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stoned all the time
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radric davis
Bluelighter
Dude I was you, smoking weed all day depressed with nothing substantial in life. Then I stopped smoking all day and my anxiety and negelct of my social life went away. Start by getting some hobbies, skateboarding, video games sports. enjoy them sober. Then find friend who also enjoy them and do the activites together. Soon you will have a fulfilling enough life you probably wont feel as depressed and not feel the urge to smoke pot all the time.
Good simple understandable advice! karma points for you :D
I used to do the same stuff. Smoke all day and laze about and it really messed up my social life. I was already introverted and smoking cannabis only made it worse. It got to the point where friends would call and I wouldn't even bother to pick up the phone because I felt too stoned and didn't want to deal with it. Since then I don't buy it anymore and only smoke it when with friends and they offer it to me. Now I have more friends, have been meeting lots of girls and going on dates, things I would never do when I smoked all the time. If for no other reason give up smoking all the time for the pussy, for the pussy!
SpoonFullOfSugar
Greenlighter
Mate this is screaming out to me that you need to make some positive changes in your life, and I think you realise that as well
The truth is that there IS a good future for you, but you have to put in some effort to get there. Have you ever tried to cut down your weed usage? If so, how did that go?
artic
Bluelighter
Do you have school, or a job? The first step is getting out of the house. Most of the time you can't smoke during school/work and you are forced to interact with other people. Also, you might learn something or make some money while you are at it. Its best to try to be productive. At least do something with your time. If not a job or school do as others have suggested and find a hobby or something. Fuck'n start painting watercolors or some shit. Art therapy can do wonders for anxiety/depression. You need something to focus on, though. Find a project, hopefully something that you can be passionate about. Good luck!
jsnake
Greenlighter
Mate. I don't usually post because I generally don't think my opinion will help but in this case I actually think it does. In the end, you could post on a million different forums, vent to a million different people, have a million people post sympathies and suggestions, but in the end, does it really change you unless you're willing to embrace that change? I hate my body as well, I'm 55 kilos at 20 year old and I got all kinds of shit wrong with my skin, including a lot of personal bullshit. I don't think I'm incredibly smart, I think I'm socially challenged to be honest. I've been ripped off in the land of scoring before, albeit for less than that. It's a cold game. I hit my lowest point when I spat in my own mother's face when I was going ape shit while I was drunk as fuck. I still look back on that and think things like 'Holy shit, you're a piece of absolute shit, you should go neck yourself right now'. I couldn't put down the billy for shit before that night. Was smoking every day before that. I stopped for 4 or 5 months afterwards before I had the nuts to rip a bong again. I'm doing a Cert III in Warehousing now and it's not always easy to stay motivated and on track, but I want to turn my life around before the pit I've dug myself is too irreversible, so I get the fuck up and do it.
No matter how hooked you say you are, no matter how much your brain routes your actions to revolve around getting that fucking bong hit, there are people out there with way worse addictions than a damn (edit: water) pipe that have gotten over it and moved on to turn their lives around. I don't know your personal circumstances so it may be inappropriate to judge but I have seen way worse situations on the Dark Side than what you've described so far. And the funny thing is, most of them are just venting and looking for second opinions, not someone to come change their life for them. Everyone has their own problems and personal circumstances. I sure as fuck ain't one to judge, I consider myself extremely lucky up to this point. It's up to you to drop the whole pessimistic attitude, no matter how bad things are down your alley, move on and recoup your losses before you sink deeper into depression and demotivation, and no matter how you look at it, it starts with stopping the fucking cones, because they are in a lot of ways a massive drain on motivation. If your family and friends have a problem with you being high all the time, prove to them you can change and follow through with it. If there are other reasons, well sorry in advance if I crossed the line, but in the end sitting at home and blowing cloud after cloud isn't going to change your life, and if you aren't happy with sitting around at home doing nothing, and trust me I know what it feels like, then find a career, be a bit more optimistic about yourself and find some lasting satisfaction in life. That's the best advice I can offer you. Make plans, find things you enjoy and can stick to, and for fuck sake, ENJOY YOURSELF! You weren't put here to fill your lungs with toxic fumes, surely drugs aren't the only fucking thing in life you ever found enjoyable??????
No matter how hooked you say you are, no matter how much your brain routes your actions to revolve around getting that fucking bong hit, there are people out there with way worse addictions than a damn (edit: water) pipe that have gotten over it and moved on to turn their lives around. I don't know your personal circumstances so it may be inappropriate to judge but I have seen way worse situations on the Dark Side than what you've described so far. And the funny thing is, most of them are just venting and looking for second opinions, not someone to come change their life for them. Everyone has their own problems and personal circumstances. I sure as fuck ain't one to judge, I consider myself extremely lucky up to this point. It's up to you to drop the whole pessimistic attitude, no matter how bad things are down your alley, move on and recoup your losses before you sink deeper into depression and demotivation, and no matter how you look at it, it starts with stopping the fucking cones, because they are in a lot of ways a massive drain on motivation. If your family and friends have a problem with you being high all the time, prove to them you can change and follow through with it. If there are other reasons, well sorry in advance if I crossed the line, but in the end sitting at home and blowing cloud after cloud isn't going to change your life, and if you aren't happy with sitting around at home doing nothing, and trust me I know what it feels like, then find a career, be a bit more optimistic about yourself and find some lasting satisfaction in life. That's the best advice I can offer you. Make plans, find things you enjoy and can stick to, and for fuck sake, ENJOY YOURSELF! You weren't put here to fill your lungs with toxic fumes, surely drugs aren't the only fucking thing in life you ever found enjoyable??????
