Has anyone on here ever smoked weed and noticed its damaged them socially/mentally?

Question

Im 30 now but from 16 to about a year ago i smoked alot of weed.

It started off with a bit of hashish at first then i started smoking weed and ive done other drugs in my life as well, ecstasy, coke etc.

How foolish.

Not only are drugs the reason my life is so rubbish but its taken a toll on me as well.

Im not the person i would have been if i hadnt ever done any drugs.

Im just not sociable anymore and find it hard to just talk to people and hold normal conversations without being blank headed.

Its really effecting me because im loosing poeple because of the way i am. I always moody and down and am really actually starting to get depressed.

Ive lost my girlfriend because of the way i am and find it hard to meet new people and just be a normal outgoing person.

Im a christian as well tho. I used to be. but then i forgot all about it and went my own way. how stupid.

I realise that i was blessed with a great heart and personality.

I used to be so funny and outgoing.

Now im too scared almost to even go to the pub by myself and just blend in and meet new people.

ive done so may wrong things in my life but if i would have just not done any drugs id be fine.

I feel like i need a miracle in my life like to touch the hem of Jesus garment or something.

Anyway basically because of the weed im not that an interesting person as i could have been and i feel very lacking compared to other people.

Has anyone else gone through this and then sorted themself out?

Answer 1

i know what youare talking about ,when i started smoking pot,which lead to trying many other drugs, it screwed up my life so bad,everythgin was fine for so long,and i was skating by and then this horrible depression hit me,a problem that i battled with for most of my youth,and had successfully gotten past i thought-i sold my stuff didnt pay my bills and so much more ,lost all of my friends,a job,everyhtign becuae i got incredibly depressed and things just didt work anymroe in my head.i have been drug free for 9 months now and i am still peicing things back together,it takes time its hard so hard but eventually things gte better but its not a one day thing it take weeks and month of working making sur eyou dont fall into anoth addiction...people say pot is harmless but i know thats not all true.i am still with out my friends,i wrecked alot of my stuff,lost my house,am in debt form not paying credit card bills for months becuase i neede drug money. i think poeple underestimate the power of drugs, i used to be a talented aritist and writier and i have touche d apen or scetch pad in so long,i even used to think i was pretty smart but i cant remeber anything anymore,and whatever  had before that helped me to write and draw and be smart,is just kind of gone...you will get through this,you'll feel better eventually you just have to stay positive and fight it,fight the bettle for yourslef dont give up-i know it sounds corny -but i have been there you will get past this and rise above it.

Answer 2

First of all, you are going to have to stop blaming the weed. You cant change the fact that it happened and that you did all the things you did. So you cant even blame yourself because it will get you no where but miserable. What are you interested in now? Do you read? You should start reading books that have a series that interest you that way you will want to be retaining that information and reading is just good for your brain anyway. Next, is what your into something you could easily invite someone else to do with you? Chillin at the river, playin dis golf in the park, just hanging out at the park I meet so many good people, and no they  arent all a bunch of pot heads. If you can, try to take a few classe to get your mind tickin again.. keep it active. Basic math and english classes are great refreshers and then you are instantly in an environment where you might be able to spark up some chit chat or a conversation. its ok, live right now, not dwelling on the past or you will be stuck..

love,

Kyla  

Answer 3

Its not bad if you do it a few times a year.  One thing it will do to chronic users is affect there ability to shift their attention.  They are like locked in the zone.  Plus you dont remember **** that happened when you were on it.

Answer 4

I went through something sort of like that. I quit smoking pot during college because I noticed that I didn't study as well, and I lowered my drinking too. It actually helped so much and I'm glad I knew those were the source of some of my problems. My guy friends smoke a lot of pot and have been forever and I can see them changing. Knowing that you need to change these things is definitely a first good step. As for doing things differently in your life, try starting working out and eating right to get your body on the right track, do something for intellectual stimiulation to train your mind to be strong again, and as for socially, try and put yourself out in social situations as much as you can. Even if it a little thing like going to get coffee or just hanging out somewhere very relaxed. Smaller steps help to increases happiness.  

Answer 5

Please have some faith in yourself.  I don't believe you're as bad a person as you think.  We are always our own worst critic.  You seem to have a good head on your shoulders, you have realised that drugs have caused you more problems than they have solved.  

Be strong, have faith, and go out and enjoy the world around you.  Take life one step at a time, and let yourself grow to your full potential.  You're not alone, and in time, your experiences could help others to save themselves from a life wasted.

You deserve a chance to be happy, but you have to take the first step and free yourself from your own self imposed constraints.

I wish you all the best and hope that you find your way to happiness.

Answer 6

well when i was doing it, i was chubby first of all, which made very depressed. but yeah i could never remember how i got places, and my grades in school all went to ****.... when i moved from AK to TX i moved away from the pot crowd as well, so now i'm all good, and don't do it even when my friends are doing it. i would recommend to you start going to the gym, it will raise your "happy hormones" i forget what they are called. and also you can meet people there and maybe a new girlfriend... that work out and has a hot body :D

Good Luck to you!!!

Answer 7

I'm 24 and began smoking weed when I was 16 and only did it a few times.But it progressed and by the time I was 20 I was smoking weed everyday and drinking. I stopped when I was pregnant with my son and then went back to smoking weed after he was born.His father was not from the US so he went back to his own country and left me with my son,I didn't know what to do.At 22 I was a single parent.I smoked weed after I put my son to bed. I began smoking it in the day.I became depressed, I thought people were out to kill me, I became paranoid.

I stopped smoking weed and had trouble sleeping so I began taking tylenol 3s and drinking  nyquil by the bottle.I did sleep but awoke sore everyday.

I continued this for months and started smoking weed again and doing coke.I would have aweful dreams,I became more paranoid doing coke.I didn't like coke as much as weed, weed was cheaper and a better high for me.So I didn't do coke as much.Weed made me sleepy and tired and I felt euphoric.I would smile for no reason.Everything seemed funny and magical.I could read into people's souls, I felt.I could tell exactly what they were thinking.

I quit because I was going to college and I wanted to be able to focus and get it straight.

I still had insomnia so I take tylenol pm, I feel unhappy, more self conscious but more here and now instead of being doped up and sleepy all the time.I'm going to school and looking for a better job currently.I NEVER in my life thought I would EVER do drugs. I was quiet and shy , I had only a few friends.I could not believe I ever even did any of this.It was completely out of character for me.I used to hang out with people I didn't like to get drugs, people who used me and lost my true friends and people who really cared about me.

My life is not perfect yet but I'm trying to put myself out there and relize that not everyone is going to agree with me or like what I am or what I have done.But its in the past and all I can do is live for the future.

Answer 8

No, but I've watched other people wreck themselves with weed.  It's not pretty.  At least you're trying to straighten out.  Good luck!

Answer 9

Probably Not. They ended up so messed up by the time they were Done- they weren't in ANY condition to "notice" Anything...  :0