Originally Posted by
mat
Cutting **** ur brain up too.. ur not harming ur brain technically. But the feelings and toughts from cutting are ****ed.
I'm probably going to sound insensitive saying this but if weed affects you that much they are weak. You have to smoke like a semi load in 1 hit to kill you.
Anything causes anxiety.
And any drug can be negative so ...
Of course self-harm has an effect on your brain. Or, perhaps better, your mind. Self-harm does not physically harm your brain (and its internal chemistry), and it is not permanent. The side-effects of smoking weed (paranoia, anxiety, lower cognitive ability, as well as the normal effects of smoking generally) are more damaging - to me at least - than those of self-harm. Of course both actions are maladapted coping mechanisms (if you are smoking as a way to cope with how you are feeling) and both need help.
Everyone is different, and how they react to something will be different. You cannot say someone is "weak" for having a bad reaction to a drug. Yes, any and all drugs can have negative side-effects, but at least with a legally prescribed drug the person can have medical attention and supervision whilst on it, and they are safe in the knowledge that the drug has come from a respectable (and regulated) source.