Feeling Guilty After Smoking?

[RB90]

Do any of you feel guilty after while your high? The past couple of months I have been doing college stuff for next year and im on break now. Since its break I don't have much required work only work thats due in the future, so I have been just smoking everyday of vacation. When I am high i seem to analyze everything i do wrong and it bugs me out. Do any of you feel guilty after smoking?

[Spagett]

Not at all. I'm not ashamed at all to smoke the ganja. I feel more guilty eating a shit load of food while I'm high haha

[chargrs83]

sometimes, but not while im high. Its when i start to smoke and when i finish i sit there and think, "why did i do this?" and then i get high, thats when i remember why i smoked. lol

[burnable]

what r the things you do wrong? If you turned those weaknesses into strengths, you would enjoy yourself while smoking, and I sincerely hope that smoking pot is not one of the things you consider wrong. If that's the case, your mentality about weed is not dissimilar to the mentality expressed by normal society, that is to say that it's an immoral transgression to smoke weed. You shouldn't ever feel bad about moderate and responsible usage of the herb, it just shows that you're not afraid of your inner self that comes out when you smoke.

[Innominate]

I was at first, but that's what people do to you, so I understood that I only felt guilty for spending so much money on it. I'm still the same person as I was before, but with a heightened awareness of what is happening.

[ninevolt99]

Sometimes I feel guilty, its just like "this is stupid I shouldn't have done it."

[youngturk3389]

Only last week, when I smoked every day and had a big assignment due in class every day. now that i have a break I want to smoke all the time, haven't had the chance yet, though.

[crudemood]

yes!
it feels so bad!! one negative thought turns into another. and another then you get a baaad trip.

[DubSack13]

i have those same feelings, only its between me and my god. the bible doesnt say anything about cannabis, it says alcohol is bad but doesnt say anything about going to hell because of you using alcohol. ive taken it up with my priest but he gave me the ol' its against the law, its bad for you but nothing about me and god... people these days

[couch-potato]

Perhaps a quote from a brilliant philosopher-turned-madman will help you when concerning your past actions.

A thinker sees his own actions as experiments and questions--as attempts to find out something. Success and failure are for him answers above all. -Friedrich Nietzsche.

[WeedyBoyWonder]

The ONLY time I feel guilty after smoking is when I SHOULD/HAVE to be doing something else, not smoking.
This isn't very often as I do everything super quick, to leave more time for smoooooking.

[LIP]

No. Why would anyone feel guilty about smoking? Whats to feel guilty about? Your smoking plant matter, not hacking peoples arms off.

[mfqr]

No. Why would anyone feel guilty about smoking? Whats to feel guilty about? Your smoking plant matter, not hacking peoples arms off.

Hehe :)

[Nightrafe]

Why should I feel guilty? I don't have the idea I'm doing something illegal. Okay, it's illegal to smoke pot. But to me it's neither illegal or a drug. It's a f*cking herb.
If you feel guilty then think about why you're feeling guilty about it.

[beachguy in thongs]

I do. I wouldn't if I had more money, though.

[NextLineIsMine]

I havent felt a sense of guilt about it since I the wee months of when I just started smoking. When it was new (we're talking freshman year) I felt like I was doing something bad or wrong, souly because that had been preached into my ear for years.


The only time I feel guilty is if I haven't done anything but been stoned for the last three hours, I have cheetos on my chest, and im staring at the tube while ignoring my friends calls cause im too sleepy and burnt out to kick it with them... then I do (albeit this is rare)

[Reefer Rogue]

Not guilty.

[fasterspider]

I only felt guilty smoking weed when I was on hard drugs too. I quit the hard drugs and stuck with weed.
Now I am legal and proud.

Is weed still illegal where you live?

[liberationfrequency]

I feel more guilty with other drugs than weed,
you're not hurting anyone, including yourself, by it, so why worry?

[Frickr]

only time do is when Im suppose to be within girl friend and blew her off to get Stoned with my friends

[Kid Dynamite]

I only feel guilty after smoking when i have shit that i should be doing when i'm getting high.
I also sometimes wonder what my life would be like if i had never started smoking dope (i smoked through most of my years at school and without a doubt it affected my performance)
On the other hand i think of all the fun times, friends and sound people that it has bought me and then i feel glad that i chose weed as my drug of choice. At the end of the day, weed is a part of my life and if i hadn't discovered it i wouldn't be the same person that i am today.

[angry nomad]

Fuck guilt. Only good people feel guilty, while evil people just want blood. In other words, if you feel guilty, you are probably a good person. I think about a lot of deep shit when I get stoned. I never feel guilty for smoking, but I think about good and bad choices I have made, and how to change what I do now, because the present affects the future.

