It took me 12 yrs to let it go.. I’m 20 days sober rn and never touching the ganja again! My only regret is how long it took me to quit. Life is beautiful without it 🎉
@@monkmode_11 Yes indeed. I would never want to enter that low frequency vibe again.. I once again get micro dopamine hits from random thoughts on life and just being self-aware.. reading is also possible now and conversations can go anywhere I want like a branching tree. We think smoking makes life more interesting but it doesn’t. There’s nothing like having a clear mind, not even the best high can compare. 🤘
You want to know something. I smoke cannabis but I fucking hate chronic alcoholics that drink and cry and wine. They need cbd and thc. They need God. They need to shut their mouths and quit depressing their minds with a drink that is so much more powerful then cannabis. THC and CBD are both cannabinoids that improve a person's developmental brain cell growth
Weed is like a cheat code to get the dopamine release you get from having a good productive day. Frequently smoking weed will have you spending 5 years of your life moving nowhere and being completely happy with it
It's been 100 days no weed, my anxiety has vanished, I feel tranquil, clear headed and happy. I never realised it was weed creating and relieving my anxiety a vicious circle and I never realised been sober could feel so dam good. I started smoking weed in 1978 aged 17 . Justin Porter ex jw
I started in 1978 too at age 12 (big regret) i loved "the escape" but i'm pretty sure it reshaped my whole destiny until i was 22 i quit for 3 years and started again because i felt more confident and was 25 ready to rock it in a new big city.. Boy was i wrong, i wasted a lot of time, believed in the wrong people again, "the cool factor"' planted it self in my thoughts again. I pretty much was a part time/full time user for 18 more years and quit for ONLY 1 year at 43 because my g/f passed away and i started back daily for the next 13 years! now 57 i'm 1 week off of THC and i'm not going back this time!!! ....to any young guys reading this, don't fall into the trap that you're a cool modern dude or a hip girl because you burn.. the shits too strong and will rob you of better decisions trust me. I believe Our creator made cannabis for very sick or dying people because it helps you eat, drink and keeps your mind off things..it's a med but if ur healthy it's not the way to go.
Some of yall had trouble quitting smoking pot did you just quit smoking or something I'm drinker glad I didn't get into drugs lost a few friends over them they were good people
I never feel hung over from weed, but rather rested. My sleep is fantastic with no vivid dreams like the sober ones get you. It feels like those just extends your waking hours and that you then never truly rest your mind.
Another thing about weed and sleep is that it supresses your REM sleep which is the stage of sleep where you dream and honestly the dreaming part is my favorite part of the journey of quitting weed. They're so intense and vivid i go to sleep thinking im about to enter a good movie or a horror movie every single night
This is how I feel as well. This is what scares me is a lot of my dreams I had when I sobered up after 3 months was the horrifying dreams. Now that I’m Single it’s going to be that much harder but I know I can do it. I’m tapering off now with only one rip a day but I know one day I’m going to have to drop it completely.
All I see are these positive comments and videos about "quitting weed" I'm 8 weeks sober and still feel like crap, still feel no motivation, etc. But when I was growing my own organic supply I felt great, I felt more outgoing, was crushing the gym, meeting my daily macros , etc. I believe some people benefit from it since it is used as medicine if you research and smoke the type you need, most people just smoke not "needing" it. I did tell myself I'll give myself 100 days and compare and if I feel like I benefit more I'll go back. So far on day 50ish I'm leaning more of going back.
@@goodluck I'm at 87 days straight, and I still feel depressed. (Only had a gram in the last 110 days) - 90 days is the time it takes just to get rid of metabolites in your fat cells (some of these are 6 x more psychoactive than THC and because your tolerance is so low they can give you a 'high/stoned' feeling at random times. (non of the dopamine pleasure, just swirly headed/confused part of the high in my experience) It can take up to 14 MONTHS for your brains dopamine system to fully re-wire / re-balance. Before you go back/re-lapse (if you haven't already) check out Addiction Mindset, he's totally nerdy but his vids cover some angles that I never saw. I always used to relapse (25 yr smoker) because of depression. Now I know that the depression is part of the addiction recovery and must be gone through...I'm never consuming THC again either way. If I feel like this in another 5 months, I'll just have to live with it. I don't think that will be the case, there are no videos on here of ex-smokers who regret it, you have to go 365 before you know for sure. It's up and down for what seems like forever. But remember how LoOoOoNg that first 3 days/3 weeks was? It definitely gets easier. I can clearly see it as a crimpling addiction now. I used to just micro dose to minimize the down sides, but I was always thinking about my little daily dose and memory loss is a tricky thing, as you don't remember what you don't remember.
