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[–] 37 points 1 year ago* (15 children)

This amuses me as i use cannabis to increase resiliance to sensory overload. Yay autism.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    It helps so much to make my brain stop caring about Too Many Sounds and Bad Fabrics its wild.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Oh, shit.

    Bad fabrics. Finally, someone else? E.g. touching some velvety stuff makes it feel like I can't breathe?

    How do I learn more about it? I'm scared to know what it means, but can probably guess.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    About which? Being autistic or having sensory overload related to physical sensations?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    I've just never heard anyone else talk about being sensitive to particular materials.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Oh, it's a way sensory overload can manifest. I hate lace, although admire the artwork of it. I like soft plush things and running my fingers on things that are smooth. I don't like wearing silks though, too slippery on the body. Some fabrics make SOUND and those are the worst.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    i've never thought about Bad Fabrics, but on the other end of the spectrum i do have this nice Velour Robe that i bought my wife that i occasionally steal. Then there's the Fluffy Cat that i picked up with my Shirt Off the other day and just about died in sensory joy overload. i've never had it be too much before it was weird.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    i use it to manage my gut. slows down severe diarrhea and manages pain. i seek out pinene and limonene terpenoid profiles, sour diesel and og kush derivatives

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Hmm I should make a note of those terpenes. Internet stranger TMI here but having ibs-d I've found marijuana is one of the few things that has seemed to help some over the course of my life.

    Even the prescription medicine I've taken for it wears off sooner or later but I've never really paid attention that strictly to terpenes, perhaps it's time I do so.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Is it dependent on the type of weed? Some 90's type 100 percent indica works like that for me. I do not have any diagnosis though. Worry about shit tomorrow, best Xanax ever, no side effects etc.

    I could easily imagine some other strain stressing me out.

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  • [–] 57 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    I smoke every day because every other form of escapism can't get me away from the modern hellscape that we currently exist in.

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  • [–] [S] 31 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    A doctor prescribed me coke to treat my idiopathic hypersomnia. Didn't realize computational finance grads could write scripts, but I'm happy

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago*

    Seriously though, R is tedious as hell when dealing with statistical analysis. It can be fun but I found it to be too much work for things I could do more easily elsewhere. Python is great for many things financial but can be limiting, though it's my favorite language probably because of its general use and ease of access.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    I wish I could smoke every day, but I get the munchies something fierce and I will put on weight immediately. I have to quit for my health. I just finished an eighth over the holiday weekend though, and I kinda hate myself right now.

    This is after already quitting drinking, so I don't have many escapes left haha. I'm out here raw dogging the dystopian future with just my mind bro.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    No alcohol, no sugar and no limit on weed works pretty well for me now. And I try to run everyday (huffing and puffing)

    I think the first two are big factors and I cannot believe how stupid I was the last 5 years drinking everyday.

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  • [–] 39 points 1 year ago* (8 children)

    Yeah, I’m probably addicted to cannabis. That doesn’t particularly bother me, as it doesn’t negatively impact my life. I keep it to nights and weekends, and I don’t spend more on it than I can afford. I honestly have a much harder time quitting coffee than I do cannabis. If I go on vacation, I never have a problem leaving my weed at home, but I’ll be damned if I don’t have my caffeine. And that doesn’t seem to be a particularly harmful addiction either.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    it doesn’t negatively impact my life

    Pretty sure that means that it by definition isn't an addiction but rather a benign dependence 🤷

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Good luck explaining that to most people. I've had a cannabis dependence for years now, and I get called an addict by certain members of my family, even though I've held a job longer than most of them were in school. I partake everyday, but the boss doesn't care/suspect anything and my output meets/exceeds expectations, so they're happy with me.

    BuT i'M aN aDdIcT lol

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Lucky. I can't sleep without weed, so if I'm going on vacation, it has to be to a place with legalization.

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  • Yeah, that does suck. I do struggle a bit to fall asleep the first few nights without it, since I’m used to having a bowl before bed, but the thing that really gets me is how crazy vivid my dreams are when I’m taking a break. I’m prone to night terrors too, so it’s a bit of a roll of the dice on what those dreams are gonna be like

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    i love getting information about addiction from non-doctors

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Non-doctors and, presumably, non-addicts with no real world experience of what addiction actually is.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago

    More of a Pepsi person myself

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    I smoked everyday to balance out the caffeine and nicotine I suspect I use to treat undiagnosed adhd.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I use it for pain relief. I smoke it everyday but wait until afternoon.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Coke with a capital C? 🥤

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

    Haha. But this is funny, but also some ableist bullshit.

    Not feeling daily agony can be habit forming, but it doesn't make someone into a rastafarian. It would be cool if it did. But it doesn't.

    Just doing my part to fight misinfor-meme-tion.

