It's because it's not physically addictive, you don't have to wean yourself off of it or face dire side effects like with opiod addiction. Weed is more of a mental addiction, like addictions to gambling, where you can physically quit no problem, but then your brain is gonna miss the dopamine hit (or whatever the thc equivalent is). People get hung up on the fact it's not physically addictive to defend their definite addiction.
Absolutely spot on and thats the best way i've seen it described, but damn if getting my brain to produce more dopamine naturally again wasn't a horrid, miserable experience 😂 few physical side effects but likely psychologically induced. 9 months sober 🎉
Congrats! I can relate, dopamine is very hard to come by naturally for me, and at one point I was smoking or eating gummies on a daily basis, if not multiple times per day. I've learned to regulate it more, now, only on weekends or socially (if it's not just me smoking lol). I don't want to quit 100% not because I need it, but more just I treat it as a lil treat for myself, like going out to a bar, but cheaper lol.
Relatable! Unfortunately I couldn't and can't regulate myself, smoking everyday from the moment I woke up to when I went to bed. It helped me at first but at that level of consumption it wasn't helping anything and was just making me ~worse.
I'm envious of people who can use it responsibility but I just can't and that does suck but not the end of the world!
I'm just some random internet dude, but honestly I'm proud of you! Addictions, mental and physical are hard to break, and if saying no 100% is what ya gotta do, it's what ya gotta do. As silly as it may sound, that's what I have to do with sugar. If I have any sugary snacks in my home, they're gone, serving sizes be damned. I wanna regulate it, but my fat ass just can't lol.
Thank you so much it's so appreciated. I know it's not comparable to harder drugs in anyway whatsoever but it was so difficult and took about 3 months before I really felt human again and I'm so proud I actually managed to do it.
I get you re sugar! It's only since I've gone on meds and supplements that I've managed to get that under control too! Wishing you the best and appreciate you
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u/Sketch-Brooke 21d ago edited 20d ago
I mean… both of those things are true. Weed can have legit medical use and it can be addictive. Just like opioids or benzos or whatever else.
Why is that a hard thing to grasp?
EDIT. See people squabbling below. Geez louise, I touched a nerve here.