The Problem With Weed…
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0:00 - Introduction and clinical benefits
0:34 - How marijuana works in the brain
2:39 - Lack of reward response
3:31 - Circuit interference
4:30 - Explanation of brain circuits
6:14 - Conclusion and questions
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This is the first argument against weed I can actually respect as a stoner.
There's actually quite a few arguments against consuming weed but there are none against Legalizing it
Gotta respect science, even if it's something you don't want to hear
@@jonnynihil8121 absolutely bro
@@Terrorbrot you clearly haven't done any research if you think there's no argument to legalize weed. It's a plant that ,because of its government sanctioned criminality, has landed thousands of innocent men and women in prison. Ruined their lives. Think about that for a moment, okay? Making and keeping weed illegal ruins lives. Legalizing the drug fixes this problem. This is only one argument of many for legalization. Do some research eh bud?
@@simonwyne3723 bro he just said that there are no arguments against legalizing weed this man is pro legalization
Just a tip for anyone looking to slowly break their habit: don’t smoke before 6pm, always allow yourself the day to be productive and do whatever you have to do first. Let that one or two zoots you smoke be a reward at the end of the day and then slowly start to cut it from there, maybe save it for just Fridays and Saturdays instead, or even just cutting down to every other day. But the moment you wake and bake every single day that addiction is gonna take over your well-being and life.
False. Not everyone operates on the same sleep schedule.
You're right
@ItsGorilla not false. Just adjust it to your schedule. I swear weedheads aren't open to learning more about weed unless the advice is "smoke more" or "weed is good for you". Guy gave a simple "suggestion" and your ass is tilted
@@AssasinSpike SSSSSTTTTTFFFFUUUUUU
@@AssasinSpike it's not a weedheads thing, it's a people's thing. Similarly, it's a people's thing to say a negative behavior is something typical of a certain group, like you just did.
I appreciate you adding the context that it should be read as relative to everyone's personal schedule. That part of your comment can help others who initially miss that information.
I think it's best if we all try to just do that, be helpful, share perspectives and insights. There's no need to be judgemental over another's ignorance. When we encounter ignorance, it's best to just be helpful and move on.
im a super heavy stoner but i like to take tolerance breaks of at least a month if not longer on a regular basis and i gotta say, ever since doing this, ive really began to appreciate being sober and being able to evaluate my life and my habits and then change them, and return to weed with a healthier baseline & mindset for self control
im a heavy stoner, ive smoked 1-3 grams every day for the last year or so. ill never take a tolerance break, i actually like the weaker feeling i get from weed now. its literally my medication atp
@@mini_mozzer aye live how you wanna live.
Your just an addict that recognised you need sobriety to change yet you just return to the drug wtf is wrong with you
how much money do you spend on weed goddamn@@mini_mozzer
Great power comes great responsibility, respect the plant and it’s not abuse its use.
1 week sober for the firs time in a few years. Can already feel the positive benefits. If anyone out there is struggling and wants to make a change, you just have to commit and hold yourself accountable. The first 3 days are rough but after that it’s mostly mental. Keep yourself busy and work towards your goals in life. All love
your doing a good job !!! you can do it
I love weed, but I've been taking t breaks here and there. Rn I've been three days without smoking and I want to continue
youre pink clouding brah... keep it up tho
Congrats, I'm about a week sober now too. The headaches are gone and I no longer feel like my head is swimming but still can't sleep at night yet.
My apologies everyone, I relapsed last night. 9 days down the drain. But it was all you can eat chicken wings so you know I had to show up. 48 wings mfs!!
This is actually congruent with what I, as a weed smoker, have experienced in myself and other people, I just didn't know the science behind it. The affects of marijuana usually cause people, over time, to feel more and more content about their actions. They start to care less about the condition of their messy room, they care less about doing things on time, and they start to form bad habits that keep them from important things. It makes you feel so chill with how things are going that you find yourself stuck in loops that you don't feel the need to change because everything is fine. Having a healthy amount of pressure, guilt, challenge, and expectation is a good thing, and weed makes it hard to see that.
Wow, this was a really good explanation, never have I heard someone say it like that. But yeah I kind of noticed that with myself too, I smoke about 1-2 times per week.
marijuana being used as a coping mechanism who would've thought lol
Somewhere i read a philosophy that novelty is what makes life worth living, new experiences, better experiences are what keep us going. it was in the context of heroin addiction, with the argument being that once you've done heroin for any amount of time then everything else loses its novelty because what else compares to heroin, so whats the point in quitting when everything else is just going to be bland. in my experience weed is similar, if you are high everyday for everything you do then you'll constantly feel good about things even if they are in serious need of change, and quitting feels like taking the colour out of your life
i want to just show my friend this exact comment cuz ive watched her fall into such bad habbits an she dosnt seem to care cuz all she dose is smoke weed
@@notoriusdrifter40 I could be wrong and am no doctor, and every person is different as he points out but doubt you are experiencing much of or even any of the negative effects that were brought up in the video or the comment above at only 1 or 2 times a week..
For me it was the opposite, I was bored of everything and depressed before I started using it, and it helped me change a lot in how I think and feel about the world, it opened my mind a lot and helped me get through my anxiety to actually do stuff, I was able to get back to drawing, exercising and actually having fun with games, shows and music.
He said that different ppl will have a different effect because the effect of marijuana is dependant on your body's individual reaction to it. So your experience fits his explanation. Your experience can be an example of the times when marijuana should be prescribed. This is not medical advice, just my 2 cents.
@@clockwork010 I agree, different people different effects. I remember the one time me and my cousin tried LSD and same thing, the effects for me were extreme peace and happyness, while he started off excited but ended up seeing shadows and disturbing things to the point he never wanted to try it again.
he also mentioned that its after a long term use where people generally start to get stuck in that loop. Personally, at first it was a little much and i was getting paranoid semi-frequently, but then I cut back and paced myself and saw positive results, then I started doing it more as time goes on and as i’ve started to cut back i’ve felt significantly happier because when you do cross that line from treat to habit, it’s a hard hole to climb out of (done it a couple times so it is possible) And in between those times ive been stuck in that loop, other than those experiences, it’s helped me figure out a lot of things and opened new perspectives, along with motivation because I get more interested in things. When it comes down to it, it’s about moderation and balance, tho as mentioned in the video, everyone’s different. Find your balance and find yourself, good luck my friends
I started regularly smoking in my last year of high school (only after doing my homework), and I had the best grades of my whole life in that year, because the rest from the evening before was still at work the next day at school, and so I was generally much happier and more motivated, I was invested in what teachers had to say.
I realized I actually really liked math, while before I avoided it like the plague. I literally caught up on about 6 years worth of subject material in 3 months because I just did every exercise in my book multiple times. I turned into a studying maniac, and I loved it. I guess I formed a habit of learning, and the achievement of better grades and astounded teachers was what gave me a hit of dopamine.
Another thing was that I only smoked after doing all of my homework, because I would never have done a good job high, and that motivated me to do homework right after school, which I had never done before.
@@glanni I got happy to hear things worked out for you
Yeah, there's a lot never talked about. It's what a lot of people have been saying for years. We wanna legalize but never educate properly. As a daily stoner, and all the others, we have problems. We might not admit them to others or even ourselves but they're there.
Especially as someone who was previously diagnosed with depression and had to take meds to function again. Im undiagnosed but clearly have ADHD and a very high level of constant anxiety. Especially socially. I'm too aware of everything happening. My brain goes on overdrive and it beclmes exhausting. As for depression, I literally lived in my room. Barely left the apartment. But I quit the meds, started riding my bike while listening to music and over time I got better.
I've been smoking for 6-7 years. I started later in life thank god, at 24. I'm nearly 31. And I took it relatively slow and have never gone over my average of an ounce a month. First lockdown I smoked 2 ounces monthly for a bit but not very long. I'm now at an ounce + Q a month? It's ok but I gotta be strict on only smoking at night before bed.
My issues come with how we smoke here in Europe. With tobacco. Blunts in the US ise tobacco leaf to be fair, but not everyone smokes that. And it's not the same. It's caused me to smoke tobacco occasionally. When at work and wanting weed.
I wanna slow down. I need a tolerance break asap but I'm dealing with a lot in my life. By age 28 I had lost both my parents although my father was never there, grandma passed, grandpa unwell and blind and uncles that have passed as well. My family in my home country are a mess. Fighting over any bit of money. Nobody cares about anyone. Just have my girlfriend which I'm lucky to have met 2 years ago. Otherwise I'd be smoking a lot more right now. She was the blessing I needed after my mom died of cancer. SEEING her die was horrible. Until her very lsst breath.
I'm sorry. I'm clearly high if you can't tell and I gave you my life story I feel. I do this a lot. I apologize. But I'll post it anyway. A way I like to leave my thoughts online. One day someone is gonna find them and be confused, laugh, get upset, everything. I'm all over the place. Without weed I feel I'd be worse off and back with insomnia. Yeah forgot to mention that one.
Can relate to a lot of what u said. Im also aware of everything, and overly sensitive to my surroundings. Was on ssri, now just use herb. It has been a blessing, but moderation is key. Im also older, mid 30s married with 2 kids. For me, its strictly medical, not something i want to do socially. Anyway, love and blessings to everyone. Life is hard.
u got it bro
i started at 20, i knew i was at risk of drug addiction but i didn't know how much. now 26 i've learned my mom had been a dug addict her whole life and was still smoking and drinking during pregnancy, had i been aware of this i would have never touched weed. now i realize i've been stuck in life since i ever tried it, for sure it has caused more harm than good, it's just taken me this long to face that shit.
My first contact was at 26, thank God I haven't had to go through the same tough s*it you had to go through yet, but I had my fair share of unpleasantness on the way. Since I was 30, MJ has had my back on several occasions, I've never taken antidepresants, never touched another drug aside from alcohol (which I'm not very fond of, to be honest) and I'd say I'd found my rhytm in life. Currently living with my girlfriend, we just celebrated 2 years together yesterday and we're thinking about getting married and having a baby.
Thanks for sharing your story, I can relate to the state you found yourself in when you posted it, and I appreciate you not backing down and being unafraid. All the best to you, man.
This is the most accurate description of weed addiction that I’ve ever heard in my entire life. I’ve been using it since I was a teenager and I’m almost 30 now, it’s my biggest regret ever. I hope I can quit and rewire my brain. Weed is fun but it truly sucks in the long run.
you're just blaming weed when it's just yourself
"Psilocybin Cubensis Tea" will curb that addiction and rewire your brain to where you won't need another toke for at least 3 months. It worked for me , hope this helps
@@markbranham7355 yes it will but still you are the one consuming it . Stop blaming a drug that in small dosis won't harm you just because you can't controll yourself.
@@markbranham7355 uhhh what are you on about?
@markbranham7355 I think you are right for some, maybe most people but like he said in the video I think it depends on the individual.
Weed was the opposite for me when I was depressed. It made everything fun for me, so I went for runs, did stuff that needed to be done and it broke the habits that set in while being depressed.
It's the same for me, but also physical. I went from being very sick and hopeless for years to healthy and motivated. (I have Ulcerative Colitis)
Saaame.
I have a very happy life now on a low dose of regular vaping of weed.
I made all my best life changes including regular exercise while high on weed.
Same. It also stops thought spirals for me, so I can actually focus on the present, and the task at hand. The trick is to consume low doses though
I guess it can do both, help you form good habits as well as keep you stuck in bad habits.
@@Dani004able alcohol can also reduce anxiety and has some other uses, but most of the time constant alcohol use will be a negative thing. Just because for a few people (on a low dose I might add) it works for them does not mean it will for you. The outcome for the majority is exactly what Dr. K talks about, don't get it twisted.
I don’t plan on quitting but this dude really seems like a reliable source ngl. This makes a lot of sense and will help me not overindulge.
Yeah for sure. It's always a balance isn't it? When it gets toxic it's time to take a step back and rethink what you're feeling and where you're heading.
Overindulging is definitely a bad idea, I found that using high thc has made me lash out on people much easier. I’ve always been a really calm and collected person but being high so much really took a toll on my ability to look at things reasonably. That being said weed is a lot easier FOR ME to quit/cut down than alcohol and other drugs.
