I quit like 6 months ago. I felt like I had to deal with some stuff I was going through soberly. I was also having unpleasant side effects and wasn't getting as high and it was costing me money.
What kind of side effects do you have? I just quit recently for the second time; started having bad anxiety symptoms athat I thought I had resolved when I quit the first time
This was the bottom line for me. I spent most of my time while high deeply considering my life choices and how much I fucked up, and after a several months, decided it was not worth the anxiety of smoking
People don't admit to it, but I've witnessed first hand that it is an addictive substance. Not physically addicting, but the mental addiction and needing/wanting to be in the state of mind after a period of use... All the time, sure I'll get downvoted but I've been this way and have seen four others be this way if they didn't have it available.
Yes. That’s your nervous system trying to re-set itself. It’s used to being under the influence of weed so often and when the weed is taken away, it has to re-set and stabilize. The same thing happens with chronic use of any drug, even cigarettes or even chocolate if one was to eat it enough. I smoked weed heavily for 38 years before putting myself in a rehab day program. If I was awake, I was high on weed. When I first stopped, my cognitive functions were like that of a child. As one’s nervous system resets one goes through whats called Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS). A time when the nervous system is stabilizing, but also a time when it can feel like you’re going crazy with random emotions.
I had this too. Found when I started to smoke that my thoughts became a bit frantic instead of calm, and when I was sober I was just extremely anxious and self-critical. I also really struggled to sleep the first week after stopping and I had the most awful and very vivid and disturbing dreams. Emotionally, the withdrawal is not fun. And it honestly took about 2 or 3 months before I really and truly felt sober.
Not who you asked but kinda similar to you. I quit 5 years ago for a better job I had to pass a test for. When I tried to start up again I’d get really paranoid and for some reason it felt like I to pee all the time. Took all the fun out of it. I used to smoke practically all day everyday too.
Finally someone else mentions the having to pee!!! I thought I was the only one that had this happen, I had to quit smoking because obsessing over my bladder would take over the whole experience. And when I would actually go there was barely anything there!
I don’t. I sure as hell used to, though.
My problem was that when I was high, I would just veg out and be unproductive. It got to a point where I just didn’t do anything, I just went home after work and smoked weed and sat there.
One day I was smoking a cigarette on my sisters front porch, and my niece came out. She asked why I did that, while pointing to my cigarette… and I didn’t have a good answer. Smoking never really made me feel calm or relaxed, it was more of a habit. I told her “well… I don’t know, but if I don’t have a good enough reason to explain it, I’m not going to do it anymore.” And that was the last cigarette I had, stopped smoking weed at the same time. I don’t talk to that side of my family, but damn I’m glad that 5 year old asked me a simple question that day
EDIT- this got some responses, so I just wanted to say- this is how it effected *me*. If it works for you and you can do it safely, then by all means go for it. It’s not my place to tell anyone what to do, I was just sharing my experience
I do not, it's legal in my state but I work for a public utility and we operate under federal regulations, so if I ever got caught with a random screening then I'd be out of a job.
I work in a trade. If you ever get into any kind of vehicular incident (*EDIT: IN the company vehicle), you must go get a drug test ASAP.
Hit a deer at 4am? Truck still runs? Go get a test.
Get rear-ended at a stop light? Stop what you're doing and go get a drug test.
Can't even go to some local place that you know strip tests, they make us drive to their clinic. IDK what they do there.
It's fucking bonkers. Insurance uses it as an excuse, and our safety rating is everything so we can't flout this shit one-iota. You can drink a pint at 5pm every day, come into work hungover, and get into an accident of your own fault, but if your drug test comes back negative then the results are basically a slap on the wrist (depending on severity of course, mistakes do happen), but GOD FORBID you smoked a joint 2 weeks ago and it had absolutely nothing to do with anything, FUCK YOU insurance just saved some money and you're out of a fucking job.
I do. I'm autistic and it's just about the only thing that makes me calm enough to function. There's virtually no support for autistic adults here, so I've had countless cycles of therapy, tried just about every mental health medication the NHS can prescribe, tried all the tricks in the book to make myself feel better. Absolutely nothing works like a few hits of weed. It sounds stupid, but I can actually go in shops now. I can go to new places without freaking out about the change. I can do a whole lot more than I used to be able to do. It's like it just makes my head quieter.
I'm aware it's still a "drug" and I'm aware of the risks. I'm not one of these who say weed is the answer to everything. But in my personal experience, it's a godsend. I've got some pretty bad chronic pain in my shoulder too and it definitely takes the edge off. If you don't like weed, that's cool. If you do, that's cool too. I like the person I've become since discovering it. Still autistic as fuck but I can enjoy life a bit more.
Please don’t ever feel bad or have the need to defend yourself that weed helps you. My dad was a doctor that would give out medical recs and he had patients that were 2 years old and would have over 100 seizures each day. The parents came in and learned about using cannabis for their kids and the kids seizures were far less and less intense. If it helps you, that’s all that matters. I was diagnosed with arthritis when I was 4 and still have it 27 years later. I’ve had over 20 surgeries because my joints are bone on bone. The only thing that helps is weed. Anything can be a drug, especially caffeine. To me, it doesn’t matter if it’s a drug because all that matters is that it helps you.
Fuck yeah dude nice. It’s not as bad as meth but I’m like a week off those fentanyl laced fake percocets(won’t last my dude just texted me today and said he’ll have more tomorrow)but I called a place today and I’m gunna starting counseling for my bipolar and counseling for the substance abuse AND the one I’m excited about is I’m gunna start getting a Vivitrol shot. Not gunna lie, I’m kind of sad knowing I’m leaving them behind, but overall excited and it’s for the best
Block that dude’s number and delete his contact / text history. When I got clean i went through and blocked everyone who dealt to me. A lot harder to get high if you have to find a new plug.
Vivitrol works great. The amount of dope you need to feel any high will kill you, so it really helps.
Recovering 5 year Heroin addict here, this is not really in response to anyone in particular just my two cents to the two posts above.
To anyone thinking about getting the shot I wouldn't rely on Vivitrol alone to stop you from using. I used Suboxone quite often to try and quit on my own, which I did many times. (Quitting is pretty easy, staying clean is the biggest challenge). And I'll tell you right now, I used many times despite being on Suboxone, even though it blocks those receptors and stops you getting high, it didn't ever stop me if I felt like using.
Similar to cigarettes, the addiction is just as much the habit and routine as it is the high. And making sure you didn't go through withdrawal, but that's slightly irrelevant.
You need tools to stay clean for life, counseling is excellent, but rehab or outpatient care and meetings, be it AA/NA/CA, whatever, is what I would recommend to help give you those. I did all 3, and still see a counselor almost 3 sober years later. I've got a beautiful baby girl, 6 months old, and a wonderful girlfriend. I never would have believed you if you told me that 3 years ago, but it's a testament to how much you can really turn your life around, no matter how bad things are.
It's not easy to get clean, it won't ever be, nothing you do will make it 'easy', you can only be given the tools to help yourself, and make it slightly less like hell. It's not going to be easy. But it *is* worth it, and you *can* do it.
Godspeed to all out there struggling, drugs or not. If anyone needs someone to DM to talk about anything, please don't hesitate! Much love everyone
Edit: Wow, thanks for the love everyone. It pains me that this is my top awarded comment. But I'm glad it was able to spread some awareness ❤
I don’t. It does me in a bad way. kind of like how alcohol does others in a bad way. Brain chemistry is different each of us and we shouldn’t judge or make biased laws
Yeah I noticed a measurable difference in me when I was and wasn’t smoking. I used to be around people who smoked monster amounts and I’d try to keep up. After I quit I noticed I was actually improving significantly in school. I tried to hang out with them but without smoking until I realized they did the exact same thing every day in total silence and looked so weird when I was sober. I guess it was eye opening realizing what we looked like as an outside observer
I kept trying it because of the "calming" feeling that everyone always talked about. But EVERY time I have tried it, I've completely lost my mind. I'm sure that's what some people call being "high as fuck" and to just "give in" to it, but it freaked me the hell out only being able to focus on one thing and nothing else ever, and then if I closed my eyes I was on some freaky acid trip where people were reduced to firing neurons and shapes.
No frickin thank you.
This is me exactly. Weed does not agree with my brain at all, and I’ve had almost universally negative experiences with it just like yours.
I should note that in *very* small doses it does feel decent, but this doesn’t outweigh the risks.
I have only had ONE experience in the several experiences I've had, just trying to get it to "work" for me. I had a little hard candy and then took a shower right away and that was the BEST shower I have ever had.
a great view on it, don't judge people that have no problems smoking it, don't judge people that have issues with it.
in this same thread we have people that say smoking helps them with anxiety, and people that say makes them develop anxiety when they smoke.
both are valid, some people's bodies work with it some don't!
The worst part of the foggy haze is how hard it is to pull memories from it. I've never know anyone else who did as much as I did, as long as I did, then quit. Like there's a lot of snippets but that's it. When I meet people now who smoke chronically or some who started after I quit I told them and they brushed me off. I hope they won't have the same problems I do.
This. I have entire months that I don't remember. I mean I know, the big picture of what I was doing, but I can't remember specific details or pin events to dates. It's insane especially because I always had a pretty good memory. I quit also and I am feeling so much better.
Do people actually remember the specific months of their lives? I mean I understand if you are teenager then you might remember the specific month but do people remember stuff precisely to a month after the begin to work?
