Look, I'll level with you. I enjoy the smoke. Only before bed, when nothing else is needed to be done. However I think drinking is more pro-social as opposed to remaining in solitude with nothing but me, my spliff, and the moon. I used to drink, but stopped because it was bad times with bad intentions to drink. Didn't end well for me, but my life is in a far better place yet I want to make more friends and just be more social in general. Therefore I've thought about taking up drinking by going to the nearby bar. I don't want to have two vices. So which should I pick? Why?>id say my pot habit is cheaper than booze habit>booze seems to flush out of the system quicker>booze smells less, making it more discrete>drinking has a different social interpretation than smoking does. Which would probably be good for my self esteem?>maybe less Paranoia?Thank you for your consideration for advice.
>>33826435Drinking socially, in moderation, will not cause serious problems. Are you able to drink only socially and only in moderation, or are you a binge drinker?
>>33826435Booze gets out of your system in only 12-18 hrs. Pot can take up to 9+ months to have you pissing clean. I gave up weed for booze because of random drug test policy at work and it has lead to me almost dying and almost ruining my live on many occasions. I have been unbelievably lucky so far. If I could go back to weed, I would.
>>33826435I traded a pot addiction for booze and you can imagine how my life developed in the three years after that. How about you just quit pot?
>>33826435Pot is fine. Booze is toxic to every organ in the body and makes you a shittier person. All of the people I know who drink in moderation are potatos, I can tell immediately.
>>33826435If you're not going out to smoke, you're not gonna go out to drink.You're gonna drink yourself to sleep and unlike with weed you're probably gonna wake up with caca in your pants.
>>33826435You can both socially? But most rather go for a drink. But I think it's kinda risky to just go into drinking, without having friends to do so. You'll end up with alcoholics.
I loved pot in my mid/late teens. Unfortunately the good times were replaced with increasing paranoia and anxiety like non other. Eventually I just had to stop all together because the first smoke of the day would be a hell ride of anxiety and over thinking for no apparent reason. I gradually switched to drinking which actually bolstered my confidence and ironically taught me how to be confident in social situations/environments. Unfortunately that turned into needing alcohol for almost any social event or thing I had to do so I became an alcoholic. It really checked the box for me in regards to being sedated enough to be around people. Lost my girlfriend during that period and was left with only alcohol to combat those feelings (ironically theres always a reason to drink, bad times too). Now I’m sober but I’ve never mentioned out loud how grateful I am for alcohol at least helping me realize I can be fun and outgoing. Pick your poison wisely. I got in a lot less legal trouble smoking pot.
Op here, very hard choice desu. Weed has always been more chill for me, I never drink alone because it just doesn't end well however being on a date or something is far better for me. Idk, I've been sober for 5-8 years now with barely any / no booze in place for smoking. Now I don't know if I should go back.
>>33826435Nah cigars are the way to go.
>>33826435>booze smells less, making it more discrete>>drinking has a different social interpretation than smoking does. Seems like edibles or gummies would solve theseBooze is a much worse addiction so if you are problemmaxxing it's a good one
>>33828074Edibles and gummies are for pussies imo, I would always prefer a burnt leaf than a random blend of concentrated crap. >>33827960Only cigar I smoke is backwoods, grew up with them. It will always be the pack. Maybe a grabba leaf here and there but I have no interest in the fat cigars
>>33828512>Edibles and gummies are for pussies imoNTA but there's really no need to turn into how you get high as some sort of dick-swinging pissing contest about how big your balls are.I only take edibles because I also quit smoking cigarettes, and smoking anything is just as bad. I'm healthier now than I've ever been
>>33828512>blunts onlyTheres your problem, nobody wants to get wu-tang high socially. A proper spliff or joint is more appealing to normies outside the bar or what ever.
>>33828702You're right, my bad man. I just like the ritual of the process of rolling and smoking. You are right about the inherit benefits of not smoking out the lungs..>>33828910Do cops not get mad gay if you smoke outside bars? I always thought people would trip about it if that's the case I might just switch up where I smoke yanno? I just want to become a more social able fella. Get myself out there more
>>33828988Depends where you live I guess. From my experience you can usually pass a joint or spliff around no problem. Just do the coke in the bathroom (everyone already knows what your doing they just dgaf)
>>33828988>You're right, my bad man. I just like the ritual of the process of rolling and smoking. You are right about the inherit benefits of not smoking out the lungs..Sure, and I do miss the smell and taste of weed as well as how it instantly hits you and isn't a mystery waiting game of "do the edibles kick in 20 minutes or 2 hours from now"
>>33826435Everything in moderation.If you have to spend all your energy avoiding something then it still has control over you. That's not dis-a-prin. Also, booze addiction, when you *can* smell it, absolutely does smell worse than a pothead imo. If the smell is such a concern, then vape concentrates instead.
>>33830825>vapeNo. Fuck the chems. I take my choices seriously, and realize one of them has made me too comfortable. Something must change. Therefore, it's pick a vice. I can control my liquor, but I refrained from it as it didn't help my life. The weed did. However like a double edged blade it gave me something I do not need. Solitude. I work hard, but I do not permit much outside of this island of solitude I've built for myself. Im in limbo and need to alter my fate.
>>33831114you could try kratom. The powdered leaf, not extracts. I'm doing it instead of drinking alone. Socially there's those kava bars you could go to. It makes you energized, but you can get addicted to it. But it's was less strong of a withdrawal vs alcohol.
>>33826435>only before bed.A bad weed habit is better than a bad drinking habit but there is nothing wrong with slamming a couple shots before hitting the sack. That is good sleeping. You are overthinking this, OP.
>>33826435I won't read stoner OR drunkard threads.