Hell yeah, I don't plan on quitting either, but I used to smoke SO FUCKING much and it was negatively impacting my motivation. Ever since I cut down, I've felt a lot better and have been 500x more into the shit that actually needs to get done, and I'm glad I stopped smoking so much, gave me a pretty frequent nasty cough too.
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the receptors come back after weeks of being sober... the weed lets us manipulate ur cb1 and cb2 receptors, cb1 regulates ur nervous system and cb2 regulates immune response like inflammation. these receptors are fine and come back after 4 weeks of being sober. thc delta 9 is the psycho active part. so we breed weed like animals to cross genes to get diff % its a big list i'm still researching into how they all work/chemically structured ect. so far its extremely safe there is also spice where they chemically spray it and get you addicted to other drugs avoid that by going to a trusty supplier. We can increase the thc for recreational but a lot of cbd plants have zero thc in it. thc plants have cbd ect. remember our bodies are amazing at repairing it self. the plants have basically evolved to be able fuck with those receptors. Please work sober if you can and enjoy at home ect it doesn't stop you from being productive unless your smashed like drunk terms. can't overdose either. cb2 can also help anxiety and thc increases the feeling of anxiety but ur cbd decreases anxiety. i also recommend ingesting it for longer periods with higher thc (4hrs) bongs/joints work but not for long/depends on the weed. inhaling is good but don't use tobacco people get addicted to bongs* because of cigarettes not the weed and you'll damage your lungs severely my father has terminal lung cancer. we can give it to you in multiple ways. oils ect i'm not sure how well the thc extracts with water so i don't know if we can make a tea out of it like other plants but i've heard stories of the elder generation using it in tea. the cbd might extract well with water whereas the thc might not. but we can extract with diff methods please don't have stuff extracted by black market butane its incredibly dangerous but we have better and safer options that preserve the tris (crystals/sugars) that wont harm your body chemically. so know what you have basically :) oh and quickly we also have rosin which is just pressed from the plant alot of villages use to bash the branches on sheets to collect to rosin and sell. secretly the weed black market helped hold the world together financially during crashes. It's helped a lot of poor families get their next meal. if you have epilepsy weed can help! but please consult ur doctor and know what you have and the reason we say don't breast feed and smoke/ingest weed because its expressed through the breast milk too in smaller dosages but for a babe like come on? you want it to cry with the munchies? the psychosis side affect im not sure yet either ive read/heard/talked to many many people and for the general public its safe. safer then any opioid. if you know someone who is super unmotivated they're most likely depressed, the hi is merely temp. take them to a phycologist/doctor. people have become paranoid because of the governments and we've been locking innocent people away the only farms that need to be shut down are criminally funded and people should be allowed to grow and yes i am stoned.
I smoke before I go to bed and drink coffee in the morning. Personally for me I feel like this system works out tbh. I also feel way more addicted to coffee than weed. Also I’ve been adding more in my life like going to the gym , pushing myself more throughout the day, and slowly quitting my vaping addiction. For me it works but I can see why it wouldn’t for others. I think truth is in life everything is in moderation. That’s also the reason I think I got really addicted to vaping tbh because I was able to do it everywhere basically.
Totally agree with everything moderation. I pulled a little switcharoo with vaping- I used to vape everywhere and felt trashy. so to kick the nic I decided to only smoke a cig a night (Virginia slims) and eventually I hated the smell of them and the reward wasnt as satisfying as vaping. So I just said fuck both of it and it worked for me lol
Weed is not good before bed switch to cbd pills or gummies thc makes your sleep worse
SAME! This routine works for my life really well right now and I’m not changing for other miserable people.
try full sober if you've been doing that for a long time, even just for a few days, you'll get over the withdrawls of both within 3 days mostly then you can see a real view if these substances are beneficial for you
As someone who works 60 hours a week, train hard at the gym 4 days a week, am very active at my job, I’m in my kids lives even though I’m divorced, I smoke weed every day, and I have no habits to change, I see this as a win.
very nice
Bull.
Weed can make this active life harder. I was working an apprenticeship while smoking weed everyday after work. I was only stressed all day at work without it and became burnt out quicker.
Even so, it would be a lot easier to do these things without weed.
@@joebyrd1119Doesn’t sound like he’s having trouble.
I personally think an honest balance is best… Even if dopamine has diminishing returns as something becomes habitual, living in a constant state of exploration/uncertainty seems unsustainable. I value leaving my comfort zone but I also enjoy relaxing in familiarity at the end of the day
Once you smoke for long enough it becomes the new sober
Preach
That sounds moderately healthy compared to myself. Personally I’m depleted of all motivation because I am content by smoking and drinking and nothing else. I feel like this is for the people like me more so than the more productive users.
@@untitledperson1776 shrooms
@@alrightokay1771 I don’t see how tripping and coming to false epiphanies would help.
I think one of the simplest ways I’ve heard someone put it is that cannabis can make doing absolutely nothing with your time feel good, and if you don’t know how to address that, that’s when you get dependent on it and are unable to function without it.
end of the day, it’s a medicine, and a lot of medicines can be abused, it’s about learning to find that delicate balance where you’re not taking so much that it ruins the ability to function, but not so little that the positive effects are non-existent.
I used to smoke multiple times every day for years and everything this man's saying is correct in my experience. Weed helped me get out of funks and form good habits when I used it for depression, but once weed itself became a habit that I couldn't go without, it became much more difficult to make lifestyle changes. Once I was in a better state of mind, reducing the amount I smoked/cutting it out completely made it exponentially easier to form better excercise and study habits
As someone who used to smoke weed everyday and still loves weed he’s saying a lot of truth, when I smoked everyday I didn’t have any energy or motivation to do anything at all. I took a 6 month break from it and felt so good about my life I did everything better had more control of who I am didn’t have mood swings. I went back to smoking but I only smoke socially now (twice or three times a month) really keeping it to the minimum because I don’t want my life to go back to how it used to be. I still love weed but I control my usage with it i
sorry to be the guy to tell you this bro, but it was never weed, it was always you, and it's best for people who cant confront their problems to just stop using it, couse weed is not here for you to have fun, thats just a minor minor side effect and people will start to realize that in time, weed is for growth. When you are true to yourself there is no problem in getting high and doing just about anything, can confirm in thousands of examples, ( I do 2 joints then go spearfishing on 30m).
This is what I’ll be doing this September. Really wanna have now control over my life and your story is giving me hope it’s possible!
@@petarradelic4869 keep fooling yourself bro :d
It’s weird when I took a year off weed it did the opposite for me I was under more stress , had more energy which means I could stay up much longer ,after the weed withdrawals I felt the same but it’s maybe cause I use a volcano vaporizer and I don’t smoke weed at all
@@youngcity4241 could be all that stress you've put in the backseat starting to unpack? If you can handle it without it you'll make it bro🙌
I think it depends on the person, but for me he’s exactly right. I was high every day for 10 years and literally never did anything without being high. It became something I did just to feel normal rather than anything else.
I hate when people don't realise how much I need it medically because they have no idea the amount of chronic pain I'm in nor stress and anxiety. I've gotten so good at not appearing stoned that most people don't know I am.
@@Evealaquisina Of course. I would never look down on anyone for needing it, and there are lots of medical uses fo it. But for me, it was just more of an abusive type of thing and I had to quit.
As a long time smoker as well, there's MANY positives for me, it helps me when I go out for anxiety, helps me fall asleep, be creative, my terrible knee pain.. But I also realize that I always find excuses to get high. It's not a treat anymore, like a glass of wine in the tub (or in my case a blunt n bubblebath) it's a wake n bake, before going out with friends, before dinnertime, before bed, on my days off I smoke all day.
Its about discipline, which I completely lost. I find excuses to get high as much as my cigarette smoking friends find excuses to go out and light one.
@@Evealaquisina Oh, bro, if you're a heavy user for medical reasons I ain't ever gonna shit on you for that
Been there :/ 9 years here
The thing i hate the most about it is withdrawals, trouble sleeping, no appetite, some anxiety, irritation, headaches, etc:.
Thats why you need to continue using it to avoid negative withdrawal. If youre using it to bulk you have to keep consuming it or youre going to have a very difficult time eating more food.
The sleep trouble is the worst thing forsure because being sleep deprived is miserable as fuck. Personally I found after day 14 of quitting it was easier to sleep
@@bilindabutcher8913 yep thats the magic number, that's when your normal appettite comes back and of course your tolerance to get high diminishes
I shook and had insane stress on day 3. I work with my hands, so I had to have some to be able to go to work later that day! Now I know so I will plan my quitting with that in mind!
I've been a heavy weed smoker for 34 years. Still very rewarding and I function normal without. I'm college educated and a homeowner. Everybody is different. Know your limits.
Wow, i wish it was the same for me. Even tho im taking breaks quite often for a few Weeks, it still fucks with me Mentally and the most painfull is the constant running mind. Marijuana for me it is to slow down, and enjoy life, so my mind is not constantly racing around. I feel like im exploding from the inside if i dont smoke, so the urge to do it is strong, and the constant thinking about it dosnt help. Do u maybe have a tip? like is it better to eat then to smoke? btw i live in Germany, so choosing between Indica/Sativa/Hybrid gonna be hard, to not say unmanagable.
Thanks in Advance!
@@BonnieOhneClydex hello I think you definitely want to pay attention to if it's sativa or indica. Sativas I feel have always exacerbated my racing thoughts. I try to mainly smoke indica or indica dominant hybrids. One thing that helps me with that regardless of if I'm smoking or not is listening to music. Nothing with a fast tempo, something slower, and sometimes listening to it loudly drowns it all out.
Usually when I get sativas (28 gram recipe below) I will cook it in the stove @200° Fahrenheit for 60 minutes. Then add it to a pot with 4 sticks of unsalted butter and 300ml of distilled water and cook on very low heat or possibly a double boiler. The longer you can cook it the stronger it will be. When the water cooks out add more. Try to stay around 300ml of water in it. Strain the plant material out. Squish out all the juices. Put it in a glass bowl and put the bowl on ice. Stir so the butter and water does not separate. Then you put the butter on anything and eat it. Replace the oil in your brownie recipe for equal amounts butter. Will be the best brownies you ever ate.
Talking to someone helps with that too.
its like i keep saying, its not the drug, its you..if you have a bad handle on your life and habits, then of course its gonna be bad for you...but the claims in this video are clearly coming from a big pharma perspective, i stopped trusting psychs(both types) because all they wanna do is remove a helpful drug for drugs that can fuck you up and cost you a fortune
It doesnt matter who you are weed is still bad for you did you ever try walking 16 km or sprinting on weed its just crap
@@Lyam._. Bro, ur so wrong. Im a cyclist and i only do it high. Im going over 100km in a day (my max was 120). I even did a trip from where im in Germany to Zandvoort (1252 km), all on a bike and high on good weed from the Netherlands (on the way back, to holland i just had my "crappy" german stuff :D). Im also playing football (yes im "just a goalie") also only high. And were not a a bad team, in some farmers league :).
I smoked weed for the first time in 6th grade at 11, since I've been a frequent smoker and once I hit 9th grade it was daily multiple times a day, I noticed while at first it kept me motivated, made the day enjoyable and bearable, and just in general made life feel better, things started spiraling quickly. Its so hard to stop smoking now 7 years later like so fucking hard, I want to stop, part of me knows I should but I have this horrible anxiety when I don't smoke and it eats at my chest
Started same time & was smoking for 7 years I’ve Been sober for over 2 months you can do it bro trust in god & believe your better than addiction
same story an scenario for me but I have taken 2 and 7 months brakes before and everything was so maneable and easier, the first days is the worse of course but once you get pass that it gets so much better. I haven't smoked in 2 weeks and I'm planning to take a long brake to get my shit together now that I'm getting the chance to get a better life. breaks are great from what I've experience before. you got this mate!
I want to let you know that you’re not alone, and I hope I can help. I struggled with a strong addiction to nicotine, and I battled trying to quit but felt like I never could. After praying about it for sometime, Jesus broke this addiction in my life during a sickness I had, and saved me. He can save you too. God loves you. Peace be with you!
ive quit before but that was only after 2 years of daily use best of luck to u on your journey
Check out the subreddit “leaves”. It’s all people that are tying to quit weed. It’s nice to have a community of people to talk about it with
As a medical cannabis user, I feel like I’ve actually been able to build better habits. I clean my room when I’m high, I remember to brush my teeth before bed, I begin to think actively about my life and try to acknowledge how I’m feeling. I go a couple days without weed, and suddenly I realize I’ve fallen out of these good habits.
