Anonymous OP 1w

I also use weed to help my emotions sometimes(I have a shit ton of mental problems lol) and I started to smoke at night or after I finish my work for the day so it’s more of a reward. I get being depressed and stuck in your bed bc I’ve been there and still struggle with it but if you make a set time for you to smoke it might make things better with family and your depression. This is just smth that works for me but I hope you find something that works for you :))

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Anonymous #2 1w

yeah i already smoke in the evening after i get out of the gym. i view it as a reward and it lets me spend some time alone away from my family (they’re a pretty big part of why im depressed lol)

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Anonymous OP 1w

then i honestly don’t see too much of a problem as long as your not abusing it and it’s helping your progress

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Anonymous OP 1w

make sure you stick to a routine like this with time restrictions on when/how much you smoke, and take t breaks! also see a psych/therapist if you can, especially one that focuses on harm reduction and real world solutions moreso than identifying emotions. it helps a lot imo. my DMs are open if you need someone to talk to, i was very depressed most of my life, mostly bc of my family, and im coming out on the other side of it now.

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Anonymous OP 1w

have you told them you use it to self medicate? you might still have to stop but maybe they could get you to a professional at least :(

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Anonymous #3 1w

yeah i have. they said they don’t support it but would let me do what i think is best. but now they’re worried about getting into legal trouble if i have weed in my system and am driving the car under their insurance. i’m in wyoming so they don’t mess around with weed here. my mom wants me to see a therapist but i feel incapable of explaining what my problem is. not even sure i know what it is myself.

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Anonymous OP 1w

i think a therapist would be a great person to talk to try to figure out what the problem even is

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Anonymous OP 1w

It took me a lot of tries to find the right therapist, CBT is usually the most common kind of therapy and it definitely isn’t for everyone

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Anonymous OP 1w

i agree with #4 and #1, a therapist can help you identify the problem and then tackle it. although weed can help you function, it does often kind of obscure the actual problem while simultaneously dulling the symptoms. just keep in mind that weed only amplifies emotions, it doesnt create them. you create them. if you can feel ok with weed, you can someday feel ok without it too.

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Anonymous #5 1w

Yes and-ing here to say: I think bad coping mechanisms can be misunderstood. Sometimes it is truly the only thing keeping you going, and from a harm reduction perspective, what matters is that you stay alive to work on it later on when you might be in a more stable spot. If it’s serving you now, then ok, maybe that’s what you need right now. When it stops serving that purpose, and you notice it starts to have more of a negative effect, you deal with it then.

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Anonymous #4 1w

Like by the wording here - sometimes my emotions are too big or strong for me to be able to cope with, where I’m at right now. Im in a shitty situation, and having an outsized emotional response will put myself in danger. Putting them off is a survival tactic, and I know it will suck later when I have to feel them again, bigger and bottled up, but I’ll be doing that in a hopefully safer environment to cope with them.

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