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Jeff AKA Snoopy posted...

Being addicted to something is different than using it to deal with medical problems. Can you function without alcohol?

Not to mention alcohol is known to have negative influences over people's decision making skills way more than marijuana.

When you smoke too much, you're way less of a problem to others than when you drink too much and become literally everyone's problem. It's not even comparable.

I do know others that drink a few and I notice no difference in their behavior. But once they drink a few more, pretty much everyone becomes in the range of annoying to "get me the fuck away from this person". Unless you drink too and can dish it back.

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Dunno about stress, but it definitely did a hell of a lot for insomnia. Yes, I am thinking back to before I ever discovered it.

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Trumpo posted...

Isn't that the excuse cigarette smokers give?

That one I do think is psycological. I think its more the fact most people take a break from whatever TO smoke. Like example. If I'm getting frustrated with a game cause I'm losing. If I pause smoke a cigg then try again I typically do better. But if just light one up and keep playing while smoking it doesnt help at all.

Weed on the other hand legit makes it easy to take your mind off whatever is stressing you. Smoke some weed and listen to music watch tv play video games etc and your mind is gonna be so let focused on that.

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Trumpo posted...

Isn't that the excuse cigarette smokers give?

While they do say that, the stress they're trying to deal with is created by not getting a cigarette after a while.

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Tyranthraxus posted...

While they do say that, the stress they're trying to deal with is created by not getting a cigarette after a while.

That's psychological as well. I go 12 hours a day at work without smoking and quit using a patch when I forgot it one day and found out I fared just fine. Btw I dont get a break so its straight 12 hours without a smoke

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PatrickMahomes posted...

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Being a new account with a hot take = shitposter
Being an old account without matching karma with a hot take = shitposter
Being an old account with matching karma with a hot take = shitposter

When is the right time to be controversial?

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Solid Sonic posted...

PatrickMahomes posted...

User Since: Apr 2014Karma: 311

Being a new account with a hot take = shitposter
Being an old account without matching karma with a hot take = shitposter
Being an old account with matching karma with a hot take = shitposter

When is the right time to be controversial?

Anything that's incendiary, means the guy is trolling apparently.
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Lost_All_Senses posted...

Not to mention alcohol is known to have negative influences over people's decision making skills way more than marijuana.

When you smoke too much, you're way less of a problem to others than when you drink too much and become literally everyone's problem. It's not even comparable.

I do know others that drink a few and I notice no difference in their behavior. But once they drink a few more, pretty much everyone becomes in the range of annoying to "get me the fuck away from this person". Unless you drink too and can dish it back.

This might be true generally, but I definitely know a few people who are much more of a problem when theyre very high versus when theyre very drunk

mooreandrew58 posted...

That's psychological as well. I go 12 hours a day at work without smoking and quit using a patch when I forgot it one day and found out I fared just fine. Btw I dont get a break so its straight 12 hours without a smoke

Not necessarily.

Some people are more sensitive to nicotine addiction than others.

Like I've been smoking for like ten years, I can go a shift no problem.

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DavidZ2844 posted...

This might be true generally, but I definitely know a few people who are much more of a problem when theyre very high versus when theyre very drunk

I've almost never seen that and when I have its just beem the stoned person being too stoned to pay attention. Drunk people tend to do shit intentionally or lose too much control over their balance and motor skills in general.

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lww99 posted...

Well it does help deal with stress, thats a given.

SpookyHov45 posted...

It's clinically proven to alleviate stress.

I know many people that get paranoid when they smoke, it depends on the person.

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Bro, when was the last time you climbed a tree?

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WaterLink posted...

I know many people that get paranoid when they smoke, it depends on the person.

Yeah oddly my best friend was like that for the longest time so he wouldn't smoke. Now he smokes all the time. Wonder if legality had anything to do with it.

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Pepys Monster posted...

It sounds like you should avoid sativa.

It's indica bro

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good troll man

you looking for representation?

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Trill__Cosby posted...

you've convinced yourself

Fuck yeah, thats the only way it works lol

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DavidZ2844 posted...

