Weed Anxiety Problem

[skeme]

Hey this is my first post but i've been lurking for past week or two there's a lot of knowledgeable people on these forums. Anyways i'm just looking for advice and help.

Swim started smoking weed when he was 16 everything was great swim was always feeling good, very social, laughy, just the common good effects of being high. Swim started slow but quickly fell in love with weed. Smoking everyday multiple times a day and everything was great.

Then something happened that changed his life. Swims started getting really bad anxiety off weed. Swim can't even participate in social scenarios when he's high now. He can't look people in the eyes, he feels like complete shit, and that everyone is looking at him and judging him. He loves weed though and just can't quit something that was once the answer to all his problems. It's depressing to think that swim can never get the enjoyable high he once got. It was a lifestyle he planed on living.

No matter how bad the trip on weed gets he just can't quit and probably never will which seems stupid. After googling swim found other people with the exact same problems it reliefed him a bit. It just feels unfair that this happened to him makes him feel retarded like somethings wrong with him.

I believe it's all in my head. Ever since the anxiety started he always gets paranoid before smoking a bowl.

Swim found out on the internet that people have overcome this anxiety by taking Benzos like xanax. He's seriously considering trying this. He has a Physciatrist that normally wouldn't prescribe him drugs that can be abused but his mother is being understandable and with her permission he will most likely prescribe it. His mom is on board for the prescription but she doesn't know it's for when swims high. His mothers really againsts weed and makes it out to be like he's smoking crack. That probably had something to do with the bad trips he started to get and can't get rid of. Anyways he has an appointment tomorrow to hopefully get a prescription to Xanax.

I just want to know will the xanax get rid of the suicidal feelings swim has when high and will he actually feel high again without really shitty uncontrollable thoughts flooding his head. And I want to know if swim taking xanax will cure his weed anxiety to the point where he doesn't need the pills anymore.

Thanks for reading guys. Any input, advice, thoughts, or relatable stories are more then welcome

 

[junkie skumbag]

well first off if you feel like killing yourself when your high have a break...i had the exsact same problem you have i had been smoking every day for about 3 year when a some cunts kicked my door in bla bla bla i wont bored you but that set of social anxity and deprison.for that day on i couldent get baked and go out or socialise slowly i tryed to ween my self off but no success altho my tollorience went down i started taking valium to help but if i smoked weed the weed would overpower it or i would fall asleep.so i stoped taking valium and slowly i started to get better as my deprison n anxity went away the freaked out weed feeling would go away.my adivse would be to see your doctor tell him whats going on but no mention weed he should prescribe you benzos and just see how it goes from the take it 1 step at a time i will get better.....good luck

 

[skeme]

Thanks for replying. I'm not suicidal I guess that was over board to say but it's really bad. It's kinda comforting to know i'm not alone though. And yeah hopefully the benzos help.

 

[junkie skumbag]

if they dont try slowing down on ya weed smoking i never though i would,i used to smoke bout 3 grams a day now im down to about 1 g but i can go to the shops or go out fishing with mates (aslong as the weeds not too strong but yeah it will get better it just takes time give it 6 months n see how you are then...

 

[Big)Sky]

First off, here at BL we dont use SWIM. We know its you. Now that we got that out of the way, Welcome to bluelight.

I have had the same exact thing that you are going through and have gotten over it for the most part without the use of benzo's. Personally i am very against the use of benzo's for anything. Especially for the use of being able to get high on something else. They are addictive and when you try to stop in say a year or two, you are going to have much worse anxiety then before.

In simple terms, you need a break. Long term use of anything is going to have negative effects, especially smoking. In my case it was from adrenal fatigue. Smoking and being high all day puts a very intense strain on your adrenal glands, which in turn can cause much anxiety and stress.

My anxiety was so bad that when i smoked, i thought everyone in the room was talking about me, weather it was negative or positive. I would be so mind fucked that i couldn't mumble more then a few words. Sometimes i would make up excuses to leave my friends house because i was freaking out so bad.

So i took a 2 month break and focused all my energy on my diet. I started eating lots and lots of bee pollen.( If you not sure what bee pollen is, look it up.) I started drinking power smoothies and meditating on a daily basis. I also picked up a journal and started getting my thought out of my head.

You need to get your social skills back up to par. From years of just hanging around doing nothing, you loose alot of your social skills, which in turn causes anxiety and low self esteem.

Stop smoking for at least a month. Now as a medical marijuana patient for pain, i know this sounds like a VERY VERY long time. But you can do it. All you need is to occupy your time with something else then smoking. For me, it was exercise. I now exercise every other day, and let me tell you, it cured me about 90%. Everyday you must focus your energy on healing your self naturally. Its not going to happen overnight by any means. It's going to take a while, but the results will last much longer then turning to a quick fix like xanax. Like i said, your just stirring up the pot for many more problems.

I cant stress to you enough how important a break is. Trust me.

I now smoke once a day now usually at night by my self with minimal to no anxiety. If i start to feel anxious (which happens from time to time) i just meditate on why i am feeling this way, and fix the problem. Alot of the time it is from sitting around doing nothing and my thought become self conscious. As soon as i notice this, i hop on my bike and go for a ride without any limitations.

