Well... after taking psychology I learned that you can't change your personality since it's a part of your brain. However you can change your behaviours, which is generally what changes depending on the people around you. So, no it won't change your personality outside of being high, it doesn't even change it while you're high, it just changes your behaviour, and actions. On a less factual note, I personally don't think smoking marijuana will change you. It's actually quite good for your health if you're not overdoing it, even so though, if you are overdoing it it's not going to affect your personality.
@victorio_čurcić what happens a switch gets flipped? Do you hear yourself? Spoken like a true pothead. You need to decide. It’s either good and harmless or it isn’t. This at a certain age bullshit doesn’t work with me
do you enjoy horror movies as an adult with a developed mind? if so why dont you let your 2 year old watch them? cause they can't handle it properly? exactly
its the same principle, appropriate entertainment for appropriate people, its not rocket science, what a drug thats been proven to be safer than both cigs and alcohol does to a fully developed mind can differ from that of a underdeveloped, is that so hard to grasp?
And it's literally a fact that your brain isn't fully developed until about 20 years old. It doesn't actually cause any harm unless it's done very very excessively. I've never smoked pot in my life before you call me a pot head like this other person over here, I'm an athlete and I actually can't do it. Marijuana also doesn't alter your mind, it puts it under influence but it's never actually changing anything. You cannot change your brain, and your mind and personality is a part of that. You can influence it in a variety of different ways, but changes are permanent and influencing is not therefore they're different. Similarly to stress and anxiety, stress is the act of feeling that way whereas anxiety is a constant thing where a person is always feeling stressed and worrying... they're different.
That's not what we're saying... clearly you're the stupid one if that's what you think. No offense, but you have no right to call someone stupid when you're clearly not up to date on your facts, and it's like you've never had the slightest bit of education... Let me walk you through it
You're born with a brain... a brain that is not developed enough to know how to speak or walk but developed enough to know how to learn... by approximately 2 or 3 years your brain has grown and developed to allow you to be able to start speaking and start walking, etc. By 15, your brain is developed enough to make your body go through puberty and begin to understand how to make decisions and problem solve. Throughout those 0-15 years, your brain has developed substantially and allowed you to learn more and do more. Through ages 15-20 your body continues growing, mainly your brain since people stop going through puberty around ages 16 and 17. Your brain doesn't finish growing until you reach adulthood, around 19-20.
No, it's not a sudden stop... it's a gradual change and your growing slowly comes to a halt. In a way it is like a switch gets flipped though, as your body and internal organs... including your brain... can only reach up to a certain size before they stop. There's nothing magic about it, it's literally human biology and health... it's common sense. You cannot grow or develop past a certain stage or amount, your brain and body doesn't allow it. Yes things get older, but they aren't growing any more, it's just appearance at that point.
@BoneslikeGlass many things can influence personality. People aren't born with ptsd. They get it after a trauma. If a trauma can do it, a drug too can change personality.
But some people are more likely to develop ptsd after trauma than others are. I was in a car accident and it hasn't even phased me, I've dislocated my shoulder 7 times and I'm not scared to move it... it may be because I'm young, or it may be because of my brain. Drugs can cause damage to your brain if done excessively, but the damage is the thing that changes your brain which then effects your personality. Marijuana has very medicinal and therapeutic purposes, so doing a certain amount is fine. Abuse of the substance will eventually cause damage, but it's not going to happen after a few times.
That's part of your genes there for it's part of you. And that's not necessarily true... my father used to do drugs quite a while ago but I've never touched one in my life and I don't plan to
It doesn’t if taken before the brain is done developing, usually around 25. Because the personality is still forming. It’l evolve with the drugs influence and change what would have been. After 25 the effect is different.
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People who use it A LOT come across to me as kind of "distant". Probably because it takes your body a long time to clear it, and they always have it in their system. Some also come across as kind of grumpy.
Not really but it depends on how much they smoke and their age.
If you smoke often or everyday, it could alter your thought process and drive but everyone is different. Some people I know smoked for years and everyday and yet operates more effectively than people who are sober.
