Joe Rogan on How Weed Affects Disciplined People
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as a 11 years smoker i can tell you one thing: weed abuse can make you forget who you really are.
Factsssssssssas
yep, shit will turn you into an emotionless zombie & when you're not high, you're a raging baboon lol
Even after a few months of daily use I was terrified of the empty shell of consumption I was becoming, and because I'm young I thought I was permanently damaging my brain. I'm happy to be 2 months clean now
@@littlemooshu4171 I feel like an emotionless zombie without smoking.
Forget who?
i smoked weed every day for over a decade. i stopped last year. i am way more productive then i used to be. thats just me. ill still toke occasionally, but ill never return to daily use again for the rest of my life. i was abusing, not using for therapeutic uses.
You and me are in the exact same shoes. I too smoked for over a decade. The first few years for the euforia and increased creativity. Then a few years later just to get some sleep. Then after a few years more for the anxiety. And in the end just to escape my reality. It went from pleasure to purely abuse. It was the shame a all the regerets that made me quit cold turkey. I have a weakness for weed now, and like you, i'm never returning to daily use again, if ever. Stay strong brother.
Stopped for 30 years...daily now...couldn't be happier. Perhaps it was never a fit for you...or you changed .... I spent 30 years being 'productive' and am happy to slow down and breathe..
Strains matter. All US strains are hybrids from hybridized seeds. You want real energy without paranoia and comedowns? Source landrace sativas.
@blackbriarwolf I know right? What a dvmba$$ guy
@@blackbriarwolf5766Doesn't mean he is wrong
Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!
Yes, dr.andrew_james. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
I wish they were readily available in my place.
Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac.
He's constantly talking about killing someone.
He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.
Is he on instagram?
Yes he is. dr.andrew_james
Helps with my anxiety and insomnia. It also helps with my appetite and bowel issues . It also calms me down when I’m irritated and impatient. I notice it helps me work more throughly instead of rushing through .
The best thing I learned from the paranoia of weed high is that I realized my anxiety, fear, and depression are just thought that I can override by realizing it is not my actual reality. I would recall getting high and getting paranoid and then having to talk my way out of that paranoia. Learning that has made life so much easier and less stressful.
You described your seat of consciousness. You're the being existing having thoughts and feelings of emotions. But ultimately, they have nothing to do with you, who you are. The mind is a mess. It's your job to clean it up. Most don't even think about thinking, so they are run by thoughts.
You have to put effort into it in order for it to work. It's a tool, not a cure.
@@sheldonwight9661 very great way of articulating this. Yes
@@rickwilliams967 This 100%. It’s a tool, not a cure. I find myself telling people this so frequently
For me weed started triggering uncontrollable panic attacks, so I had to stop. In fact, I started having panic attacks while sober, and I attribute that to my marijuana use. It's definitely not a drug for everyone.
" weed doesn't make one lazy ,it just makes you realise that some things arent worth doing " favourite quote ever
Fallacious quote tho
@@Synthed a comment like that makes you sound like a highfalutin onanist.
@@bernardvonreiche5474 you just described yourself.
Its a really shitty quote. Just sounds like its used by lazy people who want an excuse to get out of things.
it makes me lazy
As a weed smoker for 34 years, I do a lot after smoking..
From working out, to daily activities..
I think it makes me more focused also
Thankyou for your comment, been smoking 40 years . I'm the same at 60. Workouts, gardening, intensive labour. Homegrown for me. No indoor, its crap.
@@kaiahikomakorau-bi6sp
If I knew someone with good homegrown I would buy it, lol..
But I go to the cannabis dispensary, just to make sure I'm only getting weed..
Once I bought some weed from the streets, (I used to always buy from the streets this was the last time.. in 2017)..
But, I smoked, then took a drug test for a job the next day..
The manager told me he didn't care about weed, but I tested positive for trace amounts of meth..
I'm like WTF!?!
I've NEVER done meth in my life!!
I figured he had the meth in the same bag, or he uses meth and touched the weed right after..
But, after that I stopped FCKing around on the streets..
I will pay extra, to know I'm only smoking weed
Really depends on strain too. If I smoke a sativa I might hit a new weight PR easily. If I smoke an indica good luck even performing as good as sober, let alone a sativa
@@kaiahikomakorau-bi6spwow man, good for you, I have nothing but respect for you.
@@universalnetwork264 don't tell me you actually.believe there is a difference between indica and sativa. Its just an old wives tale. Never been proven and will never be proven lol
As a mother of 6 kids, thc helped me so much with postpartum depression. I went from wanting to die to enjoying my baby and my life. Im 45 days "clean" i miss how i felt on it but im enjoying my clarity. Thc made me super active and made me not as lazy while slowong me down a bit if that makes sense. Idk if ill go back to it or not but without it id be dead i really belive that
For a year I was a high functioning cannabis user I worked 40-50 hours a week and went to the gym 5 days a week I didn’t even have time to cook but smoked tree everyday so when people say it’s demotivating it is but if you have the will to push past that you’ll find a glorious world
50 hours a week isn't THAT long, you better get to cooking! Lol
Right, it depends on the person for sure. but you said you "were", what changed? did you cut down? Did you become dependant on it? I'm a Substance counselor so I'm interested to hear your perspective!
@@jacob_1866 I had a stroke almost exactly a year ago at 21 I had to relearn how to walk + talk I lost 40 pounds I am currently still deaf in my right ear and 6’1 125lbs was doing really well in life a couple months away from a very profitable carrer and just got really unlucky
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@@jacob_1866 I was at the gym lifting weights it was caused by an avm
My view is that it is incredibly useful when used with intention. Whether that is to relax, have fun, get into a workout, solve a problem, engage in pleasurable activity or introspection. When used just to feel some kind of way all the time, the user withers away due to a lack of direction. Something that was probably happening regardless of cannabis use.
I'm smoking one right now before I go into my computer game and start designing. It helps me hyper focus as they say and make the most realistic landscapes. It's fun being a game designer :D
Well said friend. I use it with intention as well and find great benefits form using it. That being said I keep it to a minimum of once or twice a week.
Well said !
naw bro cannabis literally shrinks and changes the shape of the hippocampus in the brain. It has also been shown to shrink the pre-frontal cortex in developing brains. I don't consider those results useful. The only honestly positive way it has benefited me is by allowing me to be in the moment more but it's a trade off because I feel burnt out later.
too bad it doesn't help with coding. I tried it and it fogged my logic. maybe it's just me
I started smoking weed since my teenage, got addicted to smoking. Spent my whole life fighting crack addiction. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. This is something that really need to be use globally to help people with similar health challenges.
Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here
Can you help me with the reliable source. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Spain. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them.
YES very sure of Dr.raymycology. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
YES very sure of Dr.raymycology. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
YES very sure of Dr.raymycology. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
For me smoking weed all day caused a few problems. For starters, in my case it makes me think about my problems a lot. Instead of fixing them however, you become content with your situation and don't even try to put in the effort to change anything. When you sober up, the weight of your problems becomes apparent again and you smoke because it's become such a habit and stress relief mechanism.
You’re spot on with that. I had a similar issue with weed but I never smoked all day so after I think of my problems/became introspective I’d sober up and go about fixing them. Kind of used to realization of being high to help me when I’m sober.
It fucks me up trying to quit fuck weed
@@CarlosRodriguez-wc9qv 🤡 🤡
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If weed makes you so content that you don't feel the need to do anything then you are easily made content, it has nothing to do with the weed, just about anything will likely make you content. "When you sober up the weight of your problems become apparent again.." What? They didn't just go away when you were high you just chose not to think about them, a consented decision.
I have been smoking weed every day for the past 2 and a half years. At first it started with just a little bit on the weekends but it soon progressed into an everyday thing. I was on track to going to nursing school but my confidence got so bad I changed my degree. Long story short I have changed my degree five times and I’m now 21 still struggling to figure out what to do with my life. I didn’t just smoke weed. I vaped, used extremely strong pens and even did some wax. I was gone every night and my anxiety turned into a haunting demon. Just a month ago I tried shrooms and that’s when I really decided to quit everything. I’m four days clean now and I’m already starting to feel a difference. I finally feel like I’m taking control of my life.
Update? How are things now?
How are you now? 😊
you are 21 so it's really normal to struggle with what to do in life at that age. Just don't give up and try out new things get in touch with facettes of your personality and try to figure out what really gives you pleasure when u do it then try to find an application for it / a job that supports that. You go this!
Woohoo
I’m going through quitting aswell, I did it before & it was scary, so now I’m taking it slow but it’s killing. How are you doing my man?
Psilocybin, LSD, shrooms and ketamine are absolutely life changing substances that have so much potential to help people with mental health issues.
I've been looking to get my hands on shrooms since growing isn't an option for me . Any one knows where I can source?
@@WooodThyeah , he's Dr jeffshrooom he got magic mushrooms , DMT , LSD and other psychs
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What joe says is so accurate. My mind is always active and weed is the only thing that shuts it off and allows me to relax in a way that I can’t while I’m sober. I have symptoms of depression and anxiety as well and it calms me down and blocks out all the negative thoughts. I’ve smoked too often at times and I can’t really enjoy it that way but when it’s only a few times a week or less I can usually get the benefits I seek from it
Habitual use of psychoactive substances increases feelings of depression and anxiety when not using the substance.
The issue is when you dont learn to control your emotions internally you will most definitely develop an addiction
It gives me extreme anxiety and reminds me basically I’m wasting my life and haven’t achieved anything yet and death is imminent and is fast approaching I have to do something before I die
Crazy anxiety man
@@cheetman1 bingo.
Claro la clave es usarlo con un nente madura y disciplinada te ayuda un monton, me ayudo a concentrarme en pesas, mucha lectura y a,entender a carl jung y a desconectar para volver mas fuerte.
He’s 100% right about being able to workout while high and how it helps to isolate muscle groups. It probably depends on the person, but it can help a lot of people.
Depends, first on the individual then probably on the activity. I like lifting weights when stoned as I can attest to the mind muscle connection. On the other hand I would not want to do do heavy sparring when high.
I get this too! I get a much better workout if I'm slightly high and can push myself harder since I don't feel the pain as much
It definitely makes workouts easier to get through, even in the sense of kind of being bored by doing the same thing every day. But the downside is that it increases appetite, so my experience is going home from working out and getting the munchies hard. You’re already hungry at night after working out, and then add weed to it and it’s really hard.
Diminished returns the higher you get def a sweet spot lol
It certainly helps for particular type of character.
Psychedelic therapy is just one of those great leaps in the mental health space. It’s wonderful and the fact they serve recreational use and health as well. Can’t say I don’t trip once in a while.
I have invested in psychedelic research- a good portion of my net worth after experimenting with
Psilocybin myself, the positive impact it had on my addiction and depression can’t be over emphasized imo.
A lot of people take shrooms and complain about bad trips but what one should understand is that one has to have a purpose for using it you can’t cheat the universe.
I’ve been looking to try shrooms and I’m wondering if I can get a reliable source?
I can recommend you to dr_xzavier, he’s good.
How very reliable is he?
I started smoking since my teenage, got addicted to cigarettes. Spent my whole life fighting Cigarettes addiction. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Cigarettes addiction actually destroyed my life. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 6 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
Amen God bless people. Save your health save your mind. Life is better without heroin, cocaine, alcohol and cigarettes. And you have more money in your pocket. God bless everyone who has rejected the devils intentions to be addicted to alcohol and cigarettes etc which can cause so much damage to health.
Yes very sure of Dr.benfungi. They helped me too to overcome my anxieties and get to the root of much of my "mental Illness" which is all rooted from trauma, abusive relationship and a chaotic childhood and addiction. Shrooms saved my life. Totally healthy.
Congrats! I'm really happy for you that your wife decided to help you. I always admire those who beat their addiction. Knowing it's possible to fix your life knowing there's people out there that have done what I thought was impossible gives me hope I will make it through as well. Those who share their experiences don't know how much it helps when you're about to give up, it gives you the strength knowing somone who actully know what it's like to go through this tell you it's possible, it's not the same somone telling you you can do it when they have no idea what it's like, but hearing somone who knows what it's like that helps a lot since you understand it firsthand and made it out gives so much hope. so thanks for sharing.
How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta
Yes he's Dr.benfungi.Shrooms to me is a natrual healer. I know a guy who has used mushrooms in the same way and they have really helped him. mah dudes have safe trips all.
His comment on type A is deadass me.
I can’t turn off after work. This helps me so much.
I am ex college athlete, I now get stoned before working out and it still unlocks that old demon in me. Like he said, I can feel my individual muscles connect to my bone, and then feel that connecting to the weight and focus on the movement, stupid gains
I smoke before the gym and it always leads to intense work outs. People think I’m a freak haha
We definitely need real studies (real studies,not the shoehorn argument to make seem bad or good because you feel it's bad or good)
I'm pro weed, I still smoke weed and idgaf about basketball.
And I'm not blaming weed, moreso probably my laziness and over indulging but..