I do caffiene and marijauna and hemp for my best entire workout experience and it made me less autistic. I'm saying this from my experience as eating healthy isn't mcdonalds related illnesses
You have your finger on the pulse, weed is the bane of modern men because we become addicted to comfort and acceptance. I struggle with the temptation myself.
Weed and alcohol are expensive, and with all this inflation something has to go. I also gave up fast food. $13 for a Carne Asada Burrito. $18 for 2 quarter-pounders and large fry. I am going cheap and healthy from now on.
That is an incredible video. I had tried quitting weed several times, usually every year I try to travel for a week and stay sober because that's the most I can do. A few years ago I got sober for like 50 days and it was amazing, but after the relapse I could never stay like this for more than 2 weeks. If you are reading this and you still struggle with weed, please try your best to quit.
Those first two points were perfectly said. People never talk about how weed completely eliminates that “energy” that comes along with social interaction. I have had that thought for a while but no way to put it into words.
I really like how you put quitting into perspective, been smoking for 11 years, I quit for 6 months in 2021 cold turkey but now I’m gradually cutting down to quit. Those withdraws were hard but I failed to turn weed habits into new habits which led me back. Now I’m 25 enrolling into college and I’m ready to put down weed & nicotine (vaping) forever. They’ve both killed so much of my childhood development…
I noticed quitting nicotine and weed is completly diffrent, once you get past physical withdrawals plus a couple of weeks of habitual you completly get over it at least in my case, but with weed it is easy to quit short term when you have to but the idea of never getting high again when you know it enchances expiriences is hard to accept
6 days sober from weed after smoking every day for 4 years!!! I never thought it would be possible!!! I feel so good. I'm getting better sleep I had in years, fel so much more relaxed now, and finally rediscovering parts of my personality that thought I lost (that happy, carefree attitude). Can't wait to see what more this sobriety journey brings me!!!
4 days no za going into 5 and I feel so amazing for the most part. Went to my first mma class today too and got my ass thrown 😂. Life is great when sober.
@@ihatelols thank you man this is rlly encouraging me lol. It’s crazy to me that a random stranger is trying to help me rather than my own friends and family lol. May god bless you brotha thank you once again.
Usually I just watch your Ortho content, however this came at the perfect time. I am a young adult who does not do weed, however I take a form of medical amphetamine. Recently I've been scared as I found myself becoming slightly addicted. Some of the things you mention here really resonate with me, especially sleep. Your insight and advice felt genuinely helpful, like a wake up call. Godspeed Jawhacks!
Great to hear bro. Yeah, everything I said pretty much applies to all addictive substance. Weed just so happens to be the wolf in sheep's clothing IMO. I wish you all the best. Keep us updated.
88 days so far without the choke, your video has really brought me clarity and reminded me of the “why” it makes sense to stop getting baked. You nailed it on this clip. Some of the tasks I enjoyed doing zapped, have been a worry to me trying to do sober. But so far so good, it’s not that bad. Thanks homie for the motivation and reminders 🙏🏼
You are going to experience a lot of regret for lying to your viewers because anyone who does this: hurts people with falsehood, should. Marijuana saved me from suicide and is the earliest reason I both aligned with my purpose and discovered it was possible for me to enjoy the daily grind. Point blank I would be dead. I wouldn’t be here right now writing this comment without an absolutely Divine force bringing it into my life.
I don't think I will ever regret steering my viewers away from using mind altering substances that hijack their dopamine reward system. Sending you all the best wishes.
@@JawHacks you just described misuse and want to claim that using any substance ever is bad. Yeah no shit, don't smoke an oz a day everyday, you're just admitting that you have no self control. The main effect of thc is amplifying your emotions, which is incredibly helpful for recognizing triggers and avoiding/learning to deal with them.
