How do you pull yourself out of the dumps?

[WeedHopper]

Yep. Buglar

 

[greenmobster440]

I don't miss that stinking habit at all. Started at 12 and quit for good at 42. 3 yrs after quitting I had two heart attacks, 5 stents, bypass surgery, and COPD. 2012 was a rough year.

Getting old is tough enough without the baggage tobacco brings a long. If you smoke...STOP!

 

[WonkasTHC]

I don't miss that stinking habit at all. Started at 12 and quit for good at 42. 3 yrs after quitting I had two heart attacks, 5 stents, bypass surgery, and COPD. 2012 was a rough year.

Getting old is tough enough without the baggage tobacco brings a long. If you smoke...STOP!

I quit 3 years ago. Best fuccing thing i ever did for myself and kids.
Even convinced my wife to quit with me and she did!

 

[Hippie420]

That's what I smoked in prison. I think it was Buglar. That was 40yrs ago.

Pretty hard on jaywalkers in Texas, ain't they?

I don't miss that stinking habit at all. Started at 12 and quit for good at 42. 3 yrs after quitting I had two heart attacks, 5 stents, bypass surgery, and COPD. 2012 was a rough year.

Getting old is tough enough without the baggage tobacco brings a long. If you smoke...STOP!

I miss it daily, and it's 10 years since I quit. I still smoke in my dreams. I still find myself breathing in deep when I pass someone that's got one lit.
What gets me is I got lung cancer seven years after I'd quit. Shoulda kept right on puffing away.

 

[greenmobster440]

Pretty hard on jaywalkers in Texas, ain't they?

I miss it daily, and it's 10 years since I quit. I still smoke in my dreams. I still find myself breathing in deep when I pass someone that's got one lit.
What gets me is I got lung cancer seven years after I'd quit. Shoulda kept right on puffing away.

I've made it 20yrs with no cigs. I do love a nice cigar once in a blue Moon. I used to have a pretty cool collection of pipe tobacco, store bought and homemade. Rolled my own cigars and cigs. Also made chew.

I miss the pipe. I made a lot of tobacco blend presses that cured up really nice.

 

[MariJan]

Yep. Buglar View attachment 365564

Yep that was the can on the right.My maternal grandfather smoked them

 

[Hippie420]

I've made it 20yrs with no cigs. I do love a nice cigar once in a blue Moon. I used to have a pretty cool collection of pipe tobacco, store bought and homemade. Rolled my own cigars and cigs. Also made chew.
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I miss the pipe. I made a lot of tobacco blend presses that cured up really nice.

I had quit cigarettes for a few years after tuning to my pipes. Our illustrious governor chose to ban smoking in bars, so I went back to cigarettes. I used to get people moving from the far end of the bar just to set next to me and enjoy the smell. I smoked nothing but B-23 Consolidated cherry tobacco. Tasted nice, smelled nice. A cigarette is like a quickie, while a pipe is like an entire saturday night love making session. Still have a dozen or more Dunhill pipes, some of which were quite pricey. Probably should start selling 'em off.

 

[WeedHopper]

I don't miss that stinking habit at all. Started at 12 and quit for good at 42. 3 yrs after quitting I had two heart attacks, 5 stents, bypass surgery, and COPD. 2012 was a rough year.

Getting old is tough enough without the baggage tobacco brings a long. If you smoke...STOP!

Haven't touched tobacco since my open heart surgery in 2013.
Watched my Mom die a horrible death because of lung cancer. Just watched my sister who is 3 yrs younger than me die of lung cancer a few months ago.
I hate fking cigarettes.

 

[greenmobster440]

I had quit cigarettes for a few years after tuning to my pipes. Our illustrious governor chose to ban smoking in bars, so I went back to cigarettes. I used to get people moving from the far end of the bar just to set next to me and enjoy the smell. I smoked nothing but B-23 Consolidated cherry tobacco. Tasted nice, smelled nice. A cigarette is like a quickie, while a pipe is like an entire saturday night love making session. Still have a dozen or more Dunhill pipes, some of which were quite pricey. Probably should start selling 'em off.

I still have jars of tobacco and whole leaf stored. I had a smell of that black horse I pressed about 4yrs ago. Wow, I may have to pack a bowl and head outside later. I kinda miss playing around with homemade blends from whole leaf presses.

I've thought of making another press and giving it a go with a bunch of small bud. Make a nice brick of bud. Hmmm

 

[greenmobster440]

Haven't touched tobacco since my open heart surgery in 2013.
Watched my Mom die a horrible death because of lung cancer. Just watched my sister who is 3 yrs younger than me die of lung cancer a few months ago.
I hate this fking cigarettes.

Tobacco takes no prisoners. Our free will choices kill us. Considering the generation we grew up in it's a wonder we're still alive..lol.