In 7th grade I smoked a little bud on weekends and was an ace on 3pt shots.(no practice, my 3 pt shots come from the same place that savant shit comes from lol)
In 8th grade I was a pothead and throwing air balls
Same here, subtle flex but I was an all-American runner in college and so I never really smoked until recently. I’ve had some of the best gym workouts while high and it’s always a nice tool to spice it up if it gets stale. The mind-muscle connection is insane.
I've smoked for 15 years and have no idea what you're talking about
A million times yes. Pre workout + 6 puffs + a quick 5-10 minutes in the sauna in workout gear = ultimate tunnel vision focus, complete psych integration with muscle fibers, and best of all, a complete destruction of the ego. Only a desire to get after it.
I smoked weed everyday for 10 years and was a high functioning stoner, and apart from a few of my friends no one knew I was a daily smoker (because of the job I took and how I communicated etc). I stopped smoking weed a year ago and it has made me perform at an ever higher level. I’ve gotten an even more technical job, my memory (which was good during smoking weed) has increased even more, I don’t suffer at all since I quit, I have been having amazing dreams and most of all my meditation has returned to what it was years ago! It’s weird I was a high functioning stoner but after I stopped I performed at all levels at a even higher level. But when I was smoking I didn’t realise there would be another level to existing. So in conclusion, if you’re at a certain level when you’re smoking daily quit and you will go further after a year. (Unless you need to smoke daily for any health or mental reasons which I understand).
Bro omg ive been through the exact same myself (also my good friends) we’ve talked about doing tasks while high is like being Goku training with weights on his body and taking them off later will have increased your base form tremendously
I cycle on and off a couple times a year (4-6 months off, 2-3 on typically)
Quit now for 2 weeks after smoking everyday for 12 years and after that initial first week of quitting, actually feeling good.
I heard it’s faster than you think you get a lot of the benefit within the first week but the withdrawal will still be strong for another two weeks
@@anti_hero_660 nothing is bigger than the power of your will. Withdrawal symptoms is just bs in case of marijuana
I have ADHD and I started using thc for over a year now. My productivity skyrocketed. It changed my life! Even started a new company 🤘🏽. Def not for everyone but it slowed the world down for me and that is a blessing
i have adhd and it was quite the opposite, i became an addict and my depression and anxiety levels skyroccketed :( but currently on day 4 of quitting it.
@@gloooto1good luck
I'm with you bro. THC calms my ADHD, although addiction aggravates it, so double edged sword.
@@deanduplessis433 THIS bro, i had to learn the hard and bad way, abusing marihuana consumption made me fall into a deep hole, smoking responsibly is the way, but at the moment i can´t do it, that´s why i stopped
That must be it then. It all boils down to brain functionality. What works for one person is detrimental for another.
I was going through immense stress along with alcohol abuse for years. I hadn’t smoked weed in probably 12 years. Switched back to a little bud in the evenings and I have no desire to drink, I am focused, less stressed, happy, patient and sleeping better than ever. Just don’t abuse it like anything else. I can literally say the stuff changed my life and I feel I got myself and my life back.
I get that
It would be very interesting to hear how you feel a few years from now. It’s so easy to say don’t abuse it yet. Almost everyone ends up doing that. We’d also changed my life and I’m glad I had it for the time but it seems like eventually it catches upto everyone and you have to make the decision to smoke a lot or not at all. Everyone’s different though.
Exactly right i just got sober by smoking grass, feel way better more focused and lost tons of fat
@@lispendens just be cautious. It’s never a good thing to trade one addiction for another. Tons of people are trying to currently quit weed.
@@Quittingtogetheryeah, that's not how it works at all. It only works that way if you're mental and don't size properly and take frequent short breaks
60 yrs old. Wake and bake. Stoned when I enter the gym. Look fantastic. Pill free. Healthy. Feel good. Love my weed.
But can you quit though?
@@Eli20037 Why would I? It’s working well.
Only weed or tabbaco aswell?
@@awde4A bit younger but Im the same. No more pills. I only use weed. No alcohol, no tobacco. On special occasions psychedelics. Thats it.
I grew up religious and was always convinced marijuana was just like cocaine and meth and that it’s no different from any other illegal drug. The first time I had marijuana I realized that when I use it sparingly and intentionally, it’s one of Mother Natures best tools for me
Personally to connect with a bigger picture and do what I need to do without so much anxiety.
It will damage your mental health in the long run causing psychosis or Scritzophenia
@@hugomarx1324 if you have a predisposition through family history for psychosis or schizophrenia it exacerbates your risk for getting it. Most who smoke have little to no risk if smoked in moderation.
@@nasimchowdhury1943 A moderate weed smoker now that’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard
@@lomane5327 I’d define it as someone who smokes less than 3-4 times a week. I myself, smoke more regularly and am trying to cut down use so I get it.
@@lomane5327 and i bet you drink and beat your kids dont start shit or will lock you up for 50 years
I smoke weed before working out and that feeling is unmatched. I could feel each muscle in my body
Yes exactly you’re right 100% I also feel the same when working out after taking cannabis
I did too till my tolerance got too high. 🤣
Facts 💪
Me too, but when i workout high I get tired really quick... Like after 2 sets, and my workout are over 2 hours long
It's the best pre-workout
It boils down to who you are as a person. If you don’t have good management with time, money or your life period, you’ll fall into the abyss. Weed is not evil or the reason why people make poor decisions, it’s the consumer that makes the bad decisions. Stop trying to put actions on things other than the person themself. PEOPLE ARE THE REASON.
The problem is the brain yearns to reach higher heights with most things, weed included. Add in a stressful life and all of a sudden you’re using weed to cope from ALL STRESSES. Balance is always key. If you’re not a retiring elder, there is no reason for you to be a POTHEAD. Save the joints for when it’s bedtime and QUIT THE CIGARS/BLUNTS!
I feel like it will always come down to the roots of who you are. If you’re naturally a motivated, focused, reaching for success type of person, weed may enhance it. If you’re naturally lazy, going thru depression, not really driven. Weed is going to enhance that.
If I could give you 20 thumbs up I would.
I use to smoke weed a lot, I had a very casual chill lifestyle and I was constantly improving in various areas but overtime I began to feel anxious normally, then when I smoked I would have panic attacks not realizing the correlation like he spoke about, when I was high I would hyper fixate on my issues and it would stress me out because there was no solutions. Ultimately had a severe panic attack that kind of messed me up in the head to this day and this was back in 2018. So if you’re experiencing panic attacks from weed I’d advise you to fix your shit first before you take another puff.
This is some real shit right here. 100%
Saaaame dude. Happened to me around this time just last year but then I stopped using it altogether…haven’t looked back since.