I love the experimental nature of these videos. They don't become too concentrated on the scientific aspects. Rather, they are the experiences of ex-stoners, so i find this content relatable. Thanks man, good words
Definitely agree most young men should reconsider their use of weed. For me personally, I don’t seem to have an issue with social skills when I’m sober despite my use of weed. Also, weed gives me those ideas and I DO act on them so productivity is typically not an issue
I feel the same way like I have more dreams and make my goals even when I’m high like I feel very motivated even when high it’s just something fun to do with friends same as alcohol
yea thats how it started for me earlier this year, but after a few months I began to get really lazy. It was mostly due to personal circumstances though I think. I had just lost my 200k+ /year job and was in the house all day making music and building my online brand. I was super focused and determined for like 2 months and it was the first time in my life that weed was making me more productive, smarter, and social. I think the problem is that I got too complacent and wasn't going outside or living real life enough. I have friends that I text and call almost every day, but I just lacked literal physical movement and in-person interaction. Eventually, I guess I developed a mini depression and weed just started to exacerbate it. Its like weed can only be good when u have your life perfectly in order and you have a set schedule and everything. If you are a no life and start smoking weed then you will now have two downward forces in your life. But if you have an extremely active lifestyle, then weed might be able to fit in and not cause problems. You just need a good enough counterbalance to the weed.
I feel like i needed to hear this. Nobody ever explained it as well as you did and I can relate to nearly every points you make. Best video yet on why to stop and it definitely changed my mind. Thanks man great video❤
I agree. Another point- smoking weed suppresses your emotions. I smoked weed every night in college, mostly to escape reality because I was suppressing the fact that I hated my classes and was too afraid to switch my major. Smoking weed stops you from feeling those "bad" feelings, and prevents you from taking action to change your life for the better. ALSO, my intuition was clouded and I couldn't trust myself to make decisions. I especially agree with your "dark cloud" point - my mood would be terrible for half of my day after smoking at night. It really messes with your pleasure system and blocks you from experiencing the smaller joys in life.
Ive only started using it for a littld bit over a year and ive already noticed how much my common use was negatively affecting my social skills with meeting new people, my upload schedule and my organization. Weed has impacted my creativity, my ambition and my motivation. Im done with grass for this period of my life. I
I'm on day 10 right now the withdrawals are pretty bad but I know its going to be worth it. This is easily the best video on quitting I've ever watched. Thanks so much for your sentiments bro its really helping
Update for anybody that cares. Day 26 still going strong. Still having a lot of ups and downs emotionally. I feel really fatigued a lot some days I just sleep as soon as I get back from work but again I know it’ll be worth it.
Finding that Sweet Spot while completely sober is the real "High on Life" feeling I want to be one with. One with life. No chemicals to cloud my perception of this beautiful existence. I'm 64 years old and can honestly say that being healthy mentally and physically is the best high you could find. The rest (Drugs, Alcohol, Gambling, etc) is just a smoke screen interfering with our perception of reality. Straight is the new "High". Find the "High" without altering reality and you will find the miracle in living. Just My 2 Cents.
So True.We really do kind of take our youth and vivaciousness for granted when we are young. I'm 57 now and realized that the health I still have is the most precious thing I possess. Getting drunk or high dims your world.
That’s a great point you just made! get high on life !smoking weed becomes a vicious cycle doesn’t last that long anyway and then just leaves you tired and weak and you keep going back, when you quit you just get more clarity ! and way more energy. Like this guy made the point in this video I just quit for like almost a half a year. I’m getting too old for that shit anyway 😅 I don’t think I’m ever going back
Yeah, synthetically flooding your brain with dopamine is generally a bad idea.. I have a similar story with this. I don’t smoke anymore because I hate being high. Thanks for bringing attention to this!
The vived nightmares are the worst, thought something was wrong with me but now know its just the withdrawal of weed, my appetite has improved and I've started to put on weight got more energy and my skin as cleared up and doesn't look gray nomore it's only been a few weeks and I can honestly say I AM NEVER SMOKING WEED AGAIN. it is highly addictive and most people think its not. We got this much love and peace from South Wales UK ❤️🙏
It's only addictive to some people, about 10%. Same as alcohol, gambling probably other things. But then again even heroin can be used recreationally by some people without issues of addiction. (Not me personally, I got hooked on the chronic for 25 yrs...probably kept me of alcohol, but still crushed my potential in life, so far.) Now i've quit 100%, and nicotine.
