VWFringe
Naruto Fan
I believe I have learned a new way of thinking, or, I believe I have re-framed the issue of drugs and cannabis for ADHD people like myself, so this is a reality check against your experiences (please just experience answers, not opinions based on the dominant narratives of our culture - I already know what the range of those are).
The dominant narrative around drugs and cannabis in our culture go something like these:
Drugs are bad, m'kay? (and people who do them are bad or making poor choices)
Pot heads just want to get high
People do drugs because they just want to get high
We'll do anything to keep doing what we want (sounds like politics)
I believe, from my new understanding about dopamine, that these are more up-to-date narratives:
People who don't/cannot access their Reward System self-medicate
People with ADHD use cannabis, instead of speed or coke, as a Harm Reduction program
People who use cannabis MAY "learn" to be less focused than they normally are, or not, but IT doesn't prevent doing stuff, and is not the cause of their brain-chemistry (it's more like it's just along for the ride)
The ADHD brain-chemistry IS a big factor in staying on task, much more so than cannabis
So, comment on those if you like, but the real questions, from the viewpoint of the updated narratives, are:
A.) Does cannabis use create or prolong unemployment in the current economy and job market?
B.) Has cannabis use prevented you from getting a job in this economy?
My ex-wife says she divorced me because I was always getting high, and says i didn't get a job because I was getting high.
In the past two days I've gotten calls from ten agencies trying to fill one job, which i might get (second phone screen Monday). (It's only a 3 month contract gig.)
I did not update my resume recently. I did not apply online for this job. My resume has been on the same two boards for the past two years.
I tried to save money, and avoided building a computer capable of running the new version of the software I work with - until four months ago. Wanted to build one two years ago, but my ex said we didn't have enough money.
My thinking has become clearer over the past two years, somewhat, but I've also become better able to create and use my dopamine (even without medication prescribed about a year ago).
I cut down on vaping to once every two weeks, mostly to avoid running out completely. I still have difficulty studying and using the new computer.
My ex says my memory hasn't improved, but asked if I told the agency that i've smoked for the past two years, so obviously she still believes that was the problem.
So, I asked her, "are you so arrogant as to believe that all the people smoking pot caused the companies to ship their jobs overseas?" and "do you believe I got these ten calls because I stopped smoking pot?" (I've already told her I was looking for work throughout the last two years)
For the first year I noticed only short-term work, but couldn't take it because of mortgage assistance from our lender, then noticed programming had become part of the requirements (and thought I had to wait to get the same pay to afford the mortgage).
I believe another dominant narrative from our televisions, is that cannabis creates problems, but I have come to think it's a symptom not a cause...I think the reason i was using everyday was not just habit or dependance, but was really because I wasn't getting something I needed and didn't know what that something was (until I started focusing on the dopamine element of the equation).
Sorry to ask such convoluted questions, it's like I have to teach you a new way of thinking, since everyone's brain-washed...sometimes now I really feel like I'm an alien, with a different language and beliefs from everyone else (and I can only think, 'nobody wants to talk to someone who believes the other person is getting it wrong at some basic level,' 'nobody wants to hire someone who believes they are an asshole.'
so, am I just writing another piece of my personal fiction or asking an honest question? i don't know
10 calls in two days, seems like there just weren't jobs before...and I'll be lucky to get this one, but am hoping everyone else is already working so maybe they're desperate - i always was one of the last children picked for a team in school.
The dominant narrative around drugs and cannabis in our culture go something like these:
Drugs are bad, m'kay? (and people who do them are bad or making poor choices)
Pot heads just want to get high
People do drugs because they just want to get high
We'll do anything to keep doing what we want (sounds like politics)
I believe, from my new understanding about dopamine, that these are more up-to-date narratives:
People who don't/cannot access their Reward System self-medicate
People with ADHD use cannabis, instead of speed or coke, as a Harm Reduction program
People who use cannabis MAY "learn" to be less focused than they normally are, or not, but IT doesn't prevent doing stuff, and is not the cause of their brain-chemistry (it's more like it's just along for the ride)
The ADHD brain-chemistry IS a big factor in staying on task, much more so than cannabis
So, comment on those if you like, but the real questions, from the viewpoint of the updated narratives, are:
A.) Does cannabis use create or prolong unemployment in the current economy and job market?
B.) Has cannabis use prevented you from getting a job in this economy?
My ex-wife says she divorced me because I was always getting high, and says i didn't get a job because I was getting high.
In the past two days I've gotten calls from ten agencies trying to fill one job, which i might get (second phone screen Monday). (It's only a 3 month contract gig.)
I did not update my resume recently. I did not apply online for this job. My resume has been on the same two boards for the past two years.
I tried to save money, and avoided building a computer capable of running the new version of the software I work with - until four months ago. Wanted to build one two years ago, but my ex said we didn't have enough money.
My thinking has become clearer over the past two years, somewhat, but I've also become better able to create and use my dopamine (even without medication prescribed about a year ago).
I cut down on vaping to once every two weeks, mostly to avoid running out completely. I still have difficulty studying and using the new computer.
My ex says my memory hasn't improved, but asked if I told the agency that i've smoked for the past two years, so obviously she still believes that was the problem.
So, I asked her, "are you so arrogant as to believe that all the people smoking pot caused the companies to ship their jobs overseas?" and "do you believe I got these ten calls because I stopped smoking pot?" (I've already told her I was looking for work throughout the last two years)
For the first year I noticed only short-term work, but couldn't take it because of mortgage assistance from our lender, then noticed programming had become part of the requirements (and thought I had to wait to get the same pay to afford the mortgage).
I believe another dominant narrative from our televisions, is that cannabis creates problems, but I have come to think it's a symptom not a cause...I think the reason i was using everyday was not just habit or dependance, but was really because I wasn't getting something I needed and didn't know what that something was (until I started focusing on the dopamine element of the equation).
Sorry to ask such convoluted questions, it's like I have to teach you a new way of thinking, since everyone's brain-washed...sometimes now I really feel like I'm an alien, with a different language and beliefs from everyone else (and I can only think, 'nobody wants to talk to someone who believes the other person is getting it wrong at some basic level,' 'nobody wants to hire someone who believes they are an asshole.'
so, am I just writing another piece of my personal fiction or asking an honest question? i don't know
10 calls in two days, seems like there just weren't jobs before...and I'll be lucky to get this one, but am hoping everyone else is already working so maybe they're desperate - i always was one of the last children picked for a team in school.
