yes it is, i have been battling that for a very long time now, i realize mostly its all in my head. my issue started along time ago with my family being displaced financially and i had to put myself through school , it was a very dark period for me so i picked up smoking marijuana to relax and plan ahead.
after doing this for a long time i realize i was no long motivated to go out, be in public and more. i became a civilized caveman. i had so many negative thoughts and i was totally depressed because solutions were not coming up. then i started hallucinating also. so i stopped smoking marijuana both it didn't stop the depression. i wouldn't say i'm completely healed but since i stopped and started thinking positively about myself and situations the weight of the depression was reduced but once in a while i still feel down and unmotivated. this is my testimony , i know we have all had our share of depression but from my experience this is it for me.
I really do believe it's the lethargy associated with the drug which increases the depressed state. It tends to put people in a 'zone'. If you stay in that zone in a 'funk' state, it eventually weighs on the psyche.
Praise God you're able to have your clear mind back. Life is hard enough without things to darken your spirit.
That said, I do believe medicinal marijuana from an organic pharmacy offers significant benefits for many (i.e. chemo patients; autistic children to name a couple).
Thanks for sharing!
There is much truth to the analogies: Mean Teens and Treacherous Twenties
thanks for sharing. most people find it very difficult to withdraw for smoking marijuana and and come up with all sort of believe of how smoking would lift their spirits up and they would see things clearly.i have a friend who is presently in this state and i'm doing all i can to help him get out of this. because since he started this, unknown to him he became lest enthusiastic about his business and it has gone down badly. i really hope he realize the negative influence its been having on him, i try to make that very clear when i see him.
@janrotas People numb for various reasons. The addiction stops being about the drug; in as much as a reason to not deal with the internal demons.
Any addict in recovery would tell you, your attempt to 'help' is really enabling.
Most would argue; but, deliverance requires a Higher Power.
Most addicts like the affects of the pseudo-high enough to excuse away the need to quit; thus, the common rock-bottom bounce that pushes them back up 'head above the water'.
Thanks for sharing, and prayers that your friend gets a 'yen' to do the work to heal!!!
I must Confess it was very difficult for me to get to this point, i remember back then i would make an open announcement to my friends that I have decided to stop smoking then a month or some weeks after I find myself going back on my words. Well yeah! You are right, I did smoke much because I could not face my demons but then the smoke in between my fingers became a demon also. When I got my first major episode, I was in a friend's birthday party I was to be the host, after socializing with everyone in the party, most of the guys decided to go smoke joints in the yard, so as the party animal that I am, i joined them and it happened to be a high grade they were smoking they call it 'loud' in this region and it was my first time using a brown paper. After I was done with mine, I became very self aware of myself and everyone around me and I began to judge myself and imagine they were judging me also, so I picked the darkest corner of the house and hide there still I was ready to leave, so people tried talking to me but I blew them off. This was a really terrible experience for me and after my first appointment with my therapist I didn't need to be told I had to stop. People would come around to realize the addiction has not positive impact on them, I just hope it doesn't get really bad before they realize that.
Yes @... Very few things that are BEST for us, come easily.
But, oh the wicked things are often very easy to connect with/to.
Street weed is one of those wicked things! People buy from strangers who oftentimes mix the organic with synthetic, creating all kinds of demons to rise up. We won’t start that conversation!
Yes, paranoia is a common affect of users. I haven’t done enough research; but, I believe it’s the ‘lace’ that creates the ill affects.
Those who use this drug medicinally, under pure-growing conditions, don’t voice this as frequently as an occurrence.
Thanking God, you had enough intuition to KNOW; and, furthermore to DO something about it to heal!
It’s very sad to see so many ‘functioning’ addicts who don’t really consider themselves as such; because, they’re able to ‘conceal’ it for a time, until all hell breaks loose in their life (literally) and they realize without it, they’re non-functioning.
