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Does weed get you less motivated

<SpaceHead> said:
Pot is a very complicated drug, I've seen it effect different people in opposite ways. I've known a couple of people who smoke pot and hash all day every day and are very energetic, almost manic at times, certainly motivated if not overly motivated. One of my friends would rip a gravity bong at 6 am and then go into work to do accounting all day! Although in my case regular pot smoking has robbed me of my ambition to a great extent. I think tolerance is a huge factor, I've been smoking several times a day every day for several years minus maybe three weeks on vacations ect. I've gotten to a point where smoking only produces a vague lethargic confusion. It can even make me feel apathetic and depressed, it has lost all of its psychedelic and sensory enhancing aspects. A few days ago I decided I was bored enough of it to quit for a while. I'm only on day 3 now, and experiencing significant headaches, irritability, restlessness and ridiculous and panic filled dreams. I feel like so many people who smoke pot every day like to think that there are no negative effects of doing so, they don't really consider it a drug at all. Although judging from these withdrawal symptoms, I would certainly consider it a drug.
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What you have said has really hit home for me, especially the last part. I started smoking about 3 years ago today, and when I did I only smoked something like once every two or three weeks. It was about 6 months after that (so 3 years ago this coming fall) where I started smoking heavily, as in AT LEAST every other day (and by at least I mean it was rare that it was even every other day). Ive also been a college student for this entire time with plans to transfer as a medical student.

I have definitely noticed that I have been feeling much less motivated to do my school work since about 2 years ago. Specifically in the last year, I have barely been able to get through my work. I loath studying (for any class) much more than I used to and I will find myself daydreaming much more, essentially wasting large portions of my day. I have restricted myself recently to only smoking at night, but it doesnt help, I still feel incredibly unmotivated to do anything for school (or work at all) even while sober.

Im also starting to feel like you though, where weed just isnt doing it for me anymore. I really dont feel any of the sensory effects, and if I do its only for about 20-30 min after smoking. After which point I literally just have the lethargic feeling of come down for the next 3-4 hours. It seems my weed smoking era may be coming to a close sometime soon, because when somethings gonna have to give, it will be my only choice.
 
I ave found it only demotivates me if I'm already feeling like that.

It amplifies your mood - so if you're down and depressed and not believing in yourself, it's not going to help a great deal, for more than a few hours (and then you come down).

Also - a sativa will get me fidgety - I need to do something with it, dancing, going for a stroll, swimming, etc, whereas an indica will pretty much always bring me down to sitting about, or doing things slowly. Because of my temperament and constitution - Indicas will be best for me, but I don't smoke much at the moment due to the motivation thing - self discipline is key to being able to blaze regular.
 
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I find when I smoke I am always motivated to do something, but this depends on the strains I get.
 
I was a daily smoker for about 2 years and have had to stop for the last month , I found when I was smoking I had not much motivation for things unless I was interested , now I just have no motivation at all unless I'm going to the chemist for codeine n shit -.- which I don't even like much I'm just drug deprived lol , however I will be motivated to go find bud now that I'm payed :)
 
I do get demotivated a bit - mostly because I get a bit sleepy - although this can be lessened by sticking to good quality Sativas and going for a more heady high.
 
After smoking MJ i feel good and more energetic. I feel more confident about myself. Thus, it motivates me to do a little bit more as compared to what i would do usually...
 
It's funny how it works both ways for me, it depends on the amount I smoke. When I smoke it ussually gets me demotivated for the rest of the day, I'm unable to do anything productive and if it's evening I ussually just go to sleep.

It all changes with tiny amounts, though. I vape just enough to feel a slight mood lift that jumps me and I can do stuff that I'd normally be hesitant to.

But I think that weed motivation works differently from those of amphetamines, for example. While amphs give you the energy to do things, weed simply makes them less boring and when they're bearable you find the motivation to do them yourself. With higher amounts smoked that stuff becomes simply too difficult to do.
 
Shit I would get motivated when I smoked, and wanted to do social things. Now that I can't smoke I'm afraid to go to concerts and social events cause honestly I'm afraid to get high or know that I will be very tempted to do something, and have become an anti social being.
 
le erb' used to motivate me to do so many drawings and paintings.. but recently i have been smoking twice as much and dropping my creative abilities.
waaaaaah >_<
i need to make some slight lifestyle changes soon.
 
Yeah,when I use to smoke in the 80's,my bf and I would go to the Mall but smoke before hand and then say,"Uh I don't feel like going in".I just want to stay in one place and get paranoid.
 
tripnotyzm said:
le erb' used to motivate me to do so many drawings and paintings.. but recently i have been smoking twice as much and dropping my creative abilities.
waaaaaah >_<
i need to make some slight lifestyle changes soon.
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I have been having the same feeling! Kinda the feeling to not even start doing anything creative without smoking.. Glad i got over dat.
 
Depends on the individual.
My natural positive outlook on life is still positive when using Marijuana. I am 30 and have just recently won a Medal/MVP in my chosen sports of Aussie Rules Football/Basketball. I have also just found a job I enjoy and have enrolled in open uni study, funny thing, Criminology.
But there is a darkness inside me that I understand where that formed & if I want to let the darkness out, Marijuana can certainly lead to destructive behaviour, but it's no demon like alcohol. However I have accepted who & what I am and Marijuana helps break the negativity.
 
i havent read anything thats already been said in this thread but smoking weed does usualy make you less motivated to do worldly things but you see other things more clearly at the same time. like someone who people would consider burnt out is actualy just on a different level of thought proccesses and values and not less smart in any way. thats my 666 cents
 
Every experience differs from person to person. Some people call Marijuana as "Amotivational syndrome" then they must try to limit themselves. I'm sure they can do :)

Marijuana is 100000000000000000000000... times better than alcohol and cigarrets. I think smoking Medical marijuana is a great experience. It opens my eyes to a whole new world and help me to fight my sickness. I would like to thank "God" for the marijuana plant.

For those who think marijuana is motivator.... "N'joy life king size with Marijuana in your hand" ;)
 
If we didn't get less motivated, we would have had the laws all passed YEARS ago. My generation is to blame, really. We were chillin. We should have been fighting for legalization every single day back then.

But then I got high.
 
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