[burnable]

i have those same feelings, only its between me and my god. the bible doesnt say anything about cannabis, it says alcohol is bad but doesnt say anything about going to hell because of you using alcohol. ive taken it up with my priest but he gave me the ol' its against the law, its bad for you but nothing about me and god... people these days

well you can take these words of Jesus as an indicator that it's not morally relevant that you smoke weed. It's relevant if you smoke it then do something ill-mannered or deplorable:

Matthew 15:11 "Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man."



Kid Dynamite I only feel guilty after smoking when i have shit that i should be doing when i'm getting high.
I also sometimes wonder what my life would be like if i had never started smoking dope (i smoked through most of my years at school and without a doubt it affected my performance)
On the other hand i think of all the fun times, friends and sound people that it has bought me and then i feel glad that i chose weed as my drug of choice. At the end of the day, weed is a part of my life and if i hadn't discovered it i wouldn't be the same person that i am today.

I think you have the right perspective. Your smoking of weed was inevitable simply because it happened. Sometimes I wonder if I hadn't met the friend who first smoked me out, maybe I never would have done it. But someone else would have come along and I would have had the same propensity. I'm somewhat of a fatalist, but I see it more as a choose-your-own-adventure story. THere are certain fates you follow, but you have the choice which one to follow.

[Purple Banana]

Matthew 15:11 "Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man."

Haha, I'm sorry, but this just sounds really funny.

I don't feel guilty- I need it for pain management, and I don't get so stoned that I don't do what I need to do for the day. I wouldn't sweat it; as long as you keep your job, grades, and family inline, it's all good.

Society has it all wrong- we're expected to show embarassment, remorse, and shame at stuff that feels good and appeals to us- getting stoned, porn, sex, fooling around with friends... People need to experience things for the experience, not worry about what other people think about you while you're doing it. They're probably not stoned, so that's why they feel resentment towards you.

Go with the flow!

[Reefer Rogue]

What i got from this thread was not that the act of smoking caused the guilt, but the stoned thoughts about how to improve one's life made the individual feel guilty. I will say that from personal experiance, when high, my thoughts can be ambiguous, they are not always happy, euphoric thoughts as stereotyped by cannabis consumption. So, should i feel guilty because i'm not happy all the time when stoned? No, because to truly be guilty, one would have had to commit a crime (which the legislation behind that law is NOT arbitrary) Thus, there is no need to feel guilty for smoking cannabis, as has been agreed generally in this thread by the majority. You shouldn't feel guilty because cannabis can cause oneself to truly analyse life, why we do what we do so to speak. Some of the thoughts brought to the surface which have been hidden self consciously suddenly arise and sometimes you're not ready to deal with those issues.. However, it is a great thing to deal with whatever problems you have and can actually deal with. Cannabis is a great tool for pondering and philosophizing, it aids the progression of man, when that man is ready and willing to progress through his adversities.

[PackAnotherBowl]

Never...I feel great though.

[ReUp]

No. Why would anyone feel guilty about smoking? Whats to feel guilty about? Your smoking plant matter, not hacking peoples arms off.

I understand your point and agree. On the other hand, I've blazed a few times when life isn't going to well and used smoking as a scape goat (I know its dumb but Im human and think irrational shit sometimes). Ive felt pretty guilty in the past.

But if I were to take a step back and think about it. I could never feel guilty about the act of blazing and being high.

[burnable]

I understand your point and agree. On the other hand, I've blazed a few times when life isn't going to well and used smoking as a scape goat (I know its dumb but Im human and think irrational shit sometimes). Ive felt pretty guilty in the past.

I don't think any sensible person here would condone smoking to escape or to relieve normal human emotion. The benignity of mj is a valid notion only when it is used responsibly and to celebrate and enhance life. Your example isn't a case of mj usage, it's a case of an individual seeking outlet from personal unrest.

[crudemood]

What i got from this thread was not that the act of smoking caused the guilt, but the stoned thoughts about how to improve one's life made the individual feel guilty. I will say that from personal experiance, when high, my thoughts can be ambiguous, they are not always happy, euphoric thoughts as stereotyped by cannabis consumption. So, should i feel guilty because i'm not happy all the time when stoned? No, because to truly be guilty, one would have had to commit a crime (which the legislation behind that law is NOT arbitrary) Thus, there is no need to feel guilty for smoking cannabis, as has been agreed generally in this thread by the majority. You shouldn't feel guilty because cannabis can cause oneself to truly analyse life, why we do what we do so to speak. Some of the thoughts brought to the surface which have been hidden self consciously suddenly arise and sometimes you're not ready to deal with those issues.. However, it is a great thing to deal with whatever problems you have and can actually deal with. Cannabis is a great tool for pondering and philosophizing, it aids the progression of man, when that man is ready and willing to progress through his adversities.

