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Old Jun 10, 2014, 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by porcelain_pain View Post
Anyone else here?

Not in the "I smoke a lot of weed to cope with things and it helps me chill out" kind of way, but the "My relationship with weed is to toxic that I really need to quit and can't" kind of way. BPD is also a big aspect of my overall mood cycles and my addiction problems...I hope some of us who are in the same situation can connect. I really feel alone/isolated in this. I feel like I always write in an almost standoffish-way when I'm on this board cause there's always something nagging me in the back of my mind (MJ).

Clearly I haven't been embracing an opportunity to come out about this and get support, even online. Funny thing is, I facilitate a support group for people with mood disorders and substance abuse (concurrent). I even facilitated one today and had smoked some weed earlier in the day. I feel even possibly triggered into using because of the support group.

I definitely have polysubstance addiction problems. Right now I haven't done any hard drugs in about 6 weeks but I'm like, wow, I'm getting so stoned all the time that it doesn't even matter. I just got this awesome new job, and I got stoned before I went in today and wasn't exactly prepared, and just felt so timid/ridiculous/stupid. Like everyone was looking at me like I'm a ****ing lunatic, you know?

I've actually done so much "treatment" and counseling half-heartedly for many years of my life. I think I'm too addicted to the whole bohemian lifestyle and not giving an eff. I'm sure one day I can be quirky in my own, clean way.

Also, weed is really taking away that "caring enough about my own wellbeing" that needs to be there in order to see a point in quitting. It's in there, but it's mostly a whisper. I'm always holding out until I hit rock bottom, because that's what's always made me quit in the past. Might as well get high while I'm waiting to get there is pretty much how I feel. In my head I know it makes sense to start dealing with this right now before I mess up this awesome new job I landed and start flailing on all my projects and goals.

Would love to meet and talk to anyone else in the same boat and do some mutual supporting.

Porcelain

Hey Porcelain, thanks for coming out about this.

I feel your situation, and go through it myself. I struggle with dysthymia and a generally crappy outlook on life, but MJ helps me disconnect from the monster and for a short while, I'm able to SMILE, and laugh, and stop the looping 12-track of negative self-thoughts in my mind.

Sometimes it is difficult to get through the day without it. I'm in conflict with someone in my life about it because it's one of the rare times or habits I am able to leave the darkness behind and have fun. I hate lying about frequency of use, but deep down I know they are right - I just don't know what to do.