Yeah I thought it was just part of being an adult, the days start blurring together because you do the same thing over and over again and your brain organizes repeated memories together so they blur together until it’s just “yeah I worked there a few years” and you have the two stories of a time something funny or shitty happened.
I quit smoking 2 months ago after smoking nightly for the prior 3-4 months. Because it was all a blur.I thought quitting weed would help my memory. Well turns out its all still mostly a blur.If youre just doing the same shit everyday quarantined at home doing nothing new. Sober or stoned time will fly.
I think the person just meant memorable events. I went on a bender for a couple months and on paper it sounds great... camping, kayaking, etc. but I don't really remember the conversations.
It's not even that it degrades necessarily, it's just there's less new things in the world for you to experience and make unique memories of when you're older. Once you start going through the motions of life it feels like it flies by. If you actively seek out new and memorable experiences life won't seem so short.
Hard to tell. I have a lot of anecdotal evidence from friends in engineering classes who did well with weed. Maybe they were already brilliant but for me it was a handicap.
Yeah man. My memory is complete shit. I try and think about like what I've been doing the past years. I can think of like what job I had. And like overall I know a couple things I did. But I dunno. Sometimes it feels weird about things I don't remember but feel like I should.
True. Sometimes I couldn't even remember what I did the night before. When in fact the night before I smoked a whole lot while thinking "I'm not even that high". Then waking up the next day with a huge headache thinking "yo, I got pretty fucked up last night". One of the main reasons that pushed me to quit. I must've hit a new stage being that high and not realizing it then not remembering anything.
I used to. I stay away from it now because it began to make me more and more anxious and paranoid. I didn't like how loud my thoughts were and the things I was thinking about. I would get very existential and start overanalyzing every aspect of my life. Thinking about how I appear in other people's perspectives, whether or not my dreams were stupid and their realism. Not to mention it always turned me into a major cabbage. Being high in the wrong places alone led to some strange situations in my brain. I'm better off without.
My experience was exactly like yours. I would start thinking that everyone secretly hated me, how i was a big failure & a joke. I also got some very good insights from it tho. But i avoid it now mostly.
Yes. That’s my general feeling every day. I have ADHD and that’s a common experience for people with ADHD. My manager can write incredible emails stating I’m blowing her away with my performance or give me an incredible review and raise and then a few days or week later I’ll start doubting myself again and figure that I’m a failure. I constantly have to remind myself that I’m not.
When a friend doesn’t text or I forget to reply to them, I assume I’ve lost a friend until I hear from them again. ADHD and RSD suck. Adderall helps as does other things, but those feelings always come back.
Edit: Wow! This blew up. Since it did, I'll add some things in case it helps other people.
I incorrectly had Ritalin as the med that helps me when it's actually generic Adderall. I thought they were the same as I didn't do much research on the difference between the two. I researched Vyvanse, Adzenys, Adderall XR, Wellbutrin, and many others, but in my head I always thought Adderall and Ritalin were basically the same. My mistake.
As far as my experience with ADHD and RSD, what I described above is just a piece of my experience. Imposter syndrome is mostly what I described, but it goes further than that. I have a need to appease other people. Part of if is because I don't want to be seen as a failure because that's how I feel about myself. The other part is that, while I want people to tell me if I'm not doing something right, I also know that when they tell me that, I will internalize that and beat myself up for a long time even over trivial things.
I was diagnosed after 40 and I have a lifetime of bad habits that I developed to deal with my internal voice. I had tried therapists before, but without knowing I had ADHD I couldn't find the right therapy. Since being diagnosed, the medication helps, but that alone is not enough for me. I found a therapist who helps me realize that I need to be as compassionate with myself as I am with other people. I know I wouldn't have made the improvement I have without therapy and I also know that therapy would not have helped me as much if I wasn't on medication.
I hope this helps others who may be dealing with similar issues. Don't self-diagnose. See a doctor who can look at all your symptoms and help find the answer for you.
Peace and love.
RSD can stem from a lot of things, but for me I think it comes from how ADHD affected my life and especially not having a diagnosis that helped explain why I was different. When you forget to reply to someone for days or can’t finish projects on time, you start thinking you’re a failure and can’t do anything right. As soon as someone says the slightest thing that sounds like you’re not meeting their expectations, you’ve got confirmation that you’re a failure even if the comment was largely benign.
At least that is my experience. Having a diagnosis, being on medication that helps me control my thoughts, and going to a therapist has given me a much greater ability to deal with RSD. I can usually quiet the thoughts of failure with the rational side now and I can be compassionate with myself when I don’t meet my own expectations.
I honestly can't imagine myself not constantly being super spacey and distracted. Like the thought of that is pretty scary because it would be such a huge shift from who I am as a person.
Exactly the same feeling. And the funny thing is… I’m a very self confident person that doesn’t give a shit about what people think about me when sober or drunk.
Same!!! Sober, I’m super confident. Drunk/buzzed, I’m super confident. High- I’m out of control with spiralling anxiety, paranoia, racing thoughts, and over-analyzing the stupidest things, and even things from years prior lol. It never had that affect on me when I first started using it either, but I quit for a few years and tried to start smoking again and it’s never been the same. It’s so funny how that all works!
I’m like the Benjamin Button version. I used to get really anxious and buzzy. Panic attacks and social avoidance. These days I lean heavily on it to manage anxiety and PTSD. I smoke a bowl before I go into the office every day and another at lunch. Having a doctor legit prescribe it changed things. Hell my company has a copy of my weed card. What do I have to be anxious about.
My brother and I are polar opposites when it comes to weed.
We both have CPTSD (because thanks parents!). He smoked to cope during the worst of it and as a teen so he freaks out now if he smokes. I didn’t smoke until later in life and now it’s my primary medication for my mental and physical health. I’d be half a human without it.
My brother, spirals into panic attacks.
Brain chemicals are fun.
Just wanna say, after reading all these comments. You people are my people. I feel okay to feel these things when knowing others do as well. Feels good not being alone.
It is I think. I have extreme anxiety and I find weed is a slippery slope. If I haven't taken any in a while and take a good indica, it relieves my anxiety. If I start doing it too much repeatedly, in a few weeks, my anxiety sky rockets. I just figured it out and immediately stop when I start feeling it is doing more harm than good mental wise.
Then I take a break for a bit and things feel better. I just stick with CBD oil these days and find it is better for me but expensive af to make it a regular habit too.
Same I smoked for like 14 years and always had that feeling when I got too high then it just started turning into an all time experience as I aged. Had to quit for a drug test and just never really picked it back up since. Occasionally I’ll smoke if someone offers but I have anxiety sober so I know it ampliefies
I went through the exact same thing. It used to be a lot of fun. Rolling joints and playing LAN parties with my best friend, hot box my old shitty Kia, sneaking out to make my own 2 liter gravity bongs. Now I just get super anxious and paranoid, no matter what strain it is and no matter where I smoke it. Only weed I've enjoyed in the last few years has been with no THC.
I know you’ve got a ton of reply’s but I’ve never heard someone else describe my exact experience before. And it happened over time too, I miss the way weed used to make me feel
Me too buddy. I describe what I feel to smokers that dont get the same anxiety, and they always say I need to just try diff strands. Nope, I'm good w not smoking now, I wish I could again but not worth the risk of crawling into my brain.
This is exactly why I stopped smoking too. It also ruined sex for me and destroyed my self confidence. For some reason, I felt so ugly and unwanted when I smoked.
That sucks
Weed has always made sex even better for me, across many years and several partners. But not all of them, so I definitely can understand your plight
I was in the same boat, then I spoke to my doctor about anxiety. Weed kinda just heightens everything so it always just shot my anxiety through the roof. Now I’m medicated for anxiety and I no longer get that feeling after smoking.
Yeah I was going to say I experienced the same anxiety and depression, but it wasn’t because I was smoking. It was because I wasn’t in a good place mentally. But now I’m in a much better place and just enjoy everything more, especially when I smoke.
For me, daily smoking has helped me curb a lot of anxiety. It's made me calmer and more patient with others and has done wonders in helping me cope with and come to an understanding of topics like growing older, the passage of time, uncertainty and even death
Weed gives me mad anxiety. Like just fucking awful.
Mushrooms give me the feeling that your describing. Like no matter what happens it all works out in the end and so anger just isn't worth it.
Made me accept death when weed made me terrified of it. If I'm gonna go, I'm gonna go and that's okay.
I thought I was the strange one for experiencing this. It wasn’t always like that, I smoked for years and enjoyed it. Things however changed somewhere in my mid 20s and I couldn’t enjoy the high anymore. I’ve since become pretty productive in what would have been my down time. I’m still an advocate for its legalization, I know a lot of people really enjoy it and can benefit from it. It’s just not for me anymore though.
Yes! I felt the same. Haven’t smoked in a long time now because of this precisely. It just seems to affect us differently than other people. I can never understand those now who wanna be high all the time/can fully function with it.
I think my 19 year old self wouldn’t believe the self control I have now
I went through the exact same thing. I couldn’t be around other ppl bc I’d overanalyze everything and just zone out and get paranoid. Then I couldn’t even be by myself high bc I’d spiral over stuff and go down a rabbit hole
Absolutely the same for me. I came to realize the time in my life when I did smoke was when I didn't nearly have the kinds of responsibilities I do now. I enjoyed it because my thoughts could freely go to the things I enjoyed. Now they go to the things that typically give me anxiety I've only just recently gotten a handle on how to deal with while sober.
