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I was so depressed to the point where I had planed my suicide to the exact day. A couple of days before I planned to kill myself I figured I might as well try weed and wow I feel completely different even 24 hours after smoking it I still wasn't depressed
nostriltampon
Fuck off the smartasses here, I'm glad you didn't kill yourself!
2DollarBillsAreEvil
Look into further weed and get therapy. I went thru the same thing and the weed definitely helped, but the therapy saved my life.
ConstructiveCriticismOnTheInternet
Fuck all these people saying get help, weed is a hobby, stick with it.
SUBSDANCEme
For sure, same boat for me. I use docs meds in conjunction and it's working wonders!
mutefeed
Just SMOKE WEED EVERY DAY
inurmum
Not a long term solution. It will likely makes things worse in the long run
CaptainFellatio
"Was gonna try and kill myself, but then I got high." ????????
TaintedCompany
Careful bro, it's really good on the short term. I used it for the same reason you did and now I smoke almost half an ounce in a week...
Lyrian
Try playing MMORPGs. They'll turn you bitter and jaded, but good fuck you'll be ready to slay a small country to get your next fix.
jRockboneham
Hahahahahahahahahaha. Damn WoW
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Awkwardestfox735
Its cool to rely on anti depressants but lord forbid you rely on weed.
lllamallamapigbang
:) funny how society is eh, such programming.
EcstaticBagel
Medical marijuana is used to remedy mental illness, go figure
lllamallamapigbang
Yup :) and please keep an open mind that it may well be a long term solution. And if you feel low sometime, don't join my friends before me.
lllamallamapigbang
Chemical things are funny, looking at these posts, wow, if it works, embrace it. Shakes head at all the people still fighting war on drugs.
Kmokmokmo
3 steps. 1. Address the chemistry in your head. Weed may work but I'm no Dr. So good to get a prof opinion there are lots of options. 1/3
Kmokmokmo
2/3 2. Address the thinking patters that are reinforcing your illness. Look up and try Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Mindfulness on wiki.
Kmokmokmo
3/3 Change your environment what in your circumstance could you change to avoid old mind patterns from returning?
Kmokmokmo
4 Great that you reached out and many in Imgur will support you. Even better to have someone IRL that you can talk to. Friend, therapist.
Kmokmokmo
Good luck It can and does get better.
SeaBass88
Weed will be less harmful than pharmaceutical drugs, no?
ViciousOtter
Maybe you have hormonal issues ?
ryukandl
How so sir?
ViciousOtter
http://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/depression-the-thyroid-and-hormones#1 depression is a multifactor desease, not only mental.
ViciousOtter
I'm no doctor, but if smoking affect your mood that much, it could be worth it to dig in the hormonal way.
Bananakin
I have hyperthyroidism and before the diagnosis thought I had anxiety and depression and shit ton of stress. TSH was undetectable.
MakeMeStarlit
Yeah now that ur feeling better u should def go talk to a psychiatrist, they do talk therapy and it has saved my life. We both well know..
MakeMeStarlit
.. that the anti depressants kinda stop working. Therapy will help a ton! I no what its like Trust Me.Im really happy for u
tutorp
Have you considered magic mushrooms? There's been some pretty promising research regarding psilocybin and treatment-resistent depression.
tutorp
I mean, if you were going to off yourself anyway, if you find that the weed starts wearing off, that should be your next drug to try.
tutorp
Quick google source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/dec/01/magic-mushroom-ingredient-psilocybin-can-lift-depression-studies-show
tutorp
That article talks about research re: treatment in terminally ill patients, but links to an article about psilocybin and regular depression
tutorp
I could dig up the actual research papers, too, if anyone's interested.
Gorzine
Get help asap go see a psychologist! I've done it and discovered things i hadn't realised made me sad. I wouldn't be able to cope without it
Gorzine
And by sad i mean i was in a depression.
lllamallamapigbang
Psychiatrists can prescribe antidepressants, psychologists cannot. Not all problems in the head but a chemical imbalance. Science works.
Gorzine
I can understand that but i'm affraid of medication (for anti depressant and sleeping pills only) leading to adiction :(
Cynical9Cyanide
Yeah, and then you get used to life 24/7 high until you're convinced you can't be happy WITHOUT it + even less mentally healthy than before!
tutorp
Hey, alive and dependent on weed is better than, well, dead.
FlintstonesChewableMorphine
So kinda like antidepressants? Which also can just stop working as well and gotta take forever
Cynical9Cyanide
Sure, although I would trust the long term effects of meds monitored closely by a good Dr. and psychiatrist a lot more than self-med weed.
ryukandl
How can you be less stable then already planned your own suicide?
Cynical9Cyanide
You can be unstable enough to plan your own suicide *and actually go through with it* you dingus.
lllamallamapigbang
Cynical cyanide is retarded, don't mind him.
Cynical9Cyanide
BRILLIANT counter-argument.
ryukandl
The point of the story is I was, but the weed stopped me
Cynical9Cyanide
You'll never know if you actually would've gone through with it. Imagine going through the same thing except with paranoia and (1/2)
Cynical9Cyanide
(2/2) weed withdrawal etc. I'm glad to hear weed helped, but treat it as buying time to get help, not a cure
playstation360
Have you tried any medications? The weed effect might wear off, use this time to get proper help.
ryukandl
Yeah, I was on anti-depressive for about 6 months , they didn't help and sometimes made it much worse
WindyConditions
. I been doing the depression med thing for 30 years, finally found something that's working. Can't give up. If I can do it, you can to.
ryukandl
Yeah, I was on anti-depressive for about 6 months , they didn't help and sometimes made it much worse
TrueNorthernLights
It can, but curing depression isn't a one pill solution. It takes time to find the right meds and doseage, but so worth it when you do.
FarmerFrance
I had this problem, worked but then got expensive due to tolerance. Problem solved by creating my own small grow OP. No problem now!
FarmerFrance
So now I have more bud than I can smoke and I picked up a new discipline. Everyone needs a discipline /hobby. A skill to sharpen over time
sffmunkee
It took me a few different medications and 6-12 months on each to find one that worked. Weed is def a short term reliever.
Smilinnoir
Holy shit that exact thing just happened to me. Except I was on meds for 4 months.
playstation360
That really sucks. Only took me about 2 tries to get the right meds ... more or less...
Interex
Keep up the weed we want you to live
FarmerFrance
I had this problem, worked but then got expensive due to tolerance. Problem solved by creating my own small grow OP. No problem now!
PiusCBuenzli
Weed > medicine keep it up man
IAmAHollow
Weed has chemicals which may blunt force the problems away temporarily but in many cases it only puts a bandaid on the symptoms 1/?
IAmAHollow
While this approach is great for diseases that really only distress a person with symptoms, in a case of clinical depression, the is a 2/?
IAmAHollow
*there... Is a chemical imbalance in the brain which can be regulated, albeit imperfectly, with pharmaceuticals that are significantly 3/?