For young people your body is still developing and growing and smoking weed blocks ,harms, damages your growth, and social skills. Weed affected my interactions in high school and at gatherings when I stared at a tv off for hours and talk less to girls and friends. I was addicted and weed was all I thought about. So I stopped and hated weed, for changes in productivity and to think clearly, and regret those poor interactions.
I’m 19 rn, and since the age of 16 I started smoking weed, and its quickly turned into an issue. I feel what you say where you’re social skills are irreversibly damaged, and I think it might have to do with the amygdala being smaller in those who smoke weed. Especially during the developmental stages, weed is 100 percent a bad idea.
@@JahmeirMullings for me, i was pretty awkward and directionless socially for a pretty long time but after 1 1/2 years of smoking everyday (quit at 18) i felt more social about 3 days after smoking but it didnt mean my actual skills of being social skills improved, only my ability to speak. took about a month to feel "normal" again and about a year to start improving yet again. I feel it wassnt i stopped smoking weed but because i actually started to try to improve, at my own pace at least, i keep my social circle small and i had moved around the time i stopped smoking so i was basically on my pc for an entire year with no job so i started looking for other groups in games to start developing to an extent.
Yeah because kids shouldn't be smoking that shit. If you wait to use it as an adult you benefit more from it's medicinal properties. My brother started smoking herb at 16 too and it messed up his social development. I got into weed after getting hurt in Iraq when I was 24. I didn't suffer any of the negative effects on your cognitive development because I was already a socially competent man. You kids getting into weed at 13-18 are ridiculous you're ruining a good thing. Wtf do you fools need drugs for at that age anyway? You don't even have real problems as a kid unless you're in an abusive home which I'm sure was not the case for most people here who started smoking early. The trouble you're causing is so unnecessary.
I’ve had mixed results socially, but often it depends on how much you take and whether you feel more or less anxious high. A small toke can completely open you up for example. Completely agreed with the other aspects though, feeling so much better sober 🙏🙏
I've never had an anxious high after the first time. Sounds like you were already anxious and it was just amplified by the weed. You should take that as a sign to work on your anxiety, not that the thing you ingested is bad. People take psychedelics for this exact reason. Being sober is nice though, I like to take week long breaks every time because a period of low dopamine following a period of high dopamine forces you to form positive habits or else you feel numb and bored
thanks for this video dude, you touched on a couple subtle nuances that only a daily smoker who is constantly looking for evidence to quit would notice. so hard when you have spent years looking for its flaws but have also spent a lot of mental real-estate protecting your negative relationship with cannabis. we do recover!
I’m trying to quit. Been smoking for 14 years, pretty much everyday. I’m 27 years old and I feel like I still don’t know what my passions are. I am a hard worker, and enjoy working out, but I’m always looking forward to that good high pretty much once an hour. It’s bad. But I’m done with it. I know that it isn’t serving me anyone and only holding me back. I have a 2 year old daughter and since she was born I feel guilty every time I’m high but it’s the only that’s brought me peace for so long. I’m ready but I’m scared and anxious to quit.
Majority of people I have met say their 20's were mad confusing. Purpose, career and relationships. Weed or no weed I would say those thoughts are very normal.
Ive tried to quit weed many many times been smoking since my freshman year been smoking an ounce a week for years im 25 now and im 2days sober this video is sooo strongly worded and broke down very well the first 2 and 4th are 10000000% correct im the living example i appreciate this very much and to make my drive for soberness stronger.
My main reason for quitting was health. I wanted to save my lungs and my hippocampus. You’ve given a lot of great reasons, especially sleep. Point #1 for me would be physical health, which I suppose is obvious and may even be taken for granted.
Thank you for making this video. It made me realize I was an addict. I thought I could stop anytime and moderate my use but I couldn't. I know that some can control it but I have an addictive personality due to being bipolar. I smoked off and on for 24 years and I made the decision to quit, not only for health reasons but also for mental stability. Thanks again , your video is spot on and basically described my life. Made me realize I'm not the only one going through this .
