Does weed make you depressed?

[moeburn]

I saw the South Park episode where Mr Mackey tries weed and LSD, and he said "marijuana makes you feel depressed and low". Is he talking about while high, or a longer term effect?

In the pot culture, I've been finding alot more depressed people than in the sober culture. My dealer is depressed. Half the smokers I know are depressed. People on this message board are saying they are depressed.

Of course, it might not be the weed that makes you depressed, i'm aware of that. The depression might be a symptom of the fact that you're doing something "bad" and illegal. Or maybe smoking weed is a symptom of depression, someone felt they needed to do something bad and illegal because they were depressed.

Is there a psychological connection, or is this simply a coincidence?

moeburn Reviewed by moeburn on 08-28-2005. Does weed make you depressed? I saw the South Park episode where Mr Mackey tries weed and LSD, and he said "marijuana makes you feel depressed and low". Is he talking about while high, or a longer term effect? In the pot culture, I've been finding alot more depressed people than in the sober culture. My dealer is depressed. Half the smokers I know are depressed. People on this message board are saying they are depressed. Of course, it might not be the weed that makes you depressed, i'm aware of that. The Rating: 5

[NightProwler]

yea it makes me depressed. until i smoke a bowl.

[FunkyMonkey]

Weed helps me tremendously with bouts of depression. I have used it with amazing success for years now. It centres my mind on a plan to overcome the negative emotions and motivates me to keep on keepin on. It filters out the self doubt/self loathing that accompanies depression and filters out negative thoughts that cycle and infest the mind.
I am taken away from the emotional connection and to the logical root of the problem It helps me to analize the root issue that caused the episode.
It helps with my anxiety in much the same way.
It refuses to allow my mind to fester in a negative state. It rises above all that and can see itself with a sense of sympathetic detatchment.


However if you ask our government about it they say it CAUSES the depression in people. They believe this so much that it is stipulated in my medical exemption application that it will not be approved for use by persons with a history of "serious mental problems like depression..."
So I must pretend I dont use it to treat the issues they claim it causes or they will deny me it all together.

[moeburn]

It filters out the self doubt/self loathing that accompanies depression and filters out negative thoughts that cycle and infest the mind.

At this point, you sound like weed helps you ignore your problems, like booze.

It helps me to analize the root issue that caused the episode.

And then you sound like you're the only one on earth that knows how to properly deal with emotional stress.

So which is it?

[FunkyMonkey]

Stop being so arrogant. You asked for info and I offered it.
You cant expect to come on condescending and have me elaborate any further for you.
Im not here for your entertainment. I was trying to help you understand by giving you some insight into my own experiences over the last 15 fuckin years.
We're talking about how I deal with depression and you want to pick apart my post for a laugh?
You appear to be more interested in some fucking game. I dont play.
Fuck off.

[WeBB15]

Its like this, weed makes me more happy when Im sober.... but when Im high i lose all my self confidnece for some reason.

See, Like when im high and I look in the mirror(I usually smoke in my bathroom, so its always there and its like the whole wall lol), I find something thats wrong with me physically and I get really self conscious about my looks, so then ill try to work out or cut my hair, or brush my teeth or whatever im feeling negative about i try to do something about itas if its not there. Then i realize its still there and i get semi depressed until i find something else to do.

when im not high, but i have weed, im really happy and usually social, because i know either way what happens good or bad, Ill have some bong rips to look forward too.

So no it doesnt really ake me depressed, but while im stoned im more self conscious than usual and lose my self confidence. But not all the time, sometimes i can just chill without even caring bout looks or stress or whatever it is, but i have to have music in order to do that.

EDIT: BTW I am 17, and i guess part of my life right now is trying to look good all the time for girls, so maybe that plays a factor

[calve]

Its like this, weed makes me more happy when Im sober.... but when Im high i lose all my self confidnece for some reason.

See, Like when im high and I look in the mirror(I usually smoke in my bathroom, so its always there and its like the whole wall lol), I find something thats wrong with me physically and I get really self conscious about my looks, so then ill try to work out or cut my hair, or brush my teeth or whatever im feeling negative about i try to do something about itas if its not there. Then i realize its still there and i get semi depressed until i find something else to do.

when im not high, but i have weed, im really happy and usually social, because i know either way what happens good or bad, Ill have some bong rips to look forward too.

So no it doesnt really ake me depressed, but while im stoned im more self conscious than usual and lose my self confidence. But not all the time, sometimes i can just chill without even caring bout looks or stress or whatever it is, but i have to have music in order to do that.

EDIT: BTW I am 17, and i guess part of my life right now is trying to look good all the time for girls, so maybe that plays a factor

its like you read my mind. Big ups to that man, you couldn't of hit the jackPOT any harderrr...

[1234abcd]

yeah not having weed makes me depressed..but if I have it...hell naw mang

[moeburn]

Stop being so arrogant. You asked for info and I offered it.
You cant expect to come on condescending and have me elaborate any further for you.
Im not here for your entertainment. I was trying to help you understand by giving you some insight into my own experiences over the last 15 fuckin years.
We're talking about how I deal with depression and you want to pick apart my post for a laugh?
You appear to be more interested in some fucking game. I dont play.
Fuck off.

LOL chill man, sorry I didn't mean to sound like that.

[duckofdeath]

A lot of deppressed people try to self medicate with pills, pot and or alcohol. I don't think it is a coinincidance at all that a lot of stoners are depressed.