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Thc paranoia anxiety psychosis for those who suffer from it!

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bezel09

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Has anyone ever expeireinced anything like this back in the day i would say maybe 4 years ago maybe longer when i used to smoke weed even a small amount I would get these crazy self analyizng thoughts like people hate me people think I'm stupid While i was high i became very introverted for a few years and i did alot of embarrassing things I have alienated family members and friends i have said stupid things to people I have acted very strangley while high on marijuana to the point that I was diagnosed with THC paranoia which i was prescribed risperdal for.But the strangest thing is when it started i was working my first ever job and it was a very stressful event that's when i first became heavy with anxiety and paranoia the job experience didn't go well and all of sudden weed would make me have these crazy thoughts about my job even after i quit my job the thoughts changed to even crazier things i even did 2 days in a psych clinic so what i am asking has anyone ever been through something like this for those of us who cant smoke the good mary jane anymore due to anxiety paranoia and psychosis is there any turning back will we be able to smoke again when we are in a better place in our lives and would others substance's such as mushrooms and ecstasy affect us the same way weed does? have there been any studies why this happens to people.


anyway thanks any feedback would be appreciated

bezel
 
Same thing happened to me. I stopped smoking but the shit didn't disappear. Although I don't think that happens to most people. It used to be that when I quit for a good couple of months i could start smoking again and have the time of my life. So yeh I think it does sort of go away again. Also i find that even though weed fucks me up I can have the time of my life on MDMA, LSD Ketaimne etc. In fact it's shroomin' season soon :D
 
yea i still take the risperdal 1mg everynight really only starting to feel better after 4 years of not smoking the crazy thoughts are starting to go away finally thats why i was wondering about shrooms and ex i still get drunk every blue moon alchohol has no negative effects on me.

thats for the feedback guys its nice to know im not the only one mary jane turned her back on i still miss her lol
 
i guess youd wanna be pretty damn sure before u took any psychadelics tho... if it took me 4 years to get over something like that i dont think id have the balls.
 
Yea I am pretty scared to try anything new cause i Have never taken ex befor or shrooms Ive only done marijiuana so if i was to try something it would be at at a very low dose I was thinking i should try ex first maybe a half of pill.But from what i read on this site people who suffer from weed not treating them right anymore they seem to be able use other things without any problems.I wish somebody would do a study to why this happens to a small group of people half of my family has been smoking for 20yrs plus with no slowing down and they have no problems.I guess i should have taken it easy from 16 to 20.



anyways thanks
 
Nice use of periods. (Sorry, I get into a very narcissistic mood when I'm really high.)

Anyway, for the safety of your own self, lay low on the drug use for now. I mean, it's your mentality above others.
 
DropDeadDevin said:
Nice use of periods. (Sorry, I get into a very narcissistic mood when I'm really high.)

Anyway, for the safety of your own self, lay low on the drug use for now. I mean, it's your mentality above others.
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your name "kinda" says it... just missing the narcissistic word that usually follows dropdead...
 
anyone just have any homeopathic remedies that might help such paranoia or what ever you guys suffer from? i have a friend who gets very paranoid and it bums my buzz or what ever it is...
 
When I started using weed after an almost 20yr hiatus, I noticed paranoia right away. Now that my use is infrequent, this is much more of a drag. What I have noticed, though, is that the effect happens more with some strains than others. Also, it is temporary. Knowing that helps a whole lot....I simply acknowledge the feeling, then wait for it to pass.
 
I did get paranoid on weed and stopped using for a few decades. I'm back to it now and it's as mellow and fine a high as I could ask for under any circumstances. If you don't feel like waiting 25 or so years before you try it again, I don't know what else to say. I know that is a long time and when I started back to smoking I started very lightly. Now I love it. I spend most every weekend high. I don't smoke during the week though because work keeps me too busy.
 
At first weed was enjoyable and the high felt good. But over time and smoking almost every day, it turned into paranoia bordering on psychosis. And then the anxiety and paranoia carried over into my regular sate of mind when I was not high. I was young and stupid and I continued to smoke even though it was causing me mental issues just because all my friends smoked. Eventually, I stopped smoking. I've since tried it on occasion over the years, but it just makes me brain dead and paranoid. So I simply have decided weed is not enjoyable for me anymore and I don't even think about doing it.
 
yeah i am with afterglow on this one.. except i quit smoking when i was having a sort of psychosis at night while trying to sleep. the only way i could describe this experience was as if i were the point of a needle and a huge expanse of emptiness was crushing me. i would open my eyes terrified and see only my dark room but my room would be expanding and making me feel super overwhelmed. the same thing happened to me a few times as a child but it went away when i was 6 or 7 years old. now it comes back when i smoke before bed, and it seems that different strains definately will make it more or less intense. i havent had the psychosis at all since the last time i smoked before bed and now i am trying to not smoke for a bit to see if it goes away. i love getting high and it is a very usefull way for me to relax after a long day.. so i hope my plan will work
 
guys, comeon.. weed is a psychedelic. If we smoke all day, were "tripping" constantly, it's not psychosis, it only a sign that you need to breathe. You just let your thought patterns get out of hand, instead of quitting smoking, you just gotta sober up and relax for a second, remember your self talk, the paranoia is all in your head and can be easily eliminated with any type of personal meditation of your creation.
 
