I smoke pot pretty much everyday not counting when I’m hospitalized. I have a medical card but I was a heavy smoker before I got the card too. It helps me use less Klonopin. I think weed is good but not for everyone.
Since turning 21 I’ve been drinking a few times a week.
I have quit all substances aside from prescribed necessities. I used to drink until I started to hate that it would slow me down mentally. And I used to smoke pot but then it started making me too anxious. In retrospect It also made me overly idealistic. I feel I have the best grasp on reality at this point, which is ironically after I endured my second psychotic episode rather than before it. I definitely feel though that it depends on the person what is the best choice
I don’t see how you can handle it. I smoked crack and I was fine. I shot heroin and coke: no problem. I got drunk every chance I got but it didn’t phase me. But pot drove me insane with paranoia and psychosis. It sent my anxiety level through the roof.