Yeah for me, weed helps me focus as long as I’m not super high. I started building good habits when I started smoking and have lost 75lbs over the last year.
There's a trick to it. You teach yourself to use it to replace the endemic reward system and it can be a huge help for people who struggle with motivation otherwise.
I've noticed how smoking everyday has helped me become kinder and more patient overall, allowing me to self-reflect and think about situations logically.
so real
That sir , is called dependency
I have experienced this firsthand. I started smoking regularly because I loved the feeling of being high, but eventually I was smoking just to smoke, I didn’t even care about the high. Being high then made me care less about my life, forming destructive habits. I am now sober and seeing quite the change
I think there might definitely be a correlation between people who are born with learning difficulties, and the satisfaction and calming effect it has. People like me with ADHD already have a low dopamine problem at birth, and ive been smoking like fire for decades. It has benefited me a lot over my life so far.
THIS EXACTLY
Man I saw more right things here than any doctor will admit in my country
Same, also I have constant nightmares without it, & also it helps me actually get an appetite.
20 years of it and I still love it!!!
I used to be borderline anorexic, still skinny but eat a damn lot.
Me too. When Im high I can focus better, find solutions easier and also calm myself for just being in one pleace for longer time. Also pain in my body stops - there is no beter medicament that helps with that. When Im sober my life is a mess with back pain.
@@Petunia69 that’s because weed impacts the brains sleep mechanisms related to dreaming. This stops after a few weeks.
Started smoking at 12 & have been a daily smoker pretty much since (I'm 27). I know it's personal for everyone, but this resonates with me so much. When I took my first extended break from weed (2 months), I felt the brain fog clear & all of a sudden I felt in control of the way I lived my life for the first time really ever. I established all sorts of good habits & kicked my bad ones, and the best part was besides the effort of getting off the weed, the effort on fixing my habits was minimal. I was just compelled to start living more in accordance with my values, so it was really easy to do. Unfortunately fell back into the habit & convinced myself sobriety wasn't all it's cracked up to be, but am about a week in to another extended break right now and already starting to see the benefits again...
To anyone trying to quit weed & experiencing withdrawal symptoms, do yourself a favor and force yourself over that hump at least once. I had night sweats, chills, irritability, and insomnia for about a week, but once I made it through it was amazing how clear-headed I felt!
Man I’m pretty much on the same boat, started at 16 and now 30. Reading about you getting off started giving me withdrawal. I definitely need a break but I start having anxiety before I even run out
@@ShotByCLM trust me homie, I went through the same cycle for so long. the stars had to really align unfortunately to get through that first few days, and you can't avoid that you're gonna feel terrible. but it's actually insane how much my life transforms once I make it through that first week or two. highly recommend you keep trying & don't beat yourself up too bad if you fail! just keep the intention and once you're ready I'm sure you'll pull it off. and once you've had a month or two of sobriety I think you'll be in a much better place to ponder the role you want weed to play in your life going forward
I self medicate and those withdrawl symptoms can all be cured with weed, so id just do that
Man I can handle the physicals withdraws but the anxiety and heart palpitations are horrible for me. I once had horrible anxiety I felt like I was going to pass out from a panic attack. That was the first time I took a break in 2 years. Now I slowed down a lot and have a set schedule as to when I smoke. I wanna control weed not be controlled by weed
You must have been smoking something else I've been smoking for 10 years and have quit multiple times never once have I had any kind of withdrawal
I smoked everyday for almost 2 years and basically watched my life spiral, it never felt like the weed was directly causing it but I had this feeling like it probably was. What I noticed is that the longer I smoked the less I cared about everything else. I think a great summary of this video is that weed itself isn't bad, it's what it allows to put up with in your life that makes it bad. When you're smoking everyday, even just at night or whatever the weed never actually leaves your system. You're either groggy, burnt out or high, and when you're like that everything in life is so much harder to do. Waking up in the morning, cleaning the dishes, actually giving a shit about work/school etc just feels so much harder when you're in that cycle. Now that I don't smoke I'm constantly surprised at how much easier life is in general, the day to day just seems so much more manageable. Plus I'm actually dreaming again which is something I had honestly forgotten I could do, and that's just 1 example of the things in my life I enjoyed before smoking everyday that I had totally forgotten about. The first 3 days were the hardest, anxiety and not being able to sleep sucked. But in hindsight it was only 3 days and then everything just got better and better. Good luck to all the everyday smokers, I promise you it's worth quitting. Just try a week and see how you feel.
felicidades, que cada dia estes mejor.
Getting to day 3 should be the first goal..you're absolutely right though.
This helped me a lot to read. I’m in the same situation after four years of chronic use, and this first week sober is rough but I feel better
You sound like how I sounded before cannabis, but I've dealt with insomnia, depression, PTSD ad chronic pain form the age of about 14. You can smoke every day and be rational about it. When I started as teenager I got through an ounce a month but began to fine tune my dosage, strain selection etc and only use about a gram or two a week on my prescription
I haven't had a single nightmare while I was smoking and dreams were so rare and I started 10 months ago and stopped 4 days ago. the first 1 or 2 days you're so inclined to just ask or go get more too. pens gave me headaches I dont know why I bought them I always switched between that and weed. hopefully I'm done for a while
Thank you for popping up in my recommended! I have been wanting to slow down my use and after hearing this explanation I understand more how it affects my executive functions as someone with inattentive adhd it's been really hard making meaningful changes in life lately since I started at age 27 . Gonna use this info
I haven’t smoked in 10 months after being a daily dab user. Literally smoked first thing in the morning until I went to sleep at night. It was very difficult, idk how I managed to get this far but I’m super proud of myself.
Update: got to one whole year a couple days ago. No plans to startup again. I feel great and have no cravings anymore.
If some are wondering why I quit it was because:
1. I would avoid social events with family or friends and just smoke instead.
2. I would get really paranoid randomly
3. It got to the point where I was buying weed every week. With money that could have gone to more important things like health, supplements or even clothing. Investing in your self vs just a temporary high.
4. I thought about getting high all the time and would get mad easy when I wasn’t.
5. Tbh it just took over my life.
Update:
Currently at 2 years 1 month and 15 days. I tracked it using an app called “Grounded”. I saved close to 10k! I completely forgot what being high even feels like. I can’t lie, I’m curious to try it sometimes but I will not. Maybe years down the road when I have my life figured out. As of now I’m graduating college and starting work. In the past year I really got into working out and eating better. It’s a passion of mine and I’m proud of how I look.
I’m getting a lot of replies for advice. The best thing to do is stay busy. Whether your working or in school, afterwards hit the gym for a hour or two. Try to find a hobby you enjoy. I started BJJ and that takes up alot of my time. The idea is if you are busy, you won’t think of smoking that much. However if you chilling, playing video games or watching Netflix, it’s going to be really hard to quit bc your so used to doing it high that being sober just won’t be fun anymore. Good luck, I’ll be back for year 3!
Congratulations man! I’m kinda right there with you minus the quitting. What was it like for you for the first few weeks?
@Ucky im assuming you have never smoked weed for more than 6+ months nonstop and quit cold turkey
dabs just increase your tolerance even higher
@Ucky lmfao you are so wrong
I’ve used nicotine, caffeine and THC heavily and long term (7+ years) and I can tell you THC was the most difficult to drop and had the worst withdrawal symptoms. Huge myth that weed isn’t addictive over the long term.
I quit after nearly 6 years of thc abuse. It goes from fun to depressing real quick. The first chapter of infinite jest deals with a habitual pot " addict" and his destructive habit has invaded his entire life and robbed it of meaning through neurotic rituals around it.
It called me out so hard i quit the next day and never looked back. Im much happier, resolved and clear now, i dont need weed to enjoy life music food ppl concerts etc. That entire book is very good for anyone that deals with any form of addiction... from weed to alch , validation and entertainment.
No such thing as thc abuse your body & brain have cannabinoids already. Alcohol is way worse
Oh you don't withdrawal from weed my guy sorry only opiates like oxycodone morphine heroin so stop bc there not even close to the same. Also weed doesn't kill you like that other stuff & alcohol is way worse & addicting called alcoholic
I smoked weed from the age of 18 all the way till 27. That’s almost 10 years! God damn. I started smoking every single day at around 21. The urge to quit smoking began at around 23 and I just could not stop until I hit 27. I tried many times.. and I always failed due to one reason.. the withdrawals. The constant sweating, lack of apetite, insomnia etc was so physically and mentally draining, I would relapse just to stop the withdrawals and feel “normal”. I did beat the withdrawals on 2 occasions (I quit for 5 weeks and 9 weeks) but the stupid ego in me helped me relapse. I assumed I was free of the addiction and could possibly just smoke here and there. Well damn, I was wrong. As soon as I smoked, I wanted it the next day. And I could not stop myself. Please take my advice, if you are thinking about quitting weed, you should. If you didn’t need to quit, you wouldn’t be contemplating it! Stay strong for 2-3 weeks, beat those withdrawals and never go back to it. Hit the gym and exercise atleast 4 days a week while you are going through withdrawals. I went to the gym 6 days a week because exercise was the only thing that helped me. I could sweat as much as I wanted in the gym without feeling nasty, unlike how I’d feel at home sweating just sitting on the sofa. Exercise also helped me get my apetite back faster. As soon as I’d hit the gym, I could eat way more and my sleep improved. Sorry for the long essay, but this topic really hits my heart. I don’t wanna see young kids go through what I went through. Please stop smoking everyday. If you really wanna smoke, create a plan and control yourself to smoke on a specific time-plan, like only on weekends for example. To anyone who has quit but is thinking of relapsing, KEEP GOING!!!!! IT GETS BETTER AND LIFE BECOMES GREAT! 👍🏽👍🏽
Fantastic comment, I’m going through a similar situation. You answered many of my questions.
Thankyou man, I needed this. 20 now smoking since 14-15. Exact same story here. Been trying to quit for 2 years now atleast. Worked for a couple weeks to just go back to the bad habits.
Damn, been smoking 20 grams a week for a few years now and since around a year i'm constantly thinking about quitting because it doesn't really get me anything anymore and the only thing that's keep holding me back are those nasty withdrawls and the thinking I could keep it on a low and just smoke a few days a week. Your comment might have changed something in me thanks for sharing dude
Damn bro. Your comment literally sums the past few years of my life up. EVERYTHING you said applies to me. Started when I was 18, started every day when I was 20 now I’m 23 and just starting to realize there’s far more to life than just feeling good. But I’ve smoked so much now that it’s become a crutch for me. Tbh I’m scared to quit cuz it’s impossible for me to sleep. I truly believe I NEED marijuana to sleep and I hate that about myself.
All of y’all are smoking something other than weed, idk if you bought some K2 or if it was laced but quitting marijuana does not cause physical withdrawal 🤦♂️
As a pot smoker of 15 plus years and someone who is desperately trying to break their bad habits but can't figure out why they struggle so much, this has been an absolutely life changing video video. It's time to stop telling myself that the weed isn't addictive and it's not hurting me. It's time to quit.
Of course weed is addictive, I never understand people who argue that. Nearly anything can be addictive, so of course something that releases a flood of feel-good NTs can be...
@Sam Moon You're completely right but, I think what most people mean when they say weed isn't addictive is that it isn't like nicotine where it is directly making you crave it the moment you give pause to the consumption of it. Instead, mary here, gives you a rather real spike of fabricated happiness which is what you get addicted to as opposed to the substance you're consuming. You can replace addiction to weed with another addiction like video games per se, but you can't do that with cigarettes.
@@MadameRouzgar Yeah, I mostly agree, though the fact that you have withdrawal symptoms when you try quit (though relatively minimal compared to many drugs) shows that even mary is physically addictive to some degree.
@@MadameRouzgar People who say that weed isn't addictive because it doesn't have addictive substances don't understand addiction period. It's been proven time and time again that something doesn't have to make you chemically addicted to still be addictive. Anything that feels good, rewarding or helps you cope with stress can be addictive regardless of what it's made up of. I feel that weed becoming more mainstream and widely accepted only strengthens and broadens this
You can do it man. I stopped using a month or two ago. I had very bad sleeping problems, and I still do, but I noticed that I am able to change my sleeping schedule and go to bed a whole hour or two earlier, as well as waking up earlier and actually getting out of bed (I don't have a job so giving myself a reason to get out of bad was always hard). I never thought this could be because of weed, but it may have something to do with it. I do have anxiety problems like some comments mentioned, though I sort of always had them, but maybe they are a bit stronger now I'm not sure, it's something I am working on. So I will keep at it, and I know you can to!
