Be very careful of ever letting yourself get to that point, what your saying does matter!

Hopefully this can help some people address what problems they have when it comes to smoking buds

 

[delta_9]

Welcome to Bluelight Benshaman :D I like your name
I find myself doing the same thing, smoking to cure boredom. It puts a real strain on my wallet and not to mention it makes me lazy as hell too.
The first few years I smoked, I was smoking everyday, all day. I would smoke as often as possible. I had the same kinda mentality you did.
Fortunately I have more respect for cannabis now and I fell blessed I'm able to use it

 

[Don Quixote]

Your last point was the first thought that came to my mind as i read your opening sentence

Too many times, i'll just talk shit, (which i'm liable to do sober, it's who I am, but if you're unfamiliar with me, people can take it offensively.)
I try to remind myself of where and when i am, when i'm socialising on pot, to stop this from happening

 

[Dark Ambience]

I think you have done some deep introspection to make these realisations..

These are many of the reasons why I am changing my ways to leave the stoner lifestyle behind and become a moderate smoker.

I think your last point really hit home for me... I think we are all victims of doing this, but while you are high and socially awkward, I find topics can stray and overcompensate. What you say does matter, but if you are speaking your mind I think it is healthy so long as it is how you truly feel, not just some random instance that seeps into your head while stoned lol... this is why I prefer to smoke alone or with other stoners exclusively.

This said, real friends should accept your views and insights regardless, so don't let it get to you too much.

 

[Captain.Heroin]

I used to toke a shit ton more than anyone should ever have to smoke. I remember going through a half oz, and it wasn't a problem to do so, every night. Now adays, if I do smoke, it's more like a social setting, vs all the time everywhere.

It's important to not let drugs dictate things like going to school, work, etc.

 

[Roujaxian]

I try using herbs to accent what im doing, not make what im doing.

This was/is still really my problem. We will all just be sitting somewhere real bored and instead of doing something we'll just smoke to pass the time which like youve all said just makes me lazy and unmotivated. Its tough to break out of this habit though especially if you and all your buddies you chill with everyday smoke mad buds.

Its great when you actually have something planned and you can smoke before to accompany the experience.

Well hopefully someday things will change..

 

[sigmundfloyd25]

Hey Ben what up! It's Pat! That was so funny i read your post and didn't realize it was you until I read your user name! Great post! I'm so glad that we are learning to respect one of our favorite plants!

 

[TVcommercial]

I can relate to those first 2 points very well. When I'm bored or sad because my life is uneventful I pull out the pipe. Then I just pretty much sit around just as bored, except now I'm high. Not only does it feel like a waste, but it only makes the depression worse at times.

And I'm usually bored (because my life is uneventful) so I end up smoking every day just because there's nothing else to do, really...

I know I don't want to do that, but I just end up doing it anyways.


The last point can relate to my friend. He turns Indian after smoking, to me and to our other friends. He just acts condescending and talks shit for no reason. I'm not (or at least try damn hard not to be) like that sober, and I'm definitely not like that when I'm high. It's a real atmosphere killer and kind of makes things awkward. Like someone will ask this guy a simple question, and he'll just come back and talk shit, completely unprovoked. So we're all just kind of sitting there thinking ok.... This doesn't happen every time though, thank christ.

 

[gwelymernans]

I agree with what you are saying. I have a lot of friends that smoke constantly out of habit. It's almost counter productive. I don't ever want to get to a point where I am perpetually stoned and it becomes a routine. Don't get me wrong, I am not trying to say smoking weed regularly is a problem. Balance is important in my life, especially when it comes to drug use.

I'm not to sure what you are meaning to say with your last point. I agree you should never feel like what you have to say isn't valuable. When someone brings up touchy subjects that I don't want to talk about, I don't. If I push them aside I am not trying to say they are useless, but just that I don't feel like talking about it.

 

[Bledwhite409]

great points

i remember a time when people would get through the day and all the work necessary and reward myself with smoking afterwards

i always found people got higher when they had a long sober day of active thinking and running around and waited to smoke

and since they rewarded myself with it, it felt like they earned it.

it seems very healthy as they wouldn't smoke more than a bowl and that would help to keep their tolerance low

 

[Bledwhite409]

great points

i remember a time when people would get through the day and all the work necessary and reward myself with smoking afterwards

i always found people got higher when they had a long sober day of active thinking and running around and waited to smoke

and since they rewarded myself with it, it felt like they earned it.

it seems very healthy as they wouldn't smoke more than a bowl and that would help to keep their tolerance low

 

[maloxx]

yeah, respect the weed man, the sad point is that people who smoke out of boredom will more likely than not develop a psychological need for it, the sooner you realize this the sooner it is to break the habit

 

[The Winner!!]

Hmm, I get into sort of a cycle of anti social behavior but I always make sure I'm goinna be doing something fun before I smoke some weed, but sometimes I find myself trying to think of things to do only so I can smoke weed. I don't really smoke to get rid of my problems temporarily if anything I think more about my problems while im high and I get a better insight.

 

[purepremium]

I first started smoking only at parties...

then every excuse in the world.. i would light up a blunt..

then i got "accidently" pregnant... and this is probably the worst weed habit in the world..

i was going to have an abortion.. because i was not fit to be a mother at the time...

and the first couple weeks... i would be so nauseas i couldn't even drink soda.. and then the next couple weeks the pain would be unbearable.. it was really horrible..

during the first couple weeks.. i would wake up at 8... go to the corner store.. get a dutch and a cola.... (that was the only thing i could keep down) and smoke 2 blunts by myself... just to keep me from being nauseas... not even to eat... just so i wouldnt throw up... then once the pain started to come.. i would smoke another 2... and this went on for the 6 or 7 weeks until i had my abortion... it was truly horrible.. but it was a really bad habbit to get into with weed too..

anytime i would get mad i would smoke too...

but my smoking days are over.. i know they say that smoking kills brain cells... and everyone says that rumor is a lie.... but it's very hard for me to remember things... once i stopped the smoking i do feel much better

:D