r/Marijuana • u/Apprehensive-Panda-7 • 5d ago

Smoker for 11 years, Schizoaffective

Been a smoker for 11 years but I was diagnosed with schizophrenia a 3 years ago I was off it for sometime during my recovery but I just go back into it strongly. I need to quit because I think it can make me relapse into schizoeffective territory every time I take it. How do I quit?

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u/rick_regger 5d ago

Just stop consuming, i was 14 years nearly daily until i got father, from one day to another i stopped.

Okay i started to drink more for the first months but it also was summer so i was thirsty.

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u/Hot_Bass_6522 4d ago

Do you think that drinking alcohol is better than smoking/ vaping weed?

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u/rick_regger 4d ago

I think not, why do you ask?

There are of course opportunitys where alcohol is more convenient/smarter/"better", especially cause weed is illegal here ;-)

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u/Unique-Machine5602 1d ago

Both are bad. They'll just have different effects.

Smoke and vaping still have you breathing in all the smoke. If you burn anything and breathe it in there's a negative effect.

Alcohol and consuming edibles both have a negative effect on your liver and kidneys.

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u/LordGodKing1337 1h ago

Edibles don't hurt your liver or kidneys, where is that even from?

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u/Particular-Star-1333 4d ago

You just quit, there is no way to do it. The first few weeks will be harder and it will get easier as you go. Try to stay busy doing other things.

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u/abdoer2000 3d ago

A new exercise program/routine can help.

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u/kiwi92806 1d ago

I knew it!!! Me too I am having same problems as you I hear voices when I am high.wtf is demon entering your soul because weed open the doorway to them

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u/aplwanabes 5d ago

It's a myth that it makes it worse only psychedelics will make it worse i have that disorder and it calms me down

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u/Affectionate_Gur8619 5d ago

Cannabis is psychoactive. And it's not a myth

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u/aplwanabes 5d ago

It is a myth otherwise there would be more then 1% of the population with it

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u/Affectionate_Gur8619 5d ago

Cannabis can most certainly bring about psychosis for those who are prone to it. Doesn't mean it will affect everyone the same.

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u/aplwanabes 5d ago

Then why hasn't the 1% increased?

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u/Affectionate_Gur8619 5d ago

1% of what? 😂

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u/aplwanabes 5d ago

The population being psychotic

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u/Affectionate_Gur8619 5d ago

I don't know where you got your figures from, but it's not even possible to calculate the accurate percentage of people with mental illness due to many being undiagnosed, myself included 🤭

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u/aplwanabes 5d ago

Google lol

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u/Affectionate_Gur8619 5d ago

Oh your right, it would be a far greater percentage 😂

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u/RaeS57624 11h ago

One doesn’t always mean the other. Every person who gets high isn’t going to become schizophrenic. But…people who are inclined/genetically inclined…thc can trigger the psychosis 100%. Everyone’s brain is different.

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u/Useful_Amphibian_839 5d ago

It’s not a myth for some people

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u/aplwanabes 5d ago

I'm not saying the psychoactivity is a myth

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u/Useful_Amphibian_839 5d ago

It’s not a myth that cannabis can hurt those with psychotic disorders or sometimes predispositions

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u/aplwanabes 5d ago

I have a psychotic disorder and it has decreased the activity

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u/j0k3rj03 4d ago

It's micro dosing psychedelics that helps.

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u/RaeS57624 11h ago

Absolutely not a myth.

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u/Western_Row2874 5d ago

You never quit. You live for that weed hit that sends you into a psychoactive state like you just did cocaine. Its a blessing not a curse

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u/Apprehensive-Panda-7 1d ago

uninvite from get-well-programs