They’re still doing research to get more of an accurate assessment but Everyone is different but for the most part, no.
Anything with the potential to be addictive can make people change their personality, because of the withdrawal symptoms. Coffee can make people crankier too when they suddenly can't drink it anymore.
From what I've read, something like 10% of people have the potential to get somewhat addicted to weed. Once they're addicted and try to quit it can make them irritable. But if it's just a casual user that hasn't smoked for a while, they'll be fairly normal
I find it typically makes me happier in general, I feel happier for a few days after I smoke it, but my personality is the same. Even while high I find it rarely changes someones personality, just their mood.
I smoke marijuana Yes it does I used to be a depressed young nerd who played video games and had no friends then I started to smoke and now my friends describing me as the coolest person they ever meet... i started to meet new people make more friends got rid of the depression started spending more time outside talking to people weed kinda saved me
It can definitely make a person more sensitive, more empathetic, but it's not like that's not voluntary and self-directed. It's a helper, not a forcer.
So yeah, it can change your personality, but so can a really good book.
Studies show that the effects vary in a similar way to how alcohol effects can very. Some people can handle it and some people can't. Some people it may never have a change and others it's doesn't take long for large changes.
It can only change small things so no not the personailty unless if it is taken by someone with a devolping brain then it can do a bit more. So overall nope don't change personailty.
you are a walking iq test eh? why don't you tell me how many points it's lowered by and how long it takes? Last time I checked marijuana doesn't kill braincells. Why don't you tell me about alcohol?
@jacquesvol there are definite downsides, but there are also some undeniable physical/mental healing properties, and spiritual uses as well. Those who have been initiated understand. Yeah it has a major dark side like all drugs though, I'd say the worst part about weed is that it's so soft a drug one can do it multiple times a day every day and feel few ill effects, so it's easy to become addicted to the habit
@jacquesvol it is still a soft drug compared to other drugs people do daily. Caffeine is a harder drug according to it's withdrawal. Weed is stronger now than it was, of course, but that fact is greatly, greatly exaggerated by the media. It's beer vs malt liquor here.
@jacquesvol well hand grenades are really fucking dangerous man I wouldn't compare that to weed lol. So if weed now which can be 25% thc if it's really good compared to 5-10 back in the day is a hand grenade, what was old weed? An old hand grenade? Lol
@Bluedream13 it's not because alcohol is bad that weed becomes good. I stopped all alcohol 10 years ago, never touched weed or worse. I met too many addicted ruined people. Buried a number too.
Very much so, I don't associate with drug users much anymore, that is party and rec drugs, and habitual vices that are illegal, if you smoke weed you would have to be an exceptional person to get into my circle of friends.
By normal I mean he enjoyed life, he had good friends, he was happy, easily amused, and always pretty chilled out. After he'd been smoking heavily for a couple of years, he was only chilled out when he was high, he was paranoid that everyone was against him, he hated that I had friends who weren't him, and he was lethargic and unwilling to do anything.
So by normal, I just mean 'not a depressed wreck of a human being.'
Not that I have seen and I have been smoking 40 years. People might appear a little grumpy if they haven't had their weed but apart from that I haven't seen any difference.
Yeah, it changes some parts but like your not like your a different person, its like you but every thing is put though a ganja filter and has a stoney tone to it.
But that's not really changing personality. Changing is a permanent thing, or in some circumstances a thing that takes a good while to go back to... for example, cutting your hair. When you smoke marijuana, your putting your brain under the influence which results in your behaviour being different as well as your actions, but not your personality. That's a part of your brain that's from your DNA, your jeans, nature vs nurture... it's a mixture of both parent's DNA. Actions and behaviour constantly change depending on your surroundings, but your personality is deeper than that and is influenced for short period of time rather than actually changing. Paranoia for example... is an influence on your brain. You aren't always paranoid after smoking marijuana, just until the effects wear off.
But it causes long term paranoia which does change the personality as they change traits and actions based on this. Paranoia is one example but there are many more. Drugs are never truly good for you, not long term and continuous use.
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