a.d.d/pot smoking/depression

ok so her it is ... i dunno what's my problem. I have been diagnosed with depression and what pray tell are the symproms? hmmm loss of interest, increased sleepyness, dry mouth, lack of concentration, trouble making decisions, and hey ... doesnt that sound ALOT like the side effects of chronic pot use???? i also have trouble reading lengthy sentences, press enter alot while im-ing, geek-out when driving, and wash my hands at least once an hour.

what is my problem?

 

pretty sure pot isnt involved, ALTHOUGH sometimes when i smoke pot i think bad thoughts, get depressed, and think everyone is against me. i would like to learn more about this issue as well.

 

i appreciate your honesty

 

Pot can trigger underlying mental disorders.

 

can mental disorders trigger pot?

riiiight that's good ol addiction ....

 

If you're depressed you should stop smoking pot.

exercise, eat healthy, paint, listen to music, etc. Don't waste your time with drugs or alcohol, when suffering from a mental disorder. Generally it will just make it worse.

 

Well I keep thinking I was repeatedly misdiagnosed ... You know like its the "north american" disease type thing. It's the "curse of western civilization" ..... It's "lazyness" it's "negativity". It aint really me. Its from drinking pepsi. I dont exercise ~ you are right there:& . It's others views of me ... oh oh here comes the heeby geebies. See that's the paranoia and I'm not even stoned. Also, the winters can get long too .... yeah. Maybe I should stop but I enjoy it. It's a social thing for me. My husband does everyday it will cause problems in our relationship. I will lose my friends.

 

if they're true friends they won't abandon you just because you don't smoke.


I went through a similiar situation last year. I still hang out with my pot-head friends..

 

its not that I just couldnt handle being around them and saying no.

 

You wash your hands a lot? How frequently? I doubt it's ADD or anything like that. You could try stopping the pot and see how you feel. If that's not an option I suggest try looking up some personality disorders and see if you fit into those. Maybe you are Obessive Cumpulsive?

 

smokng pot always cures the blues for me!

 

Overall sounds like ADD/depression/something other than pot.

Especially the last sentence.
The 'geek-out when driving' would concern me...

 

are you really 98?

 

I was just reading that pot is an anti-depressant. I guess the geeking out would be anxiety/paranoia ..... depression/pot.


It's all so closely intertwined. Maybe this thread should be "reasons not to quit pot".

ah .... I've been this way for so long maybe I should just accept it already.

 

yeah i've also read that pot has lead people out of depression altogether. and people have also gained a new perspective of life while on pot and some scientist figured out a really tough equation while on pot. i think pot would make you less depressed but i'm not sure

 

hey I like that ... I havent smoked today. We are talking about quitting. We are fighting. Go figure.

 

hey local hippy do you get paranoid smoking illegal substances? Maybe you have paranoia, I dont know......

 

well I don't know if you were talking to me but yeah I can get a bit paranoid... it seems so intertwined.

Ususally I think that I am talking too loud or there may be something on my teeth when I'm high not "I'm a damn failure".

 

Pot gives you access to some deep and dark levels of your being, as well as the levels of love and light as we percieve them in this world or polarities.

It shows you your so called 'dark side', this is not in truth a dark side, just another sapect of yourself that you do not wish to identify with on a day to day basis.

 

im not depressed because i smoke pot, i smoke pot because im depressed..