Im considering weed to help quit porn and numb my depression. Like every time you feel like relapsing you smoke pot and your good.
That could be dangerous, you might end up replacing one addiction with another. before I was a PMO addict I was a weed addict; some personality types will always battle addiction; know what type you are. I hope you are doing well my friend.
Im also struggling with heavy depression, adhd and social anxiety and porn only makes it worse!!! Im so suicidal.
I’m sorry to hear that and sorry for not appreciating your feelings. I was just thinking about the long term but if smoking weed right now will stop you feeling suicidal then I know what I would do. Please don’t feel that suicide is an option; can you share these thoughts with someone in person in a face to face conversation, or even a crisis phone line? I just wish I could give you a hug, sorry if I’m not helping.
I’m on sertraline for my depression and they have helped; maybe speak to a doctor about this for you?
Marijuana can overtime worsen and help express mental illness, such as schizofrenia (in susceptible individuals). Help me understand how drug abuse should be a possible solution for porn abuse? If you are depressed, you should look into proven solutions to actually fix your depression, not those that makes them worse. The solutions are: - Excercise (half an hour pulse raising activities a day). - Probiotic and anti-inflammatory foods (I.e. high intake of vegetables) - Generous intake of Omega-3 fatty acids and oleic acid (olive oil). Alone, or together with anti-depressants and therapy, you maximize your chance of complete remission from depression.
Substance abuse is an excellent way to loose your money, your health, your sanity, your job, your family and possibly your life. What do you think is good about that?
Actually im considering stimulants like adderall, ritalin and concerta. They happen to be legal drugs. I beilive they can help my depression and make me motivated.
My psychologist and psychiatrist are investigating whether I should go through an ADHD assessment. Until then I'm just about to order a few herbal stimulants such as ginseng and ginkgo to see if they help me pay attention and be more productive.
I find talking to a psychiatrist difficult as I feel like I’m being judged but have to go as I’m also a voice hearer. what I’m looking forward to though is starting to go to saa this Monday. I’ve already spoken to someone from the group and he just seemed to understand and was so willing to help, but it wasn’t just good intentions but he had real knowledge also. I hope things get better for you, been thinking about this post and you a lot. you can do this my friend.
Weed actually can amp your sex drive.. bad idea in my book. Also if you're depressed or anxious it can amplify it possibly. I remember weed only helped me when I wasnt experiencing mental issues. Also it can destroy REM sleep and you need REM sleep to heal symptoms of nofap. Weed is garbage. It's only being legalized now because the government taxes it. It isnt medicine and they dont care about our well being. Weed also messes up dopamine receptors just like PMO.
I find weed can help keep me focused on non pmo related activities, if I smoke a little and get busy doing something I tend not to have any intrusive sexual thoughts as long as I keep myself busy, it's very helpful to me that way. However i find if i smoke a lot and i am just sat around my house doing nothing it makes resisting temptation more difficult, many of my relapses happened when i was stoned at home alone. Everyone is different, but in my experience weed is a double edged sword, it can help keep you focused when busy, but also makes my mind wander when I'm not busy. Try it and see how it works for you, then make an decision on whether its beneficial to your reboot or not
Adderall is literally pharmaceutical amphetamines, I have 2 friends who completely destroyed their lives on the shit, I beg you not to touch the stuff under any circumstances. With regards to ritalin, I was prescribed that as a kid for adhd, my parents stopped giving it to me because they said it turned me into a zombie