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**ajh151h** · 12-09-2009, 06:24 PM

It sounds like you or your loved one is suffering from a combination of depression and marijuana dependency, which frequently go hand in hand. If it is you who has this problem, or someone you love, try to convince them to go to a psychologist. Psychologists deal with this kind of thing all of the time and they can give you advice that goes way beyond anything people on CannabisRehab.org can give you.

It might be a much more serious problem than you think if the person you are talking about is self-medicating with marijuana. That can be a very destructive cycle to get into, because while smoking relieves depression, the way it affects your thought processes (you mentioned delusion) greatly adds to depression and makes it much harder to actually recover. If this person is smoking in the morning this is points to this kind of cycle.

The important thing is to stop smoking as soon as possible. Regular exercise will make a rehabilitation much faster and less painful. Withdrawals can last for months, and depression can last for years if you don't try to treat it right.

If it isn't you with this problem, my advice is don't be too confrontational with the person that you are trying to help. Just tell them that you love them and that you want them to get help and if you can get them to go to a psychologist. Make sure you don't blame them for their problem; it is a serious mental health issue and at this point it is probably far beyond their control.

**Inpatient Outpatient** · 12-10-2009, 09:32 AM

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Well it is about some one, but I don't know if they want to quite pot. Pot is his biggest love and I more so just had to except it, I didn't stick around though. That's a lot of the signs he displayed the last few months. He had mild signs when he was an occasional smoker but these things increased and greatly became part of his personality when his smoking increased.

I just didn't know if other pot smokers felt this way, or it was just him....

**TheDude** · 12-10-2009, 02:50 PM

Laziness -yes
No Motivation -yes
No sex drive -sometimes
Not really caring for anything -yes
Eating all the wrong food (gaining weight) -yes
Taking no responsibility for ones actions -a lot of the time
Having a hard time grasping simple things -yes
Feeling Anti-Social -yes yes
Horking a lot, usually in the mornings -yes

Another thing, I don't know how to say this, but is it normal for people who smoke a lot to have delusions on how their life is? Like not seeing the problems and situations in life that are hurting them?

Any of you guys felt these signs?

Yes, but I see this as a hallmark trait of addictions in general, not only pot.