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[kittiegocrazy]

The other night, I tried pot. I was with my brother, our cousin, and step-cousin. But because the cops had come to our house asking for my brother, he didn't want to even bother doing it at first because he was afraid the cops would be watching out house. He ended up deciding to do it, but because the cops couldn't care less about minors smoking cigarettes anymore in our town, my brother emptied all the tobacco and crap from a cigarette and replaced it with weed.

We all took a few hits from it... But I didn't really feel anything. It wasn't until I lit up an actual cigarette that I started feeling anything. I felt dizzy and had to sit down. Our step-cousin looked at me and was like, "Holy shit." I was like, "What?" He went, "Look at her eyes. They're sooo red." So I had three pairs of eyes staring at me. I asked what again, and he said, "Dude, you're buzzed. It's your first time, isn't it?"

Long story short... I think the fact that I felt so good and carefree was one of the reasons why I always said no to school friends who I'd hang with that smoke weed all the time when they'd ask me if I wanted to try it. Now I wanna do it again, but at the same time, I don't want to because I know I'll rely on it as an escape. I told myself if I ever tried it, and would want to do it again.. That it would not be because it's an addiction.. And I feel like I'm going to get addicted because of all the shit going on right now with me.



I just don't really fully understand how it's illegal if it makes you feel better. Maybe it's because now that I've experienced it, I understand the other side of the marijuana arguments... I don't know.

[byee]

It sounds like you do know what to do here, you're just not accepting it too well.


It's not about legality or feel good. It's about the determination if something is good fo ryou. It's about your judgement about things, how you assess if something's right for you or not.

There's a lot of reasons to do pot, and a lot of reasons not to. In much the same way that there's lots of reasons to buy an SUV and lots of reasons not to. You have to weight the pros and cons as they pertain to you, your needs, your values. You've done that, you've decided it's not for you, right? What's the buyer's remorse?

Just b/c something 'feels good' doesn't mean it's necessarily the right choice for you. There are other issues that need to be taken into consideration when making a good choice, good judgement always means taking many things into account when deciding what's right for you. In your case, it sounds like you've done that, and concluded that 'feeling good' might not be enough.

[kittiegocrazy]

I feel like it's not good enough.. Because reality is going to be there when the high is gone. But at the same time, I feel like I'll be drawn to doing it more often because it gets me away from all the things going on in my life right now. I guess I'm just kind of confused, and I just don't want to let my confusion lead me to doing stupid things. That, and I'm also kind of afraid of developing an addiction to it. :/

[byee]

So, you've made a decision. What's the confusion?

Regardless of what people think about drug use, those that 'support' it do so for 'recreational' reasons, that is, they think it's 'fun'. You, on the other hand, admit to using them more as an escape form things, t0 change your feelings or moods. That's not recreational, it's medicinal. Pot's not a medicine.

When you use things in ways they were unintended, that's when they become misused, and it's a shorter step from misuse to trouble.

If you want to change your feelings or moods or outlook on things, there are better ways of accomplishing that, without the risk of misuse or trouble.

[Skeln]

Yeah, instead of trying pot again try something that gives yourself some alone time for awhile and lets you cool off. I used to go for a bike ride in an environmental park (like a mini version of yellowstone national park). I had 6 miles of bike riding alone time, it got all of the energy out of me so I would cool off, and it gives me time to think. using pot too much will (i repeat WILL) get you addicted and then you'll be blowing all your money on it when you could use that money to buy gifts for family/friends, or go to movies, etc. Just because something feels good does not make it healthy or a right decision.

[A.J.]

Marijuana is not addictive my friend, and it felt good because its supposed to do just that. The key is if you choose to smoke, you DO NOT let it be your first priority in life. The pot smokers who are lazy slackers who end up at BK for 20 years are the people who stopped doing it recreationally and do it daily. I have found a good balance.

[Halibut]

well its good that your thinking about it. just dont do it. say no and you wont have a problem.. GO WILL POWER lol