Posted by NoMotic on November 12, 2003, at 9:00:14
In reply to Re: Marijuana and Bipolar, posted by pixygoth on November 12, 2003, at 8:27:59
Pot stimulates the pleasure centers of the brain running from the Nucleus Accumbens with the Ventral Tegmental Area. THC receptors supposedly release dopamine into this area. So long as THC is artificially stimulating this area, think about how much pleasure your brain will REALLY be able to derive from life itself, such as enjoying a nice warm outside day, which can stimulate the pleasure center of the day. As long as anyone here does drugs and hasn't had like a month or two of 100% drug free life (caffeine, alcohol, pot), I will suggest the notion that there will be a lowered ceiling to how much pleasure you get from life. I might even suggest that indeed pot is the CAUSE of your depression, or simply that genetics allows pot to be the breaking point where you experience depression. My friend is like this... he doesn't enjoy things fully unless he smokes, thus artificially giving himself pleasure that the THC provides. Sorry if I come off too strongly, but my core beliefs are that drugs stimulate pleasure centers that life itself should be stimulating - and isn't that our core problem anyway? Lack of full enjoyment and functionality from life? To be fair, I drink alcohol and caffeine fairly often - but at least I know the effects they have on me.
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