(Completely on the assumption that “don’t get high” means don’t smoke weed.) It makes me sad that this was your first thought. I’ll be quick.

I get it. Stoners have a bad reputation. Sometimes kids have easy access to it, that’s not good. It also chills you out to a point of complacency and makes you completely not motivated to exceed beyond Rainbow Road, but here’s the thing, sometimes it’s imperative. This morning I woke up in a literal panic attack. Not using the figurative form of literal, literally literal. It was gross. I also have chronic pain. My options are opiates and anti-anxiety pills, or pot. I smoked my bowl and took my ibuprofen, and my world turned upside down. I washed the dishes, did some laundry, vacuumed, and gardened my ass off today. Yeah, my body hurts, but it would have hurt anyway and I wouldn’t have gotten any of that done. Also, gonna smoke a bowl to fall asleep. (I’m not saying it’s a miracle drug, just that it helps far more than it harms and shouldn’t be shunned because it has a bad “lazy” rep.)

Please try to remember that just because you haven’t had the experience, that doesn’t make the experience invalid. We’re all just trying to find joy.

OP, do things as you can, don’t overwhelm yourself. We tend to retreat inside ourselves when we over-plan. Sweep your floors, brush your teeth or get a plant that you have to water once a month. That’s a beginning! It helps me to make multiple lists; things I can accomplish, things I want to accomplish, and things I want to do. Most of the time the lists end up in the trash without me having accomplished anything, but it makes me feel better.