    Edit: Interestingly, the vote count of this post became more negative after I added emphasis around my stupid "misinfor-meme-tion" pun.

    That is harsh, but fair. Still, I regret nothing.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Source: a doctor with a flashlight and a rubber glove.

    I think you're underestimating the amount of real pain that is caused by the current iteration of society. People aren't supposed to function in a world like this. It's broken and they're suffering. It's great if some small fraction of people can tough it out. Good for them. They're the aberration.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago*

    I smoke weed every day because I like the neurochemistry it provides better than living sober.

    Sure I can quit whenever I want, i have for plenty of job searches.

    But it's like, would you rather live your life never wearing shoes? When you could just be wearing shoes every day and your daily life is now more comfortable and easier to navigate?

    I wear shoes personally

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Ahh... the 80s

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    "I am addicted to coke" looks like the one on the left and talks into his intercom, thinking it's a phone.

    Zero deals made today, maybe bought coke.

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    [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I'm not addicted to coke I only do it when I want to get rocked out of my skull

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    I'm addicted to caffeine. My university has a meal swipe program which equates to ~6 bucks and you can use 2 a day. I eat one big meal from the 'all you can eat' cafe, then get 2 energy drinks for the morning and afternoon, and just have ramen for dinner or sthm.

    I currently have 3 spares because tbh I'm kinda getting sick of redbull. Idk what else to spend the meal swipes on because if you don't use them it's just wasted money

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I wish weed didn't fill me with anxiety at even the smallest doses. I go through periods where I try to push through the initial uncomfortable stages, hoping that I'll get used to being high and finally enjoy the drug but I am just filled with negative and self abusive thoughts. I hate weed but I wish I didn't :/

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  • It's okay, you're not missing much.

    Long term effects are often downplayed by enjoyers in my view.

    But hey, I still take it like once every other month sometimes, especially if I want to not get too drunk but it's always a drag getting back to less procrastinating with my life.

    It can be very helpful for some or in the way for others.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    I mean. There's smoking every day, and getting stoned every day. The right strains in the right (micro)dosage can be life-saving medicine.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    How do you make that switch though? I would love to just be a micro dosing THC user, because it does help me out with a lot of things up to a point, where it quickly becomes too much

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago*

    Go to a dispo and ask for small dose edibles. Depending on where you are you can find edibles as low as 2.5mgs per dose. You should be able to find 10mg edibles anywhere you go and if you get something like a chocolate bar that you can further subdivide yourself you can fine tune your dose. The only pitfall is tolerance creeping up the more often you take it.

    ETA: And if you want to limit your smoking amount, just buy a one hitter. Having to clear and load the pipe to get more than a little high will help prevent you from overdoing it.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Just put less than you normally would and be discipline about not going for more. There is no definition for what a micro dose is. Its just understood to be less. Try just doing half of what you normally do for a week and see how you feel from there.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 1 year ago

    From experience, try to use strains with less THC and higher CBD and it generally will help. Then taking time to see what dosage is a good balance of pain relief without making you high, and for how long before using again. There's more to it, but that typically will be the easiest change to make. When you build a tolerance, make very small changes. It's difficult, but you'll start go see the effects if you stick with it. Cannabis is strong as hell these days lol

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Just smoke every day and eventually every dose of weed will feel like a microdose.

    I dab every evening for sleep (go through a gram of concentrate every 2-3 days) and guess what? I don't get high anymore. Just a minor head change for the next 15-20 minutes.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I don't think daily usage necessitates addiction. In my opinion addiction is continually use despite negative repercussions because of fear of withdrawal / not being able to operate without it.

    Like I have sugary coffee almost every day but I wouldn't say I'm addicted because I'm not experiencing any negative consequences from it. If I were gaining weight or having heart problems and still kept to it then I'd say that's an addiction.

    Same with pot, some people can use it every day without suffering many consequences. If your gaining weight from the munchies, or getting a smokers cough, or becoming antisocial etc. and still use it, that's when it becomes problematic.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Like I have sugary coffee almost every day but I wouldn’t say I’m addicted because I’m not experiencing any negative consequences from it.

    How would you feel/do, when there is a stressful day and you cannot have your coffee?

    As for pot, i have met and been a daily smoker for many years. Everybody i knew that smoked daily had some social or personal issues and it definitely affected their ability to focus, memory and emotional awareness negatively.

    I don't think that daily use of psychoactives can go without addiction. It can be beneficial as medication for some, but there will be side effects and withdrawal symptoms, like with non psychoactive medication too.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    This gave me a u/SpontaneousH flashback.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I'm addicted to pepsi

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    I'm addicted to pot in the same way other people are addicted to oxygen

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    The only thing im addicted to is coffee

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I just do it everyday because tv and videogames are boring without it.

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