Fr 💯💯
thats very well said, it’s exactly happened with me, smoked, mostly abused, for good 9-10 years, but last year started developing anxiety and had couple of panic attacks, ever since trying to quit but i keep relapsing but it’s a process, tried so many times to go cold turkey but failed everytime, hope i quit forever one day…nothing against weed as i enjoyed it but after a time if you’re getting mentally affected, it’s not worth it, specially the panic attacks, worst thing experienced ever, still haunts me
Sounds like a bad model aswell. But definetly if your mind and body is full of shit, weed wont fix it.
Moderation is everything with this one. Smoking all day, every day, without making plans, renders me useless. Cutting back, not smoking until i've finished my daily goals, feels right, and it feels like a good addition to the end of a successful day.
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@MerlaPakwel fk all that... Glad I live in Michigan
Thank you for saying! I love to working out when high, its not great for running and high intensity condition training but for weights, stretching etc it works great!
People who are driven and disciplined can get sidetracked by weeds' ability to make you focus more on things that you enjoy. This can cause you to spend more time under its influence and justify spending less time doing more important things. As Joe mentioned, it's a personality thing.
Well if you focus on things you enjoy, wich you don't without weed, them maybe your life sucks and weed gives you the truth ?
Well said!
Damn right!! I do more on weed tho!! Still better than when I got mental health issues and the doctor puts me on Zoloft, Xanax and lithium which cause way more problems. U know Zoloft killed people?? And Xanax is rapped by rappers a lot. Doc puts me on those. I would of taken this weed before the pills anyday. 😂😂 I got. 4.0 gpa and business. College and business and I reak like weed lmao. Psychology is plastic . It changes. Dynamic systems approach and I’m high saying this😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
And people who are driven and discipline can also not get sidetracked by weed 😂 it literally goes both ways. Too many re tards get their hands on weed and their the last people that should be on it. Weed isn’t for weak minded bums with nothing going for their lives.
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I'm a Iraq vet and I smoke ganja for my PTSD. Joe talks about how it makes you kinder, more compassionate and sensitive and it for sure makes me less aggressive, which is one of the main issues I have when my PTSD flares out.
This is kind of a double-edged sword. While it can make you more kind while under influence it can make you more irritated when sober. I can know because I was a stoner for years. Currently taking a break of at least a few years to get my brain back to baseline but I still like weed.
@@tvh024 Yeah man this is true
Same. I like who I am on weed and I can get a full nights sleep without side effects
@@Muskrat_squeezer what’s the point of smoking dope for sleep when it suppresses your REM phase and your brain does not reset?
Chill around stoners too long and you'll see the toxic side of people...there's too much we dont know about weed
Went from being dependent in college, to quitting completely for many years, to reuniting with it and doing a microdose once every two weeks. It’s such a beautiful drug when you respect it as a teacher.
This is real
I always get a lot done ...it motivates me to start projects that I may be putting off.
I have spent a decade building and renovating on pot
Joe explained it so well. I just got my medical card almost a month ago and have smoked after responsibilities every day since then. I went from sleeping 4-6 hours in a night to sleeping 8-10 I’m getting all responsibilities done and with less stress now. Im less aggressive even when sober. Yet despite all these things I have a problem mentally with myself doing it because it genuinely relaxes me. It makes me realize that not everything in life needs to be work and anxiety. Don’t become so involved with the finish line that you forget the trophy
Very happy that it helps you. Advice from a long term user: make sure to take regular breaks from smoking though. Maybe smoke 4-5/7 days a week (2 days in a row of not smoking). The effects it has on your sleep and dreams can be crappy. (You barely dream, if at all if you don't take breaks)
@@MoaCharles and when you dream it's weird af.
@@collin6667yea I’m day 5 quitting weed and my dreams the past 3 days have been pretty fucked
@@ChinnyRusso personally I love it my dreams get crazy and it’s interesting
6 hour sober sleep is beter than 8 hours of weed sleep. You should know that bro
Daily smoker of 10 years, still get everything done I need to grow and thrive, just with a happier disposition.
I have OCD and smoking has helped me calm down, focus and learn to let things go. It also helps me sleep
As a combat veteran with ptsd, weed has saved my life. I went from 5 valium a day and 4 other psycho tropics to ONE valium and ONe other. Afternoon comes.... smoke time and life is better. Im kinder, more patient, and overall chill.
In jiu-jitsu the flow and focus of the flow is where its at. Truly enjoy rolling, lifting and surfing after a good smoke.
The question is why can't u do and be all that without weed you've got major issues serious unresolved problems that need a dressing
'Not a good filter so people can narrowly attend to just video games or their anxiety'. So accurate! In the year after high school, weed helped me develop my story-writing skills to a new level. Now I'm at Uni studying Law and I've had to quit. It emphasizes the state of mind you're in at that moment. So if you're in an internal whirlwind of anxiety and negative emotion, getting high can be a dark experience actually.
Agreed. I don’t know why I even smoked when I was in a dark place
Truth. I am at a very bad place right now struggling with depression and smoking weed recently resulted mostly in very bad highs.
I invite you to read Kafka then if you studied law. And try reading it with weed.
Sometimes when I’m in a bad mood trapped in my emotions weed can help me get out of it, but sometimes it just deepens the pit. I’m not quite sure in what it depends, other than the fact that if I do it regularly to get out of the mood it will stop working, because instead of fixing my problems I’m just smoking weed to escape them lol
Quit smoking, conquer the matrix.
I started smoking in college to deal with anxiety, depression and insomnia. It's been 10 years now and I'm a medical doctor with plenty of projects and research on the way and I've never felt better. Joe's description of how he feels while working out and stopping your type A personality's rumbling and constant overthinking is exactly how I feel. However, as an MD I also wanna stress the high variability of effects from person to person. It's definately not for anyone, but if you manage to use it responsably, It is BY FAR less nefarious than a lot of legal substances like alcohol.
There's a lot of variability among the effects of different weed strains or different combinations of various cannabinoids. CBN mixed with other cannabinoids is the best for sleep.
Cannabis is what helped me quit drinking .
What the FUCK is a medical doctor
A doctor that can't spell definitely 😂
@@damienr5554 sorry, english is not my native language 🤔
This is very much in line with my own experience. I am a high functioning individual with a very stressful job. When I smoke weed I am able to enter a flow state and actually enjoy gaming or watching movies. If I try to do those things without smoking I either get bored extremely quickly or cant turn my mind from other things.
100% agree with what Joe says. For people with hyperfocus, or high functioning anxiety it gives us a break. Only need a tiny bit just to relax in the evenings 😌
Better than the traditional glass or two of wine, I guess?