This might be true generally, but I definitely know a few people who are much more of a problem when theyre very high versus when theyre very drunk

Word. The worst my friends got was when all they did was dabs and annoyed the fuck out of me by never being able to hold a conversation. They'd keep responding with things that had literally no connection to what we were talking about. I mostly hang out with people for conversation, so it felt like my friends just became super unenjoyable to hang out with. Nothing they did threatened or offended me tho. It was easily predictable. I can feel uncomfortable around certain drinkers because they become unpredictable. And I'm also not a fan of someone being all up in my face. To the point I can't even do my own thing next to them, because they constantly need attention.

I'm not gonna say I have a no bias at all from personal experience. But my personal experience is really heavy. All I've done since a teenager is been around drinkers and smokers. I have one clean cousin and that's it. Him and my young family that aren't at the age of experimenting with stuff like that yet. That's probably coming soon tho >_<. I'm not excited about it.

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Lost_All_Senses posted...

Word. The worst my friends got was when all they did was dabs and annoyed the fuck out of me by never being able to hold a conversation. They'd keep responding with things that had literally no connection to what we were talking about. I mostly hang out with people for conversation, so it felt like my friends just became super unenjoyable to hang out with. Nothing they did threatened or offended me tho. It was easily predictable. I can feel uncomfortable around certain drinkers because they become unpredictable. And I'm also not a fan of someone being all up in my face. To the point I can't even do my own thing next to them, because they constantly need attention.

I'm not gonna say I have a no bias at all from personal experience. But my personal experience is really heavy. All I've done since a teenager is been around drinkers and smokers. I have one clean cousin and that's it. Him and my young family that aren't at the age of experimenting with stuff like that yet. That's probably coming soon tho >_<. I'm not excited about it.

Isn't dabs more potent? Might be the problem. I've never seen someone too high to where their responses where completely off subject. Worst ive seen is just lack of response or more common "huh what?"

I will give you though hanging around intoxicated people in general and you aint too is annoying. I hate drunk people when I'm sober.

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mooreandrew58 posted...

Isn't dabs more potent? Might be the problem. I've never seen someone too high to where their responses where completely off subject. Worst ive seen is just lack of response or more common "huh what?"

I will give you though hanging around intoxicated people in general and you aint too is annoying. I hate drunk people when I'm sober.

I got no problem with the latter thing weed smokers do. Sometimes even sober people are distracted. I constantly ask someone to repeat what they said because I zoned out. And Im usually sober when that happens. Or other times you really just got no response and you'd rather just think about it more silently.

As to elaborate on the drinking thing, I been on both sides. I didn't notice how annoying drinkers were until I stopped drinking at social events. Then I just stopped going because it wasn't fun. It was just constantly being in conversations/arguments where the person was way too high energy and didn't seem to take in anything I said. It's super obvious when they're just trying to rant and your side is just something in their way. And that feels disrespectful as hell. The fuck would I wanna talk to you then >_>.

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Lost_All_Senses posted...

I got no problem with the latter thing weed smokers do. Sometimes even sober people are distracted. I constantly ask someone to repeat what they said because I zoned out. And Im usually sober when that happens. Or other times you really just got no response and you'd rather just think about it more silently.

As to elaborate on the drinking thing, I been on both sides. I didn't notice how annoying drinkers were until I stopped drinking at social events. Then I just stopped going because it wasn't fun. It was just constantly being in conversations/arguments where the person was way too high energy and didn't seem to take in anything I said. It's super obvious when they're just trying to rant and your side is just something in their way. And that feels disrespectful as hell. The fuck would I wanna talk to you then >_>.

Yeah as said I find being around intoxicated people in general annoying if I'm sober though with weed its partially envy especially since I dont smoke anymore. I wish I could but it aint worth the risk of losing my job over

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mooreandrew58 posted...

Wonder if legality had anything to do with it.

Might have something to do with tolerance. I know when I first started smoking I got the giggles a lot and time kinda slowed down and was kinda trippy. I can see how an experience like that might be negative for some. As I smoked more it got to the point where I just felt a little sleepy and lightheaded but otherwise feel the same.

Or perhaps just body chemistry, since most of the people I know that have said that was their reaction to weed usually tend to prefer opiates so maybe that has something to do with it

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WaterLink posted...