 

[RosterMan]

If you can get up in the morning ,jump out of bed and still walk normally erect, You are way ahead of many others
Enjoy your life while you can, Stop dwelling on what the media tells you is right and wrong and ENJOY LIFE.
It does not last long as the ride looks.

 

[Hippie420]

Tobacco takes no prisoners. Our free will choices kill us. Considering the generation we grew up in it's a wonder we're still alive..lol.

You mean where the Flintstones were hawking Winstons?

If you can get up in the morning ,jump out of bed and still walk normally erect, You are way ahead of many others
Enjoy your life while you can, Stop dwelling on what the media tells you is right and wrong and ENJOY LIFE.
It does not last long as the ride looks.

AMEN! If you took your entire life, it wouldn't make an atom on a single grain of sand compared to how long this old rock's been spinnin'.

 

[Leaf and Bound]

Talking for me has never helped but something that has helped me alot is working out. Finding a healthy way to get that dopamine boost is key to helping you feel better. Start small setting a minimum work out. push ups, Sit ups, planks, Everyone has 10 min they can get it in. 3x a week going on a walk Nothing crazy but over time you will want to do a little more. Go for a short run. lift some weights. Not much compares to a runners high. or the high you get from working out. write down what you like to do or liked to do and try it out. it takes time and wish you the best of luck!

 

[John Kramer]

i'm also not much of a talker. i don't have friends bs they simply don't understand me... i'm just gettig bored and locking myself with my hobby
My hobby is all for me. i'm really enjoying to grow diffirent plants like weed, citruses, tomatos, cucumbers and etc
so my advice to you is to find something that gets u joy. it can be a book or an animal or a plant or mb just talking with us >_=
u can do whatever the F you want, it's your life... dont let the people tell you what to do. You're the one in charge
Be well my friend
ps when i have depression i just swallow 0.8g bud and endoying the life, the pot is really something!
also try this book

 

[T_Dub]

So I am not really sure if this is a good place for this but I need some helpful advice.
I have been down in the dumps for quite awhile now. Two years ago I kicked opiates and a year n a half ago I kicked alcohol and just use the green these days.

Everything should be good for me these days. I live with my brother and I don't have a lot of expenses, I can save a little bit of money..I bought myself a reliable car a year ago, and I'm the overnight manager at my local Kroger.

Problem is I am still incredibly depressed. I don't really talk to anyone anymore, I barely leave my house. It's hard to get myself to do the few basic things I have too like going to the grocery store, going to doctors appointments, keeping my meds filled which brings me to my next point.

I have been completely honest with my doctor, I tell her how I feel. I tell her the problems I still have, I take my meds as proscribed and I have been in and out of therapy, rehabs and hospitals the last 10 years. I have lost count how many times I've been locked in a psyche ward. Been to rehab 3 times and it didn't work till I decided I was done with it.

I'm diagnosed schizoeffective disorder and I really don't feel much of anything anymore. One the worse symptoms of schizoeffective disorder is anadonia. Which I am struggling with. I came from a broken home and I've lost pretty much anyone I've ever cared about. These days it seems like no matter what I do I can barely get myself to take care of my basic needs. Im miserable. I barely talk anymore because I just don't see the point. My isolation is really bad.

Being on this forum is the most interaction I've had with the world in probably a year. The plant has become the only thing I look forward to. I think it's been good for me. I feel like there's so much in my life to try and fix that is just too overwhelming. I don't know what to do with myself anymore. I guess I'm posting this to try and make some friends and just put into words some the things I'm struggling with vs just keeping it in my head. If you read this far I appreciate it, I hate being so negative I just don't know what to do anymore

Hi Greenscreen. I’m sorry to hear that you are having a difficult time. I deal with Bipolar disorder which is just a fancy name for manic depression. I’m either manic and feeling good (and sometimes too good where I’m omnipotent) and other times I’m deeply depressed. I’m also experiencing anhedonia as I type so I’ve lost all interest in outside hobbies. For me, I try to live in the moment and I minimize stress as much as possible. Regardless of how I feel, I try to shower and shave daily. I try to get 30 minutes of sunshine daily too by walking at least a mile outside. On cloudy days, I use a daylight lamp for 30 minutes to help my mood. The rest of the time my advice is to be patient and simply wait for the mood to change because they always do.

I absolutely love this quote and I found it very descriptive. Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu is credited with the quote, "If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the moment". If you can learn to live in the moment, everything feels much more manageable.

If you continue to feel poorly, I’d reach out to a mental health professional. That was the best thing I ever did.

Oh, and congrats on kicking the opiates and alcohol! That’s huge!!