I swore off weed when I was in my 20s for this very reason. I didn't understand the neuroscience or anything but I knew that I wasn't happy and I needed to change and my future as an adult seemed like this nebulous goal that I didn't know how to reach.
This is too relatable. I’ve decided to stop until I’ve created a routine of good habits. Once that starts to take shape, I plan on smoking again. The plan is to smoke a couple times a week & not be the 3-4 times a day abuser that I was. I enjoy it too much, but it is definitely causing problems
You might be fine with couple times a week, as I'm a daily smoker, but being a daily smoker who has good habits (work, working out, guitar etc), I cannot bring myself to do anything that isn't those few things. It's like if you have a set amount of tokens for a day, smoking takes some of those tokens so will always stop you doing something.
Watch out man. It's a slippery slope. For me there is no responsible use. One way or another I'll be back at smoking everyday. And smoking multiple times a week is still too much. You'll still always have weed in your system and never will be actually sober.
@@90sajen 100% agree. I've found that my brain is too good at rationalizing having a little more... then more... and bam I'm back to where I started.
@@90sajen idk I smoke when I am stressed out and I do just fine. Like if I had a hard day of work it's hard to sit and enjoy a game or anything really. After I smoke it relaxes my muscle and I am able to enjoy those couple of hours before bed... and I do that like once a week or less, so it ain't bad
I tried that, it doesn't work. To me, I have to stop completely and if I really have to smoke at some point, it has to be only once, otherwise the need to smoke will surface again. I tried MANY things and there's just no way to me to be a casual and responsible smoker, the drug is too addicting
It depends on the person and their mental health. Just like there is such a thing as a "Healthy Gamer" there is such a thing as a healthy weed enjoyer. It can also bring healthy effects, as long as you have an actually healthy lifestyle. Personally, it brings so much introspection that it has even helped my mental health, but that's because I have been in therapy for years and this is just a supplement (potion) and not even close to my main resource (therapy). When I use it, I only use it at night, a few hours before bed, once the day is done and never instead of any other plans, including watching a movie or reading a book if I had previously decided so.
People forget that recreational drugs are meant to be that: recreational. Going 24/7 on weed will be as bad for you as being 24/7 on coffee, cotton candy or movies. Or videogames.
nail on the head
Thank you sir.
"Going 24/7 on weed is just as bad as..."
That's it right there. People have developed addictions to eating drywall. It's really all about how you condition it's use into your life
The guys name of his channel is healthy gamer like he’s dumb to a certain degree 😂😂
Yup it all comes down to: everything in moderation.
You have a solid argument, and it serves as an excellent reminder that not one thing will be great for everyone. I don't like taking pills for depression and sensory processing disorder, bit that comes from not only having that go down, but it screwing up my body chemistry drastically (like almost growing breasts and dropping lots of weight fast drastically).
This is something I've thought about a lot and been through myself. I have a love-hate relationship with weed and I think the main reason for that is the fact that I started smoking way too young and also at a toxic amount/occasions. I hate how people romanticize weed and see it as this perfect wonder drug when it is something that should be well respected and used in the right way. The arguments about how weed can make us form bad habits are something that really enforces how important it is that weed shouldn't be used at a young age since we build who we are as we grow up. In my opinion, it should be used to reward oneself when we achieve things with real effort that we can be proud of. I think why people see weed as this perfect drug, is because it's a big backlash from all the lies that were told by governments and older generations to the younger ones, that makes them feel deceived and then don't take real information to heart.
I stopped smoking about 4 months ago after 8 years of blazing everyday. To the people that think stopping is going to ruin something you're good at (for me was music) that just simply isn't true. If there is something in your brain telling you to stop, I encourage that you do. I am 25 and feel like a whole new man and have been able to conquer many previous bad habits (pornography use, fast food, procrastination etc.) You got this and you are certainly not alone.
quitting made my instrument playing ability better tbh
I'm at the point he talks about in the video, there isn't much dopamine, it's just cannibanoids going through to sustain the habit.
@@canadiansoviet yeah. It's not totally problematic in a vacuum, but that quick dopamine will slowly ruin your life if you stop seeking it from other healthier sources. Your body forgets how to be calm without it, thus the withdrawal symptoms like being unable to sleep. Best of luck in your journey.
Quitting made me ass at music now I don't made
Music at all. I just watch
From the sidelines
There is also a tolerance to music, stop listening for 3 days and you will feel it much more than listening while high. Its just dopamine management.
I think the arguments for and against weed can be applied to "self-medicating" in general. Weed isn't terribly dangerous if misused, but that doesn't mean that it CAN'T be misused. This is why I firmly believe that cannabis needs to be taken seriously as a form of medication--it certainly has its benefits, but once it starts being used for the SAKE of being used (a mistake a lot of new users make, especially within environments where it's not regarded as "legitimate" medicine), it sort of becomes a time and money sink. This is also why "weed culture" kind of makes me roll my eyes--so much of it *fetishizes* the drug, rather than treating it with the mindfulness and respect that any medication should be treated with.
There's actually the people who shame others for not handling a large amount, like "that loser only smokes 3 times a month lmao". As if it's a drinking game (which is bad enough on its own, but at least most people are aware of alcoholism). That's why I think the party scene is the worst.
@@glanni oh absolutely I’m a medical patient but I’ve seen how it is under weedtubers’ pages on CZcams, they will literally make fun of them for not doing big dabs as if it’s good to have such a high tolerance. I literally try to keep tolerance as low as possible for several reasons, but one of the big reasons is it’s much cheaper to maintain
@@granddaddypurp356 Ikr, high tolerance is literally terrible. It also doesn't work as nicely if you overdo it all the time.
So basically what your saying is that you believe cannabis should be completely corporate so people take it seriously as a medication
@@EvilDemon69 Or just, you as an individual should take the plant seriously and avoid people who don't respect it.
And as for the wider population, educate people better. Don't first demonize it and then treat it like it's water. Most people are actually capable of understanding relatively conscious usage of "light drugs" when really educated on it, and those who still aren't at least have a much, much lower risk of dying to it than alcohol.
I really don't want everything to be controlled by corporations, what a shitty world.
I know the comment probably wasn't meant for me but I still wanted to give my two cents.
After 2 years of continuous use, I realized that i was completely badly affected. Besides, I couldn't enjoy it like I used to. I used to be happy and energetic when I smoked weed, but lately I've just become tired, lethargic and thoughtful. I missed my final exams twice. My order in my business life was broken and we broke up with my friends. it made me too brooding and emotionally unstable. but I think weed is a good thing when dosed. You just have to limit yourself. You will be happier and more enjoyable if you set limits not only while smoking but also in all areas of your life. hold the strings. peace
I’m 90 days sober and I’ve been smoking weed everysingle day since I was 15, im29 now. Dreams alone make it worth it. I was also an alcoholic and occasional drug user. I quit weed,booze,cigs,drugs,and pharmaceuticals cold turkey. It was super rough the first week anger wise mostly from the lack of cigs and alcohol. But now I’m saving money and like I said dreams are insane, it’s like I’m there and I have a second life. But overall I’m actually less productive because I’m really depressed most days , I mainly miss cigs. But alcohol too. I just smoked weed to keep myself happy. Idk I teeter between it being a good idea or bad constantly. But it’s so hard to quit I may just retain sobriety for the sake of never having the first week of tryna get off it all.
Everything in moderation my friends. Overindulgence never has a pretty result, even if it’s fun in the moment. Use this video as a reminder to take a break once in a while. I’m taking the month of May off because if I smoke weed daily for too long, it actually reverses the benefits for sleep. It becomes harder to fall and stay asleep. Although I have some mild insomnia so who really knows lol
Honestly i've never gotten the compulsion to smoke daily. I have been smoking once every few weeks since I was 17 years old, i'm 26 now (nowadays its like once a month or an edible once a half year). Same with nicotine, i have a pack of ciggarettes that I still havent finished while i bought it months ago (actually in 2022). I just like to take it with me if i go to like a festival or go clubbing. And I have ADHD so i am supposed to be addiction sensitive, so i really dont know why i never got addicted into daily use of both of these. I just dont really feel any compulsion. Same for other drugs, i'll do mdma a couple of times a year and do coke like twice a year. Ive been wanting to do psychedelics for a while now but havent found the time for it in like a year
Melatonin is great for insomnia! I’ve had to take a break for a week since I ran out of weed and it makes me sleep like a baby.
@@yeehaw_123 oh yeah, melatonin is a necessity at this point lol. If I don’t have weed or melatonin I think I’d simply die.
@@mew1023 melatonin is a longevity supplement so even when i can sleep i take it for neuroprotection
@@carltonbanks4312 I’m not sure if I understand, but that seems interesting. I’ve only heard about people using it for sleep (or for intense dreams lol). If you don’t mind, I’d like to see what you’re talking about
I’ve been smoking everyday for a few years now. Every few weeks I realize that I’m not even having fun doing it anymore, and promise to take a break, but I always give in to the urge to smoke. Here’s what I’ve noticed: smoking always sounds super nice and fun when you are sober, but when you actually get high it doesn’t feel like how you thought it would. I’m still pretty happy and a functional student and worker, but I’m very aware of how it affects my habits and time management. I think it also effects my sex drive and my ability to be creative.
then just quit 🗿
I used to be a really bad addict when it came to weed, but in recent times I've since learned how to control my smoking to a point where it's more beneficial than detrimental, and now I enjoy indulging for things like Minecraft, since a major part of why I personally smoke is invoking creativity, and in a non-anxiety inducing environment like Minecraft, that's where I find I can truly let my creativity flourish, and smoking definitely helps with that, too!
I'm 17 (almost 18) Been smoking about a year. I smoked pretty much everyday, and I would like to try to have balance but for me its hard to sleep. Smoking at night helps me get more deep sleep and recover better IMO, also I am somewhat of a bodybuilder so it helps with recovery alot. I dont feel the need to smoke, but when I dont smoke at night it takes hours to fall asleep rather than minutes. I have always really smoked at night, but there are days I would do wake and bakes, and smoke up to like 3-5 times a day when I had a job. I feel smoking this much made me a bit worse at track, and swim and I made it to State (for track) but ive slowed down by a little. Advice: Please just dont smoke everyday its all about moderation and control dont let a plant take over your life. If you do smoke everyday smoke at night so it doesnt interfear with your day
I just quit weed 2 months ago. I was a heavy smoker for 10 years straight, rarely missing a day. My levels of motivation were minimal. I was bored constantly and used cannabis to help me fight boredom, I love games but hate them when I’m sober (addiction like he talks about) so would smoke so I enjoyed mundane things. I eventually learnt to control my addiction and continue to go to work and live a normal life, I was a “functional drug addict”. But I could tell deep down my paranoid mindset, anxious thoughts and lack of ambition was caused by the drug but continued to smoke it. All my friends smoked weed and after losing majority from quitting alcohol I was deathly scared of losing the rest from quitting weed. I have symptoms of bipolar (undiagnosed out of fear of judgement and to avoid using my mental state as a form of psychological avoidance), marijuana helped me severely with my manic episodes but I’m starting to feel like the bad is outweighing the good. I know it sounds cliche but I’ve reconnected with my spirituality, I’ve learnt to appreciate the beauty of life through my love of God, this has helped me realise I don’t need distractions from it, I just need to occupy myself with other things. Those other things are a lot healthier than my old habits haha. I’ve started to actually enjoy cleaning, doing yard work and going for walks etc, all things that seemed like chores in the past, my dopamine has stopped reacting to drugs and shifted to reacting to self growth. My friends have all rejected me because of my new ambitions, they insult my faith and have all called me ‘a normie’ or a ‘fake religious type’ etc as I don’t associate with any church and reject Jesus as a prophet, they look at my growth as an attack on their lifestyle and think im just trying to ‘be better than them’ like I have some sort of superiority complex for wanting to be and do better, nihilists.
