im addicted and i jus cant get enough

I can totally relate...I'm a total pothead! If I have it around I will smoke until it is gone. The trouble I have with getting high is that it makes me more depressed when I come down from the high. I'm out right now and would love to buy some so I can escape this harsh reality called life. But I'm going to hold off... I need to be sober to address some heavy issues in my life. I wish I could just get high and shirk my responsibilities but I can't! Never heard of holding your breath to get high. I agree that weed is better than prescription meds for anxiety. I'm new to this site. Maybe I'm supposed to advise you to quit smoking pot. I would be careful with it if it's hurting your lungs. Don't make yourself sick!

Hi Katie,

I too can totally relate to your posts. I have been smoking pot for about the same amount of time as you. I enjoy it first thing in the morning and as the last thing I do before I go to bed.
My partner smoke everyday to, we enjoy smoking together which I suppose for us will make it alot harder if we ever decide to quit.

I suffer Bipolar and have some bad Anxiety issues I find smoking pot defiantely helps me although I have this argument with my Psych she believes that it has the opposite effect... But I guess until you are the person doing it you really don't know what to expect.

I love to smoke, I know everyone around me hates it but it is the one thing that just brings me back down to being comforatble and just happy....

hope you are okay? Take care of yourself and if you ever need to chat I'm always happy to talk :)

hello guys im having the same problem i have been depressed since i was 6 or younger smoking marijauna was all around even as a child i loved the smell of it and made it a point to smoke a.sa.p well this is going on to long even though i dont see any real health problems i am having a big problem finding good jobs...nobody wants a weed smoker on the job... well i have been able to go to school and perform excellently on my job(s) i must admit it does mess with your mental....i think remember ive been depressed as a kid before i could even inhale... it interferes whith you judment and dissision making skills as well as your memory.it could be from the smoking but i could be just a depressed child.both my parents were depressed and i went through the usual abuse and all the things that make most of us smoke.i,ve tried depression pills but they made me sick! so i stopped.as i said i have no real problems with the smoking that i can 100% say but if these health problems and problems getting a job...well i have to stop now!even if it's temporary i need to stop.but i can't! i have tried and i get bad withdrawel and anxiety i dont know what else to do any suggestions?

I use to be alcoholic, serious pot head, and cocaine user. When I joined the military, it just made it worst. Even we took random urine tests, I didn't care. I would get into fights and I fit the stereo type of the drunken sailor. I start having serious blackouts, people would come up to me like they knew me but I didn't know them. It seem like I was trying to commit suicide, reaching a higher state of highness. The blackout that told me that I had a serious problem when I went to this party on a Friday night and ended up in another state. I woke up in my car in Coco Beach and it was Sunday. I had seriously had missing time. The first thing I did was to check my wallet, to see if I was robbed, I even checked the trunk to see if there was a body in the trunk. I was very frantic. I went to the ship, went to the master of arms office and told him, I have a serious drug problem. I can't be like this, I decided I won't live like this. I gave everything up at the age of 25, I am now 46 and has been sober since then. It feels like I am free.

Hey Katie - I feel you on the broken dreams... and bud addiction. You're so 'lucky' to figure out there's an issue @ 21yrs old. I'm 31 and still stuck with it. I'm checking out a support group later and I'm nervous as all heck. Is there anything in your area you could check out? It's crazy how much depression is tied with smoking weed. I never would have put it together when I was your age. It was fun and a social thing - would always make friends in different circles of folks. But I see that if I take away the smoke element there was never anything REAL we'd do. Even now: looking @ my stock of friends... it's centered around weed smoking.
Now that I'm at an age thinking of having a baby in the next few years, the reality of my health has slammed my face.
Well, I hope you're able to break free & not be where I'm at today... You're probably sick of hearing 'You're still young' - well dang: compared to 31yrs old you have to admit it is true...

im 47 and smoke pot.i smoked from 12 to 22. i was completely straight for 8 1/2 yrs. i began drinking and smoked pot a few times about '97,'98. about 5 yrs ago i began smoking pot with a girlfriend i met at perkins. we had so much in common. back injuries and mental health issues. wed just sit and lay and watch tv. our big outing was going out for coffee. we started going out. i began drinking heavy. i went about 2 yrs and only smoked like 3 times. but now i smoke almost everyday. it really helps me with my back pain and anxiety. good luck in what eversuits you best. i wouldnt knock you for smoking and koodles for stopping if thats what you feel you need. am here to talk. hugs.

I can somewhat relate. i've been through abuse in my life & understand finding something to numb the pain so you do not have to deal w. it ( i have smoked pot before-but never was a pot head---but did bc really good at hiding all my problems from my abuse inside/and pretending everything was ok--so shutting down was my mental coping strategy). i personally have nothing against pot & think it should be legalized. But since u do it everyday & its affecting your life & health--you do appear to have an addiction. So often abuse can lead to depression & u are likely using pot to avoid having to deal w/ the damaged caused by abuse. I am soo sorry you endured abuse in your life & please know it is not your fault. Have u ever spoken w. a counselor or gone into rehab. I do not have personal experience w rehab-but know that they treat the underlying causes of addiction-which many times are victims who have never dealt w. the emotional issues/depression steming from abuse. Best of luck & i really hope u can get yourself well!