Paranoia and Self-Consciousness

[walshd55]

I think these are effects of weed you can't change. I never got to point of having panic attacks or negative experiences on weed but always felt more paranoid and more self conscious than when sober.
Also I think when regularly smoking weed you feel more paranoid and self conscious all the time.

yeah i find myself analyzing conversations and its like i start to watch myself...I don't know if other people do this but its like there are two parts of me...the part that acts and the part that monitors my actions and for some reason the monitoring part becomes hyper active...

I think i just worry about stuff too much but i don't know how to rid of this...

 

[mylifemyradio]

Smoking weed messes with your dopamine levels- causing it to shoot up higher than normal. What are the effects? Anxiety, paranoia, etc.

SSRI's effect your serotonin level. Serotonin and dopamine are very different chemicals found in your brain. I definitely suggest laying off the weed. It's only going to cause you to get worse.

I have been where you have. I know exactly what you're talking about. My self-esteem has turned into dirt shit and my life has been turned upside down. But I took a break from pot and built myself up again. You will be self-conscious but it will pass.

 

[drug_mentor]

Walshd, I know exactly what you mean, like analysing everything you say if it was stupid somehow and trying to guage peoples reactions like they are judging you and shit, real fucking weird hey.

 

[rickolasnice]

^ To be honest.. i think i am at that point in my life too.. Having gotten TERRIBLE paranoia to the point of delusion last weekend after some mephedrone.. i realised weekend by weekend its getting worse and i have to stop my amphetamine type drug use along with cannabis use.. for now, atleast..

 

[Cface]

I'm totally with you when it comes to Paranoia and pot. I really enjoy it alone late at night when i know noone's going to come to my house or bother me. If you enjoy the general high of it all but hate the anxiety it brings i'd say just do it like i did, alone and when noone will bother you.

I'm not sure if SSRI's are playing a part (as i never have been prescribed them) but you never know right?

Weed is probably the reason i got hooked onto benzos (that and my natural pesonality of bieng paranoid and anxiety-ridden), take a xanax while you smoke a bowl, damn-near perfection! All the good, none of the bad... til you run out of xanax and your tolerance has shot through the roof from months of, unnoticed, benzo abuse.

 

[The Winner!!]

that self conciousness helped me man, i was disgusted by myself and it was like i completely ignored it then when i started smokin weed regularely i got that self consiousness and was like damn i gotta change, then i changed and s'all good

edit: i also think the more you smoke weed the more the paranoia and that bad stuff just goes away and you will rarely get it, rarely like if im really stoned ill get that, gotta check behind my shoulder!! kinda thing goin on or if im just sitting there watching tv munchin out totally stoned ill take a look at myself and be like.. gross

 

[rickolasnice]

SSRI's effect your serotonin level. Serotonin and dopamine are very different chemicals found in your brain. I definitely suggest laying off the weed. It's only going to cause you to get worse.

SSRI's are prescribed for some anxiety disorders.

 

[Tha Ghost]

i love that rushy feeling and looking around and behind you and shit .

 

[djzmo]

I'm on day 3 of soberness, no more weed for me. The problem is, whenever i smoke, i'd get a nice high for a short while without worrying about my problems, then suddenly out of nowhere i'd start to get self conscious, anxious and paranoid about almost anything. After that, depression comes in (i'm depressed partly because of my weed usuage: being antisocial, no gf, out of shape, the usual lazy ass stoner story), then i'd start to think how weed is fucking me up cognitively (shit memory, shit attention span), emotionally (anxiety, a little bit of misanthropy, isolation, depression, frustration, lack of motivation) and physically (blasted lungs/throat, junk food binges, general laziness which makes me avoid exercise). Anyways, i've stopped before, i know i can stop now so it's not a big deal.

On a side note, i think that weed, when smoked sparingly while not having any underlying emotional problems (addictive personality, depression, etc..) is really therapeutic just like many other drugs are when respected, thus not abused. Marihuana has the special quality of reorganizing your thoughts, you should not be reorganizing them every day.

Respect the ganja and the ganja will respect you.

 

[three]

I found that I get anxious and worried if Im already stressed out before smoking. Example if Im late on something work related I will just focus on that when I will be stoned and that is not a fun felling.