Im completely alone but im happier than ever, im so blessed to be given this opportunity and it’s been a great filter for me to understand what really matters to me in life. I pray everyone here can find the peace I have
Congratulations man
Thank you for this
You aint alone broski
@@connordanby6275 never alone when you got god, I have people to talk to, I don’t have friends but I have enough. Life is good. I won’t lie I thought I was on a high, but I honestly think after reflecting that I wasn’t self medicating my bipolar with weed but triggering it. Was smoking it since I was 14, didn’t give my brain enough time to develop and learn to cope mentally.
Thank you all for reading this and replying, it means a lot that my positive message has reached people.
Do you reject Jesus as a prophet cause you think he’s a lot more or cause you think he’s a total fraud? He’s either the son of God to you or he isn’t. No in between. Glad you’re better re weed. Keep going!
This video couldn’t have showed up at a better time in my life. I recently took a step back from my marijuana usage because I was using it habitually and it was losing its meaning (and let’s be real, I was spending too much money), but now I know that I’m making the right choice to better myself and my life. Thank you Doc ❤️
On god same with me. This saturday will be my third week sober and since I'm a student with a bad work ethic, getting to my work while I was habitually smoking was getting increasingly harder to do. I ended up having weeks of unfinished uni work, which I have (for the most part) caught up on, and am steadily getting out of this habit. I knew there was something to weed and how it was affected me so I forced myself to stop, and it has done wonders on just letting me motivate myself to do what I want and actually helped me understand certain things about my life that I want to change for the better. This video just clarified that and was extremely useful for understanding addiction and why it affected me the way it did and not my friends. So happy I watched this.
It’s hard to give that up. I still relapse, but I don’t think of it as a problem anymore. I have found that it’s difficult to cope with normal emotions without it, and that when I use for more than a few days in a row it induces anxiety my instead of relieving it. When I stop, it’s like a fog has been lifted within my brain, and I can think normally. The boredom that comes with quitting is real. The boredom is there while on weed, but it feels a little different. That real boredom causes me to actually do stuff. Otherwise if I continue to use then I sit around regretting that I didn’t do anything, but also I fee less like doing stuff. I hope this feedback is helpful for you to cope. A lot of things in life are pretty boring, and not laden with thrills, but that’s real life. There’s a youtuber named Jessica Kent that said something really inspiring that I will never forget. It’s something along the lines of “addiction becomes your primary motivation to do things and that’s why you pursue things in life, to fill your addiction. If you chase the things you want as hard as you chase your addictions then there’s nothing you can’t do”
@@michaelsteinberg205 see the thing is I don't want to sit around all day not wanting to do things. I want to do things, and when I sit around playing games or watching stuff I feel horrible about myself because I know I'm not doing the things I need to do to obtain what I want in life. I want a fulfilling, satisfying life that makes me happy I lived it. Being with people is awesome, I love hanging with the one's I love most, but the thing that is more important to me is making music, acting, being someone who can produce things for others. I can't do that if I'm just sitting around all day mindless about doing things yet still having that urge to do them. I'm a few weeks sober and I don't feel like going back in any way, of course I have that urge to smoke but I'm able to snuff it out with thay overwhelming emotion of not doing nothing and getting stuff done in my life and in my school. I don't want a drug to control me when I have that chance to take control and take power over it. There aren't many things you can or should take over, but your mind and your actions are always the things you must take control over. Primitive animals are not in control, they are driven by hunger, jealousy, dominance. Nothing that actually matters. What does matter is how you think of yourself and how you treat yourself. After all, you're your number one, so how you gonna do that to yourself?
Yeah same here! I recently decided to not buy weed anymore bcs it was affecting my life too negatively and this video just really put the finger on the wound telling me this is what I need to do right now. I also just realized through the explanations of this video combined with all these comments from others that more of my problems could be originating from my weed abuse than I thought :0
Don't go back bro
I suffer from heavy epilepsy and I use cannabis to handle it but I can not contest with you on what you said in this video.
Motivation is sadly heavily tied to consumption although I am still relatively easy to motivate myself but enjoyment drops extremely quickly.
During summer sensory overload and the other stuff tied to my epilepsy are way worse especially in hot, humid climates. So I will see to reduce my consumption gradually over the coming weeks.
I really enjoy your videos and how you explain everything so easily understandable.
Thank you 🫡
As a recreational user this definitely has helped to hear. I don’t think I’ll stop but understanding will help me find the balance that works for me.
This is unbelievably real. In my freshmen year of highschool I began smoking carts. Easy access, incredibly potent high and endless supply. I can tell you with absolute certainty that smoking daily didn’t necessarily “kill my motivation” but rather, it supported terrible habits, it made my mental vigor and will power weak. It allowed me to normalize and support negative thought habits, aswell as fueling my nicotine and gaming addiction. Not to mention, it screwed up the way I eat food. I made the decision to stop smoking last spring, in two months my life had changed. I quit nicotine, I went outside more, I went on a diet and gained almost 25 pounds that I desperately needed. Overall, I was more confident, and had more agency over myself. So yeah, this is real af. Based.
because you smoked when u were too young, thats been proven to cause brain damage to anyone yougner than 26...honestly thats on you too
This comment is real af. Good job brotha
I thought u were gonna say you've lost 25 pounds 😂 damn wish i had that problem when high i eat like a pig 😄😭
Good video. I think like most drug use, some people use marijuana to feel good (duh). When the other option to feel good is to pursue romantic partners who frequently reject or mistreat you, to work at a crap job begging your rich boss for a pay raise, etc., its easy to choose weed. When you have underlying mental health conditions, and pursue therapy and it doesn’t work or isn’t affordable or available, you might conclude smoking weed is less of a problem than going thru every day of life feeling miserable, exhausted and beaten down. There are problems with weed, but those problems may be preferable to the alternative.
This is my situation to a T. Been trying to find a new job at least but there's a lot of bad in life that the weed helps me get through the days.
Absolutely, problem is just that smoking weed Can easily keep you in your shitty position, or bury you deeper by the week.
It can be really hard to go back to doing all that high effort job, back pain and drama with relationships, if you have already experienced the paradise of being stoned countless times. Seemingly good thing can be a bad thing in disguise. to each their own though, just my opinion. I honestly think people below 25-35 should not smoke pot at all (with few exceptions)
@@Crashh965 but I prompt you to think, is there other and healthier ways to get through that, meet new people and talk to them, if you are having a hard time working through things talk to people you know and trust. There are lots of different ways to cope with things that don't include the whether intentional or unintentional mental wiring that drugs cause to a person.
@@TotalGoatHead "talk to people you know and trust" many dont have that and developing such relationships is often harder and less beneficial than smoking consistently
Love your viewpoints man, thanks for sharing your knowledge
I have PTSD and weed has helped me immensely when used as an evening-only tool to wind down once all of the tasks I had planned for the day are complete. My anxiety in my day to day life is way down in ways that it never was when I took traditional (SSRI) medication. I think proper usage depends on the person and that it is inappropriate to give a blanket statement of "it reduces motivation" . It could be implemented as a reward that can only be obtained once tasks are complete. I've seen my stoner friends have their lives ruined, flunking out of classes, while I have seen my grades increase and my social anxiety reduced. Everyone is different.
When I stopped self-medicating my anxiety/depression with weed & just went on a low dose of lexapro, my life got better. My self-talk has improved. It’s easier to meditate. I don’t procrastinate as much. It’s a lot cheaper cuz my copay is only $5 for a month supply. I feel pretty stable & steady instead of cycling through anxiety, getting lit and being a little loopy & disassociated, then getting sleepy or irritable when I come down. I used to be so hesitant about trying SSRIs but I wish I’d done it sooner now. It’s a lot easier to show up for myself vs. when I smoked or ate weed everyday.
That’s incredible to hear. If you don’t mind me asking, how long have you been taking Lexapro? My doctor recommended it to me but I’ve been extremely hesitant with anxiety meds seeing how it has made my father after being on it well over twenty years
There are also other kinds of anti-depressants. I am prescribed an amphetamine based anti-depressants which apparently doesn't have the negative effects of SSRIs. Weirdly I don't know if it improved my life. I had way more concrete plans for self warm while on medication lol.
@@imnotusingmyrealname4566 Would those plans have developed while self-medicating? Genuine question. I self medicate with weed, and make a lot of plans, but can never follow them through. The only things I can stick with are habits I made without weed such as working out.
@@andrew2272kag Lol I have depression my functioning was so low it's incredible. Maybe self-medicating would've prevented that but it would really help me in other ways.
@@imnotusingmyrealname4566 That's where I'm at now. I went through grim stuff for many years, so self medicate to keep that at bay, but wonder if it's keeping positive stuff at bay too. Or that shit would be nonexistant regardless and the weed is the glue that keeps me running lol.
As an avid Pot smoker, Lack of Reward response is a HUGE FACTOR as to why im trying to quit. In high school/college, you are allowed, matter of fact, encourage to make as many mistakes as you can because you are still young and just learning how to navigate in life. Im 27 now and it has become more of a detriment in my life, creating a huge barrier that prevents me from growing as a person. Yes I am relatively young (im old af), but im at an age where you cannot have the same behaviors and habits as your adolescent years. In the days that I was not high, I was more sociable, motivated, witty, focus-driven and my mind was CLEAR.
I'm 26 and going through this right now. Very hard to stay focused on anything, especially trying not to smoke. Hopefully I'll soon be able to live the life I was meant to during my 20s
that's horrible advice man. weed is terribly more handful to you if you're under the age of 25, specially under 18. Don't convince kids to smoke weed because it's the "only chance they have" 💀 doing LSD at 15 is literally less damaging than weed. shouldn't do it either ofc, just a comparison
loved this video, so rare someones talking in a way that makes me feel the dopamine
The comments made me wanna share my story:
I started smoking at 18, now im 25 and I feel almost every symptom described by the doctor. At first it was some type of coping mechanism bc i was going trough some personal shit and also needed to fit in bc i had recently moved to a new place.
It didnt took a long time to get to smoke almost everyday that i could, and since i started, i just took two small breaks that lasted at maximum one or one and a half month, them was back to smoking it again.
Right now, i feel that weed impacted deeply the way i see the world, since i always been a introspective person, i feel like weed has made me way more closed and kinda depressed. Weed gets me to a weird state now, the same time it relaxes me, it makes me "hopeless" in a way, like nothing matter, wich leades to a lack of motivation (in all aspects). Im in a point that nothing gives me pleasure anymore (gaming, smoking, sex, going out, working, meeting new people), its kinda concerning.
I already knew that I was abusing it, but this is the first time i decided to research about it, and this video poped im my recomendations, now i know that theres a good scientific reason to all of that. Ill get my shit together.
(sorry for any mistake, i dont usually write coments and english is not my native language)
Way to go dude!
Really agree that's honestly amazing way you said it relaxes you but makes you feel hopeless
That wording is impeccable
this video really opened my eyes, i've been at a pretty shitty point in life for sometime now and everyday feels the exact same and its like i'm stuck in this loop trying to find the way out but i have no idea what i should even be looking for. i have so many goals and things i wish to see myself accomplish but the motivation is lacking so hard and i'm at fault for it, and i end up getting upset at myself for being so unproductive that i get in a depressive state where i end up just smoking to make all those problems go away temporarily and the cycle just repeats itself. i hope things get sorted out soon
Derealization
You got this bro just focus on what you really want
hope you resolve your issues but trust me its not because of weed, you could use any other substance to not face reality. People even over exercise to not face reality. Like crossfit junkies.
i feel the exact same way rn :(
i'm feeling the exact same way right now. i feel like i do everything out of cyclical habit. personally it could be because of my meds, but honestly i think it just fluctuates. but the important thing in all of it is realizing and staying aware of WHY you do the things you do. if you feel like you're smoking to get away for a minute, maybe thats ok, but if it feels like that's the highlight of the day and that's what your working towards, a couples days break and some time reflecting would be best. but again, things like this fluctuate, so give it time, and a little perspective (as much as possible), and things will be alright.
1 week with no weed, I just had a psychotic breakdown... I'm not giving up. Thank you healthy Gamer for the support.
keep strong brother
You good?
