custard
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ok, I know a thread has been done on this before, but as it's 5 years old, I guess it wouldn't hurt to make a new one. First off, weed and depression. What are your thoughts? As for mine:
I'm pretty confused as to how I stand on the matter. I often experience mild depression. Not strong enough that I'm going to go search for prescription drugs and a diagnosis, but enough that I often lack motivation and meaning in life. Pot often helps with that. Enhances my creativity, allows me to take greater interest in the world, makes me feel more 'alive'. But it also seems to make things worse for me some of the time. Last night I smoked, after spending all day in a moderate, slightly productive mood, and it brought me down. I felt more depressed, worse about myself, I ended up forcing myself to be creative but it was just a waste. I ended up playing video games and passing out cause that's all my brain could handle. So sometimes she helps, sometimes she don't. I'm gonna try to cut back - I still need to smoke every night for sleep and relaxation, but maybe I'll just smoke an hour before bed instead of 5.
Also - long term daily (or nightly) smoking and depression? I have no idea if my depression feels more present due my life, personality, and other factors, or if the fact that I've been smoking pot every night for almost a year has anything to do with it. I'm not saying I was great beforehand and pot ruined me.. but it makes me wonder. I used to only smoke once every week or two. The experience of getting high was very different - I was more 'high' than stoned, and the experience was much more fun and exciting and different. Now it's very familiar, and feels less pleasant than it used to. Just wondering what others have experienced in relation to long-term daily use and mood/productivity/how the high feels.
*one last bit. Sometimes pot allows me to think more clearly and indepth, as I'm sure it does for many. But lately I'm feeling it just fogs my brain, makes me feel all fuzzy and kinda stupid. Anything about that and daily long-term use? I took a week off recently, but it seemed to make no difference in my tolerance. (gonna go look at the tolerance thread now..)
I'm pretty confused as to how I stand on the matter. I often experience mild depression. Not strong enough that I'm going to go search for prescription drugs and a diagnosis, but enough that I often lack motivation and meaning in life. Pot often helps with that. Enhances my creativity, allows me to take greater interest in the world, makes me feel more 'alive'. But it also seems to make things worse for me some of the time. Last night I smoked, after spending all day in a moderate, slightly productive mood, and it brought me down. I felt more depressed, worse about myself, I ended up forcing myself to be creative but it was just a waste. I ended up playing video games and passing out cause that's all my brain could handle. So sometimes she helps, sometimes she don't. I'm gonna try to cut back - I still need to smoke every night for sleep and relaxation, but maybe I'll just smoke an hour before bed instead of 5.
Also - long term daily (or nightly) smoking and depression? I have no idea if my depression feels more present due my life, personality, and other factors, or if the fact that I've been smoking pot every night for almost a year has anything to do with it. I'm not saying I was great beforehand and pot ruined me.. but it makes me wonder. I used to only smoke once every week or two. The experience of getting high was very different - I was more 'high' than stoned, and the experience was much more fun and exciting and different. Now it's very familiar, and feels less pleasant than it used to. Just wondering what others have experienced in relation to long-term daily use and mood/productivity/how the high feels.
*one last bit. Sometimes pot allows me to think more clearly and indepth, as I'm sure it does for many. But lately I'm feeling it just fogs my brain, makes me feel all fuzzy and kinda stupid. Anything about that and daily long-term use? I took a week off recently, but it seemed to make no difference in my tolerance. (gonna go look at the tolerance thread now..)
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