Is Marijuana a solution?

I believe drugs are a no-no and i would never go to them ~

 

I do not think that marijuana is the answer. Chip made a lot of good points about why it is not, so I am not going to repeat what he had said. Also, I understand the fear of pills, I do not take medicine if I can help it.

However, if you feel like your stress is getting to be too much, you can go to a Psychologist or Counselor. They cannot prescribe pills, they can recommend you go visit a psychiatrist, but they cannot force you, unless they fear that you are a risk to yourself or others, and even then it is still a complicated process.

I meet with a counselor every week, and it has been very helpful with dealing with the stress that I have been under. We talk about what is going on, what I have been dealing with, and what we can do to help. It is just talking, there is no medication, no testing, just talking.

 

I feel ya! I have bipolar disorder, and the mere thought of getting on medication or being forced into an institution makes me cringe. (*hug*)

If it's your only natural option, I would use it, but I'd try other things first and see if they work.
Like Chip said, you may become dependent on marijuana. Marijuana is great for medicine, but it's not for everyone.

My mom is a super hippie and mental illness runs in our family, so we use a lot of natural remedies and homeopathic stuff.

For example, velarian root is great for insomnia, and it can help with anxiety a little too. It's not hard to find, you can buy it anywhere vitamins are sold for like $8-10. Just take 1-4 of them 30 min. before you go to bed. I heard it can give you a stomach ache, but only if you take like 10 of them at a time.
I'd also recommend not eating as much gluten as usual. I recently found out that I'm gluten intolerent and that it may be worsing my mood swings. To see whether or not gluten affects you, try eating only half as many gluten products than you usually eat for a few weeks (or months, if you can.) If your syptoms improve, you might be gluten intolerent.

Sorry I couldn't give you better advice, but I hope I've helped you somewhat. :icon_bigg

 

Marijuana is not a solution per se, but if it helps you cope with the stress, then I don't think there's anything wrong with using it to help you relax in the evenings.

What exactly is your problem? Is it just ordinary stress from life? Or do you think you actually suffer from a disorder like anxiety or depression?

I would be a hypocrite to agree with above posters and say you can dig yourself out of anxiety or depression just by seeing a counselor. I've been in talk therapy for years, but the only way I've been able to overcome my anxiety and depression has been through chemical and herbal means, taking a variety of herbs, supplements, vitamins, and prescription medications.

If you can't get natural remedies in the small town you live in, fortunately you can get pretty much everything from the internet. I order pretty much all my supplements, herbs, and vitamins online.

Depending on what your particular problem is, I can tell you what supplements and herbs have helped me personally, with the disclaimer that I am just sharing information based on my personal experience, not giving you medical advice about what you should take or do.

 

Whre doe the stress come from and is it something you can discuss with someone else?

If so you could talk to someone about and see what happens from there.
If not, then have you tried meditating and- focus on putting the problem aside for a moment while you relax and think of nothing but breathing, it may be hard to maintain but it might help clear your thoughts.

 

I would be concerned about the type of pot you would be getting and where it was coming from. I wouldn't risk it specifically because you don't know how much THC is in whatever you're getting (different strains produce different amounts) and you don't know if there may be traces of other drugs mixed in. Also, if its illegal in your area, I wouldn't try it.

My mom works in law enforcement and was very concerned when she found out my brother had tried pot specifically because strains people buy purely to get high (not for any medical reasons) are now being found with astoundingly high levels of THC that have caused serious issues in some people (brain damage, specifically, to the point of a severe loss of cognitive function). Its also not unheard of for other drugs to find their way into a batch of weed - people wind up getting more than just weed and don't know. And any given dealer may wind up with weed from a bunch of different sources that may have different THC levels and therefore will perform differently.

Now whether or not my mom is entirely correct, I would advise against it purely because its illegal in many places, and because when dealing with an unregulated means of acquiring pot there's inherent uncertainty as to exactly what you're getting and what kind of effect it may have. Certainly weed is unlikely to be as harmful as any other illicit drug, but I still wouldn't advise it.

