Does cannabis make you more anti-social (more of a hermit)

[Tripco]

Yes in a way that i'm solo stoner.

 

[pico]

I do find that I am less social to some degree when I smoke. Not so much if I just have a little puff, but if I get blasted and go out in to public I probably won't be chatting it up with strangers on the street. If people start talking to me I have no problem conversing, I just think I am less likely to start up a conversation.

So if I want to go out and socialize I just don't get blasted. Then again if I am with good friends, socializing includes getting blasted.

As far as not talking to people because they are mindless sheep, I don't really agree. There are plenty sheep smoking pot out there. Plus if you don't talk to these people how do you know they are mindless sheep in the first place?

 

[GOT_BUD?]

I do find that I am less social to some degree when I smoke. Not so much if I just have a little puff, but if I get blasted and go out in to public I probably won't be chatting it up with strangers on the street. If people start talking to me I have no problem conversing, I just think I am less likely to start up a conversation.

So if I want to go out and socialize I just don't get blasted. Then again if I am with good friends, socializing includes getting blasted.

As far as not talking to people because they are mindless sheep, I don't really agree. There are plenty sheep smoking pot out there. Plus if you don't talk to these people how do you know they are mindless sheep in the first place?

Did you miss the part where I said I used to go out and meet new people? It's through that process I came to the conclusions I did. Maybe it's my fault for expecting people to have, I don't know, more common sense and decency than a gopher. Maybe it's my use of "mindless sheep". Instead I just should have put what I was thinking originally - the people I meet are usually so self involved that can't see past their own anus (implying that they have their head shoved up their ass).

Case in point - Last week I was going into the store, and I noticed a woman with her hands full walking towards the exit. I hold the door open for her, and some douchebag goes through the door I opened for her, basically knocking her out of the way.


I have tried for years and years to be the nice guy. Hold open doors for people (man or woman, handicapped or able bodied), say please and thank you, let people in to traffic (if they use a turn signal ) give the homelss a couple of bucks if I can, help someone push their car out of the intersection it died in (instead of honking my horn and complaining that this jerk off is holding me up from getting my latte), stop a crackhead from beating his girlfriend up, helping people move when they ask, and 9 times out of 10 I get s**t on.

I used to give everyone equal footing and respect. Now, you have to earn my respect. And it is not easy to do anymore.

 

[b8man]

I'm a bit of a hermit, but I'm happy. Whereas before I was a sociable drinker who had a crap time.

Pot just makes me realize what I don't want to do: drink and talk shit with people I don't really like.

Get yourself a stoner girlfriend who is more sociable than you and you will find yourself being sociable with people you can get on with. Girls are so much better at finding a good bunch of pot friendly friends.

 

[GOT_BUD?]

Pot just makes me realize what I don't want to do: drink and talk shit with people I don't really like.

QFT!!!

 

[tngreen]

I'm a bit of a hermit, but I'm happy. Whereas before I was a sociable drinker who had a crap time.

Pot just makes me realize what I don't want to do: drink and talk shit with people I don't really like.

Get yourself a stoner girlfriend who is more sociable than you and you will find yourself being sociable with people you can get on with. Girls are so much better at finding a good bunch of pot friendly friends.

exactly!

I am more of a loner to begin with so smoking doesn't make it any worse. I always choose to smoke with my girl or the few friends i trust. I'm a lot quieter in bigger groups, but get me stoned in a small group and ill talk my head off.

 

[Sheriff Bart]

yea thats it. it all depends, but mostly what was just said above. sometimes i like to sit back, sometimes i like to talk. depends on the subject too.

 

[Closet Funk]

It really depends on the high really. Sometimes if I smoke some uppy stuff I'll talk more then normal. Most of the time I'm laid back anyways so kind just makes me either more laid back or more talkative. Smoking doesn't make feel like I'm a anti-social hermit though. I'm low key as it is and I don't think smoking makes me feel worthless.

