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Cannabis/Ganja is not a weed !!! - "skunk" is artificial so anyone addicted to Cannabis , its the skunk - true Cannabis is healthy & not addictive , period !
Was a wake and bake smoke for 15 years, as well as a heavy evening drinker. I quit weed and alcohol a year ago, haven’t consumed either at all since then. Every aspect of my life is better. No more anxiety or depression. My moods are now even. More fulfillment in my work and personal life. You owe it to yourself to quit if it it’s something you feel you want to do. Go for it.
17 years for me man.. I started age 14 I'm 31 now. I jus don't use as much as I used to I have a 2 yo son now he takes all my weed money 😊 but i do smoke when I can.
I’m 67 and discouraged by the comments regarding my brains inability change due to my age I’m on day 12 of no pot and your comment made me wonder if I’ll ever be healed.
I'm the living proof that even in the 3rd-age inherited consumption models of the past can be reversed, hence there's no such thing as 1-Way neyro-plasticity: it's just another *MYTH* that causes real suffering, just not echoing on the present "radar" which is more like turning the lights off IMHO.
hey, I'm 62 smoked for five years every day and stopped four months ago,,,,, hasn't been easy but im really better now, still miss it but not going back ..... suffered anxiety, agitation, insomnia etc for six weeks not to mention crazy dreams ... feeling sane for first time in years
Don’t believe in it! Age isn’t a limit. neuroscience has debunked “can’t teach old dog new tricks” belief about the brain with the discovery of neuroplasticity
First night weed and nicotine free, wish you all luck for anyone else on their journey to sobriety. These videos help take my mind off the bs and I can’t thank you enough for helping me realize that I can and will do this.
@@unknownp9885 no problem I’m adhd so my brain chases dopamine all day I rennet starting with a couple of shots and ended up drinking and driving then when people get around you they influence you and if you already enjoy it your brain gonna trigger that motivation to do it cause there’s no mental resistant to it the brain deep bro good luck
Aye bro i just quit nicotine also, its rough but you just need to keep yourself distracted with other things,. I was addicted to vapes for 2 years now ive been 3 weeks just using the zynn stuff. It helps
Day 3 for me today. Had some insanely strong cravings yesterday but was able to fight through it. To anyone reading this - you got it! Let’s take back control of our lives 💪
@@justagirl12345 You can do it! It's only the first handful of days that are the worst. Figure out a way to distract yourself when you have cravings. It gets way easier I promise 🚀
Productivity is the word that sounds the alarm for me. In my opinion the existencial crisis we face as humans is showing us that we are not meant to be only productive. We starve of meaningful lives, of free time, of real joy and connection, of the divine and with nature. If we want to go deep into the problem of drug addiction we need to evaluate our existence, our traumatic experience in a sick society and enslavement to meaningless jobs first.
Yes, could not agree more. The reactions people are having are perfectly normal human reactions to a profoundly sick society. This is never discussed. If you’re depressed and anxious, it just means you’re a functioning human being reacting to a toxic environment.
People drank a lot then, alcohol was the only thing going, and it is a thousand times worse than weed for society, but legal, typically. @@gammagongetya8967
I had a boyfriend who was addicted to pot and he was so unmotivated to do anything with his life, just working at a convenience store and laying in bed doing nothing the rest of rhe time. I thought he was just lazy. When he stopped smoking pot he went on to college, became an athlete, and then became a teacher.
I stopped smoking weed January 2020, after smoking since 1993. Being weed free has changed my life. I know longer deal with the paranoia, foggy brain, laziness and anxiety. I still have cravings, but I refuse to go back.
The weed was more natural in the 90’s and early 2000’s. I believe once the weed dispensaries got involved, it started to have a more chemically type taste and feel and it seemed like it had a poisonous overtone.
I have been an addict all my life and I'm so done with it. I have been clean from meth for 4 years but just clung to weed since then like a pacifier! Your videos are bringing me to the mindset of bieng ready to give it up. Not there yet..to be honest, but I have reduced my use and want to quit.
Well done that an achievement in its own remember there is extremes to everything and realistically a joint here and there isn’t going to kill u but a relapse to meth might do 😅
I'm 30. I been smoking since I was 15. When I was 20, I went to teen challenge by my own free will and quit weed and cigs for 3 months. I felt great and Jesus TOOK MY ADDICTION FROM ME! When I got back home from teen challenge I went to partys and stuff and at first it was fine. But one day I was in the car with 2 people and they were smoking a blunt. And it smelled so good. I was like let me hit just once... and I got so high. That's where it all began to STEAL MY LIFE AND MIND FROM ME AGAIN! I spent my entire 20s smoking weed and sleeping with women. It's so incredibly sad. A week ago, I was DONE MAN! DONE! SO SICK OF THIS! WHY ON EARTH SHOULD I JUST SUCCOMB TO BEING MF RULED AND CONTROLLED BY A PLANT!?😡 cant wake up and feel normal without weed. Cant go through the day without weed. Cant sleep without weed. And the dumbest part is it's a cycle. Because the weed doesnt even help you feel not anxious after smoking it for 10 years. It makes you feel anxious if you dont have it! Borrowing money because I dont have weed. Selling my game system for weed. AND DAYS I COULDN'T GET WEED AT ALL!? FELT LIKE PURE TORTURE! IM DONE! LAST WEEK I SMASHED MY WEED PEN AND THE CART. THREW AWAY MY FLOWER. AND PRAYED!!! PRAYED THAT GOD WOULD SEE MY DECISION TO CHOOSE HIM AND HIS WAYS AND HIS PLAN, INSTEAD OF MY OWN! I ASKED HIM TO HONOR MY DECIOSION AND TO SET ME FREE AND GIVE ME STRENGTH! And he has😊 It's been 5 days. The first 4 days were easy(: I think jesus made it easy the first for days so that I at least could have a chance and start! But today! Oh man, I felt so sad and stuff :/ But! It can't rain all the time you guys! I'll make it. I'm not going back to being enslaved and bossed around by weed, having my life stolen from me by it. Ima get through this! There's a better life on the other side, I know it because God showed me when I was 20 and quit that he has much better things in store for me if I leave my sins and addiction behind and follow after him. YOU ARE WORTH IT!🥺 I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH. BE THE YOU, THAT YOU WERE MADE TO BE. YOU CAN DO THIS, YOU REALLY CAN. WEED HAS STOLEN ENOUGH FROM YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS!!
