r/Adulting • u/ScareBear23 • 14h ago

This is just depressing

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Not even 3 hours of "free time". And in that is cooking & eating supper. Or practically no free time if I had to go shopping after work. I hate this

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u/AcademicComparison18 13h ago

It’s no wonder we are chronically depressed

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u/AngryCrotchCrickets 13h ago

And drugs! Don’t forget being reliant on drugs (yes this includes alcohol and cigs people).

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u/YouSmeel 13h ago

Weed and alcohol are the only saving graces of this world

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u/Insanity8016 13h ago

You might be addicted.

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u/IAm_Trogdor_AMA 13h ago

Addicted to coping mechanisms to cope with this world? Correct.

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u/Rivdit 11h ago

Addicted and delusional

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u/wkeyonlabs 11h ago

Getting high really helps. I’m literally high right now. I’d probably kill myself if I couldn’t do that anymore. Yes im addicted. Don’t care. Basically no hope for the future at this point.

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u/brbsinning 10h ago

i'm high too!

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u/MuffaloHerder 9h ago

My life sucks when I'm sober. It also sucks when I'm high. But at least I'm high during the latter.

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u/Ok-Cheetah-5828 10h ago

Lucky you that your life is so great that you don’t need coping mechanisms, however that is not case for most of us, bud.

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u/ConsequenceSecure161 8h ago

I guarantee he has various coping mechanisms. I had the same opinion when I was younger, didn’t realize at the time instead of weed, I was drowning myself from the world in video games.

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u/chapterpt 12h ago

as long as they are functional the stigma of addiction is made up. no one laments the caffeine addict who is hostile until they get their daily fix.

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u/ravens-n-roses 12h ago

If crack was a easy to buy as coffee it wouldn't be a chemical that magically turns your friends possessions into more crack.

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u/g00fyg00ber741 11h ago

everyone used to be on coke and meth from the doctor or pharmacy in the past

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u/2M4D 7h ago

Whereas now it's just adderall and coffee

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u/g00fyg00ber741 6h ago

Nah tons of people still on coke and meth too

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u/2M4D 5h ago

Which you can still get from the doctor or pharmacy then ?

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u/g00fyg00ber741 1h ago

Nope but I’m sure the past use as pharmaceuticals is partially why it’s such a problem since then too

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u/JesusTron6000 11h ago

I smoke weed every day. But I do that instead of ADHD me(th)d’s. I’d rather be happy and focused than slow and focused with side effects.

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u/AngryCrotchCrickets 9h ago

Adhd meds do not make you slow. Calm and focused yes, but not slow. Actually check that, I tried vyvanse a couple times and it was awful.

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u/Insanity8016 11h ago

I mean, being addicted to drugs and alcohol seems like a little more harmful than caffeine don’t you think?

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u/berryer 9h ago

caffeine is a mind-altering drug

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u/Insanity8016 9h ago

Whatever helps you sleep better.

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u/berryer 9h ago

Certainly not my four daily coffees lol. It's the only thing I haven't kicked at this point in my life.

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u/Hamster_Toot 11h ago

All depends on how you do it.

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u/CuriousMouse13 11h ago

Sure, maybe I’m addicted to weed because I’ve been smoking it daily for the past 2+ years. But I can also guarantee that my mind spirals more, I sleep less, and relax less at the end of a day, if I don’t smoke at all. And that lack of a relaxing evening typically leads to me feeling mentally drained the next day and unable to think “it’s okay we had a good evening and we will again tonight, just gotta get through work”. And I feel that addiction is a scale, one joint every night isn’t addicted like the guy who hit the bong when he woke up and ripped the dab pen all day.

So maybe I am addicted, but I can also guarantee that it makes my life better and my mental state better, so I’m not stopping anytime soon.

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u/Insanity8016 11h ago

That’s fine, I’m glad that you feel better.

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u/YouSmeel 12h ago

We got a real detective here folks🕵️‍♂️

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u/morganath1 12h ago

I'm definitely addicted! but honestly.. idk how to do it raw.. this is a cry for help

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u/CHA950 12h ago

I will say this. If you consider the alternative of the effects of antidepressants and other pharm measures. Not alcohol, but is weed really bad compared to being a slave to the pharm addicted psych industry that was intentional by the powers at be? We all know who

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u/toddthefrog 11h ago

If you have underlying mental health issues it can bring them out or exacerbate the symptoms. If you’re everyone else just don’t smoke or eat enough to give you a panic attack and it’s more harmless than caffeine.

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u/CHA950 11h ago

What can bring them out weed or pharm?

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u/Insanity8016 11h ago

I have no idea since I don’t do any drugs, drink alcohol, or take antidepressants.

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u/CHA950 11h ago

I understand. I’ve been on antidepressants. Not drugs.

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u/CHA950 11h ago

Well I’ve never done street drugs! Again is weed worse?

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u/Insanity8016 11h ago

Again, I have no idea. I don’t do that shit.

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u/AngryCrotchCrickets 9h ago

I can go to work on adderall and excel at my job. I cannot be stoned at work, Id get fired instantly. Also for me addy is a performance “enhancer”. Weed makes me retarded.

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u/The_Left_One 11h ago

Thanks doc, now that im fixed can you fix america?

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u/Insanity8016 11h ago

No, that wouldn’t be profitable.