 

I suffer from anxiety and I can tell you, Ms Mary Jane is the solution to all problems. I would not say I rely on it, but it definitely makes my day easier. Honestly it should be legal everywhere, the only thing I want to do when I am high is eat, and nothing evil about that.

 

the problem is not the marijuana. no drugs or medicine or alcohol are ever a solution for anything. they just act like a fake barrier between you and your problems, so they are still there bothering you, but as you are not in contact with them you're never gonna solve them. if you need to relax, i think it's okay. just don't associate weed with relaxing otherwise you'll want to be relaxed all the time and that leads to addiction.

i myself had some very serious stuff going to with my life and i started smoking more often because of that. but later (with therapy) i realized i wasn't doing anything good with life anymore. just going to uni and smoking while not studying... not a very productive life.
... just be careful

 

Personally, I say no.
Marijuana usually doesn't have drastic side effects, but it has a pretty high correlation with mental health problems in people who are already at risk of such. It also makes you lazy, and generally unproductive.

 

Actually, I'm not sure if it was mentioned yet, but pro-longed recreational use of Marijuana does cause memory loss later on. It also lowers your awareness and reaction time.

 

Illegal substances are not the answer. Please don't do that, if you get caught, you'll have a record that's going to stay with you forever, along with a potential addiction, too.

Why do you hate doctors? Do you also dislike mental health specialists? People in both these categories could help you.

And regarding drugs, if you need them, you need them. The side effects are usually none to mild (manageable). My mom has been on them for over a decade with no side effects whatsoever, for example. I'm not saying there is no controversy about them, but overall, they are recognized as very good tools.

As for a mental institution, I highly doubt they'd send you there for just anxiety.

But yeah, pot is not a good idea if you want to live as a productive and reasonably law-abiding citizen.

 

I have heard of a lot of people with mental issues later in life (depersonalisation, derealisatoon, anxiety etc.) put it down to weed in their teens/ twenties. And weed is stronger these days so I am told.

So I would focus on other ways to reduce the anxiety. Talking about it with a professional would help pinpoint the root cause.. Then you can decide how to fix it. Drugs just mask it.

 

No, it is only a temporary means of escape and it may cause an addiction. The best way to get out of your problems is to face them and overcome them, if you don't feel like you can by yourself then you can ask someone close to help or maybe seek some comfort from them

Need to vent? I'll listen if you want me to. (*hug*)

 

don't smoke your problems away.
i have A LOT!! and i started with recreational use in my early teens back then it was fun and done infrequently, but about 16 i started smoking nearly everyday, to deal with stress. one year latter stress turns in frequent panic attacks and i drop out of college for the first time. then i spent another year smoking and all my problems grew worse and i was spending over 200 quid a week on smoke. that year pot also lead me to other substances which i was hooked on for 6-8 months i can't be sure i can remember about 30 seconds of that time period. then i tried college again still smoking every day to manage the stress of a one day a week job and college which turn out to be too much for me again.
still want to get high to get rid of your problems?
i ain't even finished
then we have last year where i moved out smoked everyday and my panic levels soared so high i moved back in with my folk after a month also lost my job in the same month because i stayed up late every night try just to feel well nothing getting as high as possible so i didn't care about the world or about my crappy life or all the crap my addiction has caused all the money i've wasted.
here's the kicker i write this to you now while right now i am getting high because im still addicted i'm still wasting my money my life and my time. i know i am being a hypocrite right now but from what you've posted you could end up like me serious mental problems doing nothing about them. and i'm going to be 21 in less than a month i am on the benefits i have no real accomplishments in life i have a criminal record for possession of like a quarter of a gram. i barely get any responses when i apply for jobs there are many jobs i now can't apply for, there are plenty of countries that will never let me visit them.
my future looks bleaker with every time i sober up and realise im still doing nothing with my life i don't really have the motivation to anything with my life and my deppresion has got so much worse any plan i could have for my future in my head is doomed to fail before its even thought of or atleast i think it will.
hope this answers the question it is not the solution, not people might have already laboured the point to you but i thought i'd offer my two cents

 

Darkceheesse, thanks for sharing that. I'm sorry you've been through that and are still having problems. I wish you luck and much strength to rebuild your life whenever you're ready.