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Originally Posted by Rebound
I could not disagree more. I do not wish to be disrespectful, but pot, while possibly the cause of a psychological dependence, is not physically addictive. I am the proof right now. I have smoked approximately 3/4-1oz of pot every month for the last several years, and as of now, I am on 3 days cold turkey with no pot. I'm not suffering any of the issues associated with sudden withdrawal of an addictive substance. Granted, I have a little loss of appetite but that is it. My depressed mood has actually lifted a bit.
I think your experience is of people with far more fundamental problems than their use of pot. I find it has great calming effect, especially when I am having a mixed bipolar episode. Perhaps what you observed was more the case of poor availability of mental health treatment being dealt with by self-medicating. That is tragic, but not in the way you imply with your post.
Pot use is, in fact, worlds apart from the use of alcohol. Have you ever heard of bar fights among stoners?
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Pot can be psychologically addictive, which for some people, can be every bit as intense as physical addiction. No, physical withdrawal from pot is not bad for the user, just for everyone around him/her who has to put up with the rotten mood swings.
If you carefully read my post, I was not comparing pot to alcohol. I was comparing
self-medicating with pot to
self-medicating with alcohol.
The majority of people who self-medicate with pot have 'fundamental problems'.
I smoked pot on occasion when I was a teen and, very occasionally, at other times in my life. It made me anxious and did not help my depression.
In addition, putting smoke into my lungs is not healthy.
If smoking pot helps you, go for it. Smoke away.