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RegisteredStoneeer
Bluelighter
It is something to do, you have to occupy your time. From when you get up to that night. It isn't really that difficult. As a daily smoker, all day manytimes. I quit cold turkey randomly. I probably could have quit today as I was out from when I woke up until after 11:30pm and quite tired. I just enjoy smoking at the moment. Heheh
A year ago or so, I was smoking every day, only hanging with pot heads, not being productive.
I quit coldturkey for a while and readjusted my life. Now I can say there are days I can smoke all day but I am still quite productive. Not introverted, and talk to many different people.
It is seriously awesome. Life has so much opportunity, weed can sometimes cause a faked fog making the world look bleak and less adventurous, but that is just from your minds memory from smoking every day.
I really recommend it to heavy smokers, even if they are really heavy smokers.
Captain.Heroin
Bluelight Crew
Try cutting back to about 2 to 3 times per day; it will do wonders.
You will feel better with every time you do it, although there will be less overall "stoned" time in the day, you will have more satisfying experiences.
Have you considered taking care of other areas in your life so as to reduce smoking weed? Instead of smoking twice in the morning, smoke once, and then go for some exercise by walking in your neighborhood, or hitting up the gym.
Then, go home, get some lunch, and so on. Before you know it, you won't be smoking that much at all.
Cannabis is not toxic and has many health benefits. I enjoyed reading your post and I think you made a lot of great points, but I just wanted to point that out.
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purple_cloud
Bluelight Crew
Exactly this, Yerg is spot on (as always). I also enjoy smoking pot from when I wake up until when I go to sleep, and did it for a long time. After a while, the cost was too much, and once stoned was normal, it was boring. What I found best was waiting until evening to smoke, when all of your activities for the day are done...I'm currently jobless and done with college/my masters degree, and spend my days bored as shit, laid up in bed with a back injury. It's hard, but it's possible to only smoke at night. Most importantly, I make sure I eat before I smoke, several times, because for a while I wasn't even able to eat unless I was high...it's not a good thing. So, my advice to you is try to cut smoking down to JUST later at night. This is already in TDS, so you'll get lots of support, but as Yerg's fellow CD mod, therefore a fellow stoner, I know how psychologically addictive pot can be, but it is possible to cut down your usage significantly. Yes you'll be grumpy for a bit but you'll get over it. I've been there jungo, I was diagnosed with bipolar personality disorder, major despressive disorder/episodes, and apparently some form of tic syndrome, along with just having almost constant anxiety. But I was able to cut down my pot usage, although it's now working on 9 years or so of being daily...you can do it too!
jamesmartin
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Dude I'm stoned almost all the time but if theres one thing I've learnt is to make my self do certain things for my benefit...
-don't smoke weed within a few hour of sleeping - you will wake up groggy and poorly rested the next day just wanting more weed .
- always try and be doing something .
- you can't always rely on people to call you . You have to call them sometimes !
-don't smoke weed within a few hour of sleeping - you will wake up groggy and poorly rested the next day just wanting more weed .
- always try and be doing something .
- you can't always rely on people to call you . You have to call them sometimes !
Mate this is screaming out to me that you need to make some positive changes in your life, and I think you realise that as well
The truth is that there IS a good future for you, but you have to put in some effort to get there. Have you ever tried to cut down your weed usage? If so, how did that go?
I do want to change but drugs are all thats in my life. I don't know who to turn to
^You're 23 (educated guess), you have your whole life ahead of you. You'd be amazed at how quickly your life can change. In 6 months time you could be clean, living in a different town with new friends. No-one else can do it apart from you though. At this point, I feel we've brought a horse to water. You know what needs to be done; you can choose to make those hard decisions and change your life, or to let everything tick along as it is now. You're obviously not happy, so think it's an obvious choice.
I've been smoking 24/7 too :/ Of late I've been trying to cut-down, only buying a small amount each fortnight. Each time I figure, it's been awhile, with lack of tolerance, this sack could last a week. Unfortunately, I go straight back to smoking at my usual rate, so it lasts a day or so. Not good. Especially when I have to submit my thesis in a month or so.
Intellectually, I can comprehend I would be better off without it, however, the kick it gives my mood, removing (perceived) boredom + killing unrequited love (last I checked, she had a b/f) I have for this chick I work with at uni, keep me coming back.
Don't know what the solution is. Obviously, complete abstinence would be ideal, but life sucks sober... (even on antidepressants). Not sure what the solution is...
Intellectually, I can comprehend I would be better off without it, however, the kick it gives my mood, removing (perceived) boredom + killing unrequited love (last I checked, she had a b/f) I have for this chick I work with at uni, keep me coming back.
Don't know what the solution is. Obviously, complete abstinence would be ideal, but life sucks sober... (even on antidepressants). Not sure what the solution is...
^Life doesn't suck. There is so much value available that it's unbelievable. I used to think life was boring without weed, but I realised that the life I was living was boring, because I just sat around eating munch and playing videogames all day. Go for a hike, go cycling or kayaking, go to a different country, join a club, read a great book. Go outside an appreciate the beauty all around you. I know this sounds corny, but most days I honestly feel like the richest man in the world. Life's what you make it.
I'm not sure how helpful this will be to you jungo, but I hope it motivates you and instills within you a sense of reassurance that you CAN make changes in your life:
Many many other people have been in the exact same situation as you, and have successfully dragged themselves out of the rut. Many of those people would have believed that they couldn't do it, but they did. YOU can too mate
Many many other people have been in the exact same situation as you, and have successfully dragged themselves out of the rut. Many of those people would have believed that they couldn't do it, but they did. YOU can too mate