Why do I feel depressed when I'm not smoking weed?

Weed is not an upper. Meaning that it is not something that brings you happiness. It may bring you some joy by removing you from your otherwise depressing thoughts. Therefore, you are probably using it as an escape mechanism to distract you from thinking about how you are depressed on a regular basis. Distractions and outlets are good if they are healthy for you mind and body, however, they are bad if they are destructive. you should search for a more healthy outlet, and probably seriously consider ways to pull you out of your depression.

When you start smoking weed, it can make you feel happy, like you don't even really care about some things most times. So when you stop smoking it you can feel quite depressed sometimes and that's completely normal. I would advise seeing a therapist near you or if it gets really bad, take antidepressants

Weed is in fact a type of drug that affects the body in multiple ways. A person can become dependent on the drug and can suffer withdrawals when not feeding the addiction. There are other symptoms that follow withdrawals which is one of the reasons why addiction is so strongly urged against. I would encourage the assistance of a substance abuse counselor to speak to.

Because weed has THC which makes you feel happy, so when you don’t smoke weed you don’t experience these happiness feelings, or atleast not without a reason.

Maybe you feel depressed when your not smoking weed because it takes your mind off of what’s really wrong. Weed tends to mix up people’s emotions when being used. So it’s very much possible that your brain is being chemical altered to feel happy. But when in fact you feel sad, so in order to not feel sad you need to figure out the roots to your sadness in order to feel happy with drugs. Weed is said to be a gateway drug, and if your only using it to feel happy, then it could cause you to do more hard core drugs which could end up killing you

In a practical sense, weed temporarily elevates your serotonin and dopamine levels, but leaves a diminished supply afterwards. A person will build up to whatever level they're comfortable with to maintain. When I used to be a weed smoker, I had often felt like I needed it to mitigate stress and anxiety from situations people couldn't help me with. I was abusing it though, and thankfully it is not the hardest drug to leave behind. When the desire was gone, I was able to walk away from the habit.

It sounds like you are too reliant on it. You may think you need it, but you don't. Whether you do it to have fun, or to forget problems, it is not the right thing to do. It may seem great at the moment, but once it's gone, what happens? You start to feel as if you need it. Like you can't live without it. But that is very much false. Even if someone is peer pressuring you, it is not good to give in. Being independent is good. Surround yourself with inspiring or fun things. Friends and family can help with this issue.

Let's start with the fact that I don't use marijuana but I think marijuana brings all the same benefits. This is the replenishment of state resources, as well as the benefit to people. The price after legalization also fell and became cheaper than the cost of the same cigarettes.However, you can save even more money if you buy plant and grow it on your own. Just following the instructions will do the thing, so in fact you can establish your own illegal business( I'm kidding actually), this source actually helped me to learn how to maintain my plants. However, I guess, that feeling depressed when not smoking weed may be because of the addiction

Weed has chemicals in it that reduces feelings like anxiety or depression. As a person smokes weed on a semi-regular basis, their system gets used to having the chemical. When you stop smoking for a period of time, your system has become accustomed to the chemicals so it has a withdrawal-like effect, making it more likely for you to feel depressed. It's likely a side-effect from smoking weed and then stopping. From what I've read, this can last from anywhere from a few days to a few months depending upon how much weed you smoke. Hope that this information is helpful!

It's likely because you are unhappy of the TRUE state of your life. You know something has to change but you either can't change it yet or don't know what it is that needs to change. So you find something that would help you cope with that reality--i.e. smoking weed. It's a form of escape. And it's very normal. People have different coping mechanisms. Some are destructive. Some are constructive. Some are just in the middle of both. Once your weed smoking becomes destructive, I suggest you tone it down a notch. And I suggest that you find a better coping mechanism that wouldn't pose a risk to your being and how you function within your own life. Also don't forget to know its effect with the people around you (and the people you care for the most).