Thanks for this detailed reply! It sounds like you could turn this into another original post in the form of a follow-up!
yes it is, i have been battling that for a very long time now, i realize mostly its all in my head. my issue started along time ago with my family being displaced financially and i had to put myself through school , it was a very dark period for me so i picked up smoking marijuana to relax and plan ahead.
after doing this for a long time i realize i was no long motivated to go out, be in public and more. i became a civilized caveman. i had so many negative thoughts and i was totally depressed because solutions were not coming up. then i started hallucinating also. so i stopped smoking marijuana both it didn't stop the depression. i wouldn't say i'm completely healed but since i stopped and started thinking positively about myself and situations the weight of the depression was reduced but once in a while i still feel down and unmotivated. this is my testimony , i know we have all had our share of depression but from my experience this is it for me.
don't get upset man don't be depressed keep it up please quit smoking, keep your hard work.
thanks for the encouragement. you have a really cool page by the way. can i reach you on steem chat ?
sorry i am not using steem chat.
ok but you should try it out when you have the time.
I really do believe it's the lethargy associated with the drug which increases the depressed state. It tends to put people in a 'zone'. If you stay in that zone in a 'funk' state, it eventually weighs on the psyche.
Praise God you're able to have your clear mind back. Life is hard enough without things to darken your spirit.
That said, I do believe medicinal marijuana from an organic pharmacy offers significant benefits for many (i.e. chemo patients; autistic children to name a couple).
Thanks for sharing!
There is much truth to the analogies: Mean Teens and Treacherous Twenties
Be well, stay well!
Peace.
thanks for sharing. most people find it very difficult to withdraw for smoking marijuana and and come up with all sort of believe of how smoking would lift their spirits up and they would see things clearly.i have a friend who is presently in this state and i'm doing all i can to help him get out of this. because since he started this, unknown to him he became lest enthusiastic about his business and it has gone down badly. i really hope he realize the negative influence its been having on him, i try to make that very clear when i see him.
@janrotas People numb for various reasons. The addiction stops being about the drug; in as much as a reason to not deal with the internal demons.
Any addict in recovery would tell you, your attempt to 'help' is really enabling.
Most would argue; but, deliverance requires a Higher Power.
Most addicts like the affects of the pseudo-high enough to excuse away the need to quit; thus, the common rock-bottom bounce that pushes them back up 'head above the water'.
Thanks for sharing, and prayers that your friend gets a 'yen' to do the work to heal!!!
Peace.
I must Confess it was very difficult for me to get to this point, i remember back then i would make an open announcement to my friends that I have decided to stop smoking then a month or some weeks after I find myself going back on my words. Well yeah! You are right, I did smoke much because I could not face my demons but then the smoke in between my fingers became a demon also. When I got my first major episode, I was in a friend's birthday party I was to be the host, after socializing with everyone in the party, most of the guys decided to go smoke joints in the yard, so as the party animal that I am, i joined them and it happened to be a high grade they were smoking they call it 'loud' in this region and it was my first time using a brown paper. After I was done with mine, I became very self aware of myself and everyone around me and I began to judge myself and imagine they were judging me also, so I picked the darkest corner of the house and hide there still I was ready to leave, so people tried talking to me but I blew them off. This was a really terrible experience for me and after my first appointment with my therapist I didn't need to be told I had to stop. People would come around to realize the addiction has not positive impact on them, I just hope it doesn't get really bad before they realize that.
Yes @... Very few things that are BEST for us, come easily.
But, oh the wicked things are often very easy to connect with/to.
Street weed is one of those wicked things! People buy from strangers who oftentimes mix the organic with synthetic, creating all kinds of demons to rise up. We won’t start that conversation!
Yes, paranoia is a common affect of users. I haven’t done enough research; but, I believe it’s the ‘lace’ that creates the ill affects.
Those who use this drug medicinally, under pure-growing conditions, don’t voice this as frequently as an occurrence.
Thanking God, you had enough intuition to KNOW; and, furthermore to DO something about it to heal!
It’s very sad to see so many ‘functioning’ addicts who don’t really consider themselves as such; because, they’re able to ‘conceal’ it for a time, until all hell breaks loose in their life (literally) and they realize without it, they’re non-functioning.
Thanks for this detailed reply! It sounds like you could turn this into another original post in the form of a follow-up!
Peace.