Is It Normal that i do weed but urge my freinds to get off of it?

im 29 from the ages of 14-26 ive smoked weed most days i could afford and was able to since i was 12, i have had 3 breaks 1 of 2months another of 4.5 months and another of around 3months but every time i find myself being depressed BIGTIME! start suffering from night terrors and sleepless nights, i went to the doctors and after anti depressants and sleeping pills were in my hand i was left thinking: these pills or a fat joint ??? chucked the prescription rubbish in the bin and lit up knowing that from then i give up on giving up :) if you are able to quit DO! b4 it becomes so routine in your life you are getting out of bed for a joint b4 a coffee, i find the horrible thing about weed is it has such a bad stigma to it, soon as someone knows you smoke it they instantly think your a lazy looser :(