Marijuana withdrawal - I lost emotional stability?!


Question: could loss of emotional stability be the result of marijuana withdrawal? I've been smoking every day for past 2 years, then decided it wasn't fun anymore and quit. I'm clean for 2 month now. But I've emotional breakdowns. I watch a dumb sentimental movie and I breakdown into tears... I've not been emotional before, not up to this extent.

So my theory, I've been absent from this world for a while. And since I got back and don't smoke, problems of my friends and other people, even fictional, really get to me?

should I go for a professional help? psychiatrist?


Answers: could loss of emotional stability be the result of marijuana withdrawal? I've been smoking every day for past 2 years, then decided it wasn't fun anymore and quit. I'm clean for 2 month now. But I've emotional breakdowns. I watch a dumb sentimental movie and I breakdown into tears... I've not been emotional before, not up to this extent.

So my theory, I've been absent from this world for a while. And since I got back and don't smoke, problems of my friends and other people, even fictional, really get to me?

should I go for a professional help? psychiatrist?

The marijuana should have cleared out of your system after about 3 weeks or so. If you've abstained from smoking for 2 months, that's plenty of time to get over it.
It's interesting that you decided it wasn't fun anymore. Most people become psychologically dependent. Starting seems to have a snowball effect, they've got to have more and more. It is a depressant. It would make you sad and weepy. I'm surprised you don't need more pot once you become sad and weepy. I don't think you were ever gone from this world, I think it fulfilled some kind of hidden agenda. It allowed you to be sad without any kind of reason for doing so. This was lying dormant and now it has been flushed to the surface.
You seem to be depressed and I think you need antidepressants. It all comes to easily for you. You can't control it and you can't turn it off. You are too preoccupied with it. It is a burden and a distraction. You need something that will help you find peace and quiet, at least something that will allow you to learn there is a difference between feeling sad and being a sad person. Everything doesn't have to be filled with sadness. You need to learn to be objective.
It won't happen overnight. It might take a year, but during that time you could learn to forget such sadness. You could learn to relax and enjoy things more. There's a time to be sad and there's a time not to be sad. You have no control over it.
A psychiatrist could prescribe it. Some therapists have you go to your doctor for the prescription. You need someone to talk to and sort it out. Learn some words, learn more about your feelings and learn to see yourself when you do this, so you can stop it. It's usually a vicious cycle, going round and round with the same things over and over again.
There will always be moments of sadness. You're never going to completely be free of sadness. Maybe you are an artist or an actor and you just need a focus and an outlet for your feelings. That would be fantastic. But this needs some discipline before it overwhelms you. Don't let it become tragic.
I hope I have helped you.

I guess it could be from mj withdrawl, but not likely. I have been smoking on an off since I was a teenager. When I am smoking, it's everyday. I never have an issues when I quit. You should see a doctor.

I think the problem lies in the fact that while you were high....the problems you speak of(friends,other people)probaly didn't register as much because of the effects of the drug.Now that you are sober...I think its only natural you pay attention more and I bet your reactions are actually more normal now.So,yes you could go see a shrink,but in my experience they will probaly prescribe you something that may be legal,but much worse for your body!!Good luck!!

you might just need time for your brain to adjust. The synapses have been clouded for years and are making clean connections
so your perception is going to feel a bit different. I wouldn't liken it to any major psychological distress, unless you think you might be having a reverse reaction from the change in chemicals in your brain. Talk to your regular doctor about it before you convince yourself you're going crazy.

You will re adjust. If it is hard for you or you need someone to talk to you may email us or join our forum, You do not have to be religious to join our forum,

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