@@LuisC7 hey bro.. I’m good man. Still smoking and wanting to quit. Think I’m gonna try 🫶🏽
@@consciouscollin416 oh ok man, sad you relapsed. I hope you get back on track. I found easy for me to quit after I started going to the gym
One year later, hopefully you've found a positive way to consume cannabis! Quitting May not be the best for you (if you want to make the choice to enjoy it), but it never hurts to have a balance. More harmful substances such as morphine even still have good uses, everything is about the doseage and frequency, and the maturity you have with the substance
something that always fascinated me was how it helped with my menstrual cramps, my tolerance to pain killers grew and i had no choice but to keep taking them bc my endometriosis causes me debilitating, crippling pain when i can’t stand up without my back hurting and my legs usually go numb. at 5’2 weighing 130 lbs I was taking 800mg ibuprofen every 4-6 hours for around one to two weeks straight out of the month. I developed a stomach ulcer and had to stop taking them as to not further damage my stomach. i began to take concentrate drops administered under my tongue which took the pain away for 8-12 hours! I did notice that i wouldn’t depend on it tho, i only feel like i do when i’m in severe pain where it’s like “GOD I NEED SOMETHING ANYTHING TO STOP THIS PAIN” so yeah it does form a habit/dependency
I smoke pretty much every night and this definitely made me think. Weed has helped me alleviate anxiety and it felt like a life safer during college after doing long engineering assignments all day as it helped me mentally rest and not stress about the next day all night.
I also love to clean while high. I’ve become the mom of my apartment because I have a higher standard of cleanliness than my roommates now.
At the same time it has made me very content with a lot of things. Even though I make good money now, maintain a healthy long term relationship, and overall have a stable life, I feel as though taking breaks longer than my usual week or two could help me feel more motivated to pursue cooler things such as indie game dev.
After about 15 years of use the thing I’ve noticed for myself is that it is detrimental to use it habitually. I still love weed and use it often but it is imperative that I take breaks and not to use it “just because”. I use it if I want to get creative or to unwind from a particularly busy week after I have all the things I need to do. Being conscious about usage is very important.
Exactly. Intention is key
As someone who was introduced to weed before I was a teenager, and who made excuses throughout my adult life for why it was medicinal and beneficial... I just want to add that whatever benefits you get from weed are not worth the literal exhaustion and toll it takes on your ambition and social life. If you can't find any activities you enjoy without weed, you have an addiction. You will feel infinitely better without weed in your life once you kick the habit for good. Explore new hobbies, make new friends, encourage and inspire old friends.... Your relationships will be more meaningful because they will produce dopamine for you without requiring weed to do so. You'll find yourself chasing dreams and goals that you never knew you had. And you'll come out all the stronger for it.
Weed + video games is not the answer to depression or isolation. Seek better for yourselves.
As someone who smokes, you are describing this so well. It's very accurate. I find weed when "filtered through me" helps me to form good habits (working out, playing music, keeping up with household chores/projects etc.) as well as bad ones (playing way too much baldurs gate 3 at night and staying up too late lol.).
I don't find it hard to break habits even with weed I quit for 2 months last year to prove to myself that I could and it wasn't hard for me, Now once a year I plan to take a month break from it. I had the vivid dreams, but I kind of enjoyed that part. I only smoke at night on weekends when my work week is done now and I find that's a good balance.
In the last few years I've bought a new house, got engaged, had a baby and I am happy. It hasn't really held me back at all. I guess my question is this, is this positive effect real or am I just an addict in denial?
Great video and I mostly agree with your hypothesis! Marijuana has helped me with anhedonia and depression. Last year I was so depressed and had Suicidal ideation daily. What marijuana did was give me motivation to do stuff, be it productive and/or creative like chores or writing poetry. To go take a walk. Often times I wouldn’t even have the energy to smoke, then I would take a hit jam to some music then go do stuff.
Also on a side not often times the best effects of marijuana is when the euphoria/high subsides. My body feels more relaxed and content.
As a stoner I can respect and acknowledge all of these points. I have gone through cycles of smoking every day and you just continue to do it because it’s just what you do every day and it’s a sure fire way to relax (especially when you shouldn’t be relaxing🫢). It really makes it easy to not focus on things that are important that you don’t want to do
My personal insight is that, when you get 'hooked' on smoking, the ability to muster up motivation and action while sober is completely killed. At my worst moments of addiction to weed, I won't even feel capable of doing dishes/showering unless I smoke.
So smoke and do the dishes? I find showers to kill my buzz so I smoke before and after them. As a teenager i tried smoking in the shower once by my weed got wet
I agree, I would smoke dabs everyday and never not be high and it would motivate me to get school work done clean my room and pretty everything, but when I’m not high I lose all motivation to do anything even clean my room or do any work or dishes or anything just becomes unappealing and hard to complete
Bro this is exactly how I feel
@Ryxz ye exactly! makes me really look at weed differently because while you can function on it, it feels like there is a huge dip in productivity and motivation if you can't keep the smoking pace up & it isn't like weed is free. so it becomes a scenario for me at least where I have to keep feeding the beast within that wants weed or suffer through a month or two of withdrawal and very low energy
@@codyj6505 I’m trying man 😔 it’s been 3 weeks now and I lost all my motivation. It’s making it harder to do everything that I prioritized. Weed helped with my ADHD so I could be focused but now I can’t seem to muster up just the slightest amount of focus to do my work.
Take a month off of marijuana and see how much your behavior changes! Today is the last day of my sober month and I've gotten so much done this past month. I've started exercising, gotten better at cooking, consistently done laundry and my apartment has never been cleaner! I've also started talking to friends a lot more and started making an effort on dating apps (I also did no nut November so that may be because of that too lol). I'm definitely not gonna stop smoking weed but I think I'm gonna limit myself to weekends and hanging out with friends because I don't want to go back to the way I was before this month doing nothing but smoking every day, ignoring people and playing video games.
I quit every now a then. At one point in my pass I stop for a whole year. I love smoking though.
that last bit hit hard
This! I am doing this currently. I use it medicinally for anxiety/depression. With the seasonal changes and struggling with personal issues, I was finding myself getting into a routine of go to work, come home, smoke, then veg out. So I started challenging myself this week to not smoke or at the very least cut back. Making the smoking a "special" thing, rather than a crutch.
Like you, I'm not going to stop smoking, but going to begin to limit myself and use for awhile.
I'm proud of you 👏
i become 30x more depressed and start reaching suicidality without something to ease the intense physical pain of conditions that were brought on by decades of capitalism induced starvation and the mental strain of having my life completely controlled by people who think i shouldnt be alive or shouldnt be alive without being stuck in a state of perpetual deprivation... if yall know anything else that will allow me to continue consuming food while it feels like im chewing on glass and metal shards let me know.
Totally agree. Whenever in a state of intoxication, we're easily influence. It will takes a whole loads of self discipline to be in control. It helps if the individual could do a proper planning ahead before getting intoxicated. This allow to foresee some of the event that might happen. Plus to make sure to do an indepth rational and critical thinking before engage in new activity.
My friend is no psychiatrist or anything like that but when he stopped doing it, he told me it’s a setback if you’re not where you want to be in life or don’t have a plan you’re always going to be at level one doing the same things over and over. No one’s body should feel that relaxed.
It's nice to hear someone talk about individual efficacy, my grandpa was allergic to morpheme and every doctor would just ignore that and basically set his blood on fire. They even did that to put him to sleep when he wasn't gonna make it out of what he had last, so they gave him a very painful death. I know it's a pretty heavy example but I really appreciate a doctor who doesn't "know best", and one who actually individually treats people. Keep it up K!
I agree! Doctors should not be allowed to get into a mindset where they think they're the masters of the universe just because they passed med school. A lot of troubles in the health world come from that, and that they often don't feel like keeping up with everything. It's a hard job, yes, but they have big responsibility and need to be aware of that, instead of boosting their ego with people's trust.
I have a chronic illness and it's well known within the chronic illness community that doctors usually try to gaslight us and ignore our symptoms
I have a doctor like that, refusing to listen to me about anything "alternative" or "natural" even if my previous GP suggested it, and doesn't look at the evidence, even suggesting and prescribing things I'm allergic to as well (mostly involving dairy, which gives me terrible reactions). I'm also chronically ill/disabled, and it's so hard to find good help, people who actually listen, and will accept what I say as fact instead of saying it's all in my head. Like no, it's all in my joints, not my head.
I'm 23 and I've been waking and baking and playing league of legends before school or work every single day for past 3 years.
I could exercise, read, write do anything else but I smoke 1 joint in the morning and 1 before I go to bed before it's just a habit for me it's what feels right.
I think while it is possible to integrate being a daily smoker in to a productive lifestyle I don't see myself breaking this pattern without quitting weed completely.
I would highly advise against waking and baking as it gives the most pleasure, fucks up your daily routine and that's what ultimately gets you addicted.
weed at the very end of the day but sober til then i think is ideal
Waking and baking is just a bad idea. It's amazing how much balance my life has when I have a really productive day and then a joint a few hours before bed, when I think I've earned it. Even then I can't do it daily as it definitely impacts the quality of my sleep (marijuana suppresses REM sleep)
@@jossonbelluschi3517 correction.. not feeling a need to be under the influence of drugs to relax, would be ideal.
@@yotube9797 oh yea most definitely was just saying for this person who says they want a relationship with weed but can not think of smoking if not for waking and baking. for context im sober rn and much prefer it 100 times over:)
@@jossonbelluschi3517 u should add at the end of the day but 4 hours before bedtime because of the suppression of rem sleep
This makes sense and I appreciate, I’m a bit of a budding stoner but saw this after I found the channel a few days ago. I think I’m going to continue using marijuana for the primary reason of it aiding me majorly with anxiety and improving quality of life from that and confidence and related things, but obviously I know therapy is perhaps a safer/healthier way to address that long term, especially for marijuana helping me with insecurities which I recognize can be a very unhealthy reason to use any substance.
As a stoner.
I can tell.everyone that it's not a big deal as every "weedfluencer" makes it look like.
Just like anything in the world , everything with moderation and responsability... And please , if you're below 20 years , first learn to wipe yo butt properly before getting into these kind of substances ( alcohol and cigarette included )
“When people smoke pot it’s hard them to make changes in their life” this is like the crux of it. I’m a daily user and as an artist and working class person, using helps me adhere to my habits that keep me employed and creative. I know exactly what it’s like to be stuck in bad habits though.
I think a lot of artistic people use marijuana to get creative but they severely undermine the side-effects. I was this way too, especially as a working class person you kind of need that creative boost and stress reliever.
@FriedIcecreamIsAReality I’m exactly where you are with weed. Hesitant but things are good. Don’t like to go more than a few days without and I’d like to lessen my usage for lung and mental health.
You just said your own problem. Your brain got use to weed to be creative and now your brain don’t know how to be creative without weed.
I completely see this in friends and some family members. I just wanted to leave my personal experience with weed as a positive anecdote. I have now been sober for 2 years due to the job I have which I made the decision to get while I was high. But I had smoked for about 5 years daily and after about 3 years of not creating healthy habits on weed. I somehow tricked my mind to make weed a reward for positive actions. Allowing myself to smoke a tiny bit before I worked out, finished a task or chore ect and the reward would be to smoke more after accomplishing those tasks. Each task went from being a chore and boring to a fun activity and I felt much more motivated as a result. I wasn't getting SUPER HIGH before those tasks only slightly. And I realized I became far more productive a lot more positive and healthier as a result (in those 2 years lost 40lbs). And when I was done my day and high I would always think about my actions in the day and where I could improve. I changed how my thoughts worked while high, instead of letting myself get negative, I became far more positive as a result. Idk if I can truly say it was only weed that made me do those things, but it certainly become a positive reinforcement thing for me. But im not sure everyone could have similar success alone. I am curious if through therapy with a smoker that could be a strategy to help someone overcome their struggles. Granted, im sure as most things in life its up to the individual and their thought patterns they need to overcome. Weed gave me the ability to see my actions from a 3rd person perspective and allowed me to change my life positively. But that's just my 2 cents.
You used the drug and did not let the drug use you. Respect.
I think you hit the nail on the head, the ability to observe yourself without your ego interfering is fundamental for self-improvement. I started smoking about 7 months ago. Last year I was working an underpaid dead end job, experienced strong social anxiety, had no plan for the future, no creative endeavours or motivation to succeed, disconnected from my family. Since I started using weed and psychedelics I've met some of the best people I could have, reconnected with my family, enrolled in university pursuing an aerospace degree, working multiple jobs, reignited my creativity (especially with music and photography), and overall live a life filled with far more beauty and joy than I could have dreamed of.