This is a really good analysis and I sent it to a stoner friend whom I think really needs to hear this. His addiction to weed is ruining his potential--and, arguably, his life. ... One point I think you should consider, Ron, is that there are so many men who did not grow up with any strong male role model that provided them with a good value system; I see a lot of young men who, because of this, don't have the same level of potential that you do (re: discipline; baseline intelligence; analytical thinking; capacity for delayed gratification, etc.). I feel like the powers that be are normalizing weed usage in the west so that un/low-skilled people (esp. men) are knee-capped/neutered. Already we see an increase in fatherless boys... I feel like "the powers that be" are crippling the potential of men in the West--warehousing them in their parents' basement, placating and poisoning them with TV, porn, videogames, processed foods/seed oils, and WEED.
One of the biggest lies people say is "weed isn't addictive." I know people who can't go more than a half hour without smoking it and won't leave the house unless they have some. That's literally addiction.
Good video. Started very young, I'm now 19 and the three months of my first college semester I wasn't smoking and made crazy progress physically and mentally. Fell back into it over second semester but this video helped me remember how refreshing it was to be sober. I will be quitting cold turkey when school starts up again in a week. Weed really does just suck the motivation to change yourself right out of you.
its crazy cause i doubt any 13-16 year old watching this is going to realize or be aware that this is actually happening to them and will just try to deny and deny. When i was 16 and smoked occasionally i liked it and all, but when i started working at that age i started buying and smoking every single day, then i realized that it started becoming difficult and almost awkward to actually socialize with newer friends (most of my new friends were from work at this time and this started after month 3 of daily smoking after work). I was just so unaware as a person i had no idea what was going on with me at the time or why i was feeling like this however it was a feeling i was used to because of my past, so i never even tried to find a solution or a reason to it, i just knew it is what it is lets try to manage
I can't disagree with this more as someone with autism. I don't use it often, but weed actually has had a positive effect on my ability to communicate, both while high and sober. Many neurotypicals don't like the way I speak regardless, so I can't speak on that, but among other autistic people, weed seems to open up my mind in many ways. In fact, the intense self-reflection put me CLOSER to my purpose and I made strides in my career. With all drugs, dose and intentions matter. Using high doses everyday just to chill is bound to lead to problems, and *that's* what people should quit. Emotional problems require emotional solutions, and THC does a damn good job at showing you your emotions.
For me THC turns me into an emotionless robot. 0 purpose, 0 interest in connecting with other people. Get no feelings from music or conversations et,c. Just 2 days off of it and it feels like im on adderal
With all due respect the comment plays devil advocate….it’s one foot in one foot out….let’s be honest the negative outweighs the positive when it comes to smoking weed…I do believe everyone is different but the. Again we are all the same so let’s chill with finding the silver lining there are people in the comments that used the silver lining line enough we need to kno that it’s not ok to smoke AT ALL and it doesn’t make life any better.smoke is harmful PERIOD no matter what it is and how much you smoke it
@@xgtwb6473 i don't smoke, the instant gratification turns me away. However it is funny coming back to this 2 months later because I've since stopped using it almost entirely now for my new job. With having an edible once every 1-2 weeks, it took a while (over a year!) to exhaust all the things I could get out of weed. I still stand by my original statement that people should be far more careful and limit their use. I don't get high without a specific, special purpose because it's too easy to revert to a routine of doing nothing all day. Similar idea to how buying unhealthy foods leads to unhealthy eating. Your actions do have consequences, so set yourself up for success
Society is reverting back to repressive prudity. Not saying embrace hedonism but every blessing has a curse and vise versa. You do you dude I'm going to keep enjoying the grayness of reality as we know it.
