Social habits and addictions

[NobodyElseWill]

But if tea adiction was like being smoker or one of the targets i would be on top especially the last few months though i do only drink decaf in the evenings, but then i don't sleep consistantly anyway so i am like sod it.

[mike!]

I tend to drink alot because I find its the only way I can open around a crowd of people. I have to get completly hammered before i open up though. People tell me im a really fun interesting guy when im drunk, but when im sober i have a lack of things to talk about and kinda dull. So I drink almost every night I go out, thats my social habit.

As for smoking i hate it. All my sibling smoke and i find it disgusting. I do dip however, most people probably find this gross but it calms my nerves and relaxes me.

When it comes to weed Just get very confused/paranoid and i tend to wander around alot. When i smoke i am the laughingstock of the other stoners. So i try to stay away from weed.

[BMB]

I actually don't drink all that much. I'll grab a beer or a couple of drinks every once in a while but not so much.

Howver, I do smoke medical marijuana, as per the law in California (surprise, surprise right? lol). But I found out that with many of the depression symptoms that I have with dyspraxia, it actually helps me out tremendously. Now, before I get super flamed HEAR ME OUT!!!

My anxiety and clumsiness has definitely affected my life in many ways that it took me over eight years to learn how to drive. It sucks and every time I failed that first written test, my mind fell more and more into my depression to the point where I was having a hard time making plans to even get to work every day. Thankfully, at most times, I had awesome bosses that got me to and from work every day mainly because I was on the way. When I started smoking weed at the good ol' age of 21, like a good boy, I opened up into a world where I came into work and school with a new found confidence every day and it has shown through, even when I'm not high.

What really said that what I'm doing with marijuana is good for me was when my mom would talk to me and say that she's proud of me. She knows that I smoke but she's fine with it as long as it doesn't linger and as long as I don't get into any trouble (I have the necessary permits and I don't consume outside of my house or friend's places and I don't drive while stoned but do take many precautionary methods that everyone I know is impressed with) then it's fine.

I'm not saying that it's for everybody. I'm just a case where consuming and supporting marijuana has helped me find a new lease on life, especially with my problems. I'm not even going to say that marijuana has helped treat my dyspraxia at all because it really doesn't affect it so much as anything else I've tried. So it's worked for me. Plus, I waited until after all the bullying in school that endured and all the worries about getting a job.

I've been able to stop and live a healthy life outside of it before and I can do it again at any time. All I can say is that everyone shouldn't bash on it if they don't understand it. I took a chance and it paid off.

[mike!]

^^^^^^ Right on brotha!

[krishjoli]

I'm okay with alcohol i don't normally drink and when i do it's normally at home with a dvd or at the occasional party and that's as rare as seeing a herd of elephants going into london. As for smoking and other drugs, i am totally against them completely.

[Tokis86]

1. I smoke tobacco. Been about 10 years now (first started when i was 14 but it was very on-off and very little in quantity- i didn't officially start until i was 16). Yep, i'm addicted. I do enjoy it greatly though and i know that sometimes i depend on it as an emotional crutch of sorts (for example when i'm stressed or angry a nice smoke makes me feel sooo much better <3). On the other hand some of the negative effects of smoking concern me and so i would like to give it up at some point.

2. I drink but rarely. I don't actually like the taste of many alcohols, but i enjoy being tipsy and like to go out on nights out. Drinking is strictly for nights out only and i don't drink that much (as i'm a lightweight- but hey! At least i get value for money !). I used to be able to drink loads when i was a teenager without too much negative effect, but as i've grown older by tolerance to alcohol has lessened.

3. I used to smoke weed. Since moving to a new area over 2 years ago, i've more or less quit it (officially its a looong break from the stuff, but hey ho, i just go with the flow). For me it made me very chatty, but considering i'm already a naturally very talkative person, i decided that i didn't need it . So i went from smoking it everyday of my life for god knows how many years on year, to el zilcho.

The reason why i'm not really interested in it anymore is because i want to make changes to my life and i do find that at least for myself, its very true that it makes you feel lazy & unmotivated. I already struggle enough with the Dysphraxia and so the last thing i need is more things that make making changes in my life even more challenging. I feel that if i'm really to be proactive in my life, the weed is a hindrance not an aid to me, and so that's why i'm not into it anymore.

[lauraECFan]

1. Never smoked not even tried it just does not interest me at all
2. Occasionally drink (aint been drunk since september for my nieces 18th) usually one pint of cider and blackcurrant with my dad (wont follow him as he is alcoholic)
3. Only drugs I will take are those prescribed by my doctor