Life sucks for almost everybody. You have to struggle, suffer, grind, and be miserable for years to reach your goals so you can be happy later in life. It's a process. Nobody cares about any excuses. Make a plan, stick to it, and work harder.
If you have schizo the cards are stacked way way way against you.
One dude on an internet message board says he might have schizo so now it's a fact? That's BS. Nobody knows that. Depression can cause paranoia as well as consistent weed smoking. Doesn't mean he's hearing voices. Going from 4-star high school recruit with big-name schools sucking your dick to a D1 athlete at a prestigious university back to being a nobody sitting on his mom's couch playing video games is a big drop off in life. He also has to sit and watch his former teammates in his position group getting drafted to the NFL year after year. That stark comparison between their lives and his life is a really tough pill to swallow. He's going through the struggle right now and it's depressing and stressful. I've been there. But he seems perfectly capable of working towards a goal. Most people are disadvantaged one way or another. Some more than others and that's too bad. You can either cry about it and stay in the same position in life or you can grind.
I feel bad for him.
Weed doesn’t do shit stop.
Weed is way too strong these days. I can't fuck with it anymore. The stronger the weed the stronger the paranoia for some people. Weed also causes the brain to release dopamine. That's why you feel happier, smile more, and laugh more when high. Long-term weed use causes low-dopamine release in the brain when not smoking weed. Therefore, many long-term smokers feel depressed and tired when they don't smoke and that's how weed is addicting similar to sex addiction. It's not chemically addictive itself like alcohol and other drugs, but the dopamine release it causes in the brain is addictive.
For some people with mental illness, weed is not helpful. You can't be high when you have to go to work or focus on academics and when you're not high your depression is worse. I'm not anti-weed at all but anybody who says it has no downsides is scientifically false and likely a member of the cannabis cult. I'm not sitting on a high horse. Just speaking from personal experience. Life is fucking hard, especially in this economy. Nobody gives a fuck if you have a mental illness or are going through a hard time in life. Employers don't care. You have to pick yourself up, make a plan, and grind. Those who realize that are better off.