Thank you brotha I appreciate you so much I smoke weed currently but a thought that’s been running in my mind is weed kills my ambition and you just clarified everything I quit today
I’ve recently dipped my toe back into Recently legalized recreational cannabis after not having any 2 1/2 years. While I will admit there is an extra layer of focus and that addictive feeling of a daily grind without it .. I also must say the new regulated market allows for the proper selection of strains/edibles to treat ailments. I think your overlooking the “dosage” factor when you list all these negative symptoms/experiences. Sounds like You never properly transitioned from the “smoking fat blunts with your boys while keg standing “ phase which is more about partying and reaching max intoxication for peer approval ect. There’s a new way to look at medicinal/rec weed. Approaching it with a fresh percepecive has allowed me to treat ailments, get quality sleep and engage with my kids with no pain and enjoy musical creativity in a different way. All the Reasons you listed are all valid and can happen to anyone. It’s all about dosage being Tailored to the individual to avoid the negatives
I appreciate your comment but I want to emphasize that for the past 10 years I have done nothing but microdose. One hit out of a small bowl, Dynavap or Magic Flight Launchbox per day, sometimes a few times per day during more addictive periods. In fact, I purchased Dynavap and MFLB because they are the best for microdosing. If I bought a pre-rolled .5g joint, it might take me 3 weeks to smoke it even if I hit it every day. Doing research, I discovered that cannabis addiction has to do with FREQUENCY not dose. Even microdosing done on a regular basis can result in the same hijacking of the biochemical reward system. Keeping the dose small as you describe makes it easier to quit and mitigates the negatives but ALL of the negatives I describe in this video apply to my experience smoking ~0.1 grams per day.
@@JawHacks yea even with more CBD than THC I still felt that feeling of not enjoying things as much as normal after stopping. As well as some bad moods. Luckily it subsided after two to three weeks. The CBD did help me not to feel quite as cognitively slowed down I will say least while doing it.
@@JawHacks Dude. I micro dosed for 4-5 yrs, I thought I was the only one. Just 0.1g in a tiny spliff each evening. I was therefore strung out all day without noticing. No one knew I smoked. Not family and friends all quit years ago except a few. God it f'd me up when I quit 100%. Totally caught me off guard, as I had used HEAVILY in the past (2 or 3 0.5g spliffs per evening and the first one just made me feel normal) Damn bro, IT'S NOT THE DOSE, IT'S THE FREQUENCY. As soon as you smoke every day, it's got you. Well, it had me for 25yrs. Do another video. About how you get addicted. From recreational user to addict.
ive been smoking since i was 10 and i just turned 29, weed never killed my social skills nor did it stop me from finding my purpose or mess up my daily grind. I taught myself how to trade forex without a mentor while being mostly high, anywhere i went i could talk to anyone even the people that didn't normally talk. The biggest diffrence between me and most people i know that smoke is my ability to stop whenever i need to. Right now i just stopped going on 3 months, because i felt like it still roll up for my brother, and im around it being smoked everyday. Self control and discipline is what a lot of people will have problems with not weed.
I think, in great moderation, used medicinally, weed can be helpful for some people with sleep issues. It may not be a permanent solution, but sometimes non-perfect sleep from weed is better than the non-perfect sleep you might have gotten anyways had you not taken it. As a caveat, I think edibles are healthier because they don't impact lungs.
This is an amazing video. Thank you. I am over 2 months free from weed right now. It is 8pm and part of me want to watch Netflix and space out like I used to. But a bigger part of me wants to put on some chill music and do homework. I would rather have that reward from a little pain, than some mindless numbing. The music definitely helps get the dopamine flowing.
Indeed the homework and music is working toward a bigger and better goal. Getting baked is instant gratification followed by the guilt of knowing you are going nowhere, so you get baked again to escape the guilt. Keep going forward.
I’ve been watching ‘why to quit smoking weed’ videos for the past 2 years now continuing to smoke weed & only really stopping for a couple of weeks. I think this is the video that’ll do it for me. This is my calling, so thank you 🙏
Wow, this is a cool side of you I haven’t seen before! After 20 years of smoking, did you find that emotions and happiness came back after quitting weed?
This doesn't apply to every strain of weed. People don't realize how much a strain affects the high, not just that but also the quality of the weed. So it largely depends on the type of weed consumed, sativas give you insane energy boosts along with mental stimulation, motivation and increase social skills. Indicas relax you and put you to sleep. Please learn to separate the two.
yup. i can say i’ve had battles with my inner self about quitting but pot has brought me closer to god and see things from a 3rd person pov. i have seen things with a third eye, and it’s helped me in many way. but i can understand every point. I have had days where he is 110% right, but with moderate consumption and spacing out daily breaks and weeks off, it helps keep you more motivated and inspired. some people just won’t realize it.
I smoke weed everyday but i have my purposes, when i was a kid, i had problem for being too agressive with people, and weed gave me the help i needed to stay calm at stress situations, never gave me negative consecuences unless the food withdrawal after smoke it.