Smoking weed causes changes in both brains and the physical self. Like any other physically addictive substance a sudden withdrawal from it can cause depression and anxiety. When smokers take in Marujiana, they feel elated. This is because the neurotransmitters, serotonin, and dopamine receive an increase and rush through our bloodstream, making us feel happy. When you suddenly deprive yourself of this substance, it is difficult for your body to handle the imbalance caused. The reduction in the amount of serotonin and dopamine then leads to depressive symptoms. So do give your body some time to adapt and tell your body that everything is ok, it's going right.

In my personal opinion, I feel as though maybe when you are smoking weed you feel you are okay, and you are happy, and having those thoughts can often make you dependent on that substance. I have learned this the hard way and I wish I had found a site like this to help me. But, I learned that when I stopped smoking weed, I felt I was not happy or was not okay. I realized that I had made myself more and more dependent on the substance than I should've been. If you are feeling depressed when you aren't smoking weed then you might try and stop or reduce smoking for a start and start exploring things that you might like to do, such as, reading a book, watching television, coloring, exercising, hanging out with friends, anything that brings happiness to you.

As cannabis has a brain stimulation that makes your brain defect in different way and maybe you can look into going to youre doctors for your depression and working out if you are able to get help and see if you feel differently afterwads

These are the few reason why you may feel that way: 1. You're an occasional smoker, when you're bored you smoke and you tend to smoke whenever you think you could doesn't matter if you need it or not. This can cause your dopamine level to differ. 2. You feel like you have nothing to do when you're off smoking

Probably if u smoke alot it makes u fell depressed cuz you don't know what it's like to not be high

Well I would go so far as calling a low a dépression, if you feel low it may be becouse the effects of the drug haven't given you the feeling you have searched for when you started smoking, the question is why does one smoke weed, well there are the medical benefits, some smoke only casually and socially, others do it for creativity, some started for one of these reasons but now are too addicted to quit, this could be one reason for feeling "depressed" ultimately one has to look at the reason they smoke and then judge if that is what they are looking for

its all about knowing yourself better, whats causing that depression in you? what are you doing to make it better? do you actually want to make it better?, those are things we get to ask ourselves, "marihuana" is used as antidepressant on medical use, makes you stop overthinking about that which is causing your depression, it doesnt mean its healing it as it will continue to be there for as long as you let it be, no one has the capacity to find the cause of your depression but yourself, you need to comprehend yourself to have the leads of your mind and "weed" will be just recreational thereafter

The brain is wired in a way that makes us crave things that are supposedly good for us and our survival. But certain drugs hijack those mechanisms in the brain so they make us feel as if we are experiencing pleasure, relaxation or any other emotion/sensation... You should understand that the brain gets used to the same stimulus and reacts to it less with time. This is why a drug addict will be less and less satisfied with the pleasure a specific dose of drug provides and be likely to overdose. To overcome this, change the way you view pleasure. If you eat something delicious, play some game, take a walk or smoke you get the same thing: pleasure. The only way to get rid of an addiction is by acquiring another healthier addiction/addictions. When you feel depressed, try to find other sources of pleasure instead of weed and you'll feel less and less dependent on weed. If you find it too difficult, try reaching out to some addiction rehabilitation center.

Because something could have happened in your life that you are trying to deal with. You like myself use to bottle up your emotions till you become that emotionless that you just become depressed. It's completely natural that your body is doing this. But if it has been happening for a long time it would be good to go see a doctor. They can determine what is the cause. Also talking to one of our trained professionals would be good or talking about your problems to one of our trained listeners. I hope this helped you a bit. From caringdimi xx

Sometimes we depend on stimulants to feel good. Emotional dependency on marijuana is very common. We get used to it being there and can tend to use it as a coping skill. Learn to process your emotions and manage them without substances and you may find yourself less dependent on them. Find coping skills that aren’t smoking, like writing down your feelings, listening to music, going for a walk. Pick up a hobby. Something that will always be available and try that next time you think smoking will make you feel better. You may find yourself resolving and bettering your feeling without weed.