 

[PoppinFresh]

now that i think about it more.. i am more of a lone stoner and it's cuz 9/10 times IT'S MY SHIT THEIR SMOKING! and they get greedy as ****. but the minute it's their shit, WHY YOU ROLLIN SO MUCH? wtf is up wit that. i got one boy, know him 15+ years. this dude gets a lot of his cheap ass ways from his mother. but dude wouldn't have a problem askin to keep half the blunt knowin he got his own stash and he'd bitch if he felt i used too much of his shit. last time we smoked, he didn't have much left so i rolled it into one blunt. we didn't even finish that shit. still plenty left. dude calls me like 2 days later askin when i was gonna return the favor. i didn't even call him back on that shit. besides if u know me, YOU KNOW i return the favor always.

another thing tho is that a lot of the people i know don't want to really be around me when im smoking cuz they don't want to even be around marijuana. or if they're cool with it, they still don't smoke! so sometimes, as far social issues, it's not always ME that's become a hermit, it's other people who stay away. oh u can smoke cancer and down jello shots all ****in day around them. get a tracheotomy and drive a car into some kids but puff some ganja and you gotta go outside - BY YOURSELF. wtf is that about? lol!

 

[fr33th3w33d]

smoking weed usually makes me think alot deeper. in social situations i overthink WAY too much and it gets out of control.

it hurts my game with girls too. when i smoke, i just wanna chill basically, i can't really hit on girls that much. if i get a few beers in me though.. situation changes entirely.

 

[diggity]

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[Guest]

i choose not to associate with the neanderthals that were my friends, they all have a kid or are in jail from time to time, many still living with mom & pop...and you know what else, they cant hold an intelligent conversation, and usually just clam up when a thought provoking point is interjected. im sure there are people out there who i could find and mingle and make friends with....but....im content with the way things are so no need to fix what aint' broke.

 

[dottedquad]

Cannabis makes me anti-social because when medicated I realize socializing is not all it's cracked up to be.

I second that...

 

[minds_I]

I smoke alone, yeah alone with nobody else......

 

[Genghis Kush]

some strains produce fear and some strains reduce it.


feeling quiet/anti-social is fear based, lack of confidence.

feeling talkative/social is when you feel confident and strong

I stay away from herb that robs me of my confidence.

 

[med_breeder]

When on a pure sativa, I need to be alone. People freak me out while on a pure sativa. Indicas make me talkative and social, and hungry.

 

[Chrondiddle O]

There's no way I'm posting a reply in here,I'm just going to stay indoors instead.

 

[dddaver]

1st post is digging up a 9 year old thread to voice agreement to? Man,you have a lot of reading to do.

My first thought from reading the first post was that the guy was voicing his own subjective view of his own reaction and that reaction is singular and his and not the reaction of most people as evidenced by millions at concerts, shows, expos, etc. Cannabis should not be used in school anyway. That is why it is called a recreational drug. That may well have been the reason for his reaction, improper use.

TOTALLY strain dependent too. Whatevs man.

 

[angelgoob]

It makes me more comfortable with socializing, but it also makes me more comfortable not talking.

Then it depends on if I am with people I feel I want to talk to.

 

[HempKat]

I think my cannabis use make me more anti-social. I find that if I go to class stoned, I will be be less lucky to talk to someone, or if I bump into someone I know around campus, I will be less social than usual. Sometimes my face even gets red (anxiety)

I guess it just makes me more content with staying home, smoking some herb, watching the tube, readi, go online, etc, but I'm not sure if that is a good thing. I feel that my social skills have gotten worse since I began smoking.

I'm young, a college student, and most people (at least I think most people, but obviously not all) go out at least 1-3 nights a week to party/socialize. Sometimes I feel I'm reluctant to leave the house, but usually after I get a few drinks in me I get comfortable with where I am.

You may feel that I am venting, and in a way I am, but I am only doing this to receive some input.

Does it sound like I have serious self-confidence issues? would you guys maybe suggest I give herb a break and see how things go from there?

It's kind of hard to tell if your behavior is dangerous or not. The fact that you're questioning it is a big red flag. I however am inclined to disagree with the cannabis being to blame. I would say it does make it easier to be okay with keeping to yourself but what really causes you to withdraw isn't the effects of the drug but rather the effects of the laws against it and how that shapes people's perceptions which dictate how they react. If we lived in a society where marijuana use was as openly accepted as drinking beer I think you might be less likely to withdraw from people.

I'd recommend you try to cultivate some "weed friendly" friends to socialize with.