when i first moved in with my bf, he had a flatmate that came with us. she was an awesome girl, who over the time we had known her had become our best friend. but she had a horrible flaw. she was a drug addict. she seriously smoked at least 20 bongs a day. spent hundreds of dollars a week on her habit. from looking at her, if u didnt know her, u would never guess. she is pretty, blonde and petite. doesnt have druggo skin or eyes or anything, but she has been smokin pot every day since she was 15. and she is now 28, and still smokin pot every day even now (havnt lived with her 4 years!) she tried to quit all the time, mostly half heartedlty and unsuccessfully. she would always ask me to hide her pot from her so she couldnt smoke it. that was always pointless as she would just walk round the house smelling and sniffing til she found it. im not really one to judge other ppls lifestyles, if she wanted to smoke pot, that was her decision, she knew how i felt about it. and i would be lying if i said i didnt have the occasional dabble in it, but im talking maybe once or twice a year i would have a puff or two. but she would start at 6am and finish when she went to sleep. every day. its been destroying her life for years, and continues too. it has destroyed her ladt 2 serious relationships as well
this story still doesnt really have an endin unfortunately, not much has changed with her. but i guess it has a point. dont smoke pot. its evil.
Many people that I've dealt with use pot or other drugs including alcohol to treat their mental illness. Young men with anxiety problems often find that pot or alcohol helps them cope. Maybe your friend has untreated mental problems?
ReplyDeleteyoure not far off, she has been diagnosed with depression before, but thats about it, and its been treated with anti depressants. shes been seein counsellors/psychologists/psychaitrists for years to try and figure out if there is more to it, but there really isnt anything wrong with her mentally , shes pretty much just purely addicted after smokin it for so many years
ReplyDeleteI have gotten into a few heated discussions about drug use on chat with several bloggers. And I feel that if you need to use drugs to have a good time, then you have an problem. Social or not, it can grab a hold of you, and like your friend is pretty much ruled by the beast of addiction. I feel very sorry for your friend.
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