Is it normal to rely on drugs to boost ourselves up

I drink and as for smoking, I have only done weed but it was never a daily thing like for my friends and others. I just wanted to try it and did it like what 6 times? Then i decided to stop because it never felt the same way like the first time i smoked. The first time I smoked, it was beautiful. I never felt so happy in my entire life and i never knew I was going to be able to feel happy and confident considering how sad I am sober. I would never think i had to lean on to drugs to feel better about myself. I wanted to drink and smoke just to socialize but never thought they would be that solution I needed to boost myself up and they are. Since I stopped smoking, I am only drinking which i love forever and ever! The only thing is, now i know my limits after my last drunken explosion and cannot wait to drink again but not going over my limits cause at least i remember things and i know what i am doing but still have that freedom and confidence to do what i wish i can do when i am sober. I wish I didnt have to rely on drugs to make myself feel better but I do and not a lot of times but if its there, Im gonna do it. This sounds like an alcoholic in the making because the average person does not reach to a substance to feel better.

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  • dork

    Story too long...zzzzz.

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  • Savmagic

    This is shitty. Man up and deal with life.

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  • fromthatshow

    People take anti-depressants all the time to make them feel better. I think it doesn't matter what you use, if it makes you feel better, more power to you.

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  • Carolinne

    Try somekind of medication..

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  • kinklu

    You can become addicted to many things, but if you get hooked on alcohol or drugs, you can find yourself in a living hell. I got hooked on alcohol years ago because I loved the party scene with sexy girls, and didn't even know I was addicted at first.

    When I finally saw the light and joined AA, it took everything I had to quit. I have absolutely no desire to get drunk now and everything has been fine for years. I dislike saying this publicly since so many don't understand the process, but some people waste too much of their lives this way, and if it saves you some of the hell I went through, it'll be well worth it.

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  • texas1

    I agree with dappled. Weed does have its negative side effects. It can help or increase your anxiety or make other problems worse. Or it can boost your relaxation levels depending on the person. Drugs are different and affect different people different

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  • ladyday

    it's human nature to be interested in altered consciousness. most people are miserable, but they don't show it around others. alcohol can cause serious health problems if you drink too much, but smoking weed has no negative side effects. if it takes the edge off and helps your anxiety, why not smoke? I don't think you should feel bad that you're using it to make yourself feel better. I don't think there's anything wrong with wanting to escape reality because reality is a bitch sometimes and frankly, changing your emotions DOES change everything else. if weed helps you think more positively, that's great! just don't depend on it to help you sleep or anything because then you'll be screwed if you don't have any. that's the only crappy thing about it.

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    • dappled

      Who told you that smoking weed has no negative side effects? Schizophrenia, psychosis, lung cancer, anxiety attacks?

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  • amili

    Alcohol us a depressant.

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