@@nylasharper1788it's similar to wine, for those that don't drink due to bad reactions with lots of prescriptions or that don't need thin blood, as there is no receptor in the body specific to alcohol as there is with thc, cbd,c cbn, etc.
@nylasharper1788 100% alcohol is alot worse
A break from what my thoughts? Fk that I want to be constantly thinking I can relax when I go sleep
@@nylasharper1788why not both?
I started smoking when I was 12 and I've smoked everyday since then.
I didn't lose focus on what was important. My job and saving for early retirement. Now I'm 57, retired and set for life.
I didn't smoke before or during work and there were times when I was on the clock for 24 hours or more.
When you get home you shower, eat then get high. That was how I released after all of that work.
Now I have a home on 10 acres with a large pond and there's nothing better than fishing for large mouth and smoking a bowl.
If this is real u give me hope
@@frodom2005 It's real but it wasn't easy.
My last 5 years of work I never missed a day and I saved my money..
When I retired I put $200k into a high interest annuity that will pay me monthly for 15 years plus my retirement package from work is monthly.
Also, being single for the last 10 years probably helped too! HaHa
@@ffdave117 bro, being single is the thing ;)
im 19 and can only dream of this, good luck with retirement
Thank you for sharing...I am following you on the same high-way
I like what Joe said about people who already have drive and discipline and smoke cannabis. It can certainly help you just slow down and relax and realize that you've been going 100mph through life and missing things. It really can be beneficial to some.
100% definitely depended upon the individual but weed has immensely improved my life. Has made me more curious, patient, creative and appreciative of the small things.
Yeah that statement really resonated with me
I’m sure that only applies when using it in moderation
I used to be a troubled kid and extremely hyperactive diagnosed ADHD. I was rebellious and had anger issues. I smoked weed and from that day on, it's like a switch in my brain happened and I realized everything I stressed about and got mad about was silly. I was immediately remorseful of so many things I had done previously. I've been a super laid back, relaxed person ever since. And no, I don't need to smoke to stay happy nor do I get irritable when I don't smoke. It's like it just mellowed my personality out. I'm still a hard worker, I've worked since the day I was 16 and have never had a period of no job for longer than a month (which was only 1 time because my company shut down). Do I go, "Man I wish I didn't have to work!" Absolutely. Who doesn't, except for a few? But I never miss work. I never am late. I have strong work ethic. I don't smoke and drive or smoke and go to work, I only smoke in my free time and preferably not when talking to family or others unless in a social setting. So really I feel I only smoke when appropriate to and I don't overdo it and I smoke both medically and to relax. It is possibly for both. To me, weed was one of the most positive things to happen in my life and I wonder where I'd be without it honestly.
Yep!
I don’t really smoke these days, but I can attest how amazing working out high is. Joe nailed it.
do it for a month or 2 and your overall energy will wane.
3:05 I agree this is one of the understated but beneficial parts of preparing to smoke up. Rolling or grinding weed is almost like a meditative exercise, like a tea ceremony. It's quite relaxing on its own and helps to distract from worries.
I biked 19,000 miles around the world, stoned, in 2015-2017. I can very much relate to the heightened sensitivity of the way muscles are working when stoned. It's a beautiful feeling, and totally enhances the workout. Plus, it's beautiful to just float through the landscape, lifted.
It just makes your body more numb
You are just as tired as if you weren’t stoned but you don’t feel the tiredness that much
Feels like you can go on forever in the numb state
stoned on a bike is where its at fo sho. i would usually get stoned in the middle of an out and back route, smoking after my muscles were warmed up, the ride back home was always the most enjoyable, it helps me get into a flow state more easily. weed is interesting because there was also no measurable performance enhancement for me, although my perception said otherwise.
Same here 🚴🌞🍃🌺🌱🌼🌳🌳🌳🌵
I love stoned bike rides😍
@@qachingactually it's the absolute opposite of numb, hypersensitive to feeling
Moderation is key. Use it as a tool but don’t rely on it. Been smoking for 16 years. Once or twice a week. I used to do it every day until I lost all motivation by over analyzing things I didn’t want to do. But in life it’s necessary that you need to do things that you don’t want to do any way, and sometimes being medicated does not help over come some life decisions. Any way too each their own. It’s just my experience
That’s the hardest part. For me it’s either I’m smoking as often as I can or taking a break. The only times I take a break are when finances come first. After all it’s not cheap..
I totally agree with the moderation, and disciplined people can achieve that. You use the substance, don't make the substance use you.
I quit drinking almost completely when i got a prescription of sedatives for my panic attacks because they don't go well with alcohol. I started having those even when slightly drunk that haven't happened before and I was never a heavy drinker in the first place so it was an easy decision switching alcohol to weed for relaxing. I was 30 years old when I first tried weed and I've been smoking for 11 years now, once or twice in a month(2-3g at a time, that lasts for a few days) because it's so expensive for an unemployed guy like me, 20€/g, so 5g=100€ per month is my absolute limit. Too bad it's not only expensive, but it's also still illegal here in Finland.
I've never had a panic attack while I'm high. All the things that give me anxiety sort of lose their edge when I smoke. Even though the issues are still there and I recognize them, they won't bother me as much and it's easier to analyze them and I feel I'm sometimes able to find some solutions to them when I'm a little high. I've always had troubles concentrating but weed opened up a whole new calm universe for me that no prescription pills or years of therapy have ever done.
Ironically in order to get some more money to buy it, I'd first have to get healthier to get a job, and to get a job means I'd have to quit smoking. Many companies here test their workers, especially when applying to a new job. And for now it seems that I can maintain a relatively decent mental health if I smoke occasionally and won't put myself under too much stress.
I do not suffer only for panic attacks though. I'm also bipolar, have an anxiety disorder and chronic depression since childhood and some personality disorders as well so no one would actually hire me so I'm pretty much allowing myself a couple of puffs here and there with a good conscience.
I quit cold turkey one day and didn’t smoke for 3+ years. No “cheat” days either, I even turned down a smoke sesh with some hot ladies on new years once.
Best decision ever.
Now when I smoke, I treat it like an ‘advanced’ beer. It’s quite a bit more special but it isn’t a lifestyle.