I remember my friend telling me it's not possible to get addicted to weed, I didn't debate with him I just thought to myself that's a lie because I can't sleep if I don't have any weed left lmao
I guess my story with Cannabis is much different. I started smoking pot when I was 16. I was undiagnosed with dyslexia and ADD. This was in the early 1970’s. Remarkably I quickly went from being a C student to an A student. Cannabis had a remarkable effect on my ability to focus and set goals for myself. I smoked a little every day for years. At times I would stop with little effect on my psychological well being. It did make it harder to fall asleep though. After the pandemic began I went on a healthy eating plan and stopped smoking because I was fed up with dealing with the munchies. And in another remarkable turn, I did not miss it. The sense of well being I got from the Cannabis has permanently imprinted on my brain. Now occasionally I smoke and I enjoy it but find no need to indulge more then occasionally. Also through this journey I was able to go to collage and graduate school to earn an MFA in Art. Although my learning disability has been an ongoing issue, I’ve been able to learn and adapt. So for some of us Cannabis had been a wonder drug.
I wish that were the experience of my daughter. Todays THC is far, far different. High concentration THC is not the pot of the 1970s. I’m glad weed works for you. I wish it had been the miracle my daughter needed.
I have such a similar experience - a little bit of balanced herb regularly allowed me to access levels of organisation and life maintenance and just contentment with life as it is rather than wanting to back out on life entirely (not suicidal though). Now hardly smoke at all but still feel I am able to access those levels of contentment, inspiration and focus at will (not all the time, but maybe 70% of the time). It has changed my life and I think part of that is the label you give it is what it will be to you. If you call it an addiction it is far more likely to be so.
@@lauracollins2894 well addiction has specific features. I believe it is defined in the DSM-5. You sound like you use it like some people use alcohol or even advil- “as needed”. I was never really in favor of legalization, because I knew that’s the majority of people who get their hands on it “legally” or illegally for that matter, don’t have the self-control and common sense, and/or maturity to use it wisely. My daughter had been recovering from an eating disorder and therefore a delicate brain already predisposed to addiction. She thought it would help her stay in recovery. The “doctor” that gave her the green light to go ahead and obtain her medical card prescribed it like a medicine, but didn’t monitor it or her increasing use, which became a dependency, and did no background medical check whatsoever. There’s no science behind any of the claims that it’s safe or effective for all of the “uses“ it’s approved for… There’s only anecdotal reports and everybody’s brain is different, and this doctor is very irresponsible (as most of them in the weed industry are) because they just want the money that they get for handing out “prescriptions” AKA medical cards…. They are talk about its “medicinal purposes“ but let just anybody use and abuse it however they see fit. My daughter was in no way, shape or form to handle herself responsibly with it, and SHOULD have been getting follow up care/counseling, as happens with any drug. My husband is a physician, so we are well versed in the responsibilities a provider has to his patients when prescribing any medication…. Same with the THC you can obtain online. You press a button, claiming to be “over the age of 21“ and you could have it delivered to your doorstep…. It falls into the hands of CHILDREN all the time. at least that’s the case here in my state of Florida where I live. I’m really glad that it works for some people, but I am extremely concerned that it’s being “over prescribed” (I use the term VERY loosely) by doctors who don’t really give care and monitoring to their “patients”. It’s likely that my daughter could have benefited from very moderate use, and had the doctor actually done his due diligence, and checked her background health records, and conferred with her therapist and her psychiatrist before handing her the ability to buy large quantities of high potency THC, Maybe she would have ended up having a positive experience. She is 19, and didn’t need our permission to go apply for a card although we warned her that we were not in support of her decision, she did it anyway. We were hopeful it would be used responsibly and it could have been useful in her recovery. Again, she went to a doctor, hoping to “feel better“, and she ended up sicker than she was before. There in lies the problem… The pro pot people think it’s great to just walk into any dispensary on any corner in any city where it’s legalized and they have any amount in any form at their fingertips. Well, it’s not responsible distribution of a very powerful drug. alcohol is A very dangerous substance, and she can’t just walk into any liquor store and get her hands on any of it very easily. And not only that, there will be strict penalties applied to the businesses that sell to underage people. As it should be, because ALCOHOL IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. However, it’s never prescribed for medicinal purposes in today’s society anyway… She would’ve been safer to have been prescribed a bottle of vodka every two weeks than to have been given essentially unlimited access to THC. IMHO, of course. Lived experience, you know…. It’s also important to note that many people are becoming addicted to today’s high potency THC., even without “pre-existing conditions“. Young people are suffering from psychosis and subsequently committing suicide, having traffic accidents and people’s lives are becoming ruined by this rampant use of the drug. Like I said, I’m glad you’re able to use it sparingly and it benefits you. But you are the minority unfortunately. And just to be clear, just because you label something and “addiction” doesn’t make it so, it’s actually an illness that some people suffer from. My daughter was actually diagnosed with substance use disorder - she actually replaced one unhealthy “habit” - Anorexia/bulimia, with another. It all could’ve been avoided if the prescribing marijuana doctor would’ve just done a background check into her medical records.