If you try all the things that have helped me in the past, and nothing works at all, and you still feel the need to take a benzo, take the natural route. Kava tea works wonders. Valerian root also takes the edge off.

Hope this helped.

 

[skeme]

Yeah I didn't know you guys didn't use SWIM i rather speak as myself anyways.

And thanks that was really informative. I've googled about meditation and how it can help a lot. I'll probably try it out. And I can't agree more with excersize, I usually feel a lot better mentally when im working out I always go on and off though. I agree about benzos I don't want to become addicted or rely on it to get a nice high. I just think maybe it will help trick myself back into having better highs again.

I quit for about 4 months which was pretty hard but I went cold turkey. And it was seeming good when i started again but quickly turned into anxiety again.

I'm probably going to try the benzo at least once or twice to see how it does. But it's defiantly not something i want to do everytime i want to smoke.

And ya that did help thanks. I appreciate everyones input a lot.

 

[Stoned Immaculate]

First off, here at BL we dont use SWIM. We know its you. Now that we got that out of the way, Welcome to bluelight.

I have had the same exact thing that you are going through and have gotten over it for the most part without the use of benzo's. Personally i am very against the use of benzo's for anything. Especially for the use of being able to get high on something else. They are addictive and when you try to stop in say a year or two, you are going to have much worse anxiety then before.

In simple terms, you need a break. Long term use of anything is going to have negative effects, especially smoking. In my case it was from adrenal fatigue. Smoking and being high all day puts a very intense strain on your adrenal glands, which in turn can cause much anxiety and stress.

My anxiety was so bad that when i smoked, i thought everyone in the room was talking about me, weather it was negative or positive. I would be so mind fucked that i couldn't mumble more then a few words. Sometimes i would make up excuses to leave my friends house because i was freaking out so bad.

So i took a 2 month break and focused all my energy on my diet. I started eating lots and lots of bee pollen.( If you not sure what bee pollen is, look it up.) I started drinking power smoothies and meditating on a daily basis. I also picked up a journal and started getting my thought out of my head.

You need to get your social skills back up to par. From years of just hanging around doing nothing, you loose alot of your social skills, which in turn causes anxiety and low self esteem.

Stop smoking for at least a month. Now as a medical marijuana patient for pain, i know this sounds like a VERY VERY long time. But you can do it. All you need is to occupy your time with something else then smoking. For me, it was exercise. I now exercise every other day, and let me tell you, it cured me about 90%. Everyday you must focus your energy on healing your self naturally. Its not going to happen overnight by any means. It's going to take a while, but the results will last much longer then turning to a quick fix like xanax. Like i said, your just stirring up the pot for many more problems.

I cant stress to you enough how important a break is. Trust me.

I now smoke once a day now usually at night by my self with minimal to no anxiety. If i start to feel anxious (which happens from time to time) i just meditate on why i am feeling this way, and fix the problem. Alot of the time it is from sitting around doing nothing and my thought become self conscious. As soon as i notice this, i hop on my bike and go for a ride without any limitations.

If you try all the things that have helped me in the past, and nothing works at all, and you still feel the need to take a benzo, take the natural route. Kava tea works wonders. Valerian root also takes the edge off.

Hope this helped.

This was pretty much everything I was going to say.

I too suffered from this problem several months ago after being an everyday smoker for 5 years prior. I went through the anxiety, not being able to stand how my body felt, and ultimately just trying to get myself to ride the rest of the high out. I was baffled at why and what could've changed, but it got to the point where I stopped because I couldn't put myself through it anymore.

I truly feel it's your body telling you to take a break. Only you can determine how long that break should be, but I took mine for nearly 6 months. I personally don't recommend benzos for this, because I first hand experienced getting over this anxiety brought on from smoking without them.

Fast-forward to a month ago, I decided to try it again. I was with my bf, sitting at the beach, but most importantly I was relaxed. I took a few small hits (take into consideration you've just been on a break, fatty rips aren't necessary). I could feel it coming on a bit, so I smoked a little more until I felt content. I won't say there wasn't a small amount of anxiety there, but I could identify it was more from me anticipating it coming than actually getting it. After a few minutes, I realized I felt great and was fine. After that I built more confidence about it and am now a regular smoker again, but i tend to usually space it out every couple of days, just to avoid anything happening again.

It will get better for you, I've been there and I know how stressful it can be. Stay positive!

 

[skeme]

I hate to admit it but yeah I should go on a break. Sucks but yeah..I'm glad to hear your doing good now

 

[Xtcpill69]

im a very anxious person when smoking i cant even be round my family its that bad i recently went to amsterdam and smoked out there and let me tell you that was alot worse than smoking at home!End result for me is quiting once and forall + i feel alot better when i dont smoke its now been about 2+1/2 weeks and i feel a million dollars the hardest part about quiting is being around people that are smoking but im determind to quit and hope i can stick to it. i hope you can find a sollution for your anxiety but always remember if you cant handle the effects then maybe you shouldnt be doing it.take it easy and a have a good think about what your doing to our self before you do it.

 

[Chainer]

Search MEGA ANXIETY for all your answers and questions already posted.... Perhaps MEGA I NEED A BREAK or MEGA QUITTING