u/loadedfr099y

been in some frustrating pain from work. lift boxes all day long and my back is killing me, not to mention i broke my ankle in early february this year and it’s still causing pain. boss told me i had to stay an extra couple hours off stacking a bunch of boxes and i slipped while off stacking with my ankle that is now supposedly healed (still aches a bit usually) and i am in a bit of pain today. back is killing me, ankle is fucked, and i can’t find the drive to do much self care like laundry, hobbies, shower, etc. i’m just so tired and in pain.

i know kratom carries addiction risk and i’ve used it before but i need to get stuff done today and i’m having trouble. just want this pain to drop off for a bit. what do you guys think?

I have always found guitar really hard to record tightly. even when i’m practicing with a metronome consistently my sessions recording it can be very hit or miss. one day i’ll get something in the first few tries and the next i won’t be able to finish the track at all because it’s not tight to my standards.

there has got to be a more efficient way to record guitar tightly. sometimes i try different things like strumming differently, switching to a drum track, and other stuff but do you guys know a good workflow that could possibly speed up the process of recording guitar tightly? of course im gonna keep practicing. any advice is appreciated.

i was prescribed 100-300mg as a starter dose nightly for my anxiety, restlessness, and insomnia. ive had one whole week on it and some nights that dose was turns everything down just enough to work perfectly and others the restlessness kinda breaks through.

my psychiatrist said we could consider 400-600mg but i am really worried about my tolerance to this medication. i do not want to lose the relief it gives me because not only does it reduce my restlessness and anxiety but it kills my cravings for all substances at night which has given me so much hope for my life. i genuinely thought that would be the death of me someday.

at a one time dose of 400-600mg nightly is tolerance going to rise enough for it to feel negligible eventually? is there any way to avoid this or is it inevitable? what dose have you been on and for how long has it been effective?

sorry i’m just really worried because i don’t want to lose this resource.

i am going on a break from weed for atleast a month. i’ve been smoking for a few years now nightly and my brain kinda gets obsessed with drugs and substance use which is really frustrating.

i’ve always used weed as a way to unwind and stay away from harder substances since i started using it but im realizing how depressed weed actually makes me feel when i am using it every night. my days are more anxious, low energy, and sad to be quite frank. i dont like being in my brain at night though.

i’m having a hard time feeling okay with not using a substance every night, it feels as if my brain was built to want substances at the night time or just feel empty, i took a 3 month break last summer and i still craved weed/a substance every single night but i was much happier during the day. i dont want to have to be sober during the night time.

Does anyone else feel this same way where imagining not using every night kinda hurts to think about? i want to change but i dont want to at the same time. how will i ever become content with not getting high every night? i know i have the ability but i dont want to be miserable and restless every single night :(.

i (21m) have been dealing with depression for a long time since i was around 12 years old. i’ve had many therapists over the course of all those years and the last 3-4 had recommended me to do IOP. i am currently halfway through this iop program and still not feeling much improvement in the suffering. i have also been on meds throughout these years trying all kinds of different combinations with my psychiatrist with no real luck or improvement.

while i have had a lot of drive and taken a lot of proactive steps i will admit there are some things i do that are holding me back. i have a habit of smoking weed at night, it’s how i cope with these thoughts and issues since i was around 18 years old and i have taken a few breaks, one notably for a few months and my symptoms improved a little but didnt go away though the burnout only got worse and i eventually jumped back to my normal routine with it.

at this point i dont know what to do. everyone recommends meds and therapy but what do i do once i have exhausted those for so many years? what do i do once treatment starts making me feel more hopeless and burnt out then improving my baseline? i am kinda getting scared, i dont want to have to sit in this discomfort for the rest of my years.

i have struggled with depression and anxiety since i was about 12 years old. i grew up in a mormon household and didn’t really smoke until i turned about 18 years old. i am now 21 and in such a hole of mental health hell that i have resorted to finally quitting weed.

when i started smoking in college i quickly realized how magical cannabis was. it made me finally feel content with the way my life was and it made me love myself like i had never been able to before. it saved my life from suicide even on some nights as i was able to give myself patience.

long term my depression and anxiety never healed after years of therapy and meds and i am now in an iop program as i have become desperate. i have taken many breaks from weed and have found my sober baseline is higher when im not smoking every night (or even 3 days a week). i cannot keep going on like this and i need a fix and i know that dropping weed will help me feel better but its so bitter sweet.

i dont smoke all day everyday, just before i go to sleep. i feel so much resentment, not just towards myself but towards the world and the way that life is structured. why must the one thing that has made me feel so happy, given so much relief go? i dont want to give it up and know that i may never fully recover from the jealousy i have of other people who are able to smoke without being so depressed. i’m honestly so sad and if anyone has a suggestion on an alternative approach id appreciate it a lot. i’m hurt. i’m sad to say good bye to a friend that has brought so much good to my life during these hard times. i don’t know how much i really want to keep going without it. even when my baseline fixed i still missed my old friend.

i’m a daily weed smoker but honestly it’s just not very functional or good for my mental health anymore. cigarettes seem to be the drug that gives the most mental stability while still feeling something.

i see a lot of people here are able to maintain a 2-3 cig a day regimen. is that realistic for most people? and how bad are health effects of this? having a rough time in life rn and need a quick escape from time to time, especially while i figure my life out.