Okay so. I only clicked this because I saw the numbered list of things from the thumbnail and felt like I had to comment... This list is pretty bogus. The only con to weed, and the only reason that should be mentioned in the video, at all, is that if you smoke weed... You're damaging your lungs. That is all.
The higher the THC the worst it gets, Bob marleys weed was not more than 15% max, yet people are out here smoking 25%+ on a daily basis thinking this is normal
I started smoking during covid (possibly due to Covid). I function well but my sleep is very erratic. But I handle my business as far as work and other responsibilities.
I can understand the point of this video but is it weird that since smoking weed my life’s improved? Like now my career and finances are much better, for some reason I’m no longer socially anxious. Idk. Just lucky I guess
His Theory is only true for the weird smokers who are losers and don’t go outside most people can smoke and still get things done I smoke and I can get hella done
TRUE I was smoking 20 years and I stops 3 years ago. That was best I ever do for myself to change my thinking about everything around and first of all about myself. Finally I know who am I and who I want to be. I just know my value! 💪😉👌
Ugh, i'll try to make this a succinct comment, but I dunno... So I started smoking at 19. Smoked every day that I could until like 38. Then I quit for a little over 2 years. Everything was great, but my mom died suddenly and I started smoking again and have been every day for like 3 years. Today is day one, again, of sobriety, after trying to quit for around a year now. People keep talking me out of it and saying, "Why do you wanna quit?" and "There's nothing wrong with smoking weed." I was always an introvert (or was I?!!!) Then when I was sober, I got a job where I was around a lot of people, and I was pretty darn good as an extrovert! But I started noticing that when I started smoking again that it was making me anti-social. I went to this girl's birthday party once, at a restaurant, and before the event I had told one girl that weed makes me anti-social. I never even realized this, all my life, but somehow I had noticed and I was verbalizing this. When I got to the party, high, that girl asked was I feeling anti-social. I guess I was, but this was all my first realizations of it. A while back, I googled about this phenomenon, and someone mentioned that he noticed people in a room, smoking, and that eventually everyone was in their heads, staring at their laps and not talking. It immediately reminded me of once when a guy and girl I knew came over and we smoked and eventually we all sat in silence. The silence was making me uncomfortable. Also the girl liked me and she wanted to take it further but I was so anti-social that I just wanted them to leave. I eventually, actually kicked them out of my house, because I wanted to go do "me" stuff. Oh well. Here we are again. Day one. We'll see how this goes. :)
Thanks for sharing bro. If you want to develop a richer social life, weed is definitely not the way. Good luck with this next sober streak. Hang in there.
Update me Bro. I smoked from 17-42 and thought I was introverted/depressed even bi-polar. I hope it was the weed and it's not permanent. I'm nearly 3 months clear and want to make it life.... Sorry about your mother, that is the kind of trauma that a short course of a particular strain might actually be therapeutic, but not to an ex addict?
This is highly dependent on the person lmao We'd actually helps my social skills Weed helps me sleep better especially from hard work from my job Thanks to weed I got a better job
I’m at part of video that absolutely hits home, most for me and I hate it. It’s the not being able to enjoy anything when not high. Not only this but because I know I won’t enjoy, I simply won’t do it. I used to listen to music and play videogames for fun, when at home bored. For many years now, I can’t do either, without smoking weed before, during and or after. I absolutely hate it when it’s late at night and I don’t have weed to help me sleep. For me I crave weed all the time. Especially right after eating.
Around the beginning of college I tricked myself into believing that the creativity I got from weed was the key to my art career. While I can’t deny the amazing ideas I’ve come up with while high, looking back 4 years later I worry it was the very thing that shot my career in its metaphorical foot…
Damn this is crazy ever since I started smoking actual but all of those cons I never really get. I feel more alive. More aware my social skills have actually gone up. I feel more talkative more focused. I thought like my purpose with everything in life has felt more focused especially during the gym and help me realize that time is of the essence and helps slow down and appreciate time rarely get any bad cons or anything when smoking weed. But then again I've only been smoking for basically almost a year on and off
You were already grabbing my attention more than any other video like this, then you look up to the sky and gave God a shout out. I loved it, you excel at this very much and are definitely helping many out of their funks. Thanks man and God bless. Prayer and Labor, we could use more of that these days.