I only smoke because sober life in a collapsing society is vapid and depressing. I refuse to pay $2K/mo to rent a studio. So I live in a van. This world is dumb as hell. It takes the edge off of the retardation I'm forced to put up with on a daily basis.
Totally, in a world where the truth is apparently a lie and things like equality consistently being eroded globally instead of being strengthened, feels like we're de-evolving. Peace.
Or you know alternatively you could get a higher paying job, buy a house, enjoy your life, and become a benefit to society and the people you know... just throwing that out there.
If you think you can't get addicted to weed then you're already addicted. It isn't odd in the slightest that addicts try to justify and excuse their addiction despite the damage the addiction is doing. That damage is either ignored or dealt with by increasing the dosage which of course also increases the damage which that substance is doing. Quitting weed was one of the best things I ever did for myself. Went cold turkey about 7 years ago now, and I felt so much better off of it that I just never went back.
Smoked on and off for 15 years. Never touched weed until I was 21, I will admit it is addictive for some. If you have a strong mindset and hobbies, it is very easy to set aside. I can quit cold Turkey anytime, only side affect is crappy sleep for a week or two. Coffee on the other hand is by far harder for me to give up. I’ll never let go of the caffeine
@@Postnghost86I think we all have to do what our inner strength tolerates. I'm like you though. Cannabis isn't addicting to me. I partake sporadically for specific reasons, not for addictive reasons. And if I stop, my sleep is wonky for awhile but returns quickly to normal. Admittedly, it's a side effect. What see in this comment strain is a bunch of folks who were struggling with heavy loads and cannabis, or alcohol, or something harder was used as a masking agent for the mental or physical pain. Saying I'm not addicted isn't denial for those us who use the application of the drug as a form of efficacy for treating an ailment in the short term. And like you've stated, I'm then strong enough and know myself enough to say when its enough. But I am sensitive that it's not like that for everyone.
Honestly, what a great day for people struggling with cannabis addiction. Dr. Andrew Huberman just released a podcast about what cannabis does to the mind and body on a chemical/neurochemical level, and now Addiciton Mindset has released this video with one of the foremost experts on the psychological and theraputic treatment of addiction, Dr. Anna Lembke. Not to mention that it is Sober October, and while many people choose to quit alcohol during this month, it's a good idea to take the opportunity to quit any substance you've been using for a month just to get back to baseline and see what you're like sober.
I'm on day 2 of no cannabis and no porn. I recently was 50 days with no porn and 7 days no cannabis but i caved on both... 😬 day zero sucks... But now on day 2 i am already feeling more motivated to do this!! I wanna keep momentum through sober October
Im on day 4 fighting weed addiction, I smoked for 4 years every single day . Withdrawal symptoms killing me almost, so hard . But I made a decision. NEVER AGAIN !
OMG! Two of my FAVORITE people on Earth in conversation?! This is a great vide...with new and clear insights on the very real dangers of addiction to cannabis -- and the largely BS claim of medical benefits (beyond masking acute symptoms). Thank you Dr. Frank & Dr Lembke 🙏
Excellent interview and discussion. I'm on day 60 after 40 years of daily use. Started at 13-14 from family issues/abuse, never stopped. I've smoked more pot than Cheech n Chong and Willie Nelson combined lol. Growing up as an avid surfer in a California beach town, it was normal and enjoyed by most of the community. Earlier this year I became a born again Christian, and my faith gave me the strength to quit. On and off for months, I was wake n baking, ending the day with potent dabs. I feel very clear and aware now, but it's been my crutch and something I enjoyed... was so deep into it I didn't realize the harm it was causing me and close relationships. Now I feel 14 again, lots of emotions flooding my mind from my youth, and it's painful. I'm not feeling the urge to use again and am moving forward on the path of recovery. This vid is another piece of the puzzle and much appreciated 🙏 *Update: Almost 1 year off pot and so grateful to be clean and sober! Praise the Lord!
Almost 50 year user here!!!! Today is my 1st time quitting and even thinking of it!! Fucked up at work and am getting a second chance, I feel the weed addiction is the thing driving me to keep fucking up. K am done. I'm here for all the info I can get and will surround myself with knowledge. Need to get the book dopamine nation for sure! ❤️🥩💕
49 weed and nicotine free, 6 year everyday all day (wake up hit weed before shower) smoker and 10 year nicotine user. I can honestly say although it is a mental struggle, these have been some of the most rewarding, not easy, days of my life. The first month was absolute misery and anxiousness, inability to be in social settings, irrational irritability, and insatiable appetite. However, things are leveling back out and I’ve been more present for myself and others, I’ve been more mindful of my emotional states, and I’ve been taking responsibility and action within my life. Sobriety has been the high I was always chasing, and I am finally realizing I don’t need to auto change how I feel at any small inconvenience. I hope everybody else is doing well and good luck on your personal journeys.
Interesting, I smoked cannabis for 50 years, then after realizing the only way to feel the high again was to stop for 2-3 days. But, it rapidly reached the saturation phase, and became non euphoric again. I just decided the cost, and irritation to my sinuses, and lack of effect, and as you both stated an actual degradation of psychological well being, made me just stop. Now it's been 2 months, and I have thought about trying it again a few times, but I know the high will be enjoyable enough to get me in the cycle again, so no more.
Ive never been a Heavy smoker, i started 6 years ago in My early twenties and been smoking at least some almost everyday. I get used to it and couldnt realize the impact it had in My state of mind. Been smoke free now for almost 3 weeks and the feeling of clarity of mind, motivation and diminished anxiety is quite noticeable. Never buying again, sometimes i think of smoking with Friends every now and then but i feel that would be a slippery slope. Stay strong people, it's a good feeling once you stop craving it
Psilocybin saved my life. I was addicted to heroin for 15 years and after Psilocybin treatment I will be 3 years clean in September. I have zero cravings. This is something that truly needs to be more broadly used in addiction treatment.
