On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 09:21:25 -0700, "Bebop" <bjpowell@jeffnet.org>
wrote:

hiya beth, dope is a tricky one I reckon. used to smoke quite heavily
but it started making me really paranois so I quit due to just
disliking the effects in the end. However, quite a few of my friends
are hooked, big time. To be honest, they seem really stupid when
they're stoned. A little retarded! Nice but dim. I used to think I
was very deep and meaningful when I was stoned, but I realise now it
was just a dream.

>This is where I need *your* support. Here is my list of reasons to quit: I
>could be jepardizing my children's safety (not like when drinking!), I don't
>get things done that require interacting with other people, I eat anything
>and everything (amazing I'm not heavier), I find excuses not to work out, I
>avoid my neighbors sometimes, I don't really listen to the kids (it's hard
>to pay attention to rambling anyway) and sometimes don't even answer them, I
>stay inside too much, I get dizzy and sometimes headaches, Sometimes I give
>the kids the stupidest anwers to their questions leaving them going "HUH?",
>I can't remember anything for more than 10 seconds it seems, my attention
>span for anything besides art is short, I forget what I was just talking
>about, I tend to stay up later and don't get enough sleep, and I don't spend
>enough time with my wonderful husband at night.

seems like you are already aware of how cannabis can make you waste
your whole day - and thereby your life. I don't reckon it's a terrible
drug - stayin off the booze is preferable - but it really does seem to
make everybody really lazy.

have you thought about listing all the things you like about getting
stoned and doing a costs/benefits analysis. It's worth looking at what
you are getting from a drug and then really thinking about other
places/people/expereinces you could turn to, to try and get a similar
postive effect in your life.

cool to ear from you, stay in contact,

dan ;-)