I’m wondering if I have a weed problem. I started taking weed to help my depression then after a while I take it every day. Usually edibles and vaping sometimes just vaping.
And I’ve been taking T breaks and it seems like when I’m on a break everything is horrible life sucks and it makes it hard to be on a t break. So I maybe don’t take it for a day or two each month. I keep saying I’m on a T break but I never really am.
All I do is get stoned, sometimes with my friends, usually alone. That’s all I do. If I’m not working I’m high or getting high soon.
I’m trying to find a girlfriend but sometimes they want to see me and I’m too high to go see them. That’s happened to me and it sucks I really want a girlfriend and I missed those chances because I was stoned.
I know weed isn’t addicting but is there another thing for it? Should I move away and try to start over sober?
If it is negatively impacting your life then it is a problem. If you have depression you should speak to a medical professional about it rather than self medicating, if medical cannabis is right for you they will prescribe it.
Yeah…they don‘t. …let me clarify: at least in Germany they won’t. It’s a pain in the Ass here. All the conversations about weed in Germany is just so old fashioned. But hey, when you are 16 on Germany you can drink wine and beer till you die
They don’t prescribe it here in America either.
Hell, I’ve had multiple doctors tell me to stop using it, when I say it’s the ONLY thing that has ever made me mostly migraine free. They usually pretend to say it out of concern over long term effects. It always reads as “hey I know you had daily, chronic migraines, that no prescription drug even touched, but, yeah, you need to stop doing the only thing that has ever worked. How are we going to sell you more drugs, with horrible side effects, that don’t help?”
I think it depends on the doctor, and depends on the area. In illegal states, the doctors are going to be inclined to not rock the boat.
I’m in a legal state, and my doctor’s completely cool with my cannabis use.
I tend to add some CBD to my THC on & off, so I can keep my dosages down to a dull roar.
They don’t prescribe it here in America either.
My doctor wrote a note regarding my chronic pain and I got a MMJ card in 2017.
What are you talking about?
Still speak with a professional. Don’t self diagnose. I don’t know if you have and know for a fact that it’s depression, but if you haven’t and are just going from symptoms that can be dangerous.
There’s a whole slew of mental disorders that might appear as depression at first but are something else, and for some of them, weed can even make them worse than they’d be without it. I speak from personal experience on that. I thought I was depressed, took weed and it turns out it was schizoaffective disorder with major depressive onset. Weed made it much worse than it’d have to be.
I’m not saying that to scare you or anything, cutting off weed and taking proper medication really helped me out personally. But if you’re thinking it’s some mental disorder, it’s always better to get proper diagnosis and medication for it.
I wish you the best regardless. As for the question, when is it too much, the answer was given already. When it starts affecting your life. And yes, weed is not addictive, physically at least, but it definitely is psychologically. If you feel shit when cutting it off, or can only function with it, it’s still addiction.
I mentioned weed to my doctor once and now the entire clinic treats me like a criminal every time I go there
I mean, if smoking weed is the only thing you do for fun you’re obviously going to feel miserable off of it.
if you’re missing out on things you want to do in life, purely because of the usage of this substance, then it’s an addiction.
my suggestion? go on that date high as absolute BALLS lol
I get what other folks are saying about addiction etc but I’ll throw this out there…
There is a difference between addiction and dependency. They are 2 different things.
If it helps you, then you may rely on it. Think of medication. You aren’t addicted to an antidepressant, but you are dependant on it.
This may be that for you. Or it may be addiction. If you “need” to be high to function, it’s probably addiction. You should take a break and talk to your Dr.
But if it helps you, genuinely helps you, then what harm is it doing? I mean really, ask yourself that. Think of your situation in the third person. Objectively.
Ok and is there negative side effects to stopping? Going to burst you bubble and say yes. Most common symptoms are anxiety, irritability, anger or aggression, disturbed sleep/dreaming, depressed mood and loss of appetite. Addiction is caused by a chemical balance change in your homeostasis. Which any cannabinoids can and do cause. We shouldn’t be saying this if it helps you it’s good for you, I’m sure most addicts say the drug they take is good for them. If I take a shot of alcohol every day to help me talk to my co workers and be a more social person is that a good thing? No.
Withdrawals != addiction
Think about this from a prescription drug point of view. Will stopping am SSRI cause side effects? Absolutely.
Treat it as medicine, remove the drug/ addiction stigma and lmk how it goes.
Now I’m not saying weed is medicinal for everybody, I use it as such and don’t abuse it to get fucked up. But that’s just me.
That’s a really good point. Replace cannabis with “my blood pressure meds” and see if it sounds right.
In OPs case, I think it might be a problem. They want a girlfriend, but they are too high to accomplish that. It’s standing in the way of their goals. Now, that’s not to say it’s ruining their life, but maybe we need to dial back the dosage.
I got into the habit of smoking it everyday, even while working since I work from home, I started for the same reason as you also, weed would make everything feel better.
One thing you gotta remember is weed isn’t actually changing your life, how you feel while stoned is absolutely possible for you to feel that way while not stoned.
I would suggest trying to take longer breaks off it, you will probably feel really shit and be moody to those around you for a few days, but once you break the cycle it becomes alot easier, also being productive helps my mood, almost works as good as being stoned.