Psychedelics definitely have potential to deal with mental health issues such as anxiety and depression, I would like to give them a try but haven't found any legit grower to get it.
The Trips I've been having have really helped me a lot,I finally feel in control of my emotions and my future and things that used to be mundane to me now seem incredible and full of nuance on top of that I'm way less driven by my ego and I have alot more empathy as well
I am literally watching this and clapping and blessing you both for SPEAKING THE TRUTH. 32 yrs old. Smoked since 14. You are saving lives. People downplay marijuana addiction and our society now promotes addiction ((for PROFIT))... It is incredibly sad. This channel is a life line.
The most addicting and harmful substance is sugar. You can always tell a drug as people concentrate drugs. Sugar is a concentrated drug but you want to bash a plant
Truly amazing interview. Thank you both. As one who struggles with addiction and sobriety, I would say that weed, as well as other drugs, DOES temporarily change the person’s perspective, which DOES act as an anti depressant. It may not be shown clinically, but I find it to be true for myself. The veil between worlds FEELS thinner when I’m high. Things FEEL more aligned and alive, and I tend to trust the unfolding of life more when I’m high. So of course I feel better psychologically (and spiritually). But that’s just a change of perspective. Nothing has actually changed. It’s just a more intimate awareness of the oneness of life. So, it IS a temporary anti-depressant. The challenge I have always found in sobriety is letting my TRUST of that awareness (of the oneness of life, that all is well, that life is unfolding, etc.) be enough, even as I miss FEELING it on the intimate level I do when I’m high. It usually ends up that it’s not enough to just trust it. I want to FEEL it. And so I usually smoke again, until I get to this place, where I desire to let my trust be enough, and so I quit again. I will say that with each sobriety the bridge between trusting and feeling gets stronger and more balanced. That, to me, is good enough for now. I won’t white knuckle my sobriety. And there is probably nothing I want more than to walk across that bridge with a faith filled sobriety that trusts AND feels that all is well.
Hey man that’s so true how you put it I have thought as well!! I found a indigenous spiritual program that is helping me man. I’ll give you some keys. Prayer, nature, truth. More time you spend in nature consistently the more you connect to oneness and you can feel it more and more. Good luck man! I’ve quit hundreds of times but I’m positive this could be it.
Yeah that feeling you are talking about tends to go away with long-term use. I loved that feeling when I first started smoking, but over time it goes away. If I don't smoke for 3+ days I can get that back but then it quickly goes away again.
I didn't smoke weed for around 2 months but now I've done it 3 times this week because of boredom. Time to get back on track and not fall on this drug when bored
I'm 30. I been smoking since I was 15. When I was 20, I went to teen challenge by my own free will and quit weed and cigs for 3 months. I felt great and Jesus TOOK MY ADDICTION FROM ME! When I got back home from teen challenge I went to partys and stuff and at first it was fine. But one day I was in the car with 2 people and they were smoking a blunt. And it smelled so good. I was like let me hit just once... and I got so high. That's where it all began to STEAL MY LIFE AND MIND FROM ME AGAIN! I spent my entire 20s smoking weed and sleeping with women. It's so incredibly sad. A week ago, I was DONE MAN! DONE! SO SICK OF THIS! WHY ON EARTH SHOULD I JUST SUCCOMB TO BEING MF RULED AND CONTROLLED BY A PLANT!?😡 cant wake up and feel normal without weed. Cant go through the day without weed. Cant sleep without weed. And the dumbest part is it's a cycle. Because the weed doesnt even help you feel not anxious after smoking it for 10 years. It makes you feel anxious if you dont have it! Borrowing money because I dont have weed. Selling my game system for weed. AND DAYS I COULDN'T GET WEED AT ALL!? FELT LIKE PURE TORTURE! IM DONE! LAST WEEK I SMASHED MY WEED PEN AND THE CART. THREW AWAY MY FLOWER. AND PRAYED!!! PRAYED THAT GOD WOULD SEE MY DECISION TO CHOOSE HIM AND HIS WAYS AND HIS PLAN, INSTEAD OF MY OWN! I ASKED HIM TO HONOR MY DECIOSION AND TO SET ME FREE AND GIVE ME STRENGTH! And he has😊 It's been 5 days. The first 4 days were easy(: I think jesus made it easy the first for days so that I at least could have a chance and start! But today! Oh man, I felt so sad and stuff :/ But! It can't rain all the time you guys! I'll make it. I'm not going back to being enslaved and bossed around by weed, having my life stolen from me by it. Ima get through this! There's a better life on the other side, I know it because God showed me when I was 20 and quit that he has much better things in store for me if I leave my sins and addiction behind and follow after him. YOU ARE WORTH IT!🥺 I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH. BE THE YOU, THAT YOU WERE MADE TO BE. YOU CAN DO THIS, YOU REALLY CAN. WEED HAS STOLEN ENOUGH FROM YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS!!
@@tennispie1 thank you so much bro!✊ should I start a youtube channel? Things are going so so unbelievably great! I never thought this would be my life!💛 I'm so so happy I quit smoking weed. God has been blessing me beyond measure! I'm still going strong brother!✊😁 no weed and no cigs.
Listen tu huberman podcast on dopamine and motivation. Very scientific based and gives basic duable tips to improve cognition and dopamine increased states. It could help with that mental fog
Weed is a helluva drug. Maybe you can’t rly have a lethal od. Ok that’s great but psychologically that shit can have you tripping harder than some harder drugs would. Lol.
