Wow this podcast really found me at the right time. I found it as an ad on another video, but it really related to my journey with weed. I self medicated for around 9 years with weed and explored psychedelics a fair amount of times too. I began feeling a push from God to quit after having multiple negative experiences with drugs that led me to my current perspective - it no longer serves me and life is worth living sober minded. I 100% became addicted/ dependent during my course of use and it always turned into stronger doses and more ways of consuming it to be higher. From homemade strong edibles to smoking pieces and everything in between. I was needing stronger and stronger doses and feeling as if my only joy was from weed. I positioned my life around weed and how / when I could use it. Cancelling plans because I’d rather be high or preferring to be home every weekend high than visiting family and doing otherwise healthy things for myself. I would try to have balance and set up schedules of usage, mainly on the weekends, then later binge for a week straight going through a huge amount of product. It got to a point where I felt like I was going to die after an extremely strong edible that I made. Heart palpitating, white lips and pale face, losing my vision. I was dehydrated from being so high I forgot to drink water throughout the day. I felt ridiculous that I let it get to that point. That was my final time of consumption after I decided Gods messages were getting louder and louder to me, it went from anxiety during smoking to now full blown near death experiences in my opinion. It felt like God was going to continue to provide me negative experiences with the substance I loved until I decided to give it up. So I have. It’s been about 2.5 weeks. I’m proud of myself but it’s been hard. I used weed to cope with various traumas I went through as a child and young woman, I’m also the child of an alcoholic. Substance abuse is in my DNA and a subsequently normal response to my traumas. But I don’t want to abuse it anymore, I don’t want to be addicted. I don’t want to center my life around being high. Blessings to yall for this video. I also want to share that this video related to me as someone who doesn’t identify as a Christian. I’m a believer in God, and have my own unique relationship. But I appreciated how this video resonated with me and the variety of perspectives shared. It would have been nice to have a cannabis smoker on too, but well done regardless.
I like the approach yall did showing different sides. I would see myself in the middle. That it needs limits just like alcohol does. There are some good benefits especially those with mental illness. The recreational shouldn’t be a free for all situation because that can lead to addiction. I do not think it possible to control weed by smoking the way you can via edible. I am very nuanced on this topic. That this thing can be causing terrible harm not controlled and there can be benefits when controlled and not made into an idol.
Wow this podcast really found me at the right time. I found it as an ad on another video, but it really related to my journey with weed. I self medicated for around 9 years with weed and explored psychedelics a fair amount of times too. I began feeling a push from God to quit after having multiple negative experiences with drugs that led me to my current perspective - it no longer serves me and life is worth living sober minded. I 100% became addicted/ dependent during my course of use and it always turned into stronger doses and more ways of consuming it to be higher. From homemade strong edibles to smoking pieces and everything in between. I was needing stronger and stronger doses and feeling as if my only joy was from weed. I positioned my life around weed and how / when I could use it. Cancelling plans because I’d rather be high or preferring to be home every weekend high than visiting family and doing otherwise healthy things for myself. I would try to have balance and set up schedules of usage, mainly on the weekends, then later binge for a week straight going through a huge amount of product. It got to a point where I felt like I was going to die after an extremely strong edible that I made. Heart palpitating, white lips and pale face, losing my vision. I was dehydrated from being so high I forgot to drink water throughout the day. I felt ridiculous that I let it get to that point. That was my final time of consumption after I decided Gods messages were getting louder and louder to me, it went from anxiety during smoking to now full blown near death experiences in my opinion. It felt like God was going to continue to provide me negative experiences with the substance I loved until I decided to give it up. So I have. It’s been about 2.5 weeks. I’m proud of myself but it’s been hard. I used weed to cope with various traumas I went through as a child and young woman, I’m also the child of an alcoholic. Substance abuse is in my DNA and a subsequently normal response to my traumas. But I don’t want to abuse it anymore, I don’t want to be addicted. I don’t want to center my life around being high. Blessings to yall for this video. I also want to share that this video related to me as someone who doesn’t identify as a Christian. I’m a believer in God, and have my own unique relationship. But I appreciated how this video resonated with me and the variety of perspectives shared. It would have been nice to have a cannabis smoker on too, but well done regardless.
Thanks so much for sharing this with us! Hopefully we can revisit the topic again in the near future with a guest that can add further perspective.
I like the approach yall did showing different sides. I would see myself in the middle. That it needs limits just like alcohol does. There are some good benefits especially those with mental illness. The recreational shouldn’t be a free for all situation because that can lead to addiction. I do not think it possible to control weed by smoking the way you can via edible. I am very nuanced on this topic. That this thing can be causing terrible harm not controlled and there can be benefits when controlled and not made into an idol.
Jesus always visits me during my sessions.