I’m still a one hit wonder after that long hiatus :)
I was a 6 year long smoker since 15 using dab pens and bongs, I would run through a gram cartridge every day or two, it was bad. I spent well over $15,000-$20,000 on dab cartridges alone, and lost count on normal flowers. The reason I started smoking at all was because it helped with anxiety, social anxiety to be exact, and it also helped me with my chronic daytime fatigue which helped me get through the day without having to take naps. And so being high was my sober during those years. And your friends whom seem highly functional are probably on the same path I was, it helps until you realize the consequences of long term usage and how debilitating you become, how mentally dysfunctional you become. I could hardly retain any information without having to read over it or reask the question multiple times, my short term memory was a mess, I lost my ability to be witty and articulate my sentences the way I wanted to. Believe me you become a mess and inevitably end up on the WeedPAWS subreddit for those who help one another quit weed. So if you read this comment, I hope, I hope you quit now before you have to go through a long period of agony and wishing to return to your old mental state where you still feel dopamine from normal activities and are able to create nostalgic memories, because you lose that too.
Well said here friend… Over analyzing, intense deliberation leads me to talking myself out of projects at times… I put so much prep and planning into a home project on Eddie’s that I completely abandon it or don’t even get started… it does help me with my mood tho… and the majority of projects I do engage in have Pro level results… so I just need to be tactful about the frequency of usage… + it helped me stop drinking & using opiates for pain relief… so overall, It’s a blessing… I just don’t abuse it… limit myself to 3x per week at most
I smoke all day everyday, I’m what you call a “high”functioning pot head. It gives me wings
Bonged for decades. I'm not a slobbering mess.
I’ve been smoking daily for at least 5-6 years. I recently switched to smoking only once a week, Sundays or Sat. My reasons are: I have clearer and less foggy mind, less smoke going in my lungs and, most important, also just getting used to being happy without having to smoke. It has had a big impact on my self love knowing that I can wait and live my life normally. Now, I look forward for that weekend j and being able to feel the sense of relaxation that comes with it.
Did you notice a relief of the foggy mind or was it permanent for you?
@@BoPotter-rd6bb a big difference after a week. But I think a part of it its also related to recovering the confidence that comes with being sober.
@@mauriciorodriguez3774 Thank you very much for the insight. I experience some of what you talked about and I know I should stop smoking but I am too scared of making the hard steps to do so. I believe I need the sober confidence you were talking about
@@mauriciorodriguez3774 Its also that I believe some of the anxiety I get is because I think a lot about my problem in all situations so I lose the confidence in myself
@@BoPotter-rd6bb It's easier than you think. First step, don't buy. Having weed at home makes it way harder.
It just makes me lock into whatever I’m doing without the stress and I feel happier.
I feel you, i actually edit these videos when i'm high and i just enter into a state of incredible flow. Not only with the videos but also if i'm doing sports
Never smoked until I got out of the military for physical pain and PTSD and to treat my chemical exposure. VA meds made all my issues worse. It absolutely helps me focus, think and be relaxed and also increases my artistic thinking. Weed and music absolutely helps me perfectly together.
I have also smoked with other veterans and I could tell with some friends it was absolutely not helping them and it made them ignore the important things in life and they needed to stop smoking it.
I truly believe it all depends on the type of person you are and also has to do with the strain you smoke. I started growing all organically and it's an amazing herbal medicine that should be implemented world wide to be used with vets and anyone with serious medical disabilities.
Currently and unfortunately I don't smoke because I live overseas and it is highly illegal which is not right, I see people killing their bodies with alcohol and cigarettes that offer zero medical purpose. Hope one day it becomes world legalized for medical application. It's also a great way to collect and pay debt/taxes for the governments and improve schools hospitals ect.
Thanks for reading my experience on marijuana.
Same, there’s something about cultivating and consuming your own stuff, I feel like it’s more therapeutic than just buying it.
Look at America. Those billions are doing absolutely nothing for the education system.
@@50finethat's because america wants its population dumb so they can be easily controlled been working for 30 yrs. Never look at america for what to do. Tou use america as an example of what not do
Joes right about it for working out its the best pre out there
Joe’s weed analysis is spot on. Weed for sports is awesome.
Working out after a joint is literally the best way I know to connect with my physical form. It’s just unmatched.
I’m on a 4 week tolerance break right now but I’m definitely looking forward to when I can hit a joint and workout again 😅
I’m one of those people who can’t enjoy themselves when they smoke. Anxiety, paranoia, and sometimes panic. However, I’ve never had a bad experience with psilocybin. Not only has it inspired immense creativity, but also allowed me to reflect on my life without the presence of ego, leading to much needed changes for myself
I totally agree with what Joe said. It helps me with my ptsd from my military service. I quit alcohol and only smoke weed and the difference is night and day.
Thanks for your service🫡 im happy to see you quit alcohol brother. Smoking isnt healthy either but it sure beats all the cons from alcohol. You deserve a relaxed life now, alcohol starts chill but then it becomes a rollercoaster. I had an uncle, vietnam war vet agent orange victim. He was alcoholic sadly that was his own choice to coupe with ptsd and agent Orange side effects. Plus all the thing he did to Vietnam people to get info from them.
Alcohol took his soul away faster than anything else. It always pained me to see him like that after all he gave up to keep our freedom safe. He isnt even from the states he was a local like me. We are just a colony from US. But our sense of patriotism for it is great. VA service was eh to him. His wife spent all her time until he died. Helping him and taking care of him. A womderful woman. She never left his side and always gave her 10000% when even the VA wasnt of help.
Thanks for your service
Foreal man, thank you for your service🙏🏼💯 god bless!
*ALCOHOL is ONLY for ALCOHOLICS*
A weed habit is leagues better than an alcoholic one. Thank you for your service.
weed just destroyed my ability to get angry i dont recall a time when i’ve gotten seriously angry anymore
i never made that connection omfg
I smoke it helps with complex ptsd i have bad anxiety and it helps me not panic as much. Helps me focus and really it helps my cronic pain too. No more pills. 😊in 6 years
When I was younger and smoked weed before lifting, I agree. I felt way different lifting. In a good way
I don't use cannabis currently but there's alot of good to speak of about it. It motivates me. It makes me paranoid as to where I'm slipping. It makes you criticize yourself and prioritize those areas where you lack. The problem is that it also makes my motor skills a little wonky. So working out or speaking is good but writing or trying to sew or read doesn't work well.
I quit weed after years and years of trying to stop. Now I'm 4 months clean and I finally was able to release my book (after 2 years of it being dormant), and my band revived because I was more available and I can actually focus. Everyone is different, but I really thought I was high-functioning.
i hope i am bro
Glad to hear you're back. The pacheco who was living in my driveway thinks he has it together. BTW, I took a couple hits a couple times after ~20 years of no weed and was getting withdrawal symptoms a week later. Weed sure has changed.
@@ab935 much higher THC percentage nowadays sadly. It's like beer vs vodka
Doesn´t matter if you´re high functioning or not, everyone reacts to different drugs differently
Well sounds like you probably wrote alot of that book on it though or was the smoking only in that 2 year period you put it away.