Might have something to do with tolerance. I know when I first started smoking I got the giggles a lot and time kinda slowed down and was kinda trippy. I can see how an experience like that might be negative for some. As I smoked more it got to the point where I just felt a little sleepy and lightheaded but otherwise feel the same.

Or perhaps just body chemistry, since most of the people I know that have said that was their reaction to weed usually tend to prefer opiates so maybe that has something to do with it

With him he used to smoke it all the time then outta no where it started giving him panic attacks real bad so he quit. Like a decade later he learned if he had some alcohol in his system he stayed calm even getting high overtime he got to where he coukd just smoke it again

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It helped me slow down my brain enough to be a le to learn and practice the tools given in therapy.

Helped me a lot.

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you should smoke a doobie papa. it should help you with your stress after all... >_>

Just did
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ZevLoveDOOM posted...

you should smoke a doobie papa. it should help you with your stress after all... >_>

You'll have plenty of time for smoking doobies when you're living in A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER

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Weed really doesn't help deal with stress. If people want to smoke pot who cares though. It's fun sometimes.

Really what would you rather be a pot smoking burnout or a slave to a system and people who are completely phony for the most part. I say neither. I'd rather have an actual heart and not be either or a complete sell out.

PatrickMahomes posted...

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It's a Trickfinger alt

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It helps with stress because it puts a bandaid over the problem, so people prefer to smoke weed instead of developing healthy coping skills for stress.

It helps with anxiety in the short term but actually contributes to worsened anxiety long term, once again because the person is masking the problem rather than developing healthy skills.

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AdrianBeterson posted...

It helps with stress because it puts a bandaid over the problem, so people prefer to smoke weed instead of developing healthy coping skills for stress.

It helps with anxiety in the short term but actually contributes to worsened anxiety long term, once again because the person is masking the problem rather than developing healthy skills.

I mean it's a problem if overused. But just to get your mind off of say having a shitty day at work that's great.

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I think the amount of teachers out there is keeping people from developing healthy skills in a variety of ways these days. They don't even know what that is they are so hell bent on it.

kg88222 posted...

I think the amount of teachers out there is keeping people from developing healthy skills in a variety of ways these days. They don't even know what that is they are so hell bent on it.

Schools in general lack in teaching life skills. Not everything is about being able to get a job

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It's become cyclical. There is a lack of genuiness out there in general. Whatever pays the bills or floats peoples boats.

mooreandrew58 posted...

I mean it's a problem if overused. But just to get your mind off of say having a shitty day at work that's great.

Obviously my post isnt directed to someone who smokes once or twice a week. However, most people are very bad at knowing how much theyre smoking, and greatly underestimate the quantity, which eventually develops into a problem that people arent aware of.

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AdrianBeterson posted...

Obviously my post isnt directed to someone who smokes once or twice a week. However, most people are very bad at knowing how much theyre smoking, and greatly underestimate the quantity, which eventually develops into a problem that people arent aware of.

I used to smoke at least 3 times a day. Worst thing when I quit was I found myself getting irritated easier. But that went away after like 2 weeks

Hell i didnt even need to smoke weed to help with stress just knowing I had it to look foward to helped me not stress shit in the first place

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mooreandrew58 posted...

I used to smoke at least 3 times a day. Worst thing when I quit was I found myself getting irritated easier. But that went away after like 2 weeks

Good for you

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It's possible to learn a lot through failure. I don't necessarily agree and there are healthy coping skills but by the same token there are people out there living delusions because they have never gone through anything in their lives. And their egos just keep getting larger instead of recognizing their faults.

As someone who doesn't and won't do any sort of drug and also doesn't drink...

It really doesn't matter how people relieve stress. We all deal with so much crap, we all got our own ways of dealing with it. Within reason of course, it's possible to over-do it with anything. A lot of the shit we do as people is unhealthy, these things are no different.

Weed really isn't nearly as bad as technology is now. Like what was said, it depends where you spend your time and even that. People are idealistic. Is youtube really the answer? Do I want to be these people? Not really.

I wouldn't recommend people smoke weed or force that on people the way youtube and technology and other things are being forced on people.. There are real delusions out there.

Oh good, now the topic has this blathering fucking drivel.

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