I'm more comfortable around people when I'm medicated through marijuana..I'm way more social... I've quit multiple times and it's really not a problem to me...this video just reminded me to roll a blunt...you all have a nice Friday
I know a way were weed is positive and I've learned this myself. If you go to therapy and it doesn't work you can try to smoke weed ONE time then go to therapy to open new pathways in your brain and see things from another perspective. Me and my brother have a turbulent relationship, but we tried to smoked weed togheter and it was able to make us connect and think in a different way. It really helped us. We smoked for a second time, but it wasn't helpful because we got what needed the first time we smoked.
20 years all day everyday and now I'm 6 weeks in totally sober. I think dopamine is finally leveling out but I had to call it quits when my dick was struggling to get hard and thankfully I've noticed testosterone is starting to come back but no one was a bigger stoner than I was. The normal sleep and brain power are another bog reason I quit. I felt like my brain was screaming for help so I had to give up the pot just not worth it anymore
Thanks dude! I can relate to each and every point you say. currently i am living in a delusional world, will save your video and watch it again and again. Thanks again.
Ive been dating a chronic weed smoker for 10 months. Going into it, i had no idea he smoked as much as he did and he DABS. like a lot and im a sober person who wants to feel things naturally and have somebody who can be present with me. When he is high, which is all the time, he is spacey. He is lazy. I dont feel as though im seeing all that he is, because he cant function without it. Ive tried yo communicate with him about how i feel and why it bothers me but he gets upset and doesnt see where i am coming from. Am i wrong to let go of somebody i love because of this? Am i being unreasonable? He has depression and anxiety issues and he says it helps him, but, i think it just makes him even more anxious, more manic and he is not able to grow. He is 35 years old.
One of the key criteria I have looked or (and found) in my spouse is sobriety. Drug addiction is a deal breaker for me. You can try to change him, but at the end of the day it's up to him.
@@JawHacks thank you. You're right. I've talked about how I've felt and put my boundaries out there and he just seems to hide it better and continue to lie about how much he smokes. It's just absolutely ridiculous and I think the lies are even worse.
I really needed this video this is real talk I’ve been sober for about 2 weeks or so now and Finally the depersonalization went away I feel just fine and ready to tackle my life problems and get my stuff back to track I’ve relapsed a dozen of times , these type of videos is what is keeping me from slipping back into my dark and twisted ways of dealing with any bad emotions / feelings about myself or about life in general .
Yes you can we all can man it’s all just in your head just have the discipline to realize that it’s all temporary and that long term gratification is much more fulfilling
I feel like it depends on the individual.. if you’re lazy don’t smoke weed… look how great snoop dogg is he been flaming up for 40 years same with wiz Khalifa
I've been smoking since I was 15. I actually don't like being high around ppl. I always liked to smoke to unwind.. I'm almost 40 now, and I can go months without smoking, easily. I was taught to use it to reflect and focus on self improvement. I do agree; weed messes with your sleep, so I don't smoke 2hrs before bed. Sometimes I have recurring thoughts, I prefer not to think about. Weed amplifies this. As a rule , I never smoked while I work, as it can tamper productivity. The key is , being disciplined and use in moderation. we smoked as kids while hanging out, not to seek out a feeling or search for a dopamine hit. weed is being heavily misused, nowadays. We never smoked our own joints , we shared with 10 guys on a joint. you guys are smoking way way too much and not staying active.
I quit early this year because I was developing various health problems that I concluded were not worth the transient good feelings that the weed brought to me. I have visual snow and eye problems, I was having problems breathing, it was ruining my oral health, I had zero feelings of self-worth, the clarity and nuance of my thoughts were blunted and dulled into nothing, among other things. It's been like 4-5 months since I quit, and I still feel like absolute shit (the visual snow is the worst part, can't fucking close my eyes without it looking like I'm staring at an analog tv), but I'm just praying to whatever higher power there is that I get my life back.
@@JawHacks you're welcome :) also, i full agree it is very addictive; very well explained about the dopamine connection, this will ensure addiction when using it more and more. I was addicted many years ago out of depression to escape; but the truth is it made me even more depressed. Also because of the inability to connect and communicate with other people. Both being high and sober; very well explained Ron, it is true. Stop cannabis or at least deminish the habit significantly. It certainly has no benefit when you are young and improving yourself; it will hold you back.