I have similar thoughts on this to ColinGibs because although its defintaly not a good sign getting paranoid and having anxiety attacks but from my experience its usualy all in your head. Anyone who cares about themselves might wonder what smoking this or sniffing that could do to your head, some speicifcally anxious people just swerve off the usual path of 'Smoke joint, get stoned' and just get jittery and anxious, if calmed down their usualy fine.

I had a friend who actualy managed to have a bad time on MDMA, 125mg pure mdma crystal and they were so anxious that they sat there for 3 hours, just asking horrific questions, 'will it last forever', 'will they be mental after it finsihes' etc.

The brain is a strong thing and can do alot of strange stuff, just my 2 cents, personaly if weed fucks you up a bit, id say try smoking really low THC hashes, worth a shot, alot of people prefer it.
 
ColinGibs said:
guys, comeon.. weed is a psychedelic. If we smoke all day, were "tripping" constantly, it's not psychosis, it only a sign that you need to breathe. You just let your thought patterns get out of hand, instead of quitting smoking, you just gotta sober up and relax for a second, remember your self talk, the paranoia is all in your head and can be easily eliminated with any type of personal meditation of your creation.
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I've heard this from people before, especially from those who enjoy weed, preaching to others who have problems with it. Telling them how to relax and enjoy it. And I have to say this is really counter productive advice.

You don't have a problem smoking weed, someone else does. That doesn't mean you can "teach" them how to enjoy it.

While it's a confusing relationship, researchers have found out a thing or two about cannabis induced psychosis. There was a study in New Zealand that found that only about a third of people in the study were at risk of developing psychosis from cannabis. The others were not at risk. The people who were at risk had a genetic variant in the dopamine transporter in their brains

No meditation, learning to relax, advice on not letting their thoughts control them, etc. is going to help these people - sometimes it's simply genetic. Do you really think a seriously mentally ill person can meditate their way out of hearing voices or a paranoid, unshakeable "gut" feeling that people are watching them?

If meditating and smoking weed works for you, great. But that's because you most likely don't have this genetic variant, and are not at risk in the same way. Please don't recommend to these people that with meditation, or anything else, they can still use a drug that has been shown to worsen their disturbing symptoms.
 
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All of you have suffered from the same condition, yet my question is, have you ever tried indica instead of sativa? The phenotype of sativa always gives off this feeling of creeping doom (thinking ur heart is about to explode, the cops being at the door, etc.) Indica has no feelings like this whatsoever, this is why indica based strains are my preference over sativa. Sure, sativa has that cerebral head high that gives you that floating feeling, but I'd rather not deal with the paranoia cuz it totally harshes my mellow vibes. I might try sativa again in the future, but if I can help it I'll choose indica over sativa anyday. Indica is hard to find where I'm at, so its all sativa unless I use a MOM service. Best thing to do if you love the sativa but hate the weird paranoia and panic attacks? Eat an orange, or take some vitamin c pills, hell drink orange juice. Vitamin C tends to chilll out the paranoia and anxiety 100%
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I only suffer anxiety and, occasionally, mild to moderately severe paranoia when I am smoking weed, and not when I smoke hashish.

I had my first smoke about a decade ago, maybe a little more, and I'm going to be 26 round Halloween. From then until the age of 18 I only really smoked hash, pretty good stuff in retrospect, and never suffered from anxiety or paranoia.

When I was 18 I visited Amsterdam and tried many highly potent strains in a good cross-section of Amsterdam's coffeeshops and got higher than I thought possible before the trip and was smoking maybe an ounce of hash per week. It was crazy and I was paranoid and anxious for a time.

The strength of the weed was putting me into the state of mind that, at the time, I would have associated more with ten ecstasy pills and 4am. Obviously at 4am it's blissful because it's what you sought and company and music is optimal - but when you go there after a few tokes it can all seem disjointed if the weed's too strong, which in turn, induces the intrusive and uncontrollable thought patterns.

I mainly smoked weed from that point on, as I moved countries to one where weed grows abundantly nine months of the year without the need for Hydroponic gear. I smoked a lot of really nice quality weed there (Spain) and a colleague would give me enormous buds, ounces and ounces at a time for €50. It was heaven, life on a beach and it's safe to say I had no paranoia at all during that stay.

London next and I have to say that the standard grade "Skunk" is about a 50% on making me have some anxious thoughts on any given day. But I do smoke an eight most days, and have done since my last break of eight months ended, about 18 months ago.

I had stopped because, having smoked a similar daily amount for the previous three years or so, the anxiety and paranoia became total, following a few months of Amph. use. But they faded over the break and now it's as I stated in the first line of my long-ass post.

So, in summary, smoke milder strains or hashish in the future. If you get anxious try and dedicate yourself to a hobby or task, have a drink, and eat well, not lots of sugary food, but good nourishing shit.

Before all of this, just wait until you have a successful hiatus from everything for a time before going again.

Sorry 'bout the length. I'm a little high;)
 
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