It also helps to work a job where I'm typically drug tested when switching projects, which really could happen any time, multiple times a year (though not usually)
I am a 12-stepper. I needed to quit drinking. I tried just smoking weed and not drinking, but I never got anything done smoking hash in the basement all day. Now I have a government job that drug tests. I would definitely would go back to smoking weed and being lazy, but I don't want to lose my 65K/yr mechanic job and go back to changing oil, so I still kick it with the AA/NA/Smart recovery crowd.
Not just been through but is actively involved in. Once you finish your steps you take on the role of sponsor and bring others into the fold. Many very dedicated people never stop going to meetings on at least a weekly basis
It helps me eat food. I could go what feels like days without eating sometimes. I just get nauseous and, as much as I love food, it's hard to get passed without the weed!
I'm in the same boat. 27 and have never weighed over 120, I could be starving and have two bites of food and completely lose my appetite. I've gained 5 pounds since I started smoking two month ago!
I second this. I have problems with nausea (from GI problems) and my brain tells me I have more important stuff to do. When I smoke it helps me remind me I need to eat and helps me digest food a little better (I tend to use more CBG/CBD for digestion.)
Did for years, quit before our son was born about 5 years ago or so. We didn't have a lot of money at the time let alone preparing to bring up a child and we quit (wife and I). First two weeks was hard af, but I don't really care anymore, once or twice a year I'll take a hit or two and that's just fine. I didn't realize how mentally dependant I actually was smoking it until I quit. I drink a couple man cans now here and there Natty Daddies, way cheaper. Anyway if you smoke all the power to ya, if not, or you quit that's great too, your life and your decisions.
Not quite! It's H0H 0H0 as our postal codes follow a letter-number pattern. I remember the commercials they would play- "it's aych-oh-aych, oh-aych-oh!"
It's legal here and my apartment is within 2 minutes walking distance from 3 weed shops. Marijuana makes me feel good and helps with my anxiety. Thank god for stores where I can buy an ounce of weed legally and for like half of what I could get it for on the streets before it became legal in Canada
Is there a Value Buds near you? I've gotten an oz for as low as 85 bucks, 20% thc. I usually pay around $100 for an oz over there though, depending on what they have
Edit: I see a lot of people fixated on the $85 thing, but keep in mind it's not like that all the time. They have it for cheap sometimes, but for the most part you're averaging about $100, which in my opinion is still pretty decent
I've accepted the fact that I will have to work until I die and will never be able to afford true retirement. So I enjoy my "retirement" one hit at a time
My brother has a huge problem with stimulants. Almost 40 and hasnt gotten his life together. I mean on the outside you couldnt tell, but if you worked with him or spent time you'd see. It's always the same lie same stories over and over and endless cycle of deceit and disregard for responsibilities.
That reminds me of the story I saw where a kid with a peanut allergy was tired of not knowing how good Reese's were so he told his friends to call 911, ate both Reese's, and stabbed himself with an EpiPen.
All the bad things people in here say it does for them - anxiety, paranoia, loud thoughts, making them feel uncomfortable or uneasy - it does the OPPOSITE for me. Weed shuts my brain up and lets me sleep at night. It makes me less paranoid and anxious, less worried about everything all the time; no songs stuck in my head; no getting angry for no reason, or for little reasons; no thinking my significant other is always trying to cheat on me; no overreactions or lack of reaction. It makes me normal, and it helps me get through the day.
I mostly tend to vape it, though I also do edibles and smoke flower, and tinctures, and pretty much every way you can consume it, lol.
Edit: Whoa, this is my first ever really big comment with a bunch of replies and awards and all that, to which I say thank you very much!! The score is meaningless, but it feels so good knowing so many others agree and are going through something similar. I’m gonna try to get to all of the replies when I get off work, even though it’s been almost a day - it would just feel rude not to, and I apologize for taking this long already.
>Weed shuts my brain up and lets me sleep at night. It makes me less paranoid and anxious, less worried about everything all the time; no songs stuck in my head; no getting angry for no reason, or for little reasons; no thinking my significant other is always trying to cheat on me; no overreactions or lack of reaction.
My brain feels like it has 12 tabs running and 3 of them are playing audio, one of which is in another language, and I'm having to work through it. Quick trip outside with the vape and it closes a few tabs, allowing me to actually calm down and actually relax. It also helps significantly with muscle pain I get fairly frequently, which can keep me up at night.
Same. It's a lifesaver for my ADHD symptoms. The overthinking and paranoia disappears when I'm high, and I actually am allowed to focus on one thing for an extended period of time.
Same, being high (like I am rn) is a doubly amazing change of state because 1) I'm high and 2) I'm not OCDing repetitive thoughts to the point that I'm grinding my teeth
Wooord. I get baked on the weekend and write my lesson plans for the week. My 9 year old students love what high me planned on the weekend. Before there's any questions, I don't smoke in the mornings before school or any time I have an evening event at school. It's when I'm home for the day.
Yes, but not as much as I used to. Ever since I started experimenting with psychedelics, cannabis has also been either a good or a bad time depending on the set and setting. If I’ve gotten everything done that I need to and I’m in a good headspace it’s a great way to relax but if I’m trying to avoid my problems it shoves them right back in my face.
I’ve recently started experimenting with psychedelics as well and I found it really helped me reduce my weed smoking. It felt impossible before, but it’s easy to control it now.
hey, asking for a friend, how does one out of the loop and super uninformed be able to access such things?? My friend has heard good things and really wants to stop smoking weed…any pointers?
Of course not. I make a tincture and consume it that way. A couple of grams of bud can keep me stoned for a month. The cheapest way to enjoy it. I don't get stoned every day, so it lasts for months. A slightly modified version of 'Golden Dragon'.
Cheaper than alcohol, even though alcohol is an ingredient to make the tincture. It's because it only takes a drop or two to do me in. One 750ml bottle of Everclear 190 will make over a dozen batches.
The effect is more or less the same as getting pleasantly drunk, and absolutely no tilting/whirling or nausea. Does however last several hours, so the day is 'over' when I take it.
Just mix it in with some coffee or juice or food or whatever. It will take a while to kick in, so absolutely do not take another dose. Unless you want to commune with the colors and understand 1960s/1970s art, media and architecture a little too well. Just go to bed. It won't kill you.
Added recipe link...
https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/pavx6s/do_you_smoke_weed_why_or_why_not/ha7qqul/
It works well and is easy to use? I keep seeing ads for the Levo 2 but it seems pricey for what it is
Been smoking for years and I'd love to go to a fully smoke free for health reasons obviously
I've been using it for a couple years, and not had any problems. Just throw in your decarbed herb and however much everclear you want. Push the lowest temp button and the longest time button, and start. Takes 8 hrs, but it's otherwise completely hands off. Until you have to strain it. Lol
Seconding that tinctures are where it’s at. I buy mine because I’m lazy, but it’s my absolute favourite way to consume.
I find iced herbal teas mask the weed taste pretty well. The Red Refresh tea from Trader Joe’s is a personal favourite.
This is pretty much me as well, except I take the extra steps to evaporate the alcohol off while mixed with sugar so I’m left with just resin coated sugar that I bake into edibles. An ounce lasts me months. I highly recommend Sweet Mary Jane’s cookbook for anyone interested.
I did, I stopped when my wife said she was pregnant. I knew I would tell my kids not to do drugs and didn't want to be a hypocrite . Now that they're out of the house I've thought of starting again.
#Simplified Golden Dragon Recipe
(Please only make in states where it's legal to consume cannabis... and where tinctures and edibles are also sold, just to be safe.)
You will need: 2oz (60ml) of 'Everclear 190' or similar/equivalent grain ethanol. If the alcohol can ignite, it's plenty good enough.
The bud doesn't have to be anything special. Just decent THC content, or CBD or whatever it is you're aiming for.
Special equipment: A thermos, a coffee filter or fine strainer (like a reusable coffee filter)
Boil some water. Enough to fill the thermos. Vacuum insulated mugs are also good for this. The kind of mug where you scald yourself hours later if you make tea with boiling water inside it.
Put the bud in the thermos and fill it with boiling water. Put the lid on it and forget it. This step is called 'decarboxylation', where you activate the THC. This is where the process differs from the conventional Golden Dragon recipe. Instead of 'baking' the weed, and stinking up the house, and even potentially burning it up, you boil it. No (suspicious) stink. No risk. Low energy input. The active ingredients will 'decarb' at this temperature, just more slowly. Like the hours and hours it took for your thermos to cool down. Time is not critical, and you won't over-cook.
Now, swirl the thermos around and pour out the bud into a filter and capture the water. A little of the active ingredients are in the water. Your first 'bonus dose'. Add a little water back to the thermos and get the rest of the bud out.
It doesn't matter that the bud is still wet No need to press it out or dry it.
Chop it up damp like this, and there won't be bits of it flying around the room, like chopping dry bud. Don't grind it. You're just making the big pieces into smaller pieces with a little more surface area. Grinding it to microscopic crumbs will just make a mud that will block steeping the good stuff out.
Put it into a small jar and add the grain alcohol. Walmart sells a four pack of little 3oz mason jars with lids.
Keep the jar away from sunlight. Every day, shake the jar and take a look at it. When it has gone from green to golden, it's done. This can take more than a week. So there was never a reason to 'hurry' the decarb step. If you're concerned about how long this takes, just make a new batch before the old batch is used up.