I can confirm everything he says, I grew and smoked a ton during 4 years, I learned how to study the things that I really liked during that time (sports, videogames and home skills) I started leaving it during this semester of uni (not forced, just passed from microdose to just stop) and dude.
I'm in finals just chillin, I've teached myself how to study and progress everything separatedly and also been doing workouts, rankeds and taking care of everything in home at the same time with a incredible peace of mind.
The problem is that when someone disarms that order I tilt so much.
I'm waiting for treatments for other things but the only thing I'm really thankful of weed is that it helped me to recover the sense of focus.
4:00 - even though this is anecdotal, i think you are right. I am a daily smoker for almost two years and i think thats why i cant stop my bad habits.
I appreciate the transparency when going into speculation mode!
I used to smoke every day for like 3 years. It was easy for me to quit and I never really "crave" doing it again. The main issues I have is going to sleep properly as weed did help me lull myself into a slumber. The issue with weed is it makes everything entertaining. I started to really dislike gaming but after doing weed it made it way more fun and made me waaaay more chill during it. To be completely honest, I think I even play better while smoking. But yeah, it does fuck up your lungs, any smoke will do that and you should feel boredom as Dr. K has stated before. When you don't feel bored you feel content and it doesn't push you to do other things. I feel it reinforces loops at that point and you'll never break out of them unless you were already a really outgoing or busy person before. If you were already lazy it's going to make you at least 50% lazier.
I'd tell anyone who is thinking about it or constantly do it, just keep it to twice a week (heck I'd even suggest once a week). It'll wreck your paychecks, mess with your lungs, and reinforce loops that don't help you in life.
Yeah not a doctor but I feel like keeping it down to once a week would be fine, similar to drinking. I think a lot of us are all or nothing on weed though. When I smoked it was an every night thing, just a matter of how stoned each night. Never sat right with me, pretty sure it was just my ADHD's need to escape boredom that triggered it. Negative emotions far outweighed the positive ones so ive quit
Whenever I’m high I often develop the urge to clean or tidy my surroundings and improve shit but without it I’m just unmotivated even before I started smoking.
I think there is certainly a time and place for smoking if you are gonna do it regardless, do you think that it’d be better to smoke while doing nothing or while doing a task you don’t normally enjoy since it can act like a reward for your brain and make habits
The problem is for me at lest is if I have access to it, I will smoke it all day. If I can, I’ll call up my dude and I go get another cart. I’ll go to the ATM and get cash out. I’ll take the time and energy to make it happen.
The only way I can personally limit myself to just once a week is if it’s someone else’s weed and They are just smoking me up.
I get high once a week. It's like a treat on Friday night after a long week. The only thing it really fucks up is my diet. I've gotten pretty good at not ordering out food during the week and eating a healthy amount of calories, but then I get high and consume so much that my calorie deficit almost evens out. Other than that I don't find it to be an issue.
Haha I do the same, but luckily i have a really high metabolism so I just eat whatever tbh
Good discipline and Agreed, food cravings are hard to deal with while high but other than that nothing else is an issue.
Same, when I bake, I eat greek yogurt and frozen berries to avoid going over my daily calorie intake, and it's tasty AF
@@yoshibeast12 yea I need to find healthy alternatives or just keep my phone away from me when high so I dont order Doordash.
don't starve yourself! Your body wants to make up for it and gets a chance when you're high
This sounds about right. Ive been curbing my cannabis use by rewarding myself with it. Ill set goals for a day, meet those goals, and if i dont then no weed. So far it has been wildly successful and has caused me to appreciate getting stuff done, and has re-lit my appreciation for relaxing downtime while high. I did the same thing with videogames, and it has had the same level of success and results. All in all, its a matter of discipline and moderation. I dont regret my years spent too stoned, but its a little disheartening to know it took me 10+ years to figure it out
I smoked weed regularly for 5 or 6 years in my 20’s, and quit more than ten years ago. What I found to be the most negative effect is that everything was so fun when I was high, which made everything seem so boring whenever I wasn’t high. I can’t think of any particular bad habits that were harder to quit when I was smoking, though. At that time I spent most of my free time going for long walks in nature, and had already quit video games years before. But I can see how it could make someone more susceptible to such a thing, since it makes you less clearheaded.
Been smoking weed for 10 years, every day, just about to finish my masters.
Whilst i agree on part, i really do think the individual in the equation is the biggest variable.
Why for some it makes them lazy plus all other stereotypes but for me, ive kept myself motivated and have goals in mind. Laziness is real and true but its still there when your not high. I think some take the easy excuse from weed more than they realise. Just don't lie to yourself, you know what needs to be done, so do it. Weed isnt the reason stuff doesn't get done, that nature is already within the individual.
Which reaonates strongly on the point that people react differently, the way it effects me is just that and will be different in others
agreed - never smoked but have vaped or eaten THC for about a year now only to get my brain to slow down enough that I can fall asleep and stay asleep through the night. Finishing up a master's degree as well, and I've been lifting weights every morning for a decade. I never use it before sleep time, just to get my mind to relax and be quiet so that I can fall asleep and stay asleep. My entire life before this, it would take me 2-4 hours to fall asleep every night and I would wake up for a few seconds every hour or so.
@@kalmtraveler i had always been a struggle student, never found it easy to do homework. So id compromise lol... get high then go study, would have to watch out for the rabbit holes throughout science, but you must make sure you check it the next day sober.
Truely dont think i would have gotten this far without that little system that has kept me in first class hons from 1st year 2nd semester in my bachelor. Was a C average student in highschool.
Really strange that it just completely zombifies some people, yet i get keen to learn and dig into studies. Well its all in agricultural science, horticulture, etc.... maybe thats why 😅 being one with the plants
@@ormcgazm haha I can't even imagine... tbh I don't like getting high because I can't fall asleep - there seems to be a tipping point where 'just enough' THC gets my brain to relax so I can sleep, but much more and it goes the other direction and I feel super weird and can't sleep because my whole body feels tingly and like i'm floating. In any case I definitely never feel unmotivated from THC - perhaps since I'm only using it at night just before bed. I do have problems with motivation but those have been around forever - decades before I was willing to try CBD or THC.
@@ormcgazm you sound just like my friend, although he was always really smart, good at school. He's currently a freshman in college pursuing a major on Botany, dude loves plants. Could rant about figs for over 2 hours.
Litterally same. I smoke weed everyday and im out here going for my masters. I dont get why his videos about weed dont apply to me.
This is so true. My therapist told me once that with frequent prolongued use, thc starts to replace dopamine and your brain wont produce any dopamine by itself anymore. I've been a frequent user of weed for the past 3 years but I take semi regular multi month breaks. I started smoking in a very dark time of my life and it helped me get through it. Everytime I felt like I couldn't keep going I smoked and suddenly things felt like they we're going to be okay, that I was gonna get through this and become a better person. What helps me to break the habit of coming home from work and smoking is to go on holidiay somewhere where there is no weed. It keeps me busy and from thinking about weed.
This. In one of the worst times of my life, where I didn't want to talk about it with anyone, weed was there as a friend to understand me without judging, and it gave me hope to carry on. However this turned into a negative pattern for me because I ended up pushing real people out of my life that I could have relied on and built deeper connections with. I also ended up getting dumped as a result of only wanting to be with my '1 friend'. It was a harsh wake up call but I'm grateful for it as I am now 3 weeks without it, which I never would have done otherwise. In those 3 weeks I managed to gain a new perspective on people, relationships, and life in general, and found that I'm more capable than I thought I was without it. Now if I want to enjoy it again, my approach towards it must be completely different, it can't be an every day thing like it was before (5 joints/day every day), and under no circumstances should I use it to cope with any hardships.
Damn every point I agree with, especially for me not being encouraged to do simple things like cleaning my room,brushing my teeth and eating healthy when I was young. It became hard to developed those habits but like 1 week sober I was able to solidify these habits waaaaaay easier just in that time
This really shows the importance of tolerance breaks and why if you are going to do it you don’t want to everyday. Every so often is the perfect way to utilize marijuana.
Hot take: the problem with weed isn't the weed, it's the stoner culture, (oh I smoke everyday bro but I'm not addicted bro you can't abuse weed it's all natural bro, that kinda bs), and having prohibitions and drug wars pushing the substance underground didn't exactly help matters and arguably made it what it is in the first place.
Push it underground, "only*" high seekers who don't mind breaking laws and are more prone to addiction use it, growers start selectively breeding plants to instead of having low thc levels in 1:1 ratios we have +20% thc and almost no cbd making it hit harder, users now get punished with permanent records which validates a mentality that "oh well I might as well not even try anymore now that the system is fucking me" etc.
Tl;dr the whole path of prohibition we've gone down has bred an irresponsible culture of underground stoners we now have to contend with as we rightfully end prohibition and start promoting responsible ways of usage as opposed to glorifying being high 24/7.
Yeah, the fact that weed is illegal isn't helping anybody. Even though it can be a problem, we need to stop treating drug addicts like criminals. Weed, just like any other drug, is a choice and you hurt nobody when you take them (with the accpetion of drugs that can make you violent like alcohol) it's all a choice. I'm for decriminalizing all drugs, but keep the drugs that make people violent illegal, like alcohol. Although it's kinda hard to make alcohol illegal now since it's been part of culture for so long. Sadge
@@JacobHayden911 I was with you until you contradicted yourself with the call for a revival of alcohol prohibition at the end. I'm getting so sick of this trend of "legalize everything but ban alcohol"
The root problem isn't the substances, it's cultural and systemic issues that drive abuse (not to absolve personal responsibility). Hint- there's a reason addiction is a lot worse among the desperate poor and stressed out middle class cubicle dwellers than anyone else.
@@historicalaccuracy15 Culture really is the problem. If you're a person at a party abstaining from alcohol you're treated like a vegan, which is also bad!
I know for a fact that weed enables an opioid addict the ability to get clean. It's worked for me and others many times and it isn't "Counter intuitive". Firstly understand that both weed and opioids can be equally addictive so YES going from opioids to weed is trading one bad habit for another but that ISN'T A BAD THING! and it's a great trade to make for the following reason.
Opioid users get trapped into use because the withdrawal becomes unbearable and they end up using more opioids just so they don't have to experience the withdrawal. Tapering off can work with short term addiction but NOT for long term addiction. For long term opioid addiction you almost need weed to enable you to break the addiction. It's an inversion to call weed a "Gateway onto harder drugs". It's literally the opposite of that, weed is a gateway OFF other harder drugs. HERE'S WHY > The reason is that it's LITERALLY the only drug that doesn't have a hangover attached to it with chronic use. Also it gives you enough of a high to blunt the cravings of any other harder drugs.
A weed high makes opioid/cocaine/ice/SSRI withdrawal tolerable enough to actually make it through the withdrawal. This however creates a weed addiction it 'trades one addiction for another' as the ignorant morons constantly say. What they fail to realize is that weed is the easiest drug to stop using because it has no "hard drug" withdrawal phase. You NEVER get for example immensely sore joints and muscles, full body aches, cold sweats and other flu like symptoms and all the other agony that happens from harder drugs. The ONLY "Withdrawal" you get from weed is that you enjoyed it as part of your day and now that little bit of enjoyment is gone. Within 3 days of stopping weed use you no longer even care about it. The truth is that weed is a gateway OFF drug! that's its purpose.
@@JacobHayden911 Decriminalizing is a half measure. ALL drugs should be legal. No one has the right to dictate personal choice that harms no one else. Enforcing a minimum age limit is the correct thing to do along with proper education and appropriate venues. That said a fully developed adult while in the privacy of his own home has a human right to explore whichever state of consciousness he likes. Denial of that right is immoral! the war on drugs is immoral!
We need a 2 hours lectures about weed effects
but not only the extreme negative cases like every illegal country puts it
I think especially in the gaming community a lot of people get “stuck” in these feedback loops with weed
People are giddy about one silly plant from the vast fauna kingdom. What's the point of so much focus on one little plant?
@@motherofallemails I think it is due to the stigma about it and it being illegal in a lot of places. I actually agree with you, sort of. It is just one little plant. Why is it illegal? If it were regulated just like tobacco for hundreds of years, people wouldn't be so giddy about it. They would just use it and go on about their day, just like with tobacco.
