do i need to give up pot to recover from alcoholism?
Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: NC
Posts: 1,737
Originally Posted by ItsJustMe89 
I just see everyone else who can drink normally. I know by now that I cannot. But then there are so many people who smoke pot. It seems like most people do.
We can spend our time consumed with thoughts of things we cannot do, or we can focus on the things we can. Guess which way leads to progress?
You can do this, IJM.
Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: MN
Posts: 8,704
Originally Posted by Sadie1
Jeff, I am confused here by your post. Alcohol is a mind altering substance, same as pot. Same, same, chasing the high. Period
Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Ireland
Posts: 25,826
Acceptance was definitely a big step for me, the fact I was going to part ways with alcohol on a permanent basis to deal with my drinking, no more moderation experiments, trying to control alcohol.
Looking over at what other people could do didn't change the solution for me, and that was the key, we gotta meet life on the terms and circumstances that we find ourselves, we can't force a square peg into a round hole!!
You can do this!!
Looking over at what other people could do didn't change the solution for me, and that was the key, we gotta meet life on the terms and circumstances that we find ourselves, we can't force a square peg into a round hole!!
You can do this!!
Member
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Eugene Oregon
Posts: 306
As someone who has been addicted to meth (27 years sober) and alcohol (90 days sober) I can say marijuana is not an addictive substance to me. It's been in my house every day since I've been married--25 years--and I can take it or leave it. However. It increases anxiety and anxiety increases when you quit drinking. Mine went sky high and I personally don't want anything to add to it as I'm doing everything in my power to combat it. Just my 2 bits.
Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Colchester, England
Posts: 104
Originally Posted by Scram
I seriously hope this post doesn't cause issues on the board. And honestly, I would probably defer to those on here with extended, successful sobriety.
With that said, I know two former serious alcoholics who now smoke weed. Neither has touched alcohol in 5+ years. Both seem relatively happy and successful, although you never know what's going on behind the scenes. One is a daily smoker, the other on occasion. So... it's not completely unheard of to continue/start smoking pot after giving up alcohol. That doesn't mean it's a good idea for most people.
With that said, I know two former serious alcoholics who now smoke weed. Neither has touched alcohol in 5+ years. Both seem relatively happy and successful, although you never know what's going on behind the scenes. One is a daily smoker, the other on occasion. So... it's not completely unheard of to continue/start smoking pot after giving up alcohol. That doesn't mean it's a good idea for most people.
I switched from alcohol to pot when I was 21/22, as I feared I maybe had a drinking problem, and was able to convince myself I wasn't an alcoholic as I wasn't drinking, depsite the fact that I was smoking a butt load of hash & weed. Pot and alcohol are both ways to escape reality and to disconnect from people. And when it got to the point that my sources dried up, I went back on the booze and hit my rock bottom after 6 months.
Currently Active Users Viewing this Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
