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Derealization- will it get worse?

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PeopleAreStrange

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I have some minor anxiety issues. I've only smoked weed twice. The first time, it was nice and magical and full of rainbows and kittens. I did feel derealized, but once it wore off I was back to normal. Couple weeks later, I smoked again. The derealization hit hard, though it wore off. A day later my friend proposed we smoke, and bam derealization hits. Like I got high just talking about weed.
The feeling stays for about 3-5 days, and at this point I was contemplating suicide.

I feel better. Not 100%, but good enough.

I want to smoke again. I'm just worried that the derealization will stay for good this time. So should I try again, a lower dose? The two times I did smoke, I smoked a lot at once, maybe that's the problem?
 
Smoking too much when you first start can cause a TON of problems. I suggest just taking one hit. One proper hit of some good bud should have you feeling pretty damn good with no tolerance. If you say, smoked a blunt, and its your first time you will probably get somewhat paranoid and feel like your "tripping" which could also be the "derealization" you are experiencing.

You definitely just smoked way too much.
 
Yeah, I found pot to be quite psychedelic when I first started toking, and it still is in large amounts. You probably only need a toke or 2 to feel the effects.

...and on the other hand, weed isn't for everybody. I know people who can't smoke it because of anxiety.
 
dcraver877 said:
Smoking too much when you first start can cause a TON of problems. I suggest just taking one hit. One proper hit of some good bud should have you feeling pretty damn good with no tolerance. If you say, smoked a blunt, and its your first time you will probably get somewhat paranoid and feel like your "tripping" which could also be the "derealization" you are experiencing.

You definitely just smoked way too much.
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Alright thanks. Eased my mind a bit. :)

underground_troll said:
Yeah, I found pot to be quite psychedelic when I first started toking, and it still is in large amounts. You probably only need a toke or 2 to feel the effects.

...and on the other hand, weed isn't for everybody. I know people who can't smoke it because of anxiety.
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I didn't hallucinate, felt more like I was in a dream, and like everything that wasn't happening at that moment had turned into a distant memory.


It doesn't make me feel paranoid, never gave me a panic attack. I just dislike how the disassociative feeling lasts for days, it's unsettling.
 
By psychedelic, I don't mean that it causes visual hallucinations, I'm referring to the mental effects.

anyway, I agree with that other feller who said to try it again at a smaller dose and see where that takes you....best of luck.
 
The feeling stays for about 3-5 days, and at this point I was contemplating suicide.
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My opinion is that you shouldn't smoke weed. If you do decide to try it again, take very small hits from a pipe, and wait 10-15 minutes before hitting it again.
 
Yeah, if I manage to smoke enough (usually somewhere in the region of about half an oz in a day when my tolerance is about average) it puts me in a crazy daze for about 3-4 days. I don't get that carried away that often, but I like being in dream world for a few days anyway, reality doesn't hold any special place in my heart or anything. If that kind of thing is enough to make you contemplate suicide, you probably shouldn't be doing any kind of drugs. Shit happens with drugs, whether it goes wrong next time, or in 5 years, it's bound to happen. If your answer is suicide, then don't take them.
 
I don't understand how smoking could cause this reaction? the suicide thing i mean... A lot of people have problems their first few times smoking. typically after a handful of smoking sessions once the effects can be predicted an controlled these problems subside.
 
I've heard that weed can bring out underlying psychological issues in sensitive people. It can be a powerful drug. Me and my friends smoked this one girl out before and she literally flipped out, had a full on manic episode...It just doesn't sit well with some people's headspace.

Damn, I remember my first time getting blazed, we were watching Alice in Wonderland, and the tv was freaking me out. I almost had a panic attack, because something about the tv was making me insanely paranoid. I still don't know why but it was definitely the source of my trouble. Then I found a chocolate bar. :D
 
don't do anything that makes you want to commit suicide, it's not worth it.

on the other hand, i had problems like this when i started smoking too. i think it's a mix of anxiety, tolerance and good pot. it went away after a year or so for me.
 
The second time I smoked weed I ended up freaking out and had to get a friend to take me to hospital. I ended up dancing around uncontrollably and I pissed off all the nurses incredibly. They couldn't understand why I was acting like that as I didn't appear to be high. Shit, thinking about it after a while they were really concerned about me and my behavior. I've asked on here why this could have happened and no one could really give me a proper answer, but after smoking it is on the third attempt and after that I had no problems whatsoever. Very weird.
 
hey underground_troll.

What kind of weed did you smoke? was it some super exotic headies? was it some beasters? was it some regs? indica (super heavy, melting into the couch with your mouth wide open and your eyes half shut with your finger tips covered in layers of dorito dust) or was it sativa (super energetic, creative, crazy high)? i ask because if your in an area where you have your choice of good weed you should definitly try taking one good hit of some sativa weed and see how that works for you.
 
Dude come on the derealization you experienced from reefer was so bad that you were contemplating suicide!?!? Sounds like a ridiculous exaggeration, but if it's true I would avoid weed (and most other drugs) like the plague from now on.
 
PeopleAreStrange said:
I have some minor anxiety issues. I've only smoked weed twice. The first time, it was nice and magical and full of rainbows and kittens. I did feel derealized, but once it wore off I was back to normal. Couple weeks later, I smoked again. The derealization hit hard, though it wore off. A day later my friend proposed we smoke, and bam derealization hits. Like I got high just talking about weed.
The feeling stays for about 3-5 days, and at this point I was contemplating suicide.

I feel better. Not 100%, but good enough.

I want to smoke again. I'm just worried that the derealization will stay for good this time. So should I try again, a lower dose? The two times I did smoke, I smoked a lot at once, maybe that's the problem?
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i've smoked pot everyday for 3 years now and ever since I originally started i've always felt out of it. I can't remember what it feels like to view the world in a sober mindset, with no thc whatsoever in my system. It's not bad for me because I quite like it, but I have a lot of friends who have since quit because they couldn't handle the extreme day-to-day derealization that smoking too much bud gives you. If you don't feel comfortable with this feeling, I'd suggest not getting into it in the first place, easier said than done though.
 
I remeber after i took 28 pills of benadryl the next day i had this unreal depression that "felt" like a suicidal depression. but weed? your just smoking toooo much. alot of people have higher tolerances to weed, alot of people have lower tolerances. unfortunatley this doesn't really play out in the real world, as everyone usually takes the same amount of hits regardless, i mean cmon man, how can you turn down a hit?? you a pussy or something? *sarcasm
 
if you suffer from ridiculous derealization stirred up from your cannabis use, you just have a problem with how you perceive reality, and you need to step back and look at what you think isn't real, isolate the thought behind the feeling of the world being "unreal", tell yourself it's no help to YOU by letting this impact you negatively, and let go of your fear, then you'll be able to deal with those thoughts, and you'll be one step closer to enlightenment. :)
 
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