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Pot+Me= Superfuckingfreakout

Sappy_6794

Sappy_6794

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I was wondering if anyone else freaks out when they have more than two hits of atleast decent mids... I always end up having this downward spiraling of thoughts until I end up having a panic attack. Is there any way to make this not happen because on the good days, me and mary jane are BFFs and I dont want to stop seeing her...
 
Hey Sappy, yeah it's actually pretty common for people with anxiety issues to have that reaction to marijuana. So you're definitely not alone there. If you are routinely having panic attacks when you smoke pot....hun, there is only one suggestion I have for you: don't smoke pot anymore. I had to swear myself off pot because it makes me depressed for the few days after I smoke it, so it's not really worth it for me. If the bad effects you get from it are outweighing the good effects, then it might be time to give it up.

However, I know that you said you don't want to give up pot. Maybe you could just take a break from it for a while? Say, a few months? How often do you smoke now?

Also, do you suffer from anxiety when you're not high?
 
I'm sorry to say pot is just not good for everyone. These feelings you get are pretty common for some people. I just recommend you don't smoke marijuana. I mean benzos could help but if you don't use them already then don't start, its not worth it. Maybe you could try different strains but then again I still think you will not get the enjoyment out of pot that you're looking for.
 
Well I dont want to give it up because its a daily part of life for everyone im around and i hate being left out, i know its sorta dumb.. Ive tried breaks and ive been on one currently for a month, until today and it was overall a good experience and nothing bad happened, im just scared to do it again because ill sit there and pick apart everything about me. and yes, i have anxiety in general, blehh :|

Ive tried kratom and i love that dearly for i am an avid opiate worshipper and its quite close to my lovely lortabs, but im out so i tried pot again until my shipment comes.
 
Well if this isn't something that happens all the time then just try again. Go slow though and try not to take so many hits... If this happens to be another horrible high then maybe your body is just saying lay off the pot for now. I know how hard it must be to just say no...but if its not enjoyable then its just not going to be worth putting yourself through those feelings.
 
Yeah i know, i just feel better that im not the only one. I felt so lame. and angry because im not good sober. I just used to be a super chiefer and smoke out the boys but im not that girl anymore i guess.
Alcohol is rebelling against me too :(
 
I never experienced this but I know it must suck ): I couldn't imagine my one love would make me feel so good but then like complete shit... Hopefully it doesn't remain this way but if it does listen to your body and don't indulge.
 
Oh yeah it does suck, mary was my one and only for quite some time, i lived and breathed her and now its like that feeling has gone : ( but today was great and i felt like everything was going fine so we'll see. But as soon as my kratom gets here ill take that first and then smoke and maybe thatll help it. For some reason Kratom acts like a benzo for my anxiety.
 
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I just used to be a super chiefer and smoke out the boys but im not that girl anymore i guess.
Alcohol is rebelling against me too :(
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Yeah this happens hun. I am finding the same with alcohol as I get older too.

You mentioned that the panic attacks occur after you smoke more than two hits. Maybe you could just have ONE hit, then see how that goes. Or just take really tiny mini-tokes. You'll still feel the effects but not as intensely.
 
Thats what I did today, i made my fiance give me shotguns and i only had two and i just felt warm and fuzzy, which is rare. but its hard to learn to just take two when im used to doublefisting blunts, ya know?

I didnt know that being almost 23 is changing my body so much already. Alcohol makes me sick now, one beer will make me feverish and give me the worst stomach pain ever now, so im going to try with whiskey and see if its just the beer being weird.
 
If beer is giving you stomach pain and nausea, I strongly doubt whiskey will be any better, unfortunately :(
Does your stomach hurt with anything else? Like, if you eat spicy/greasy/acidic food or anything like that?
 
Yeah i know, i just dont want to give up on alcohol : ( no, i eat spicy and greasy food and im fine, its just the alcohol
 
Like many others, I had to give up my daily MJ habit as my anxiety became worse and worse. I only smoke it once a month now. If you must smoke cannabis, I'd try pure Indica strains, these strains offer more of a body high, rather than the more "heady" Sativa strains. When I do smoke, I only smoke Indica strains, they're less anxiety inducing. Even smoking Indica, I have to be in the most relaxing set/setting, otherwise I get full blown panic attacks as well.

That said, it sounds like you're better off giving pot a long break. Try replacing pot with an exercise routine. It sounds lame, but exercise now gives me the euphoric relaxation that pot used to have for me.
 
Yeah, i gave it up for a while, then got my fiance just to give me shotguns, and now i just have a hit or two. I got really baked yesterday and had a sort of freakout, but got through it okay.
 
Sappy, do you get those feelings no matter where you get high? I'm wondering if changing the setting would produce any different results. I've heard the place you get high is almost as important as the drug you're using.
 
Well if im at my own house that I own and dont have to worry about any unexpected shit, I can smoke and be really happy and not worry one bit. Smoking at other places leads me to panic.
 
Your body may be trying to tell you something.

There is no shame in being the sober one, especially if you're finding that you're not reacting well to your former DOC. Anyone who would think differently of you because you turned down drugs is not someone whose acquaintance is worth keeping. There's also nothing wrong with only having a couple puffs at home, but staying sober when you're out. Is the risk of an attack of anxiety while you're out worth the chance of just being relaxed?

If you're 'not good sober', then there is a lot more going on than not being able to handle drugs that you used to. Have you considered seeing a psychologist, trying to get some of that stuff sorted out?
 
Oh, weed isnt my DOC anymore, i found mine, but weed is always around me, so I want to be able to conquer this panicking bullshit. i dont want to stop and let it win. Im not good sober because i dunno, it just doesnt suit me. Im more happier and creative and myself when i have something. Sober life isnt for me. Ive tried the psychologist stuff, and they werent able to help. Maybe i just need to go to a therapist, but that requires money that i dont have =D
 
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I get that way off of one hit of pot. If I am with friends I will have to get up and leave. When I am alone its almost worse because I cant go anywhere else. Needless to say that I dont smoke anymore. When I used to smoke I would busy myself with mundane tasks like hyper-cleaning or making photocopies out of old magazines, sort of the behavior you get from a meth addict. In fact I used to think that marijuana was the ideal drug because the comedown would actually make me feel awesome. It was the opposite of most drugs, in that it would totally mess with my head and make me feel terrible and then I would come down and be like 'wow, everything is actually pretty good'.
 
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