At night,after the family goes to bed,just to get n break in moderate use helps me alot
I do it once a month to allow my mind to think about business and life with a different perspective. It gives me a paradigm shift.
The older you get the more difficult it is to stay motivated to move after smoking. When I was younger I would hike and bike and work out while high. That’s a thing of the past. Now when I smoke nothing gets done.
I'm an older guy who smoked weed when I was young, and I enjoyed it the most when I was bike riding. I could get in a groove or the "zone" and just hit a great pace. I took up martial arts at a later age (45), and never enjoyed training while on weed. Jiu jitsu in particular. Time and space just din't seem to make much sense when on the bottom and being attacked. As Joe said, everybody's different.
Ganja is so different in every person, it's surprising.
When I used to skate I would smoke to get in a zone or like Joe said lifting weights while smoking hits diff
Mr. Hunter, I'm probably in your camp. Sixty four now; smoked off & on since 7th grade... I've also completed 5 marathons, ridden the MS150 to Austin & rode my bike around Galveston Bay solo & alone. Smoked 2 big joints on the way to the Galveston marathon & pulled under a bridge during the MS150 to fire that one up... The problem with weed is that it's insidious. It's just like that python slithering around Billie Eilish's neck in "Your Power." I'm dry for 13 days now & don't want to go back... I'm pissed off! Life is short & time is precious. Reading the 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene & something clicked inside... I'm done.
@3:13 Feel it in your fibers. I found this out back in high school while stretching. I was able to feel every stretch internally.
You can quickly get there if you eat an edible about 45 mins to 1 hour before you plan to wake. When you do wake up, you’ll be fully baked and that morning stretch is not only shakingly great, but hits the spot on so many levels
Glad i stumbled on this video it so accuratley describes how i feel when i smoke
I got my psychedelic stuffs from this dude online and he also ship discreetly to any location**
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Most comprehensive description of weed I've ever heard and been trying to say
And it's completely false.
@@IceColdProfessional says the nobody 😂
@@PlayboyKeon I don't like weed. I don't like people who defend weed, except Joe Rogan.
@@IceColdProfessional no one cares pat
A pretty accurate call.
I smoke weed and I can honestly say that I’m extremely productive! I grocery shop, wash my vehicle, wrote English papers in college learned how to trade options, while smoking bud. Joe is definitely right, it all depends on the individual. If you can’t control the weed it will most definitely control you and you won’t get shit done. I’m a very ambitious individual so the weed just enhances my drive.
Good that it doesn’t effect on you negatively. Although I’m sure you would be more productive without it lol.
It’s a general rule to not be too reliant on anyone or anything that isn’t necessary.
@@youngmarius5875wrong
i'm an extremely hardworking builder and carpenter , the only way I can find to stop and to actually relax is if I smoke weed otherwise I just can't stop and keep charging. Smoking weed helps me with introspection , observations , its gives me space to Observe with a different perception.
I can’t seem to use weed responsibly. I love it so much and it’s so effective.
This is so true… I developed a habit that every time I smoke weed i go straight to the gym and I just get in to it so much more than when I’m not high 😀
It’s made me a better person, I’ve been a lot happier and easygoing since I started smoking. I also control the times when I do smoke, in the morning on my days off, and every evening before I eat when I get back to the house.
Smoking daily sounds like complete control.
1:40 ive only just been percribed a 50/50 thc cbd split oil, been adjusting my dosage with my doc and shrink involved.
Has got my ptsd under massive control.
4:29
Wow!!
I love that you shared that information. Thank you!
I call it "positive paranoia". "You're swinging the weights", "do those dishes" etc.
30 years old running a company for 9 years put a massive strain on my mental health and body i started to smoke cannabis because as you said disciplined people with day in day out routines need a brake and that is literally how i feel once i smoke i feel free from myself and enjoy that 2hour stress free feeling
At the end of the day its all about balance
Weed really increases the creativity level thru the roof
This is definitely true. That's why I don't smoke when I'm worried about something because it just makes me focus on it even more.
Duuude I still do and force myself to not care about negative stuff. Only before bed tho
This is why older people don't smoke as much if at all. They are so worried about things that they can't handle hyper focusing on it when they smoke weed.
Joe's description of working out on weed is exactly how it is for me. I feel completely 'in my body' when I'm high and much less so when sober. Found Hubermans response to that fascinating - wasn't aware there was a term for it
I’m the same way. I only did it a couple times, but doing batting practice high also has the same effect for me. I could tell how connected my swing felt more so high than sober. There’s always levels to it though!
You guys are exactly right! It all depends on the person!!
cycling kicks ass stoned especially mountainbiking in the woods on a singletrack trail
I smoke a lot while working out, cycling or running and I could not describe better what Joe just did how he literally feels each muscle fiber😂
My 2 cents: When I'm high and the weed is not a headache inducing synthetic cannabinoid cocktail, then I can concentrate better on a software project. I have a bunch of ideas floating around my head (visions about the project, how I'd go about things, etc.). In that sense, it's not necessarily narrowing my focus, but it's broadening it in a way. This becomes the opposite once I decided what to do exactly and I actually get less distracted. But there's a certain point, especially when I smoke too much, that I'm doing things in a loop so to speak. What I'm saying is: use it right. Figure out where it can help you, figure out the exact dosage and form of consumption, and also figure out when to stop. If it helps you with working on something, so be it. If it helps you with taking a break and just feeling good/free, so be it. If it doesn't help you at all and gives you anxiety, then so be it - don't take it at all, or change your dosage, or change the way of application, etc. Using it and everything that comes with it is a choice. There's no must, but if it helps, then by all means go ahead.
I'm an emloyed software developer (have been for more than 4 years now), I smoked weed for like 9 years, currently taking a break (since January 2022) until it's decriminalized ca. this summer (I live in Germany btw.) due to concerns about having my driver's license revoked.
Only thing I think about when loaded is a calzone and pure leaf raspberry sweet tea
My happiest times were smoking weed (pre-motherhood) as I was so much more chilled and social.
I have a "friend" who basically had cannabis save his life from anxiety, insomnia, and stress, as well as the ways he was dealing with those symptoms. It also reduced and eliminated his dependency on other substances like alcohol for instance to be able to cope and deal with stressful situations. In Ontario Canada, you can actually see a doctor and have a real honest conversation about your issues and in some cases a cannabis prescription is the medication of choice. Yes it's legal there and you can buy it openly at a multitude of "corner store" type cannabis shops, but with a prescription you can go through the process with a doctor and adjust dosages, strains, and ingestion methods until you find the perfect combination for each individual. Worked wonders for him. Changed his life actually.