This helped put how I’ve been feeling into words. Thank you.
I tried weed for the first time at about 25/26 years old I’m 27 now. I have to say the individual perspective of each person when they smoke will always be different. I quit and I don’t smoke at all anymore but to be honest I only Smoked a total of 10 times maybe 15, and never got addicted or made it a habit. I’m a musician and it has for sure inspired more music out of me. I Just remember that every time I smoked I would go into a transcending state of mind or a heavy psychedelic trip where things would melt, dissociation with reality would happen, molecules would be dissolving in the air, everything had a high contrast… a super psychedelic like experience. Entities would talk to me and I always felt like my soul was getting ripped out of my body, when at the same time my friends tell me they have never experienced that before. I guess it makes sense, at 26 years old your brain is far more developed which in turn helps fight off addiction and bad habits. It makes sense how everyone experiences marijuana differently especially when you experiment with it at a far younger age.
I started smoking at 30 and had similar psychedelic experiences when I first started. I helped me immensely during a rough time in my life. I was able to see music and had some incredible insights. I eventually became a habitual user and it became something I was dependent instead of something that aided me. A lot of times I wished I had stopped before it became a habit or at least only did it a few times a year because I still think it’s powerful medicine if used wisely. The thing is a lot of people are unable to be honest about their weed use until it’s ruined their life.
This guy is correct: everybody is different and so are their brains and so not everything affects every individual in the same way. Despite the experience of some people, there are still many people who only experience positive effects and aftereffects with the use of weed.
Das me i use concentrates on the daily and it helps with my adhd and chronic knee pain so well omg
I switched to vape years ago then dab then edibles. The edibles took a few days getting use to and figuring out the right dose. Now I have gotten myself down to micro dosing for the past couple months and am on such a tiny amount that when I stopped eating it I didn't get any side effects
The absolute worst it gets for me is losing motivation to go to the gym, which would probably happen sober anyway
Oh man he's so right about habit execution being affected, i play the saxophone and if i smoke during the day, when its time to practice i just DONT WANNA DO IT, and the feeling is so strong, i try fighting it but its no use..and even if i do get to practicing, in that state, i just dont enjoy playing at all, you'd think it'd be freeing to play but nope, it just sucks
I'm an engineering student and I know I have to involve myself with projects and it's even what I really enjoy but being high- like you said- I just don't- no matter how hard I try
I cant get into the zone high or atleast it makes it hard to get there and stay there.
I feel like if I don’t quit I’m going to fail school. I get the overwhelming screaming feeling of “No” when I have to do anything school related. It’s taking a toll on me and my grades. I need to get volunteer hours on top of it all, yet I absolutely don’t want to do but I want myself to. It’s confusing and a very horrible experience, so I’m hoping I’ll get myself to quit soon. I’m just in a very bad place mentally right now and can’t muster the strength to quit. I’ve been saying I’ll get a therapist for 2 years. I did have one for 3 months, but I didn’t feel I was getting anything from it.
@@biblemansings The battle over one's own mind is the hardest battle we can undertake- the Greeks and Romans knew this. Remember why you have to win and best of wishes to you and everyone else in this situation.
See, for me smoking allows me to focus on things I don't want to do more. So if it's affecting habit forming and breaking, I wonder if there's a way to use that to your benefit by forming good habits while high which it will make harder to break?
I had a very expensive business venture fall through and got extremely depressed and was recommended medical gummies as a way to help me cope in the evenings where I struggled the most. Never used weed before in my life (31 years old). And it really helped me get through a rough patch similar to an antidepressant but without any strange mood effects the next day. I stopped using them after a few months and had zero withdraws or craving for it. I can see why the medical community has pushed for this for so long.
I really like the neuroscience point of view addressed to this subject. I just want to add that everyone's chemistry is different, groups are different and mindsets are different. I am very confident that if the education on Marijuana would be more enforced and widespread people would be able to use it healthy and not turn it into a bad habit actually and I thank you for this video.
You can’t abuse a substance and wonder why you feel a certain way. My best advice for any smoker going through depression, foggy brain, derealization, and even CHS. Try to tackle your problems sober. What I did is try not to smoke until I'm home at night with nothing left to do. For me it's was patience and temper that I used to smoke for. But then I realized if I can't control myself sober then I can't control myself at all. Easiest solution is to cut it out and see how you feel past withdrawals. I’m not saying you can’t ever smoke again but instead of abusing and relying on the drug to make you happy daily you should find something that makes you naturally feel that way. it’s very unhealthy to be going to a substance for satisfaction .
It’s not even an addiction though. It’s fun and relaxing to use but it’s not like nicotine
@@shawnchristianson324it is still an addiction, it’s just not physical dependency, it’s a psychological one. If I told you I didn’t go a night without drinking before I went to bed you’d call that an addiction… even if it was only 3 beers, if you get stressed when you run out, agitated and can’t sleep that’s approaching addiction
@@shawnchristianson324most smokers smoke blunts
@@shawnchristianson324 This is coming from someone who was very addicted to nicotine and still marijuana. I quit nicotine 13 yrs a go after smoking for 19 yrs ( I was up to 2 pks a day) currently smoke marijuana, have been for close to thirty years. I’ve quit a couple times and plan on quitting again tomorrow. I can tell you this it is very addictive and I would put it just as addicting as nicotine, at least for me. What makes it so hard is most people can be functional addicts and therefore makes it even harder to quit as you never really hit rock bottom.
@@shawnchristianson324 then try an stop it’s not as easy as you think
I was 18 when I started smoking it heavily in europe, I'm 23 now and been sober for 2 months I did it alone and had minor withdrawal symptoms (being moody/grumpy for about a week and then felt the fog leave). I feel so much better now. I am more productive. I had realised after a few years of smoking just how much it became a bad habit, I depended on it for dopamine which decreased the more I smoked. I was running in circles between eating awfully (or not having enough to eat because it was spent on weed), gaming constantly and neglecting my studies. I'm starting a job in a few months if all goes well and the pay is better than it would have been with the job from the studies I was doing at the time so, I got very lucky that I had this job opportunity and had enough will to stop smoking all by myself. I don't necessarily miss it but I do realise I will smoke on occasion (rarely) since it isn't that harmful and I'm much more aware of myself and Cannabis' effects on me and my mind. I still am grateful in a way for cannabis, it has taught me a lot about myself and helped me see things I wouldn't have if I were sober, it really does open your mind but it can get a hold of you too, smoke responsibly ladies and gents.
That’s funny as fuck. Ive basically went down the same Path as you did. Started at 18 and in my university years ive reached the point very fast where id find myself smoking a gram every day. Found out so many negative but also positive things about myself and my teenage years. I think the self awareness rose to the Level it did, Not only because of weed But because of political science, my subject of study and of course the covid pandemic, where i would sit around all by myself. Eventually i started to smoke to erase bad memories and negative feelings and it became a very bad Habit.
Today i am Almost 3 months clean and currently writing my bachelor thesis, while maintaining to go to the gym 6 times a week and eat healthy plus workin a part time Job, which is related to my studies. I hope u can go on, as i will too try to at least reduce it to smoking once in a while after i have my bachelors. Just as im also doing it with Alcohol.
Best of luck!@@bluepunisher7723
As a particularly heavy smoker (tobacco and marijuana) I can give some advice here. I used to smoke around 5-6 cigarrettes a day, with 3 of them being spliffs. I'm already 2 months into quiting tobacco altogheter (around one cigarette every other week), and a few days into weed abstinence. What worked for me was to identify what feelings made me want to smoke (anxienty, impotence, etc..) and try to deal with those feelings, while also substituting the cigarette with another enjoyable activity. As I suffer from ADHD this could be as simple as doing the dishes, or some house chore, because completing a single task makes me feel worthy and helps to deal with urges to smoke or to go out and buy something to smoke.
The first few times doing this will be VERY difficult, because you are forcing your brain to break a habbit and move out of your confort zone, but it gets easier and easier. And don't blame yourself for smoking: guilt is a downward spiral you don't wanna get into to.
I can see this paralleled in my cannabis experience. It's a significant reason I stopped vaping it like I used to, I just couldn't get myself to focus or care for the life of me unless I had taken a few hits, then Id attribute the high and good feeling to an action i was trying to do, but if I didn't take the hits I'd spend the time doing the action thinking about being high - if i even followed through with the action at all. I do like being high but I won't intake it at the frequency I used to. With the rate i intend to intake it at in the future, a cart will likely last me 4 months, maybe longer. At the moment I'm working on a cert so I'm staying sober till I've graduated.
In my experience a lot of stoners that are very reliant are in extreme denial of their condition. I don’t hate them or act mean or treat them as lesser beings. But any negative talk about weed makes them extremely defensive, almost irrationally so. A lot of friends and some family have experienced this. This clarifies a lot thanks for the information.
edit: I think a lot of politics and more aggressive anti-drug organizations haven’t helped this. And do end up treating stoners like lesser beings and that they are somehow superior for not smoking weed. People should be informed of the benefits and risks and left to their own devices, and if they recognize that the addiction is hindering their life in serious ways they should seek help. Obviously much easier said than done. Just try to be self aware
Ik it’s a year old comment but this is very true and relatable to me. I went through a phase where I embraced the stoner lifestyle and was getting high all the time, eventually I just couldn’t stand it. After that I went to using most days but only at night, it worked for a while but it still got to the point where I was just looking forward to the high and forcing myself to get everything done just so I could go full potato later. It got to a point where I was enjoying the highs but beginning to use to enjoy simple tasks like showering or watching shows more, and the magical effect of doing this began to wear off after some time and it felt like a normal thing to use beforehand. I’m now taking a prolonged break of at least a month, and I’m never going back to every day use. Weed is great and helps me with many problems, but without moderation it loses what it’s good at and becomes a mental addiction.
@@loganknowsnoneofyourbusine263 why are people lying to themselfs im a stoner but i dont think weed is good for me
I was* i stopped few months ago now i smoke every 2weeks maybe but still
@@kalu4664 there are things it does genuinely help with, but the cons were out-weighing the pros for me. It just affects everyone different, it’s good for some people. For example my moms a medicinal user and it’s helped her chronic pain immensely, she used to take multiple medicines a day just for that. Due to medical marijuana she’s been able to get off many of the more harmful medications she was being prescribed. No drug is great for you but cannabis offers an alternative to more harmful substances like opioids to some.
@@kalu4664 Update I became a lot more open minded and have tried smoking a lot over the past 6 months due to some new friends. Still not impressed. Maybe i’m just naturally resistant or something but I find the high very unimpressive and Dab burned on the bong is about the only thing that gets me anywhere and that just makes me lazy and my stress doesn’t go away i’m just now lazy and stressed while high. I’ve given it all a try and I don’t think i’ll ever understand the appeal when I can just listen to music or go on a run and feel better than when I smoke. But ya’ll do ya’ll I don’t judge
In my experience is that whatever you always do when stoned will become unbearable sober because you think of that behavior like it will make you feel a certain way while it's actually the cannabis you smoked before that you are feeling. And once that happens, every time you smoke up you'll gravitate as well to what you are used to do when stoned. That's why the best way to quit cannabis is getting out of your familiar zone and go to a place completely new where you do completely other things than you would've at home, stoned.
Then it could be also useful to insert healthy habits in your life
See that's why it helps me. I normally have zero drives or dreams but when I smoke I'm actually a human.
Very eye opening, likely there’s something to this. I spent 2 years smoking every day and playing loads of video games and watching tv. When I got sober I nearly completely stopped doing those things, getting nearly no reward from it any time I tried. That’s when I got seriously into exercise, watching what I ate and taking music seriously again. They have been concrete habits in my life ever since I got sober, whereas my videogame and media addiction vanished. I play still, albeit very rarely.
There are more than Cannabis 700 strains, every one has a different medical profile because of different amounts of THC /CBD and many many other medical substances and thus triggers the Anandamide by different angle and with different ways.
I am healing my self with medical Cannabis for PTSD 25 years Ago.
You can ask me for everything and anything about this plant.
Thank you very much Dr K!!
I think this video would be really freaking usefull to a bunch of my friends if it was subtitled in spanish.
I would like someone please subtitled it in spanish so I can show it to them in order to help them as much as it has helped me. This information is actual gold and I would like share it with certain people.
I am begging for help, I need this script in spanish!