 

[greenscreen13]

Hi Greenscreen. I’m sorry to hear that you are having a difficult time. I deal with Bipolar disorder which is just a fancy name for manic depression. I’m either manic and feeling good (and sometimes too good where I’m omnipotent) and other times I’m deeply depressed. I’m also experiencing anhedonia as I type so I’ve lost all interest in outside hobbies. For me, I try to live in the moment and I minimize stress as much as possible. Regardless of how I feel, I try to shower and shave daily. I try to get 30 minutes of sunshine daily too by walking at least a mile outside. On cloudy days, I use a daylight lamp for 30 minutes to help my mood. The rest of the time my advice is to be patient and simply wait for the mood to change because they always do.

I absolutely love this quote and I found it very descriptive. Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu is credited with the quote, "If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the moment". If you can learn to live in the moment, everything feels much more manageable.

If you continue to feel poorly, I’d reach out to a mental health professional. That was the best thing I ever did.

Oh, and congrats on kicking the opiates and alcohol! That’s huge!!

That quote reminds me of one I heard on a recovery podcast recently that said "a sad addict will use again a happy addict might use again but a grateful addict will never use again"

I struggle with gratitude. It's hard to feel anything with and anhedonia. I'm thankful I'm not where I use to be but at the same time it's still hard just to get myself to leave the house for anything.

I recently got a drone and that's been getting me out of the house a little bit but it's still not easy. I'm basically doing what you suggested I just go through the motions and just hope it changes at some point

 

[Yanneris]

It's brave of you to reach out and share this. Maybe try focusing on one small thing at a time.

 

[MtnStew]

I don't miss that stinking habit at all. Started at 12 and quit for good at 42. 3 yrs after quitting I had two heart attacks, 5 stents, bypass surgery, and COPD. 2012 was a rough year.

Getting old is tough enough without the baggage tobacco brings a long. If you smoke...STOP!

Yes sir! I'll get right on that. Again..... I keep coming up with excuses as to why I haven't quit smoking again. This time for good.. Truth is, I'm just not there yet.... doctors tell me to quit, talks about all the problems smoking for 20+ years have probably caused me. Then gives me a clean bill of health, sends me to a cardiologist who clears me, pulmonary specialist is next. But I've had asthma since birth. My lungs beg me to quit everyday. I'm hard headed and don't like people of authority who think they know best. Even if they are qualified to know best.
I'll try again on new years. I don't drink anymore so it's not that hard. Roll up 20 Js like Willie Nelson did in the 70s. And quit his way.

 

[zem]

That quote reminds me of one I heard on a recovery podcast recently that said "a sad addict will use again a happy addict might use again but a grateful addict will never use again"

I struggle with gratitude. It's hard to feel anything with and anhedonia. I'm thankful I'm not where I use to be but at the same time it's still hard just to get myself to leave the house for anything.

I recently got a drone and that's been getting me out of the house a little bit but it's still not easy. I'm basically doing what you suggested I just go through the motions and just hope it changes at some point

AS Hippie said theres someone close by who is worse off. I live in a hell hole on the other side of the globe where i chose to marry and have 2 children. Well over here if i dont provide a sum that is like 3 times the minimum yearly salary for schooling then my children will have no schooling. Same applies for healthcare same for everything. A drone? I can only dream of that now. a short while back the banks defaulted and we lost our savings too. When i say a hell hole i mean it. I am not depressed because i am numb to feelings because if i let myself feel too much pain i will lose focus and my children will suffer. So you could take me as example. With hindsight i would trade my place for a life where i am single and have no such impossible responsibilities. It is a dream to go back to my past life. I used to travel for leisure i cannot believe it anymore. It seems so far a dream now to go on a fkin plane and just go somewhere. You are absolutely right to think of it as a chapter in your life. Take care

 

[Hippie420]

Yes sir! I'll get right on that. Again..... I keep coming up with excuses as to why I haven't quit smoking again. This time for good.. Truth is, I'm just not there yet.... doctors tell me to quit, talks about all the problems smoking for 20+ years have probably caused me. Then gives me a clean bill of health, sends me to a cardiologist who clears me, pulmonary specialist is next. But I've had asthma since birth. My lungs beg me to quit everyday. I'm hard headed and don't like people of authority who think they know best. Even if they are qualified to know best.
I'll try again on new years. I don't drink anymore so it's not that hard. Roll up 20 Js like Willie Nelson did in the 70s. And quit his way.

Same boat. Born with asthma, smoked since I was 12, but I quit and switched to vaping ten years ago. Quit vaping a day before they cut the top half outta my left lung due to a cancerous tumor. Less than two months later, they hacked the top quarter outta my right lung due to the same. No more smoking anything for me. Ain't got enough lungs to donate.
I still miss cigarettes. I love the smell of one burning, the smell of 'em on someone's breath or clothes, and if and when they tell me the cancer is back, I'm gonna take out a loan and buy a carton of Kent Kings!