Posted by iforgotmypassword on October 2, 2005, at 17:50:11 [reposted on October 5, 2005, at 13:50:36 | original URL]
In reply to Re: neurological effects of long term marijuana use » iforgotmypassword, posted by SLS on October 2, 2005, at 15:33:40
> > does anyone know what is the specific neurological cause of apathy, amotivation (and/or possibly cognitive defecits) stemming from long-term (or even short-term) marijuana use?
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> > i worry that my use in my teens did a lot of damage, as pot tended to effect in me in absolute off the wall bizarre ways compared to everyone else who would just get calm and mellow. every time i think about it i wonder if the initial ultra inspiring and creative-feeling effects, overstimulation/paranoia, and terrible comedowns burnt out my ability to ever be truly inspired, motivated or sensible again in my life.
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> How do you currently measure your performance in these areas? How do you know you have suffered any kind of deterioration?
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> How old are you?
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> - Scott
>i'm 21. i don't know whether to attribute the effects to the pot or not... but when i started the effects were so wonderful inspirationally. now i truly don't see any colour to the world. i was taking it as a means to self-medicate. but the positive effects started to die with age. i would just be a babbling, clumsy, falling down, carried away idiot, not really enjoying anything, but for some reason seeming like it. i don't know why it took so long to stop.
the thing that was really noticable was the year i started smoking pot heavily, i failed practically all of my classes, and it only got worse... i was bad to begin with but now i struggle to do anything. i'm incompetent no matter what i try to do. anything external, requiring concetration in the world, my brain just falls apart, i don't even see the world anymore. just simple a few simple concepts that for some strange reason manage to keep my pellet-sized mind entertained.
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