This discussion validates sooo much of my thoughts and experience. After stopping daily medicinal use, I found my nervous system couldn’t self regulate anymore. I went through months of anxiety, paranoia and mild panic attacks. Took me a good 12 months for my body to come back into balance. Thank you 🙏🏽
What you were experiencing was the cannabis use was MASKING the Trauma sitting in your nervous system ( which is where unresolved Trauma manifests), the anxiety and panic you felt are both well known symptoms of unresolved Trauma- if you wish to understand more an excellent resource is Gabor Mate..
@kmr3614 I agree with you! Gabor Mate has so much wisdom about trauma, I watched many of his videos and helped me to understand so much about my childhood traumas and therefore the suffering in my adulthood! Highly recommend to watch his videos!
@@kmr3614 That is very true, but i also think that cannabis tires the nervous system, it may increase cortisol levels and in the long run, people end up exhausted.
27 days weed free (been smoking for a decade) your videos were the first ones I found and they have been invaluable. I really enjoyed this talk! Love how it was colloquial and clinical :) Thanks so much for your content!
Smoked 4 years but constantly for 2 and I did quit for 4 months, and relapsed but I have been smoking for 2 months since, and now I’m quitting again and on day 3, been very hard again
I highly recommend taking up a jogging routine for weed quitters...running releases your body's natural endorphins...it's called runners high...actually a better high because your mind is so clear after a run
Richard, I agree with you totally. I'm a 5 time marathoner & know what a runners high is all about. It's the real deal. Pot just brings you down. I'm 64 now & can't run (bad hip) but if I could...
I have been weed free for a year and 5 months. After using for 18 years and the mental battle was a very difficult task. I can honestly say I’m feeling better everyday. Still not 100 percent …but I’m not in the place where I started after going cold turkey. This channel help me a lot thanks Doctor!!
Way better bro headed on 2 years clean in June. More mental clarity and little to none anxiety issues.. I needed to seriously detox my body and mind the excessive use and the years of usage made the process longer and I understood that it would not be a overnight fix…water, prayer and exercise helped me soo much.. Thank you for asking and hope you are doing well!!
Hey there. I need some advice. I was a 22 year daily , hardcore , all day and night smoker. I’m 6 months clean and I feel lazier , unmotivated, than I ever did smoking. When did you find this changed? How long did you feel it took to get back to normal? Great job on 2 years sober.
@@koachkool thanks!! To be honest I had to start creating my own dopamine by working out and becoming more creative by focusing on my purpose and passions.. To be honest it May take up to a year or so for your natural dopamine levels to increase.. Just try to stay busy and exercise as much as you can… Social settings can help to just make sure you’re not around to many triggers! You will be fine!!!
was smoking black market carts and live res dispos as well as wax all day every single day eventually ended up going into psychosis and now it’s time to quit about a week clean thx so much
Someone in my life smokes wax. Is that the same thing as dabs. Last time she was at my house she literally became psychotic after she smoked it. A complete change of personality it really scared me and I don’t think I can be around her again. And that’s unfortunate…
Finished reading Dopamine Nation about a month or two ago, fantastic book and I’m so stoked you touched base with Anna. This meant a lot to me, I needed this.
Great conversation. Ive been smoking Ganja for 13 years and ive always been "that guy" who talks about quitting amongst friends and is perceived negatively for that. some of the things you have mentioned in your videos are things ive thought of but its good to hear it played back.
OMG I’m 69 years old, a regular user then one day the pot just stopped working. I thought it was just poor quality weed. The reason I quit was because it was too frustrating spending money and not getting high anymore.
Regular tolerance breaks,growin your own organic strains that work for you..i mean all this addiction shit is people with lack of discipline in life..they wll maybe get rid of canabis but wll eventualy just transition in other form pf addictions..stupidity and weakness
I think one of the reasons weed is so difficult to stop is because it has the fewest tangible negatives of any of the drugs. Like, I can get high and not worry about a hangover the next day. Everyone has that alcoholic family member that is an example of what not to be. Everyone knows where heroin/opioids lead. Weed on the other hand...it's like that "white lie" you can get away with without consequences. That said, it's a slow burn drug and the negative consequences aren't seen right away. I've stopped for a few times and typically I feel much better for a few weeks but after that, my brain adjusts and my anxiety is back to what it was when I was smoking weed. It's hard for me to really tell if my anxiety and lack of drive in life is because of weed or in spite of it. I do think over time, it's changed my personality. I'd say the biggest negative is that it makes me okay with sitting around being bored. If I don't have weed, I tend to find more fulfilling things to do instead.
I started smoking weed at the age of 16. Got addicted to cigarettes. Spent my whole life fighting cigarettes addiction. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. This is something that really need to be use globally to help people with similar health challenges.
YES very sure of Dr.alishrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
I'm really happy for you that your mom decided to help you...I hear about alot of family members or so called friends shutting an addict out of their life, which since most addicts do it to mask emotions to me is the worse thing someone can do to an addict.
Yes he's Dr.alishrooms. Shrooms to me is a natrual healer. I know a guy who has used mushrooms in the same way and they have really helped him. mah dudes have safe trips all.
I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.
I was horrifically depressed since childhood. It was relentless. I assumed it would ultimately end me somehow. About twelve years ago I randomly accepted the offer from a friend of a few doses of mushrooms. I did them two consecutive nights alone. First night was pretty mild. The second night? Wow. I saw my depression from every angle, realized much. Next day: depression totally gone. Never came back, never coming back. It's like it's a forest far away I can remember, and could probably find again with enough effort, but it has zero impact on anything in my life or mind. They honestly saved my life and improved it immensely. I never did them again, either. I wish there was a good, organized way to administer them to people who would benefit from them.