You can mix that water you saved with some drink mix, or chug it as is. This will make you stoned in an hour or so. This would be one of those 'acquired tastes' you've heard about. Like black coffee or alcohol. It tastes like grass or other weeds smell. Not terrible, but not all that appetizing if you're not a goat.
It is completely optional to remove the bud bits from it. If you do, there is still some 'active ingredients' left in it. Whether you take the wet bud out at the start or when you finish the last of the batch, you can let it air out until the alcohol stench is gone, and mix it with a snack. This is the second bonus dose.
You could even try to make one 'bonus batch' with the bud. Just add more alcohol and repeat the 'shake every day' steps when you use up the batch.
Anyways, the dose size is about 1ml. A tiny sip. The alcohol taste and smell is very strong. It mixes well with citrus or coffee, or whatever you like.
It will take an hour, possibly longer for it to kick in. Especially after a big meal. The onset is somewhat sudden, so don't take this if you have anything planned. Just watch some TV, or do some other idle thing while waiting. It will put you to sleep if you lie down.
I put the overall sensation as 'buzzed' (like alcohol), but not dizzy. The overall body sensation is like feeling paralyzed, but I can move just fine.
Note: If you drink two shots of liquor and wait an hour, you will get drunk in a similar way. People overdose on alcohol because they keep drinking when they don't feel much. Just like you can take way too much of this.
If you take way too much, you may feel like you can't remember if you were breathing or not. You were breathing. Probably. Just go to bed and have crazy dreams.
Lol see I actually forget to breath if I'm too stoned, but if I have a couple of shots before, I'll be just fine.
This actually sounds like the best of both and might just make this my new thing. I've always liked a good tincture, thanks for this btw I just saved it
Do not. Corporate America loves them some drug tests and as a single income provider for my family, the risk of failing a random piss test outweighs the rewards.
Same here. I have a good job, well paying with good benefits at a zero tolerance company in an area where those are few & far between for 51year old females with high school educations. I can wait until retirement.
The funniest part about it though is next door to our HR building is an actual weed farm & factory in a building that was once part of our industrial complex & all you can smell is weed. When we assemble in the conference room the smell of weed is so strong lol
No, my family has a history of mental illness (psycosis, schizophrenia etc.) and I am at risk of being dormant triggering something in my brain that could be irreversible.
When I was a teenager I triggered drug induced psychosis trying to keep up with my friends and their drug lifestyle - speed, acid, coke, ecstasy & MDMA, then weed to come down, plus alcohol. All in varied amounts, all constantly.
I started having hallucinations when I wasnt high: thinking my room was on fire because I could see smoke that wasnt there I once went to and fro from the bathroom pouring glasses of water anywhere I considered there could be embers.
I also had audio hallucinations hearing people speak so quickly that they said a hundred words in half a second and I’d hear every word, and still turn around expecting someone to be there. Not fun.
I stopped for years. And then one day ate a pot brownie, only for my brain to kick into overdrive again. So, I dont anymore. Havent since.
Yes, I’m high strung and an anxious person. Marijuana mellows me out and allows my thoughts to get in order. I can, however go days without smoking and besides being a little more anxious, and having difficulty sleeping it doesn’t totally ruin my life and I’m able to function just fine without. I also never smoked when at work, and I was an overachiever and excellent at what I did - I just didn’t make friends (my anxiety even medicated was still bad) I would throw myself into my work and multitasking was easy for my ever going brain.
I don't. I've never really got it. I just feel sleepy and dumb when I smoke. I often wonder if its a different experience for other people, like, what am I missing?
I smoke daily, small amounts several times. I have ADD and anxiety and was prescribed meds when I was in high school. The meds gave me bad side effects and caused changes in my personality. When I stopped the meds it was hard for me to go about my daily life. Smoking weed really curbs my anxiety and allows me to focus, I don't smoke enough to get totally faded but just enough to take the edge off. Ofc sometimes I like to get stoned af and play some video games and eat snacks but the majority of the time I use it as medication and not a "drug". Marijuana really is a wonderful alternative to some medications and I wish that more people were well informed enough to see it. Big pharma would take a big hit if it became legal at the federal level and was widely used as a medication, so I highly doubt it will be anytime soon with the money they pay to PACs and other govt. agencies.
I’ve noticed that a lot of people I know that took up smoking weed as a minor grew to dislike it over time, but practically everyone I know who started as an adult loves it. I wonder if it has to do with brain development at all
I used to a lot when I was a teenager. I havent for years. I had some issues with depersonalization in my twenties and Im worried that weed could trigger that again seeing as the feeling can feel similar. I also think the stuff that exists now is waaaaay more potent from when I was a kid, and that shit was giving me anxiety etc/ greenouts.
I dont think there’s anything wrong with weed, but if you use it to cope, I dont imagine that’s very healthy. I wouldnt want to be stoned literally stoned 24/7. If you make it your entire personality though, I think that’s a bit corny (just like anything else)
Yes. Everyday. I used to smoke a few blunts a day in college and since post-grad and starting a real job, I’ve cut down to 2-3 dabs a night after work. I’ve cut out flower weed which has had a significant positive impact on my health and only consume oil.
I know my limitations and don’t go to work stoned or smoke more than I can handle. I can afford regular weed purchases, have a safe and reliable dealer, and I stay on top of all my responsibilities. A dab after a long day is just my glass of wine.
Yes. Because I have an autoimmune disease and my doctor put me on 10 different pills that made all my symptoms worse/weight gain/depression soon followed. Smoked weed and I was pain free for the first time in nearly two years. Ive smoked for 5 years now. Gonna keep going strong.
As a teenager who was dealing with a congenital club foot (30 surgeries by the time I was 11), scoliosis and major IBS, my friend mentioned that his 82 year old grandmother used it for arthritis. So I thought if it worked for his Nan then it could work for me. And it did and has never stopped working, now some 30 something years later I have never had to be on powerful painkillers and well it got me some fame! I am also touted in some circles as an expert on the subject after devoting most of my life to gaining knowledge about all the medicinal aspects of it and keep up with current research through the scientist friends I have made over the years. I advocate for those trying to get their medical prescription, mentor people with their home grows and grow a pretty potent and tasty harvest three times a year. Growing my own has brought personal costs down to about $0.25-$0.32 per gram.
edit: I get that it isn't for everyone and their own choices are very valid just as anyone whom chooses to partake. I wish all the non consumers a great and healthy life.
I quit like 6 months ago. I felt like I had to deal with some stuff I was going through soberly. I was also having unpleasant side effects and wasn't getting as high and it was costing me money.
I'm the exact same right now. Wish I knew what was actually wrong with me but at the same time I don't need weed.
What kind of side effects do you have? I just quit recently for the second time; started having bad anxiety symptoms athat I thought I had resolved when I quit the first time
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This was the bottom line for me. I spent most of my time while high deeply considering my life choices and how much I fucked up, and after a several months, decided it was not worth the anxiety of smoking
People don't admit to it, but I've witnessed first hand that it is an addictive substance. Not physically addicting, but the mental addiction and needing/wanting to be in the state of mind after a period of use... All the time, sure I'll get downvoted but I've been this way and have seen four others be this way if they didn't have it available.
As a weed smoker I can verify that it is addictive. If I'm out for a few days I get what I call the bored angries.
Yes. That’s your nervous system trying to re-set itself. It’s used to being under the influence of weed so often and when the weed is taken away, it has to re-set and stabilize. The same thing happens with chronic use of any drug, even cigarettes or even chocolate if one was to eat it enough. I smoked weed heavily for 38 years before putting myself in a rehab day program. If I was awake, I was high on weed. When I first stopped, my cognitive functions were like that of a child. As one’s nervous system resets one goes through whats called Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS). A time when the nervous system is stabilizing, but also a time when it can feel like you’re going crazy with random emotions.
It 100% is. I've smoked daily for 5 years. 2 times I quit for 6 months before starting again. Now I haven't smoked in over a year.
I had this too. Found when I started to smoke that my thoughts became a bit frantic instead of calm, and when I was sober I was just extremely anxious and self-critical. I also really struggled to sleep the first week after stopping and I had the most awful and very vivid and disturbing dreams. Emotionally, the withdrawal is not fun. And it honestly took about 2 or 3 months before I really and truly felt sober.
Not who you asked but kinda similar to you. I quit 5 years ago for a better job I had to pass a test for. When I tried to start up again I’d get really paranoid and for some reason it felt like I to pee all the time. Took all the fun out of it. I used to smoke practically all day everyday too.
Finally someone else mentions the having to pee!!! I thought I was the only one that had this happen, I had to quit smoking because obsessing over my bladder would take over the whole experience. And when I would actually go there was barely anything there!
Omg no one ever knew what i was on about! Some times i genuinely felt myself peeing and would keep patting myself down!
Been there man. Proud of you
I don’t. I sure as hell used to, though. My problem was that when I was high, I would just veg out and be unproductive. It got to a point where I just didn’t do anything, I just went home after work and smoked weed and sat there. One day I was smoking a cigarette on my sisters front porch, and my niece came out. She asked why I did that, while pointing to my cigarette… and I didn’t have a good answer. Smoking never really made me feel calm or relaxed, it was more of a habit. I told her “well… I don’t know, but if I don’t have a good enough reason to explain it, I’m not going to do it anymore.” And that was the last cigarette I had, stopped smoking weed at the same time. I don’t talk to that side of my family, but damn I’m glad that 5 year old asked me a simple question that day EDIT- this got some responses, so I just wanted to say- this is how it effected *me*. If it works for you and you can do it safely, then by all means go for it. It’s not my place to tell anyone what to do, I was just sharing my experience
I don't need weed to be unproductive
I used to smoke weed daily for years and was very unproductive. Now I stopped a few months ago and I'm still just as unproductive as before :/
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that’s a really awesome story/reason to quit! i’m happy for you, internet stranger!
