I was addicted
Yes,
I struggled with pot for a long time....I started using the junior year of high school and just gave it up about a year and a half ago. I had quit several times but kept going back to weed, it has an allure to it, for me there was nothing like "getting stoned" But I truly believe I am over it for good now. The reason I quit is that I realized that pot was triggering manic episodes and causing me to become chemically imbalanced and "lose it" for about a month at a time. This was no fun, and smoking pot was not worth risking my life and my psychiatric health. I am bipolar, and I believe that the reason I was diagnosed was due to heavy pot use.
The drug effects your whole chemical balance, it rearranges your neurotransmitters in your brain and gets your whole system out of whack. You feel lazy all day and only care about the time when you will "get high" Plus, it costs a small fortune to keep a heavy weed habit going...it's just not worth it...
my two cents,
gunch