Sitting here with stash in hand ready to dump it again. Made it two weeks last time and was so happy. The stress got to me and sent me back into my shell. But this bowl is getting smashed and the stash dumped today
I’ve been struggling with weed addiction for roughly 4 years and I’m only 18. These videos have been a tremendous help on keeping my mind focused on my goals. Im currently 2 days weed free and feel absolutely amazing. The irritability and insomnia is a bitch but I’m going to keep going strong. You guys can do it!
Comparing cannabis to opioids is a stretch. I've been addicted to both. Opioids will ruin your life in no time, and the withdrawal is severe enough to cause suicidal thoughts. Cannabis withdrawal is about 2-3 nights of bad sleep, and bad cravings. I wouldn't recommend using any drug regularly, but there are still levels to this.
Ya wrong bro. SOME LONG TERM pot smokers have the same effects as opioid on their bodies I am one of them. I have a myriad of health issues. I won't list them but if you're curious I will. I used that as an excuse to smoke cannabis. I'm finally clean after almost 20 years of doing drugs but there's some serious long term side effects I am battling. I under stand you're probably saying the withdrawal to opiods is worse HOWEVER long term pot use can have similar if not identical consequences. Including weight loss and gastric and digestion issues. (MY friends dad is a long term smoker age 14 to 38 now only pot no other drugs) he has lost all his teeth (people assume its from opiods was purely cannabis use he sells it also) he is severely underweight and looks almost anorexic (he honestly looks like an opioid user and he's never touched one in his life) he has serious gastric issues whee in he goes in and out of hospital monthly and he sneaks his bong in with him thats how bad he is. He also has lost all his hair and I'm only 5 years younger then him and he looks 70. ALL FROM CHRONIC POT USE. He developed chrons disease and the doctor alleged it might be from the long term pot use and he didn't want to hear it. There are no levels dude. Just time and consequence. All drugs will rot and kill you even sugar. Stop making excuses friend.
I’m a long term smoker and I’m not experiencing issues anti depressants never worked for me. It really helped me in my 20’s to not over drink. I’ve recently quit drinking maybe time to take a smoking break 😅🎉😊
Our ignorance at large can make us fall into this pleasure trap. When you get the basics right, he has traveled a half way towards his goal. What a productive discussion for everyone who wants to aim high in life and have a remorse but are reluctant to do anything while being chained in dopamine traps. Thankyou for this podcast.
Wow, this makes a lot of sense to me now. Used to be a daily smoker for almost 10 years. And suddenly weed started to give me anxiety, I started getting paranoid and heart palpitations. So I decided to lay off weed, which then lead to more withdrawal symptoms as mentioned, making me more paranoid. The funny thing is that I never considered myself an addict, but looking back in retrospect, I definitely am a recovering addict. Thank you for this insight, now I am determined to abstain from weed. This helped me calm my paranoid mind. Thank you so much for this insightful content. :)
Cannabis grew to be extremely addictive to me. I am recuperating now from a massive overload of it now. It always goes to a bad place with me; brain numb, neuropathy in the feet, and yet I would still keep hitting on it because of my horrifying addiction; {chasing a craving}. Quite often, the cannabis culture is somewhat cult like, and will be horribly denouncing, and even persecute those who speak a negative truth concerning their own experience.
I think one of the main issues is the unnatural levels of THC in the weed now. I just had a pre roll that had 30% THC content and even I had to say this is not safe. I dont think our minds and bodies are made to process high levels that come with todays flower, carts and concentrates. Even the edibles are set at ridiculous levels.
Yes and no. Lower dosages can actually be more enjoyable making it more addicting. But yes you’re right in that there’d def be less side effects like psychosis and chs if doses were much lower.
Well its no longer natural when its over 25% even. Flower is selected (selective breeding) to create these high amounts of thc. In nature its like 16% but I'm still convinced thc is poison. It's prob like a defence mechanism that protects the plant from animals or something. The other chemicals that aren't "fun" are prob the good stuff.
This! And not to mention the terrible cultivation practices we’re seeing nationally. I’m open to this information and I can definitely see some aspects where I agree. My only caveat is there needs to be some differentiation between healing types of cannabis and “street drug” types. There is a massive difference.
It's my fifth day of detox and after the first four days of withdrawal detox I'm happy as heck and sweating like I'm in a steam bath! I've put the thought of weed outta my head and block it everytime it pops in there with NOPE...I don't SMOKE! 😉
Three weeks weed and nicotine free. What really helped me was starting a parasite cleanse and heavy metal detox. No cravings at all, and the derealization is absolutely gone!! Never thought I could do it, but it is done, and I’m not going back 💫🤩
Same same, but I think the cravings are just the tip of the ice berg. Real test is trying to do something boring. It's easy to quit when you have something to do, something that you yourself can justify as being even slightly worthwhile. Hard if you try to read a book that you can't really get into.@@xraceboyex
I decided to try 90 days without weed yesterday after hearing huberman’s podcast on it. I haven’t gone more than 30 days in almost 10 years. I’ve been binging Anna lembke & your content, thanks for the info!
I have been smoking for 5 years and switched to powerful edibles for the last 2 years. Total 7 years of hard use. Stopped 3 weeks ago and I cry constantly and can’t seem to stop ever. Also feelings of incredible dread consume me. I hope this isn’t forever.
You can get mentally addicted to canibus but its impossible to get physically addicted. I prefer to get hi when I do certain activities like riding my bike or playing guitar but I can do them without it and be ok with it. It’s nothing like cigarettes that make you go through withdrawal when you don’t have it. I can go a week or two and not crave it or miss it. Maybe it’s just me but I can take it or leave it and prefer to take it. The seriousness of this video makes me roll my eyes and laugh.