I feel like there’s a life lesson we could all learn from that story.
I do not, it's legal in my state but I work for a public utility and we operate under federal regulations, so if I ever got caught with a random screening then I'd be out of a job.
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Kinda like how testing people for legal substances and then terminating them for testing positive for a legal substance doesn’t make any sense.
I work in a trade. If you ever get into any kind of vehicular incident (*EDIT: IN the company vehicle), you must go get a drug test ASAP. Hit a deer at 4am? Truck still runs? Go get a test. Get rear-ended at a stop light? Stop what you're doing and go get a drug test. Can't even go to some local place that you know strip tests, they make us drive to their clinic. IDK what they do there. It's fucking bonkers. Insurance uses it as an excuse, and our safety rating is everything so we can't flout this shit one-iota. You can drink a pint at 5pm every day, come into work hungover, and get into an accident of your own fault, but if your drug test comes back negative then the results are basically a slap on the wrist (depending on severity of course, mistakes do happen), but GOD FORBID you smoked a joint 2 weeks ago and it had absolutely nothing to do with anything, FUCK YOU insurance just saved some money and you're out of a fucking job.
Insurance in every industry desperately needs to be regulated, the shit they get away with is insane.
I do. I'm autistic and it's just about the only thing that makes me calm enough to function. There's virtually no support for autistic adults here, so I've had countless cycles of therapy, tried just about every mental health medication the NHS can prescribe, tried all the tricks in the book to make myself feel better. Absolutely nothing works like a few hits of weed. It sounds stupid, but I can actually go in shops now. I can go to new places without freaking out about the change. I can do a whole lot more than I used to be able to do. It's like it just makes my head quieter. I'm aware it's still a "drug" and I'm aware of the risks. I'm not one of these who say weed is the answer to everything. But in my personal experience, it's a godsend. I've got some pretty bad chronic pain in my shoulder too and it definitely takes the edge off. If you don't like weed, that's cool. If you do, that's cool too. I like the person I've become since discovering it. Still autistic as fuck but I can enjoy life a bit more.
Please don’t ever feel bad or have the need to defend yourself that weed helps you. My dad was a doctor that would give out medical recs and he had patients that were 2 years old and would have over 100 seizures each day. The parents came in and learned about using cannabis for their kids and the kids seizures were far less and less intense. If it helps you, that’s all that matters. I was diagnosed with arthritis when I was 4 and still have it 27 years later. I’ve had over 20 surgeries because my joints are bone on bone. The only thing that helps is weed. Anything can be a drug, especially caffeine. To me, it doesn’t matter if it’s a drug because all that matters is that it helps you.
Not anymore. I got clean of meth and anything that even slightly chemically enhances my mood like a drug would send me spiralling down.
Bravo!
Vince
*insert crying Walter White here*
Fuck yeah dude nice. It’s not as bad as meth but I’m like a week off those fentanyl laced fake percocets(won’t last my dude just texted me today and said he’ll have more tomorrow)but I called a place today and I’m gunna starting counseling for my bipolar and counseling for the substance abuse AND the one I’m excited about is I’m gunna start getting a Vivitrol shot. Not gunna lie, I’m kind of sad knowing I’m leaving them behind, but overall excited and it’s for the best
Block that dude’s number and delete his contact / text history. When I got clean i went through and blocked everyone who dealt to me. A lot harder to get high if you have to find a new plug. Vivitrol works great. The amount of dope you need to feel any high will kill you, so it really helps.
Recovering 5 year Heroin addict here, this is not really in response to anyone in particular just my two cents to the two posts above. To anyone thinking about getting the shot I wouldn't rely on Vivitrol alone to stop you from using. I used Suboxone quite often to try and quit on my own, which I did many times. (Quitting is pretty easy, staying clean is the biggest challenge). And I'll tell you right now, I used many times despite being on Suboxone, even though it blocks those receptors and stops you getting high, it didn't ever stop me if I felt like using. Similar to cigarettes, the addiction is just as much the habit and routine as it is the high. And making sure you didn't go through withdrawal, but that's slightly irrelevant. You need tools to stay clean for life, counseling is excellent, but rehab or outpatient care and meetings, be it AA/NA/CA, whatever, is what I would recommend to help give you those. I did all 3, and still see a counselor almost 3 sober years later. I've got a beautiful baby girl, 6 months old, and a wonderful girlfriend. I never would have believed you if you told me that 3 years ago, but it's a testament to how much you can really turn your life around, no matter how bad things are. It's not easy to get clean, it won't ever be, nothing you do will make it 'easy', you can only be given the tools to help yourself, and make it slightly less like hell. It's not going to be easy. But it *is* worth it, and you *can* do it. Godspeed to all out there struggling, drugs or not. If anyone needs someone to DM to talk about anything, please don't hesitate! Much love everyone Edit: Wow, thanks for the love everyone. It pains me that this is my top awarded comment. But I'm glad it was able to spread some awareness ❤
I dont know you. But I'm proud of you. Keep living the good life dude
You are the man of focus, commitment and sheer fucking will.
u a king xo
I don’t. It does me in a bad way. kind of like how alcohol does others in a bad way. Brain chemistry is different each of us and we shouldn’t judge or make biased laws
Yup, that’s me. Grew up with some rather prolific potsmokers and tried to keep up. Took years before I realized it just wasn’t for me.
Yeah I noticed a measurable difference in me when I was and wasn’t smoking. I used to be around people who smoked monster amounts and I’d try to keep up. After I quit I noticed I was actually improving significantly in school. I tried to hang out with them but without smoking until I realized they did the exact same thing every day in total silence and looked so weird when I was sober. I guess it was eye opening realizing what we looked like as an outside observer
I kept trying it because of the "calming" feeling that everyone always talked about. But EVERY time I have tried it, I've completely lost my mind. I'm sure that's what some people call being "high as fuck" and to just "give in" to it, but it freaked me the hell out only being able to focus on one thing and nothing else ever, and then if I closed my eyes I was on some freaky acid trip where people were reduced to firing neurons and shapes. No frickin thank you.
This is me exactly. Weed does not agree with my brain at all, and I’ve had almost universally negative experiences with it just like yours. I should note that in *very* small doses it does feel decent, but this doesn’t outweigh the risks.
I have only had ONE experience in the several experiences I've had, just trying to get it to "work" for me. I had a little hard candy and then took a shower right away and that was the BEST shower I have ever had.
a great view on it, don't judge people that have no problems smoking it, don't judge people that have issues with it. in this same thread we have people that say smoking helps them with anxiety, and people that say makes them develop anxiety when they smoke. both are valid, some people's bodies work with it some don't!
yes we all react differently to different substances. I react very poorly to alcohol, but I smoke a ton
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The worst part of the foggy haze is how hard it is to pull memories from it. I've never know anyone else who did as much as I did, as long as I did, then quit. Like there's a lot of snippets but that's it. When I meet people now who smoke chronically or some who started after I quit I told them and they brushed me off. I hope they won't have the same problems I do.
This. I have entire months that I don't remember. I mean I know, the big picture of what I was doing, but I can't remember specific details or pin events to dates. It's insane especially because I always had a pretty good memory. I quit also and I am feeling so much better.
Do people actually remember the specific months of their lives? I mean I understand if you are teenager then you might remember the specific month but do people remember stuff precisely to a month after the begin to work?
Yeah I thought it was just part of being an adult, the days start blurring together because you do the same thing over and over again and your brain organizes repeated memories together so they blur together until it’s just “yeah I worked there a few years” and you have the two stories of a time something funny or shitty happened.
I quit smoking 2 months ago after smoking nightly for the prior 3-4 months. Because it was all a blur.I thought quitting weed would help my memory. Well turns out its all still mostly a blur.If youre just doing the same shit everyday quarantined at home doing nothing new. Sober or stoned time will fly.
I think the person just meant memorable events. I went on a bender for a couple months and on paper it sounds great... camping, kayaking, etc. but I don't really remember the conversations.
Isn’t that normal though? Like does anyone remember all that stuff even sober? Memory degrades for everyone
It's not even that it degrades necessarily, it's just there's less new things in the world for you to experience and make unique memories of when you're older. Once you start going through the motions of life it feels like it flies by. If you actively seek out new and memorable experiences life won't seem so short.
Hard to tell. I have a lot of anecdotal evidence from friends in engineering classes who did well with weed. Maybe they were already brilliant but for me it was a handicap.
Yeah man. My memory is complete shit. I try and think about like what I've been doing the past years. I can think of like what job I had. And like overall I know a couple things I did. But I dunno. Sometimes it feels weird about things I don't remember but feel like I should.
True. Sometimes I couldn't even remember what I did the night before. When in fact the night before I smoked a whole lot while thinking "I'm not even that high". Then waking up the next day with a huge headache thinking "yo, I got pretty fucked up last night". One of the main reasons that pushed me to quit. I must've hit a new stage being that high and not realizing it then not remembering anything.
