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There's a fine line between use and abuse
I drink
A lot
It has caused problems in the past, right now it's not affecting my work or anything else, so while I know it's a snarling beast on the end of a tight chain, it's still leashed
I'm very aware of how easy it is to let that leash loosen, because then shit runs away
I know why I'm doing what I do right now, and it's not a situation that will last forever.
I also know that the first lie someone with a problem tells is to themself
I have lost people to substance abuse
It's easy to pretend that weed isn't like other substances because you're not stumbling or throwing up, but it's not different at all. It's you using something because you want to feel something different
Don't forget that there's a reason why people make jokes about stoners, and it's impossible to see that you're one of them when you're numbed by weed
If you aren't happy without weed, you won't be happy with it. It's just dulling the corners of reality, and it's temporary.
Substance abuse is wild, and seductive
It'll never ask anything of you, and yet it will take and take until you have no more to give, and you won't see it coming, because you will always find a justification while the substance is in control
"It's just.."
"It's only a little..."
"I deserve a reward..."
Good luck to you, deep down, we all know
We're great at lying to ourselves. The fact that you're asking the question is a great start
Kia kaha
Drugs are wildly different from each other. Stimulants are somewhat similar to each other, depressants are somewhat similar to each other. But weed, heroin, cocaine, alcohol, and caffeine are completely different from each other. Weed is a lot closer to caffeine than alcohol, heroin, and alcohol in effects and physical addiction.
This is true, using drugs as a coping mechanism is basically the same thing no matter which drug.
Thank you
I genuinely think that weed is one of the most insidious substances, because when you're even a little bit drink, it's obvious, and you can't function
But you can be low-level stoned, and pass, but you're not actually able to get shit done
You're not sloppy like a drunk, but you're dulled, kinda stupid and useless
And that's you for the rest of your life, because your brain will be fundamentally altered. You can stop smoking, but the effect on your prefrontal cortex is permanent. You'll forever be the age you started using heavily
When I was seventeen, that sounded great...
In my forties, I know better