I don't like drugs. But I've been thinking about them lately because my anxiety and personaliy are getting a bit too intense for me. I seem unable to function without constantly over analyzing everything and getting all emotinally wound up no matter what. I don't like prescription drugs because alls they seem to do is level you off completely, into a zombie like mode. I'm also worried that losing all of the anxiety will leave me without motivation to do anything good with my life.
Personally, I do not like drugs either. To deal with my stress, I often game, go for a walk, read, or use CBD. CBD helps with my stress, severe back pain, and mild insomnia. Smoking weed helps with these too, but I smoke mainly recreationally only on occasion because of its psychoactive effects. Also, smoking makes me less productive, and generally less motivated. So I smoke only on the rare occasion, recreationally, or if I’m severely stressed. I do a lot of abstract internalized thinking in my free time, and smoking helps me to see things in a different way. This is because I’m able to see and connect dots that I did not see before.
If you are only seeking to deal with your stress, CBD may help. Marijuana has many medical benefits, but I do not like to use it often because of its psychoactive effects, and the negative stigma surrounding it. Unfortunately, the stress from overanalyzing, getting too emotionally wound up, and having to socialize more than I’m comfortable with often leaves me very drained. This requires a healthy way to deal with these stressors, but the demand of everyday life leaves me very little time to unwind and recharge. My girlfriend is schizophrenic, so my normal stressors feel amplified, and my need stress relief is very real. She is incapable of understanding my need to recharge, which makes it even harder. Lately, I’ve been going on late night walks after she falls asleep to unwind, and vaping CBD to help with my stress. In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with smoking weed as long as you’re being responsible, but if you are able to, there are other “healthier” options out there. At least that is what I have chosen for myself, and I would never do anything more than smoke weed, because I have seen how drugs can destroy lives. One of my first girlfriends only smoked weed occasionally, but after becoming addicted to the medication for her back pain, she moved on to harder drugs. She was a single mother before I met her, and was amazing at taking care of her child. The harder drugs made her become negligent, and now her mother has custody of her child. I broke up with her when she started snorting her pills for her back pain, and shortly after her mother managed to get her into rehab.
My two best friends are twins and borderline stoners, but they do not allow smoking to interfere with work. They have good stable jobs, and smoke responsibly. They are ambitious and hard workers, unlike the stereotypical stoner that loses all ambition and motivation to move forward in life.
TLDR: CBD can help with stress, if you’re looking for a non-prescription drug without the psychoactive effects. Smoking weed is okay, especially for the medicinal benefits, but smoke responsibly. There are options to deal with stress not involving the use of drugs, but you need to figure out what personally relaxes you. Writing, reading, going on walks, meditation, and exercise can help clear your mind and relieve stress.