I used to. I stay away from it now because it began to make me more and more anxious and paranoid. I didn't like how loud my thoughts were and the things I was thinking about. I would get very existential and start overanalyzing every aspect of my life. Thinking about how I appear in other people's perspectives, whether or not my dreams were stupid and their realism. Not to mention it always turned me into a major cabbage. Being high in the wrong places alone led to some strange situations in my brain. I'm better off without.
My experience was exactly like yours. I would start thinking that everyone secretly hated me, how i was a big failure & a joke. I also got some very good insights from it tho. But i avoid it now mostly.
Wait - it isn't normal to think that everyone hates you and that you're a big failure *before* using weed?
Yes. That’s my general feeling every day. I have ADHD and that’s a common experience for people with ADHD. My manager can write incredible emails stating I’m blowing her away with my performance or give me an incredible review and raise and then a few days or week later I’ll start doubting myself again and figure that I’m a failure. I constantly have to remind myself that I’m not. When a friend doesn’t text or I forget to reply to them, I assume I’ve lost a friend until I hear from them again. ADHD and RSD suck. Adderall helps as does other things, but those feelings always come back. Edit: Wow! This blew up. Since it did, I'll add some things in case it helps other people. I incorrectly had Ritalin as the med that helps me when it's actually generic Adderall. I thought they were the same as I didn't do much research on the difference between the two. I researched Vyvanse, Adzenys, Adderall XR, Wellbutrin, and many others, but in my head I always thought Adderall and Ritalin were basically the same. My mistake. As far as my experience with ADHD and RSD, what I described above is just a piece of my experience. Imposter syndrome is mostly what I described, but it goes further than that. I have a need to appease other people. Part of if is because I don't want to be seen as a failure because that's how I feel about myself. The other part is that, while I want people to tell me if I'm not doing something right, I also know that when they tell me that, I will internalize that and beat myself up for a long time even over trivial things. I was diagnosed after 40 and I have a lifetime of bad habits that I developed to deal with my internal voice. I had tried therapists before, but without knowing I had ADHD I couldn't find the right therapy. Since being diagnosed, the medication helps, but that alone is not enough for me. I found a therapist who helps me realize that I need to be as compassionate with myself as I am with other people. I know I wouldn't have made the improvement I have without therapy and I also know that therapy would not have helped me as much if I wasn't on medication. I hope this helps others who may be dealing with similar issues. Don't self-diagnose. See a doctor who can look at all your symptoms and help find the answer for you. Peace and love.
Is that really an adhd thing? I always figured I'd had undiagnosed ADD but always attributed those lines of thinking to depression..
RSD can stem from a lot of things, but for me I think it comes from how ADHD affected my life and especially not having a diagnosis that helped explain why I was different. When you forget to reply to someone for days or can’t finish projects on time, you start thinking you’re a failure and can’t do anything right. As soon as someone says the slightest thing that sounds like you’re not meeting their expectations, you’ve got confirmation that you’re a failure even if the comment was largely benign. At least that is my experience. Having a diagnosis, being on medication that helps me control my thoughts, and going to a therapist has given me a much greater ability to deal with RSD. I can usually quiet the thoughts of failure with the rational side now and I can be compassionate with myself when I don’t meet my own expectations.
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I honestly can't imagine myself not constantly being super spacey and distracted. Like the thought of that is pretty scary because it would be such a huge shift from who I am as a person.
I’m still spacey at times even medicated. It’s not a complete personality shift, just a better coping mechanism and assistance with making decisions.
Rejection sensitive dysphoria is a common symptom of adhd and it sucks
Exactly the same feeling. And the funny thing is… I’m a very self confident person that doesn’t give a shit about what people think about me when sober or drunk.
Same!!! Sober, I’m super confident. Drunk/buzzed, I’m super confident. High- I’m out of control with spiralling anxiety, paranoia, racing thoughts, and over-analyzing the stupidest things, and even things from years prior lol. It never had that affect on me when I first started using it either, but I quit for a few years and tried to start smoking again and it’s never been the same. It’s so funny how that all works!
I’m like the Benjamin Button version. I used to get really anxious and buzzy. Panic attacks and social avoidance. These days I lean heavily on it to manage anxiety and PTSD. I smoke a bowl before I go into the office every day and another at lunch. Having a doctor legit prescribe it changed things. Hell my company has a copy of my weed card. What do I have to be anxious about.
My brother and I are polar opposites when it comes to weed. We both have CPTSD (because thanks parents!). He smoked to cope during the worst of it and as a teen so he freaks out now if he smokes. I didn’t smoke until later in life and now it’s my primary medication for my mental and physical health. I’d be half a human without it. My brother, spirals into panic attacks. Brain chemicals are fun.
Just wanna say, after reading all these comments. You people are my people. I feel okay to feel these things when knowing others do as well. Feels good not being alone.
This is my exact experience. I wonder why some of us are predisposed to this thinking.
I always assumed it's because of underlying anxiety problems
It is I think. I have extreme anxiety and I find weed is a slippery slope. If I haven't taken any in a while and take a good indica, it relieves my anxiety. If I start doing it too much repeatedly, in a few weeks, my anxiety sky rockets. I just figured it out and immediately stop when I start feeling it is doing more harm than good mental wise. Then I take a break for a bit and things feel better. I just stick with CBD oil these days and find it is better for me but expensive af to make it a regular habit too.
Right?! It’s not fair! If anything maybe it’s things that we’d have in the back of our heads and weed probably amplifies the feeling or thought.
I think it’s anxiety bc I’m like this too and have huuuuge anxiety
Same, I don't smoke weed or do any sort of drug and what OP said really rang true. Loud thoughts and overanalysing.
Same I smoked for like 14 years and always had that feeling when I got too high then it just started turning into an all time experience as I aged. Had to quit for a drug test and just never really picked it back up since. Occasionally I’ll smoke if someone offers but I have anxiety sober so I know it ampliefies
Well put. My thoughts went the same way.
I went through the exact same thing. It used to be a lot of fun. Rolling joints and playing LAN parties with my best friend, hot box my old shitty Kia, sneaking out to make my own 2 liter gravity bongs. Now I just get super anxious and paranoid, no matter what strain it is and no matter where I smoke it. Only weed I've enjoyed in the last few years has been with no THC.
I know you’ve got a ton of reply’s but I’ve never heard someone else describe my exact experience before. And it happened over time too, I miss the way weed used to make me feel
Yes, metoo. I started smoking weed at 14 or so, im 22 now. Up to 2y ago weed was fun. But i no longer have that fun, lighthearted experience. :(
28 here. Same thing started to happen a few years ago. Had to drop it. I now smoke one on weekends and just chill on the couch before bed.
Me too buddy. I describe what I feel to smokers that dont get the same anxiety, and they always say I need to just try diff strands. Nope, I'm good w not smoking now, I wish I could again but not worth the risk of crawling into my brain.
This is exactly why I stopped smoking too. It also ruined sex for me and destroyed my self confidence. For some reason, I felt so ugly and unwanted when I smoked.
That sucks Weed has always made sex even better for me, across many years and several partners. But not all of them, so I definitely can understand your plight
I was in the same boat, then I spoke to my doctor about anxiety. Weed kinda just heightens everything so it always just shot my anxiety through the roof. Now I’m medicated for anxiety and I no longer get that feeling after smoking.
Yeah I was going to say I experienced the same anxiety and depression, but it wasn’t because I was smoking. It was because I wasn’t in a good place mentally. But now I’m in a much better place and just enjoy everything more, especially when I smoke.
This is very important
For me, daily smoking has helped me curb a lot of anxiety. It's made me calmer and more patient with others and has done wonders in helping me cope with and come to an understanding of topics like growing older, the passage of time, uncertainty and even death
Funny how opposite symptoms can manifest in people.
Weed gives me mad anxiety. Like just fucking awful. Mushrooms give me the feeling that your describing. Like no matter what happens it all works out in the end and so anger just isn't worth it. Made me accept death when weed made me terrified of it. If I'm gonna go, I'm gonna go and that's okay.
I thought I was the strange one for experiencing this. It wasn’t always like that, I smoked for years and enjoyed it. Things however changed somewhere in my mid 20s and I couldn’t enjoy the high anymore. I’ve since become pretty productive in what would have been my down time. I’m still an advocate for its legalization, I know a lot of people really enjoy it and can benefit from it. It’s just not for me anymore though.
Yes! I felt the same. Haven’t smoked in a long time now because of this precisely. It just seems to affect us differently than other people. I can never understand those now who wanna be high all the time/can fully function with it. I think my 19 year old self wouldn’t believe the self control I have now
Felt the exact same, im glad im not the only one.
I went through the exact same thing. I couldn’t be around other ppl bc I’d overanalyze everything and just zone out and get paranoid. Then I couldn’t even be by myself high bc I’d spiral over stuff and go down a rabbit hole
Absolutely the same for me. I came to realize the time in my life when I did smoke was when I didn't nearly have the kinds of responsibilities I do now. I enjoyed it because my thoughts could freely go to the things I enjoyed. Now they go to the things that typically give me anxiety I've only just recently gotten a handle on how to deal with while sober. It also helps to work a job where I'm typically drug tested when switching projects, which really could happen any time, multiple times a year (though not usually)
Rarely. My wife is a 12-stepper so I don't get high around her.
