Well, guess I'll spill this, if it helps someone. but ya know there was a time when my husband got sick that I was place on anti depressants because I could not cope AT ALL. So I'm wondering...if there IS something that sort of works in the reverse ya know? Like anti depressants work to put you on the even keel.

Thanks. Now I'm depressed.

Stimulants? You really want someone like me jumping off the wall constantly?

Well....it was just a thought and I dropped the dirty laundry out there to make a point, stupid as it was!

To you.

That isn't a lack of emotion. That's just apathy, which is a direct result of the pot smoking.

Thanks for trying.

I'm sure someone out there would appreciate the complete lack of emotion, I'm sure I would be capable of love...but haven't been that far with anyone yet, so I guess I wait and see.

So this explains why I lacked emotion before I smoked pot, how?

You didn't point that out before.

However, you don't HAVE to be stoned to be apathetic. It can occur at any time in life.

You're welcome. BUT ..I'll say this... you are young. Maybe it is just that you haven't come across really intense emotions swinging either way just yet, in your life.

Apathy means a lack of feelings, not a loss of basic emotions...as in I get excited, if I were apathetic I would be pessimistic which I am not. Apathy is a very pessimistic thought process, trust me I am actually quite optimistic.

How about boobies? Not even really joking here hun. How does it affect the sexual aspect of life? If a girl just dropped em on the table (Ed McMahon doesn't sound like he's got em) would there be a simplistic reaction to that?

Yep, that has actually happened.

Oh hun. I'd be upset if a guy didn't even smile a little.
I used to smoke a lot of pot and when I did I was always chilled. Nothing bothered me and I did whatever I wanted to. I'm a pretty high strung person so I get over excited, worry a lot and stress like crazy. I think the pot has an affect on you but I'm not sure it's good or bad. I'd have to know more to say really.

Oh I would smile, but it wouldn't be an extravagent "My God she showed me her boobs!!!".

Apathy basically means that you don't give a damn one way or the other. Sounds pretty accurate to me. lol

See the difference, I am obviously concerned about this...now if I were apathetic I wouldn't be. Still sound accurate?

Some people just have a very low emotional thermostat. Either they have spent so much time repressing that they simply can't access real feelings, or they don't have the feeling in the first place.

People with this issue resort to extreme behaviors to stimulate themselves and/or utilize substances to simulate feelings.

Clinically it can be difficult to distinguish because it mimics several disorders without filling all criteria for one. Having spoken to councilors and physicians for similar symptoms I've learned that physicians usually can't figure it out and simply want to try different medications that are either dangerous, or dubious in value; while councilors usually want to meddle in behavioral therapy and provoke feelings that aren't really there in the first place.

F&L do you ever get any kind of ups and downs at all? How long have you been smoking? Just trying to get a perspective on your situation.

damn! this is quite a conundrum

Been smoking off and on for the past 5 years, but this has been around since I was 14...4 years before I started smoking, should be noted that was also the year I was in an accident...which is probably where it came from.