That was the kind of guilt I was talking about..

[ReUp]

I don't think any sensible person here would condone smoking to escape or to relieve normal human emotion. The benignity of mj is a valid notion only when it is used responsibly and to celebrate and enhance life. Your example isn't a case of mj usage, it's a case of an individual seeking outlet from personal unrest.

The question was 'Have you ever felt guilty from smoking MJ'. Yes, I have and I think it is completely human. I think its ludicrous sometimes but sometimes it brings my hidden guilty feelings out. That's what makes it so lovely. I'm more true to myself when I'm high. When I'm happy and stoned, I'm on top of the world. On the other hand, I've been high and felt guilty and it evoked changes in my life. Win win.

[Godzilla123]

I dont feel guilty but sorry for myself ... sorry that I live in a place where its illegal to smoke weed.

[DreadConches]

I feel guilty that I do not do much while high. This is easily remedied though.
On another note, as another fix to this problem, I need some sativa, i'm tired of indica dom.

[yhelothar]

I never felt guilty for smoking, even when I was a little freshman. I was nervous and excited but not guilty.

I feel really shitty after my high goes away sometimes though. I feel guilty for when I rationalize my way into buying some more. I feel guilty knowing I'm not doing anything more productive with whatever free time I used to get high. I'm really hate how I don't get anything done when I'm high or after. My problem is that I can't seem to be in possession of weed without smoking it that same day. If I could keep a stash and smoke on weekends or something it would be a lot better for me but I just keep talking myself into it lol.

I know what you mean though.

[jimmy8778]

the only time i feel guilty is when me and a friend share a bag, and i end up smoking it all. its not like i smoke a lot, i smoke recreationally with friends, and i smoke nightly to help me get to sleep. when im with friends we usually end up getting about 1-2 bowls per person, and that gets us to a nice point. but when i smoke nightly i smoke maybe a 1/4-1/2 bowl to get me a little tired. and i only feel guilty when i smoke it all and my friend didnt really get their share, though i make it up to them by smoking them up in the future, and i really only feel bad cause it is illegal so its not like it is something that im prescribed to help me sleep, i have just noticed it does, so i do. And there is only one occasion where i have just felt bad cause i was high, and that was when i was talking to my non-smoker best friend who i had blown off that day, i got really high, and when i got home, i got a message from him, and when i talked to him, i couldnt remember what he said, and i just made an ass out of myself, but that was only once, and i decided i wont talk to him when high, a good decision, and no more guilt.

[beachguy in thongs]

The only time I feel guilty is when I'm flat-broke, in great pain, and, wind up selling memorabilia or asking someone (usually, my Father) to borrow money. That's why I feel guilty. I'm out of stuff to sell.

Life is awesome.

[Dr Frylock]

sometimes, but not while im high. Its when i start to smoke and when i finish i sit there and think, "why did i do this?" and then i get high, thats when i remember why i smoked. lolsame with me man

[g_dogg]

The only time I feel guilty when I smoke is when I blow my friends off who don't smoke. They always act as if smoking weed is the worst thing a person can ever do, so it's good to get away from them.

[carfreek5]

The only thing I feel guilty about is that I can't get everyone high.

[burnable]

I suppose I feel guilty about not being more open with my cann-affair. With family members like my parents I always rationalize that it's for their own emotional sake because they are so outdated and so unable to see mj for what it is.

But if I were a nobler person, I would deal with the consternation on my parents part and eventually it would pass and they might see that weed doesn't change me in any fundamental way.

I just wish they would realize that I changed on my own and as a result soberly decided to smoke mj again, and that mj expedites the process of casting off pretenses and being honest with one's self and to mainstream society. Too many people see mj as something that erodes previously held morals because the person is losing a part of himself, rather than the morals and allegiances being purposefully released because the person realizes things about himself and the world that make social pretenses and facades seem meaningless.

I'll say it again, the only thing I feel guilty about is my own cowardice and fear of the law in not being open and transparent to everyone about my weed hobby. Just like many others, I have attitudes and traits that will help the overall image of mj if I'm only open about it. :(

[jh80ww]

yup exactly like that and I replay things in my head, actually yesterday i saw my psychiatrist and she said it's anxiety, she told me if I tell myself that their is nothing to feel guilty about i'll learn to relax and enjoy life. It seemed to work yesterday really well, and I feel great right now.

[apocolips31]

I some times feel guilty but, I don't always know why. I think it is because I sometimes stay home and toke it up rather then going out to chill. I don't know...... I think I need to do some more social things in life.