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Lsd anxiety vs. cannabis anxiety

I can relate to this entire thread. I'm perpetually on a break from pot, and every once in a while I try it to see if I still get paranoid on it. Nowadays I get paranoid and high at the same time, but the social paranoia kind of eclipses the high. I just tried it again, and now I'm back on that break :).

It makes me feel a lot better to know that a lot other people out there have my predicament as well. This is a big part of what Bluelight is all about, imho. I especially resonate with the comment about being paranoid but not being able to tell your friends about it, and so just sitting there nervous with nothing to say.

Question: I hear hash is supposedly much less anxiety-inducing than generically smoked cannabis. Can people attest to this? Any reports of anxiety on hash or no?

EDIT: Ooh, one more question. If you're pleasantly intoxicated (alcohol) whilst smoking pot, does that mute the anxious thoughts at all?
 
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i'd say 80% of the time i get a "bad trip" from bud with paranoia at a level normally associated with crack users.

acid i only get a bad trip if i eat tabs in an idiotic place (with authority figures around, etc.)
 
bud makes me so much more anxious. I have only tripped on acid once, and then the only thing i was anxious about was having saucer sized pupils while my dad and brother were still up. No worries at all about sneaking out at 330am to smoke a cigarette, while cannabis i thought a man was watching me smoke a cig, so i went inside. I dont get paranoid whilst smoking it, but right after i always worry about getting caught, to some degree
 
The high from cannabis is entirely different than the high from psychedelics since they affect the brain in completely different ways, so just because someone experiences anxiety from weed doesn't necessarily mean that they will experience anxiety like that from psychedelics.

Anxiety is common for me with weed, but not so common with psychs. If I experience anxiety on psychs, it's completely different and I feel that I can handle it better. It feels less "psychotic" and more natural.
 
I'd say cannabis typically induces more anxiety in me than LSD, which gives me a mild bout of anxiety during the come-up.
 
ive never had anxiety from lsd, tho ive only done it a few times.

anxiety on cannabis isn't very frequent with me, and when it does hit...i dunno its not to hard for me to get out of it. i usually just think "its just weed, wait 5 minutes and u'll be fine".

that usually works.
 
Same here, I can take like 5 hits of decent acid and be tripping balls with no anxiety. LSD makes me feel peaceful and happy, something cannabis USED to do.
 
B9 said:
I usually find anxiety from cannabis is worse than from LSD there are exceptions either way at times of course. Overall though over time I've found cannabis more anxiety inducing.
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definately agree here. The worst anxiety can come from cannabis anxiety while on LSD though.
 
Choronzon333 said:
definately agree here. The worst anxiety can come from cannabis anxiety while on LSD though.
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For some reason I don't get much anxiety when I combine LSD and cannabis. But when I smoke alone I get it.

I've never taken LSD without cannabis, so I have no idea how I would react to it.

But usually when i trip I smoke at the beginning and the end of the trip.

But on mushrooms I get super bored and smoke the whole time, lol.
 
In my experiences, cannabis anxiety is much more likely to happen while high than anxiety is on acid. I usually get paranoid and psychologically fucked up when I am high on weed. Acid is easier for me to stay chilled out on, but having an anxiety attack on acid can be a very miserable experience. Just don't smoke pot while you are high on acid. You should be fine.
 
RhythmSpring said:
I can relate to this entire thread. I'm perpetually on a break from pot, and every once in a while I try it to see if I still get paranoid on it. Nowadays I get paranoid and high at the same time, but the social paranoia kind of eclipses the high. I just tried it again, and now I'm back on that break :).

It makes me feel a lot better to know that a lot other people out there have my predicament as well. This is a big part of what Bluelight is all about, imho. I especially resonate with the comment about being paranoid but not being able to tell your friends about it, and so just sitting there nervous with nothing to say.

Question: I hear hash is supposedly much less anxiety-inducing than generically smoked cannabis. Can people attest to this? Any reports of anxiety on hash or no?

EDIT: Ooh, one more question. If you're pleasantly intoxicated (alcohol) whilst smoking pot, does that mute the anxious thoughts at all?
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About hash: yeah towards the end of my cannabis smoking career I smoked hash more often. The effects of cannabis were overwhelmed with anxiety and paranoia. I found that by smoking hash, I could get more stoned with less of the negative side effects, but those side effects were still there some. I have even given up hash because the side effects are just not worth it to me. Another method I have found that decreases negative side effects is using a vaporizer. Vaporizers would give me a comfortable high that wasn't too strong, something that was more manageable for me. I don't use cannabis products at all anymore, except for maybe once every month or two. I find that the after effects relax my body and mind a bit, but I can't stand the high anymore. My mind just can't hang with it like it used to. I've also heard that much of the anxiety and paranoia is caused from different fertilizers and whatnot that are used to grow the weed, and that if you smoke organic pot, you will have less side effects. I can't say this from experience, but that's what I've heard.
 
Roger&Me said:
Cannabis anxiety is caused by irrationality; LSD anxiety is caused by hyper-rationality.
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EXACTLY.

LSD anxiety is based on something subconscious becoming conscious and requiring you to deal with it.

Cannabis anxiety is not something that can be worked through or dealt with. It's just a delusion that taunts and screws with you until the drug wears off; even then it can still hang around if it was a particularly nasty episode.
 
iwish said:
This is good to hear actually. Iv gotten insane panic attacks & paranoia from weed and Iv always thought you know, if I can't even handle the anxiety from a 'soft' psychedelic, how the heck would I be able to handle acid.
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Yeah it's kinda reassuring to hear this. I've only blazed twice :p, never any other drug besides alcohol either. Had a shitass anxiety/panic attack since I got so ridiculously high in the worst set/setting. But perhaps acid won't be so bad after all, especially if I'm in a better place this time. :D
 
ntype said:
weird, everyone feels the same! so much for weed the "safe" drug. i have to say ive had hairy moments on cid, but there never as irrational or out of control as a bad skunk 'hole'. brrrrrr

i wouldnt dare smoke at the peak of a acid trip! recipe for disaster
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Smoking weed on acid peak is my recipe for pure religious ecstasy
 
Weed, definitely. I always get bad anxiety when smoking weed, which is why I try to avoid it. Is that something that building up my tolerance would help? because one bong rip and I feel absolutely terrible like I'm going to pass out.
 
Ive had anxiety on every drug Ive ever tripped on that was extremely mild and barely present compared to the anxiety attacks I get lately from weed. For the first 5 years of smoking pot on and off I'd only experiance small episodes of paranoia, but lately, especially the more often I smoke it the greater anxiety I get. Lately its just taking myself apart and criticising myself as if I were looking from the outside in. Feeling like these criticisms become part of who I am. I love all other drugs, dearly. I still smoke pot but im doing it less often. Its overrated and glamorised.
 
It's really reassuring to read that those who experience acute anxiety on weed usually do not do so on LSD. What still worries me is the agreement that weed is irrationality. Although I have much irrationally from weed paranoia, such as thinking people are talking about me, thinking negative about me etc. Much of it I feel my subconscious is more revealed to me - both the good and the bad. If LSD also reveals your subconscious, will it still cause anxiety? Or the more lucid and clear nature of it allow me to respond more rationally than weed?
 
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