It helps with Gilles de la Tourette also and epilepsy.
Why did you say “friend” ? Lmao just wondering
@@juanzavala9023
Because it's his friend?
@@richardsantanna5398 I'm asking why he put it in quotations.
Joe hit it right on, it definitely dials down that super disciplined person. Definitely takes that edge off, makes you more tolerant of things that would normally bother you, increases patience & really does level you out from that hard charging, disciplined normal self. Wish they’d let us use during GWOT after the work was done, it would’ve helped a lot of operators & I think could’ve prevented some of the issues combat vets dealt with after deployment or post military.
if you're "coming down". In my own experience that was because I didn't deal with my anger issues. Weed isn't a cure. It's only a small window of patience. So things can be seen and felt from a different perspective. Less resentful less demanding of ourselves and others. This is only accurate if said person is using the proper strain for their specific issues.
Most of my friends that deployed now smoke to help with their ptsd
I say this all the time. Part is amazing. I’m a pothead all day. But I hate marijuana simply because it makes it discontent. Complacent with everything else going on in her life. And thereby it reduces your motivation to change yourself for the world. I just may not be 100% sure if everyone, but it is the vast majority of people and many don’t even realize it.
@@missmadelinesadventures3278most strains are just dumb names.
I used to drink heavily when I got out of the Corps for about 3 years straight. Everyday. Copious amounts. At one point I was working remotely and drinking about 15-25 brews a day. Almost killed myself with the alcohol I was using that started with helping me sleep, the pain physically, and some dark mental anguish I just didn’t know how to cope with. I finally stopped cold using Ativan so I wouldn’t fucking die from withdrawals. After about 6 months of sobriety the sleep issues started coming back and deep seeded unexplainable anger and hate started seeping back into my thoughts. A coworker who had issues during his time as a PJ told me to come by his place over the weekend. Took a couple hits and was instantly at peace. In moderation I feel like weed could be such a good thing for those with issues. I wish I turned to weed instead of the bottle. In my opinion the legality of the drug should switch places with booze. I went downhill at such a fast pace with booze. I smoke a few times a week and I’m able to work 10-12 hours a day, hit the gym, relax with the family, wake up and do it all again with absolutely no effect on my productivity. Maybe it’s just me, who knows.
The main thing for me is how you traim your mind , i smoke weed everyday most of the day and although after smoking can make me lazy i push through it and makes whatever im about to do all the more interesting and I'll go into it with more energy then before smoking.
I was a really heavy smoker, I smoked for over 15 years, last 5 years was straight wax, smoking 1-2 grams of wax a day, I was a productive smoker though I worked 2 full times jobs and it helped me work through it and made work more enjoyable, I stoped completely a month ago, don’t ever plan on starting again and I can say I have been more aware and focused. I have nothing against weed at all just don’t waste your life. I loved working high, I loved working out high, but I got to the point I was just taking 5-6 hits of wax back to back and it for sure made me slower. I consider myself pretty disciplined, work 75 + hours a week, and still working out 1-1.5 hours a day and weed helped me do all of that, but now I honestly just don’t want to smoke to enjoy life now.
Same case, it reaches a point where you feel like its gone rogue its controlling you, maybe its in the mind- cant really explain it. Being sober is just better, period.
Yes bro but you only stopped for a month. I went 3 years nothing and back at it. Peals and troughs
Love this man
Do edibles, that way you can enjoy treats!
I think this is a successful use of weed, you had your negative experience of course where you take constant hits and just stay high whenever you can, but you stayed productive and disciplined and exercised to stay healthy (asides from the smoke part). Now you don’t need it, it’s just a tool, you may have abused it, it may have been good for you at one point but now you know you don’t need it anymore. Glad to hear this, I personally don’t want to stop unless I get bored of it. Good to hear people come off it and stay on top.
He mentioned it can narrow focus on anxiety, this is true! I’m not a doctor and I know absolute shit!!! I know noting, but it brought my anxiety to fruition. I learned to acknowledge my issues through weed. It brought it to the forefront and I was like, ok, I need to pay attention to this. Once I addressed what was brought to the forefront the best I could, I was able to deal with and manage these thoughts. I knew I defeated these things when the anxiety went away as I continued to smoke. It helped me to acknowledge these issues and address them. That’s just me a high anxiety person and my own experience. Again, not a doctor and I don’t know shit. Very relaxing and helpful for my anxiety problem
im a high functional smoker, i find it helps me focus and relax depending on its need, also it helps with working out. side note 4:25 i can count my heart rate without checking my pulse and its even easier high
I agree with Joe. I have a my own personal training business and I am very busy and motivated person. I smoke a small joint every night at 10 pm just to switch my mind off work and honestly it helps a lot. I sometimes end up getting creative with new ideas for my work or with DJing. Now I believe that if you smoke weed make sure it’s not in the daytime, it should be at night when you finish work. Make sure the weed is not too strong and messes with your head and also smoke a 1 small joint so that it just makes you feel relaxed. If you do that then you will be fine and wake up fresh. Everything in moderation but this is my own personal experience so this may not be for everyone.
Same type of person and habit here. I vape some weed (really minimal) and relax for a few minutes. The benchmark is how i wake up, if i'm feeling tired, it was too much.
I do the same thing here. Work in construction and compared to all my colleagues that drink after work i’m sharper in the mornings and can perform better. Just that 1 joint in the evening does wonders for me.
I love smoking weed before a workout i agree the mind muscle focus is enhanced when im high
Marijuana was my jam until about 30 years old. Then I took a 6 month break. Tried again after the break and I just freaked out with anxiety. Tried a couple times since with very small doses. It was ok but never did anything for me again.
Before that initial break I swore that marijuana was helping me in numerous ways. Now I think I just had a very slight chemical dependency caused by a decade of use.
Once in a great while my wife hands me her one hitter and I'll take a hit. But once ya quit it's kind of nice not needing it
Same for me
Me as well, it served its purpose at one point. I'm happy i don't feel a need or want to smoke it anymore.
@Cookiemonsta22 I did just turn 21 in a recreational state though so it's so easy to access its tempting to smoke a bone
I think I'm at this point as well. I'll be turning 30 soon and smoking just doesn't appeal to me anymore, I took some time away and smoked with my bro one night and I hated every minute of it. Made me have a whole different mindset towards getting high after that night.
This is exactly me. I’m 30 going on 31. Smoking helped get me through hard times but I didn’t like feeling like I’m only “ok” when I’m a high. Im actually enjoying facing my demons and insecurities, knowing that it’s me getting past them and not the weed.