Withdrawal symptoms is what makes something addictive. Period. (From a pharmacy class I took in college.) So therefore, cannabis is naturally not addictive.
"Marijuana, in its natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis marijuana can be safely used within a supervised routine of medical care. It would be unreasonable, arbitrary and capricious for DEA to continue to stand between those sufferers and the benefits of this substance in light of the evidence in this record." DEA JUDGE FRANCIS YOUNG (SEPT 6, 1988)
I stop for a month at least once a year. The first day I crave it, the next few days I have a bit of trouble sleeping and maybe nightsweats, and then it's like I never smoked before. This whole conversation is so alien to me.
@@xraceboyex Are you going to comment this on every thread? So happy it was so easy for you to quit - good for you. No need to constantly point it out in a group of people discussing their difficulties with quitting. TF?
Hi doc! Interesting podcast for sure. Irrelevant question, but your accent sounds like you might be from western NYS (Buffalo)? Just curious, as I'm an up-stater myself (Albany/Saratoga area), butI have many friends from western NY and the accents sounds so similar to yours. Love that you're also a chiropractor! I worked as a CA as well as an OT and I'm in my 9th year clean from opioid addiction. I do still use cannabis but went years without it at the drop of the dime. I don't smoke everyday and it enhances my creativity when I do indulge. However, I'm not feeling those gremlins hopping on MY see saw! Maybe I'm outside that 9%... time will tell! I plan on reading this book as soon as I can get a copy from the library. I love learning about the latest neuroscience. This makes me wonder of all this mass legalization across the USA is a deliberate attempt from the powers that SHOULDN'T BE to hack a mass amount of brains into a state of complacent apathy at best - or psychotic instability at worst,, while making a shit ton of profit for the select few. 🤔
I started smoking since I was 14 years old, stopped at 25 just about 8 months ago went to a mental institution because I've had bad psychosis beat up 3 cops and 2 doctors now I'm waiting on my trial. The first 6 months are the hardest now I'm slowly but surely recovering. Thank you for the content, it keeps me on the tracks. Found God on the way to sobriety. Life is getting better.
i'm 7 months off weed after 10 years of it (i'm 26), i'm so fking bored sometimes, i wanna get fkd up LoL. what keeps me going is not wanting to break the streak.. it's either 100% off it or 100% in it with weed. starts off friday/sat night, then sunday becomes part of the weekend, then monday night comes.. and im right into it 7 days a week. then it's everynight and need it to sleep. then i start smoking as soon as i get off work (before i eat dinner), then i need it to eat dinner. Only way i quit was when i got super sick with covid where i was so messed up i didn't smoke for a day or two so then i just took that opportunity to get off, cause the first night is the hardest
I appreciate this honest discussion. I've been using approximately 5-7mg of THC daily for the past 6 years to counteract symptoms of depression. I was 42 when I started after having negative experiences with SSRI's . Without some sort of chemical disruption, its difficult for me to do anything and my relationships suffer quite a bit. When I have my cannabis, I am motivated to get going, which is the opposite of many people I've heard. My family are happier too. I relate to people more calmly and rationally. Having said all this, I wish I didn't need to take anything to feel okay. Some days I feel all right and on those days, I don't take any cannabis. Am I addicted? I don't know. I hope not.
Addiction is often just a negative word. But in that sense it really only applies to people doing things that makes their situation worse. Your situation sounds like what a Dr would prescribe to make a patient have a better life.
In my experience; I have been using cannabis since 2015 originally for seizures, which it does aid in, however, I am addicted and I truly believe that it is being used wrong! Cannabis is a beautiful medicinal plant if it is used properly!! Everyone needs to stop smoking it every single day!! I know Bc I’m doing it and I feel the Ill effects! Let’s get educated in the plant and use it as it is meant to be used! Thank you for sharing your knowledge
You are almost there Tammy you awesome thing. One step closer to understanding. It's a drug and we are addicted to it. We are addicted because of Lack of self discipline Dopamine overload (too much pleasure) Lack of self love Lack of self esteem Lack of community Lack of interest and hobbies Lack of activity in general day to day Excuses for suffered trauma Or excuses for mental health issues I.e depression. All of it is excuses. The only people who should be smoking it is aids sufferers, cancer patients, MS sufferers or parkinsons sufferers and or any people in palliative care. EVERYONE ELSE IS just making excuses to be a junkie.
Its so hard to be strong..especially with a personality disorder...but theyre right, got to ditch the victim narrative and take responsibility for my own health. Emotional dysregulation is something i have very little of though and with barely any help from family, its not as easy as it once was. I think ill get off the anti depressants, then quit cannabis, i can imagine rewatching a lot of your vids multiple times to get me through it. Im scared :/
I’m having this issue with my husband who has bpd…cannabis makes it so much worse and his victim mentality is strong. He is currently staying with our mutual friend and won’t be back here i till he gets better and gives it up because I no longer choose this for myself or children
That’s my plan too. I’ve got off SSRI’s after 15 years. Pot has been my one true friend for decades. I’m terrified of dealing with my CPTSD without it yet can’t keep going like this. Who am I?
I've used cannabis for just over 30 years now. I do clean months every 3 to 4 months where I quit for about a month or so to let my system detox & to test my self control. I'm on a clean month currently, (20 days in) & I've noticed cravings but they aren't too severe. I started smoking 3 decades ago when I was struggling with depression & tbh, i feel like it saved my life. But I don't want to rely on it forever. However I'd rather use it when I have those major lows than letting the depression take over & living each day without enjoying my life at all again. I really hope I don't start getting those adverse effects because it's been the only thing that helped me stay out of the depressive state & people always say your natural dopamine levels return to what they were before you started, but my levels where low before I ever started using since it was the whole point of me starting to use it, so quitting completely is basically a catch 22 for me...
