Thread: Rem-rebound Experiment.

yeah I'm here allright I've been smoking sporadically lately. I went to the coffeeshop on monday and got hashis and weed. I'm almost through all of it and when I am I might not get weed again untill a week or 2 afterwards. However lately it doesn't really seem to ffect my dreams anymore. My dreams, DreamRecall and Vividness seem to increase as my Insomnia is Finally going away.

PS: What an exageration of facts and lies about Marijuana I read there on that ''Marijuana Detoxing'' article. Detoxing isn't the right word probably because weed is hardly toxic and has NEVER ever killed anyone by OD or physical harm. It is no worse for you than a Cigarette.
What it reports on the results of ''kicking'' marijuana about Insomnia and Depression I find complete Bullshit. In fact it is not at all addictive in a demanding negative manner; You just want to smoke a joint because it feels so good. It's not like you'll go all down and depressed if you don't smoke for a while, just something that you'd never say no to and is nearly always welcome.

Originally Posted by SKA

Detoxing isn't the right word probably because weed is hardly toxic and has NEVER ever killed anyone by OD or physical harm. It is no worse for you than a Cigarette.[/b]

Yes, this is true. In fact, it's less than "hardly" toxic, it's not toxic at all. It doesn't affect any mechanisms in your brain that could be potentially fatal. I'm referring to the active chemical, THC, of course.

Originally Posted by SKA

What it reports on the results of ''kicking'' marijuana about Insomnia and Depression I find complete Bullshit. In fact it is not at all addictive in a demanding negative manner; You just want to smoke a joint because it feels so good. It's not like you'll go all down and depressed if you don't smoke for a while, just something that you'd never say no to and is nearly always welcome.[/b]

Well, the people that it's referring to, the ones who would attend Marijuana Anonymous, are the kinds of people who were high literally 24/7, never sober, for years at a time. These kinds of users do experience those symptoms. The people who wrote that article are not merely guessing or theorizing these symptoms, they are speaking from years of experience in helping people like that kick the habit, and that is what they've seen.

And to state that pot is not at all addictive "in a negative manner" is just plain false. Given, it's not addictive to the same extreme as, say, meth or painkillers, but it's easily possible to become psychologically (as opposed to physically) dependent on the drug.

Originally posted by Drugscope.org.uk
Psychological dependence is when the user experiences an overwhelming desire to continue with the drug experience. This can be because of the pleasurable effects and the desire to keep experiencing them. It can, however, also represent some sort of psychological crutch. The drug experience can become a way of blocking out reality, making life bearable, and a way of facing the world. Without the crutch life seems worthless. It can happen with any drug or any activity which takes over a person's life including eating, sex, work, or jogging.

If you think that people can't get hooked on pot, guess again. I've seen it happen. There are people, many people, people who I've met, who would "go all down and depressed" if they ever couldn't get high. For some of them, just being sober made them feel like shit.