Pot linked with 'anti-social' behavior?

[Cheery Cherry]

My boyfriend and several of his friends can smoke first thing in the morning (not together), go to work, and deal with total strangers. I do see them more sociable while high. In fact, now that you made me think about it, I have never met anyone who were anti-social while smoking. Most of my friends like to smoke before going out socializing.

[chris420]

sweet, what strain are you smoking?

[orangeman]

My boyfriend and several of his friends can smoke first thing in the morning (not together), go to work, and deal with total strangers. I do see them more sociable while high. In fact, now that you made me think about it, I have never met anyone who were anti-social while smoking. Most of my friends like to smoke before going out socializing.

Exactly what I was saying lol. If you really think about I think most people are anti-social in the first place is because they make themselves like that. They think too much of themselves and have no self esteem. Well when your high your so...how can I put this, "clueless" that you dont have time to think about anything .

[Cas]

being a loner or not being very social isn't the same as anti-social. anti-social is a personality disorder defined by:
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a widely used manual for diagnosing mental and behavioral disorders, defines antisocial personality disorder as a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others occurring since age 15, as indicated by three (or more) of the following:

failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest
deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure
impulsivity or failure to plan ahead
irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights or assaults
reckless disregard for safety of self or others
consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain steady work or honor financial obligations
lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another
The manual lists the following additional necessary criteria:

The individual is at least age 18 years.
There is evidence of conduct disorder with onset before age 15 years.
The occurrence of antisocial behavior is not exclusively during the course of Schizophrenia or a Manic Episode.

now i'm an introverted personality type, i'm secluded and reserved. does this mean i'm anti-social? not at all.

[chris420]

Yeah definitely. I made a mistake in naming the thread but consider that definition relative to psychology and sociology, becuase the term anti-social has been flipped over by pop culture with their narcisism.

[budzy malone]

I smoked stinky ass shit this after noon. I could smell it from a yard away. It was some gooey, funky, lala dank. I'm not sure. Sort of a headache but thats all. It usually makes me feel really goooood but now I remember I bumped my head against the lower branches of bonsai tree.
I don't think its anti-social it just makes me want to come and play and be very silly, gooey itchy go away you pest. But I want to keep it to me my self.
prett good paly, you know in Rome, we do something that the _______do, I don't give a fuck if ya irish at all. But if you got missing BUba ass teetch its better for suckin in some mighty mighty ganja sticky kind. Jah Rastafariimp:

[Gothen]

Man, I've noticed that the only reason why I smoke mostly alone now is because almost all of my friends have moved about 40 miles away to start college and stuff so I have no one to smoke with.

I love smoking with people and I LOOOOVE going out when I'm high. When I'm high, I realize how completely beautiful the world is around me, and I love to be out and about.

It's when I'm sober that I have the mindset of, "Let's just stay in the house and not talk to anyone." Because I suffer from clinical depression, and I also have reclusive, anti-social tendencies. Being high or smoking takes those tendencies away, and I become very, very social and I want to be out meeting people and seeing the world.

THC is the most wonderful drug I've ever experienced.

But, that isn't to say I don't love to just sit on my balcony at 1 or 2 in the morning and have a quiet smoke all to myself, ya know? Sometimes we just NEED to be able to sit back and smoke and think or enjoy some music, I think.

[UMrocksmysocks]

Pot is linked with anti-social behavior because people that smoke it start to realise what a fuck-up society is.

hell ya, or when i get really high and go to work ,sometimes everyone seems so fake in saying hello to one another-i sit there predicting reactions in my head during others conversations and it makes some seem fucked up

[Frivolous248]

I was a loner before I started tokin'.

[cuziwashigh420]

Its kinda liek a roller coaster for me.. when I first started smoking I only smoked a little bit with my friends. Then when i started to smoke more I only smoked alone. Now I get stoned just about everyday and i LOVE to go out and do stuff when im baked. It makes everything so much more exciting.