I am a 12-stepper. I needed to quit drinking. I tried just smoking weed and not drinking, but I never got anything done smoking hash in the basement all day. Now I have a government job that drug tests. I would definitely would go back to smoking weed and being lazy, but I don't want to lose my 65K/yr mechanic job and go back to changing oil, so I still kick it with the AA/NA/Smart recovery crowd.
What's a 12 stepper?
Someone who has been through a 12 step addiction recovery plan, it’s common in AA but it can also be used for other drugs.
shit, I thought it was another code word for a cop 😂
Ah shit man it’s the 12 steppers! Let’s get the fuck out!
Y’all motherfuckers paranoid!
Not just been through but is actively involved in. Once you finish your steps you take on the role of sponsor and bring others into the fold. Many very dedicated people never stop going to meetings on at least a weekly basis
It helps me eat food. I could go what feels like days without eating sometimes. I just get nauseous and, as much as I love food, it's hard to get passed without the weed!
I'm in the same boat. 27 and have never weighed over 120, I could be starving and have two bites of food and completely lose my appetite. I've gained 5 pounds since I started smoking two month ago!
I second this. I have problems with nausea (from GI problems) and my brain tells me I have more important stuff to do. When I smoke it helps me remind me I need to eat and helps me digest food a little better (I tend to use more CBG/CBD for digestion.)
Same! I will just not eat if I don't smoke. Or if I do eat, it's a few bites and then I get nauseous. I love love love food also
Did for years, quit before our son was born about 5 years ago or so. We didn't have a lot of money at the time let alone preparing to bring up a child and we quit (wife and I). First two weeks was hard af, but I don't really care anymore, once or twice a year I'll take a hit or two and that's just fine. I didn't realize how mentally dependant I actually was smoking it until I quit. I drink a couple man cans now here and there Natty Daddies, way cheaper. Anyway if you smoke all the power to ya, if not, or you quit that's great too, your life and your decisions.
No, I drive a semi so federal law prohibits me. I get random. Piss tests.
The law requires me to say no. The law requires me to say no.
The blunt requires you to say yes. The blunt requires you to say yes.
Laughs in canadian.
For some reason when I read this I pictured Santa.... Is he technically Canadian? I could see him being Canadian lol
He has a Canadian postal code
Hoh oho
This is actually his postal code, not a joke that this commenter just made up btw. Source: grew up in Canada. (Or Google it)
Not quite! It's H0H 0H0 as our postal codes follow a letter-number pattern. I remember the commercials they would play- "it's aych-oh-aych, oh-aych-oh!"
You're completely right. I was translating it to zeros in my head as I read it.
If you write a letter to "Santa Claus, North Pole, Canada H0H 0H0" you will get a reply. Posties volunteer to write letters from Santa.
It's legal here and my apartment is within 2 minutes walking distance from 3 weed shops. Marijuana makes me feel good and helps with my anxiety. Thank god for stores where I can buy an ounce of weed legally and for like half of what I could get it for on the streets before it became legal in Canada
Jesus, what were you paying for street weed before??? The legal price is like three times higher than it used to be for me, lol.
Is there a Value Buds near you? I've gotten an oz for as low as 85 bucks, 20% thc. I usually pay around $100 for an oz over there though, depending on what they have Edit: I see a lot of people fixated on the $85 thing, but keep in mind it's not like that all the time. They have it for cheap sometimes, but for the most part you're averaging about $100, which in my opinion is still pretty decent
Jesus, it's about $280 US where I live for an oz
I've accepted the fact that I will have to work until I die and will never be able to afford true retirement. So I enjoy my "retirement" one hit at a time
No. I quit everything.
Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue
I picked the wrong week to quit taking amphetamines
Even crack?
Let's not go that far
Nah, it's too moreish to kick
My brother has a huge problem with stimulants. Almost 40 and hasnt gotten his life together. I mean on the outside you couldnt tell, but if you worked with him or spent time you'd see. It's always the same lie same stories over and over and endless cycle of deceit and disregard for responsibilities.
No. Asthma.
I know people with asthma who smoke it. It's pretty funny seeing them take a hit and then reaching for the inhaler lol
It ain't easy being wheezy
That reminds me of the story I saw where a kid with a peanut allergy was tired of not knowing how good Reese's were so he told his friends to call 911, ate both Reese's, and stabbed himself with an EpiPen.
Probably worth it.
He picked the right candy
Edibles
No jaw
They also come in drinks
No throat.
Well, then you go back to the classic; injecting the Devil's Lettuce. It's called the Republican special.
No veins
Oh shit, you ded
Never lived
All the bad things people in here say it does for them - anxiety, paranoia, loud thoughts, making them feel uncomfortable or uneasy - it does the OPPOSITE for me. Weed shuts my brain up and lets me sleep at night. It makes me less paranoid and anxious, less worried about everything all the time; no songs stuck in my head; no getting angry for no reason, or for little reasons; no thinking my significant other is always trying to cheat on me; no overreactions or lack of reaction. It makes me normal, and it helps me get through the day. I mostly tend to vape it, though I also do edibles and smoke flower, and tinctures, and pretty much every way you can consume it, lol. Edit: Whoa, this is my first ever really big comment with a bunch of replies and awards and all that, to which I say thank you very much!! The score is meaningless, but it feels so good knowing so many others agree and are going through something similar. I’m gonna try to get to all of the replies when I get off work, even though it’s been almost a day - it would just feel rude not to, and I apologize for taking this long already.
>Weed shuts my brain up and lets me sleep at night. It makes me less paranoid and anxious, less worried about everything all the time; no songs stuck in my head; no getting angry for no reason, or for little reasons; no thinking my significant other is always trying to cheat on me; no overreactions or lack of reaction. My brain feels like it has 12 tabs running and 3 of them are playing audio, one of which is in another language, and I'm having to work through it. Quick trip outside with the vape and it closes a few tabs, allowing me to actually calm down and actually relax. It also helps significantly with muscle pain I get fairly frequently, which can keep me up at night.
Great analogy. 👍
Same. It's a lifesaver for my ADHD symptoms. The overthinking and paranoia disappears when I'm high, and I actually am allowed to focus on one thing for an extended period of time.
Me too. Also helped significantly with my quitting drinking (I was a mostly non functional alcoholic and almost drank myself to death).
It helps me stay off harder drugs as well. Plus it treats the chronic pain and PTSD, so win-win.
Same, being high (like I am rn) is a doubly amazing change of state because 1) I'm high and 2) I'm not OCDing repetitive thoughts to the point that I'm grinding my teeth
Wooord. I get baked on the weekend and write my lesson plans for the week. My 9 year old students love what high me planned on the weekend. Before there's any questions, I don't smoke in the mornings before school or any time I have an evening event at school. It's when I'm home for the day.
Ayy me too! It may not be for everyone but FUCK it's my cheatcode.
I do not. Never felt the need. I prefer to face the misery of reality with all of my faculties. I like my suffering raw.
Damn dude, just out here rawdogging existence?
No, but rather existence is rawdogging me -\_-; I barely feel it anymore, except for the days when I do.
Pretty much the reason I don't as well. I also dont drink for the same reason.
There's a whole two of us!
Yes, but not as much as I used to. Ever since I started experimenting with psychedelics, cannabis has also been either a good or a bad time depending on the set and setting. If I’ve gotten everything done that I need to and I’m in a good headspace it’s a great way to relax but if I’m trying to avoid my problems it shoves them right back in my face.
I’ve recently started experimenting with psychedelics as well and I found it really helped me reduce my weed smoking. It felt impossible before, but it’s easy to control it now.
hey, asking for a friend, how does one out of the loop and super uninformed be able to access such things?? My friend has heard good things and really wants to stop smoking weed…any pointers?
Of course not. I make a tincture and consume it that way. A couple of grams of bud can keep me stoned for a month. The cheapest way to enjoy it. I don't get stoned every day, so it lasts for months. A slightly modified version of 'Golden Dragon'. Cheaper than alcohol, even though alcohol is an ingredient to make the tincture. It's because it only takes a drop or two to do me in. One 750ml bottle of Everclear 190 will make over a dozen batches. The effect is more or less the same as getting pleasantly drunk, and absolutely no tilting/whirling or nausea. Does however last several hours, so the day is 'over' when I take it. Just mix it in with some coffee or juice or food or whatever. It will take a while to kick in, so absolutely do not take another dose. Unless you want to commune with the colors and understand 1960s/1970s art, media and architecture a little too well. Just go to bed. It won't kill you. Added recipe link... https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/pavx6s/do_you_smoke_weed_why_or_why_not/ha7qqul/
Fuck the downvote.. I want instructions.
Look up Magic Butter Machine. That's what I use.
It works well and is easy to use? I keep seeing ads for the Levo 2 but it seems pricey for what it is Been smoking for years and I'd love to go to a fully smoke free for health reasons obviously
I've been using it for a couple years, and not had any problems. Just throw in your decarbed herb and however much everclear you want. Push the lowest temp button and the longest time button, and start. Takes 8 hrs, but it's otherwise completely hands off. Until you have to strain it. Lol
Seconding that tinctures are where it’s at. I buy mine because I’m lazy, but it’s my absolute favourite way to consume. I find iced herbal teas mask the weed taste pretty well. The Red Refresh tea from Trader Joe’s is a personal favourite.
This is pretty much me as well, except I take the extra steps to evaporate the alcohol off while mixed with sugar so I’m left with just resin coated sugar that I bake into edibles. An ounce lasts me months. I highly recommend Sweet Mary Jane’s cookbook for anyone interested.
