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Aristoph posted...

The problem with anecdotal evidence is that many who use weed already have underlying mental issues that the weed helps to regulate (depression, anxiety, etc). So it's not really fair to say that quitting "causes" someone to become anxious or depressed as if it's part of the withdrawal from weed instead of it simply being the case that the person is naturally anxious or depressed and is simply returning to their "normal" state.

It goes both ways, btw. I don't put much stock in anecdotes of people who have quit without any issues at all, despite that being my own experience.

On that token I'd say weed does a good job of bringing my depression/anxiety to the fore, so I prefer to do it way more casually than habitually.

In general my point is less a criticism of weed specifically, and more a criticism of the idea that nothing is going to happen if you give up a habitual coping mechanism cold turkey.
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