No secret that I have been smoking a lot of weed for years now.
But I learned something this week.
This is my realization so it may not be true for all

My Views....
Weed is a way to suppress your natural drives as a human. Many kids I was friends with in highschool who smoked a lot of weed didn't really hook up with a lot of girls. This demographic seemed to smoke marijuana in a way to suppress their sexuality, they gave up on receiving gratification from girls and went to the sweet comfort of the buddha. It will always be there for you, it doesn't matter what you say or do, Mary Jane will always love you.
I started smoking weed but very occasionally, I didn't wish to be like these kids I had observed using weed as a mental masturbatory so they could feel good without risking rejection from girls.
Over time I began to like the relaxing effects and was smoking weed before school every day and in college I was smoking weed all day every day. I seemed to still hook up with girls and get high all day, it seemed like I won. My usage was like this: Smoke before I made breakfast, smoke before class, smoke when I go to bed. It was nice, it really was. Weed puts me in a nice state of bliss. But getting high is a cheat to attaining a higher level of consciousness. You have to EARN that shit. By being sober, and creating a world for yourself with nothing but your own thoughts and power.
There is so much more to life than being COMFORTED. Fuck Comfort. It is for the weak. for those who have given up on growing up. Nobody grows when they are smoking weed all day, they are masturbating their brains. Chase the natural highs, you will have more memories that way. When I smoke I'm able to see all new perspectives on the things I think about. Take away my emotional bias and see things for what they are. But these thoughts I have when high are like making a house out of sticks instead of bricks. Getting high my thoughts are like a house made of sticks, they always fall apart. There is no foundation. They fall apart eventually. Sober thoughts are rooted in foundation, and allow expansion. It takes longer, it is harder. I'm not anti weed at all but I have found what works best for me is just to smoke when you want to think about something in a different light or when I want to relax at night or just kick it with the homies.

New View: It is okay to smoke every once in a while, but if your equilibrium as a human involves a balance of THC you are taking it too far. Don't let weed become part of your identity as a human.
Life is not about sitting in your little comfort ball with your pipe and your weed.

Well said, I just like you i came to the point that i didn't need weed at all, i kinda wasted my money and time being stone all the time.. i would come up with crazy, stupid thoughts all the time. i could not think things clearly. I over though things even till now i do go and smoke once in a while but i start overthinking little things about every interaction and my mind works faster than usual that i start making threads over threads and ultimately not making sense at all..

That is true for me. i do not need weed as an alternative to approach and get out of my comfort zone. I push myself when I'm sober, same applies for alcohol. i only drink when my buddies and i just want to chill and have a good time but never as a way to boost my confidence or have ball to talk to girls.

But hey i do know of people that are too anxious around people that weed suppress their anxiety making them easy to communicate and socialize.. There is this girl i dated who suffers this, i tried NLP, and also putting her through situations most of the time in order for her to become familiar and in charge of her anxiety but nothing has worked better for her than smoking weed. so I'm not sure that quitting weed will apply for everyone.

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Chicks love weed too.

Bro I agree with what you saying, and sometimes I feel the same way too. I learned that weed isn't everything in the world. It is all about controlling yourself. I'm also not saying to stop it forever. I heard that the 'healthy' way to smoke weed, is to smoke 5 grams a month. And for me thats enough, sometimes i don't even need that much. I think its up to the individual.

Good stuff @CrazyWhiteboi

I'm not totally against it; in fact, I would totally smoke if my job would allow me. On the other hand, while MJ is not chemically addictive, it affects your chemistry which in turn could lead you to get hooked. I say that in a sense that people can get hooked on shopping, gaming, or one of those bizarre addictions you see on TLC.

I believe it has a lot to do with the way you describe it, CrazyWhiteboi. It's that comfort factor. Instant gratification. You will likely face some adversity in life, so then you take a hit to feel instantly gratified. Now, nothing else is as important because you're already happy. Therefore, everything good that happens to you is just extra happiness. So why do something that's difficult to accomplish happiness when you can get it instantly? That becomes the mentality.

Control is the key. Just know that good feeling will come, but you have some things to take care of first.

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