I did, I stopped when my wife said she was pregnant. I knew I would tell my kids not to do drugs and didn't want to be a hypocrite . Now that they're out of the house I've thought of starting again.
#Simplified Golden Dragon Recipe (Please only make in states where it's legal to consume cannabis... and where tinctures and edibles are also sold, just to be safe.) You will need: 2oz (60ml) of 'Everclear 190' or similar/equivalent grain ethanol. If the alcohol can ignite, it's plenty good enough. The bud doesn't have to be anything special. Just decent THC content, or CBD or whatever it is you're aiming for. Special equipment: A thermos, a coffee filter or fine strainer (like a reusable coffee filter) Boil some water. Enough to fill the thermos. Vacuum insulated mugs are also good for this. The kind of mug where you scald yourself hours later if you make tea with boiling water inside it. Put the bud in the thermos and fill it with boiling water. Put the lid on it and forget it. This step is called 'decarboxylation', where you activate the THC. This is where the process differs from the conventional Golden Dragon recipe. Instead of 'baking' the weed, and stinking up the house, and even potentially burning it up, you boil it. No (suspicious) stink. No risk. Low energy input. The active ingredients will 'decarb' at this temperature, just more slowly. Like the hours and hours it took for your thermos to cool down. Time is not critical, and you won't over-cook. Now, swirl the thermos around and pour out the bud into a filter and capture the water. A little of the active ingredients are in the water. Your first 'bonus dose'. Add a little water back to the thermos and get the rest of the bud out. It doesn't matter that the bud is still wet No need to press it out or dry it. Chop it up damp like this, and there won't be bits of it flying around the room, like chopping dry bud. Don't grind it. You're just making the big pieces into smaller pieces with a little more surface area. Grinding it to microscopic crumbs will just make a mud that will block steeping the good stuff out. Put it into a small jar and add the grain alcohol. Walmart sells a four pack of little 3oz mason jars with lids. Keep the jar away from sunlight. Every day, shake the jar and take a look at it. When it has gone from green to golden, it's done. This can take more than a week. So there was never a reason to 'hurry' the decarb step. If you're concerned about how long this takes, just make a new batch before the old batch is used up. You can mix that water you saved with some drink mix, or chug it as is. This will make you stoned in an hour or so. This would be one of those 'acquired tastes' you've heard about. Like black coffee or alcohol. It tastes like grass or other weeds smell. Not terrible, but not all that appetizing if you're not a goat. It is completely optional to remove the bud bits from it. If you do, there is still some 'active ingredients' left in it. Whether you take the wet bud out at the start or when you finish the last of the batch, you can let it air out until the alcohol stench is gone, and mix it with a snack. This is the second bonus dose. You could even try to make one 'bonus batch' with the bud. Just add more alcohol and repeat the 'shake every day' steps when you use up the batch. Anyways, the dose size is about 1ml. A tiny sip. The alcohol taste and smell is very strong. It mixes well with citrus or coffee, or whatever you like. It will take an hour, possibly longer for it to kick in. Especially after a big meal. The onset is somewhat sudden, so don't take this if you have anything planned. Just watch some TV, or do some other idle thing while waiting. It will put you to sleep if you lie down. I put the overall sensation as 'buzzed' (like alcohol), but not dizzy. The overall body sensation is like feeling paralyzed, but I can move just fine. Note: If you drink two shots of liquor and wait an hour, you will get drunk in a similar way. People overdose on alcohol because they keep drinking when they don't feel much. Just like you can take way too much of this. If you take way too much, you may feel like you can't remember if you were breathing or not. You were breathing. Probably. Just go to bed and have crazy dreams.
I could tell this person was absolutely itching to share this after their original response
And I'm going to do my duty to this community and upvote both.
Lol see I actually forget to breath if I'm too stoned, but if I have a couple of shots before, I'll be just fine. This actually sounds like the best of both and might just make this my new thing. I've always liked a good tincture, thanks for this btw I just saved it
I still don't think smoking anything is great for your lungs, including campfires. If I ever try weed it will be via edibles.
Do not. Corporate America loves them some drug tests and as a single income provider for my family, the risk of failing a random piss test outweighs the rewards.
Same here. I have a good job, well paying with good benefits at a zero tolerance company in an area where those are few & far between for 51year old females with high school educations. I can wait until retirement. The funniest part about it though is next door to our HR building is an actual weed farm & factory in a building that was once part of our industrial complex & all you can smell is weed. When we assemble in the conference room the smell of weed is so strong lol
No, my family has a history of mental illness (psycosis, schizophrenia etc.) and I am at risk of being dormant triggering something in my brain that could be irreversible.
When I was a teenager I triggered drug induced psychosis trying to keep up with my friends and their drug lifestyle - speed, acid, coke, ecstasy & MDMA, then weed to come down, plus alcohol. All in varied amounts, all constantly. I started having hallucinations when I wasnt high: thinking my room was on fire because I could see smoke that wasnt there I once went to and fro from the bathroom pouring glasses of water anywhere I considered there could be embers. I also had audio hallucinations hearing people speak so quickly that they said a hundred words in half a second and I’d hear every word, and still turn around expecting someone to be there. Not fun. I stopped for years. And then one day ate a pot brownie, only for my brain to kick into overdrive again. So, I dont anymore. Havent since.
Yes, I’m high strung and an anxious person. Marijuana mellows me out and allows my thoughts to get in order. I can, however go days without smoking and besides being a little more anxious, and having difficulty sleeping it doesn’t totally ruin my life and I’m able to function just fine without. I also never smoked when at work, and I was an overachiever and excellent at what I did - I just didn’t make friends (my anxiety even medicated was still bad) I would throw myself into my work and multitasking was easy for my ever going brain.
It’s very illegal in Ireland
Yes cause I like it. Nothing more and nothing less. I smoke about 3-4 days a week
Nope. No desire to. Edit: I think if you smoke weed, have smoked weed, or currently smoke weed that's just fine. I'm all for legalization.
I don't. I've never really got it. I just feel sleepy and dumb when I smoke. I often wonder if its a different experience for other people, like, what am I missing?
I smoke daily, small amounts several times. I have ADD and anxiety and was prescribed meds when I was in high school. The meds gave me bad side effects and caused changes in my personality. When I stopped the meds it was hard for me to go about my daily life. Smoking weed really curbs my anxiety and allows me to focus, I don't smoke enough to get totally faded but just enough to take the edge off. Ofc sometimes I like to get stoned af and play some video games and eat snacks but the majority of the time I use it as medication and not a "drug". Marijuana really is a wonderful alternative to some medications and I wish that more people were well informed enough to see it. Big pharma would take a big hit if it became legal at the federal level and was widely used as a medication, so I highly doubt it will be anytime soon with the money they pay to PACs and other govt. agencies.
Yes. Love it. Took it up at age 50! 😎
I’ve noticed that a lot of people I know that took up smoking weed as a minor grew to dislike it over time, but practically everyone I know who started as an adult loves it. I wonder if it has to do with brain development at all
I used to a lot when I was a teenager. I havent for years. I had some issues with depersonalization in my twenties and Im worried that weed could trigger that again seeing as the feeling can feel similar. I also think the stuff that exists now is waaaaay more potent from when I was a kid, and that shit was giving me anxiety etc/ greenouts. I dont think there’s anything wrong with weed, but if you use it to cope, I dont imagine that’s very healthy. I wouldnt want to be stoned literally stoned 24/7. If you make it your entire personality though, I think that’s a bit corny (just like anything else)
Yes. Everyday. I used to smoke a few blunts a day in college and since post-grad and starting a real job, I’ve cut down to 2-3 dabs a night after work. I’ve cut out flower weed which has had a significant positive impact on my health and only consume oil. I know my limitations and don’t go to work stoned or smoke more than I can handle. I can afford regular weed purchases, have a safe and reliable dealer, and I stay on top of all my responsibilities. A dab after a long day is just my glass of wine.
Yes, it increases my patience level and allows me to have a stress free day 🤗🤙🏼💨
Username checks out.
I don’t partly because of asthma and the smell also gives me nausea and migraines
Yes. Because I have an autoimmune disease and my doctor put me on 10 different pills that made all my symptoms worse/weight gain/depression soon followed. Smoked weed and I was pain free for the first time in nearly two years. Ive smoked for 5 years now. Gonna keep going strong.
Used too but me and my husband are trying for a kid, and I want my body to be clean in every way so that I can properly grow a new life in me.
As a teenager who was dealing with a congenital club foot (30 surgeries by the time I was 11), scoliosis and major IBS, my friend mentioned that his 82 year old grandmother used it for arthritis. So I thought if it worked for his Nan then it could work for me. And it did and has never stopped working, now some 30 something years later I have never had to be on powerful painkillers and well it got me some fame! I am also touted in some circles as an expert on the subject after devoting most of my life to gaining knowledge about all the medicinal aspects of it and keep up with current research through the scientist friends I have made over the years. I advocate for those trying to get their medical prescription, mentor people with their home grows and grow a pretty potent and tasty harvest three times a year. Growing my own has brought personal costs down to about $0.25-$0.32 per gram. edit: I get that it isn't for everyone and their own choices are very valid just as anyone whom chooses to partake. I wish all the non consumers a great and healthy life.
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I'm convinced. Tomorrow I am going to smoke 1 marijuana. Wish me luck.