Its way more variables than vegetables. Strain, amount, time, length of use, redose amount, what is done while high - other choices etc, terpene content, other life and environment factors.
If your an addict, it's not cause of the weed, it's cause of your stinkin thinking! Duh. An ounce of weed lasts me a minimum of a year, on average 2 to 5. Real addictive, huh!🤣 You know milk is the gateway to alcohol!🤣🤣🤣
I'm the opposite I get apathetic when I'm SOBER. Prone to be just sitting around or watching TV a lot instead of working on my passions. Even after years of quitting weed and trying various medications, the apathy never goes away. I'm the type to smoke and start working HARD. Is anybody else like this??? Nobody seems to understand or agree with this.
I relate to this.. it makes me wanna do things and feel motivated, never experienced withdrawals with weed. I got psychosis tho so I'm not smoking that much but i don't personally think it was due to weed, doctors said it most likely was due to it. Truth is i know pot isn't good but I'd choose it over antidepressants or antipsychotics any time lol
I used to be like this, but eventually, as they stated in the video, it flipped on me. The minute I got comfortable and started relying on it, it bit me. That's why you've got to be careful. What if you can't get a hold of it? You're going to struggle even more to cope because you'd have developed a dependency, you do you, but you should never stop self examining, don't get comfortable, hubris is one hell of a drug. I wish you luck, I don't think I'm going to quit smoking weed, but I will be taking a break for a while.
Weed destroyed my life.17 years addicted to it.Laziness, paranoia, anxiety,broken relationships, memory loss, hazyness,and a broken bank account were the consequences. Weed is wack y'all. Free yourself from the devil's salad!
The reason it may take decades to begin to be harmful is because there are other factors in life, other than “the weed”. Some people go a lifetime and never have adverse effects to their daily life. Still productive and connected. I’ve witnessed both sides of the coin. I’m sure of it, that others have too.
I have a cousin who has been on methadone for over 35 years. She also smokes pot. She's convinced herself it's not addictive or harmful. I have seen her cognitive abilities slowly decline just as my alcoholic father's did.
That was one aspect of smoking that I reeeaallly didn’t like. Feeling stupid because I couldn’t complete a sentence and forgot what I was saying and just the memory loss. It’s not fun or attractive…at least for me. Some others can convince themselves they don’t mind or it doesn’t matter but it does. I don’t want to go around sounding like a bumbling idiot who can’t talk properly or remember my life moments
As an ex stoner ; I agree. I use to smoke daily about an ounce a week. I was always high. Started making me paranoid so I had to stop. Made me feel so weird. And I smoked for years.
I’ve been smoking for a couple of years now on a daily basis and its increasing my anxiety for no reason. Past few months it’s become a compulsive behaviour and I don’t even feel good anymore. Strong feeling of wanting to get rid of the anxiety for good is a great reason for me to stop smoking weed totally✌🏻
It's crazy how a drug or plant affects every person differently. One person, it is like a savior. And another person, gives massive panic attacks and migraines. Everyone's weed story is different. I've had younger people ask if they'd like it and I say no one knows unless you try because we are all different. The cotton mouth, body feeling numb, paranoid etc, not for me. Years ago, different story.
Apathy with existence, yes! I wasted my 20s on this dangerous stuff. I think it damaged the whole of my life. I regret every coming into contact with it.
Some of this comes off as sensationalist, or treating edge cases as the norm. Of course drugs affect people differently, and if any of this is true for you , you should probably stop. For many people, the fact that it is only psychologically addictive (as opposed to physical) provides a much safer alternative to more dangerous and addictive drugs like alcohol and nicotine, for me personally it helped me break the addiction of alcohol. Be careful with generalizations, and using edge cases as examples of the norm.
If you want to stop you should start to go jogging. The runners high is basically the endocannabinoid system that gets activated. When I jog in the morning I feel the high almost the whole day and I feel content.
Thank you for this. It was very informative and interesting. After being a daily weed smoker for a number of decades I quit last April and now into my sixties I am of the belief that I had my time with weed but things definitely changed in the latter years and I'm so glad to be out of it now. Thanks again Dr Frank and Dr Lembke 💐
Sorry also, weed can help with certain mental problems if given maybe short term or in controlled situation but it absolutely makes psychotic disorders worse etc.
I don't know, I have ADHD and I'm gifted, I feel good when I'm sober from weed but life is to slow for me, when I smoke weed I can live at the same pace as the people arround me, and it slows my racing mind too, I wish weed where legal here in France so I could choose the strain I want and not be to much affected, cause yes I lack motivation when smiking. The biggest downside for me is I don't remember my dreams, when I'm sober I live two lifes, and the dreaming life is so nice, sometimes I can't wait to go to sleep so I can dream again.
I smoked pot since high school til the end of my 20s.. Everyday usage, multiple times a day. Spent so much money on it. I knew it was terrible for my mental health/making it worse in multiple ways. I was constantly anxious and paranoid, so socially anxious. I’m almost 2 years clean from it and I’ve never felt better in my life.
Had my first clean 36 hours until tonight. I hit a B a few times with my friend. I wrote it down and don't feel bad about it. It makes sense that I would smoke in that situation. I used delay as a technique. And made sure to really think about my decision before doing it. It wasn't automatic. But it is what it is. I'm going to return to my abstinence tomorrow. I asked my friend to give me a week before we hang out again if he has to smoke when we hang. Wish me luck!
You’re doing great and finally you’re gonna get rid of it totally! Once you have a strong feeling of kicking out anxiety from your life for good, you’ll automatically do the first thing i.e to stop smoking weed regularly and get it out of your life eventually. Keep it up! Remember you’re not losing something in your life by quitting weed, you’re gaining a lot of things!
