Why does weed affect me so differently?

[Dudeonacid]

Hey bluelight. This has been bothering me for quite some time. I ALWAYS get so high when I smoke. Im a lightweight when it comes to everything but weed just completely fucks me up. I always prefer quantity over quality because one bowl of mids get me just as high as a bowl of dank. Its always bothered me because i just get way too high for society. There is no other way to put it. My eyes get COMPLETELY red, i mean there is absolutely no way to hide being high unless I have eye drops and its not exactly convenient to carry them around with me everywhere I go.

My memory gets completely shot. I forget what I am saying mid sentence, I go to buy something at a gas station, pay the clerk and walk away without getting my items. Its so embaressing how fucked up it gets me. Im starting to think I really should just quit. Do you guys think weed just might not be for me? I mean i guess i never really had the chance to gain a huge tolerance but I have always been a regular smoker. Not every day and I dont want to have to smoke every day to gain a tolerance.

Will these negative side effects subside as my tolerance increases? I just find it very hard to control myself and stay straight and it really is embarrassing to not be able to handle myself. Uncontrollable laughter and shit like that. I really wish I could enjoy the herb without those annoying side effects. Im just known as that sketchy kid who gets way too high. Like i wish i could be straight in front of my parents and shit like other people but im just way too fucked up I guess.

The real question is: why does cannabis affect me like this, can this be avoided, and should I just quit smoking altogether.

Thanks bluelight! %)

 

[helium-4]

Weed doesn't effect you differently from other individuals - you are special. Everything you describe are the effects anyone with no to minimal tolerance (or even heavy tolerance with enough weed smoke) get from being high. Your not special or different. Just don't smoke so much, or gain a tolerance. Its not that hard to do either one. If that doesn't work then weed isn't for you because the 'annoying side-effects' are just normal effects of weed.

 

[Dudeonacid]

Yes but it seems like most people are able to function more so than I am. Like I just cant hide being high while it seems that most people can act completely straight even if those effects are present.

 

[Euphio]

As Cloudy said, just smoke less. If you don't enjoy getting incredibly stoned, don't get incredibly stoned. You can also just solo smoke... I do that a lot now and enjoy being baked beyond belief without anyone around passing judgement.

I was known as the stoner kid all through high school and I thought it was awesome haha there's definitely worse things to be thought of.. id always be the first one sparking up at a party!

 

[Dudeonacid]

Weed doesn't effect you differently from other individuals - you are special. Everything you describe are the effects anyone with no to minimal tolerance (or even heavy tolerance with enough weed smoke) get from being high. Your not special or different. Just don't smoke so much, or gain a tolerance. Its not that hard to do either one. If that doesn't work then weed isn't for you because the 'annoying side-effects' are just normal effects of weed.

I understand your point but another thing that always tripped me out is like driving. If i got in a car after smoking a small amount I would be an EXTREME danger to society. I can never understand how everyone else seems to be able to drive. Everyone is all like "yeah I drive better when im high" so I got behind the wheel a few weeks ago and ran someone off the road and had to pull over before and wait until I came down before I killed someone. Im jelous of people that can handle weed. I guess I just cant handle it. I could smoke less but even a couple bowls have me completely baked. Very small amounts fuck me up and it sucks because I would like to enjoy a nice long smoke sesh but if i smoke like a blunt to the face i will start twitching and my heart will beat fast and the high is pretty uncomfortable.

 

[FnX]

I understand your point but another thing that always tripped me out is like driving. If i got in a car after smoking a small amount I would be an EXTREME danger to society. I can never understand how everyone else seems to be able to drive. Everyone is all like "yeah I drive better when im high" so I got behind the wheel a few weeks ago and ran someone off the road and had to pull over before and wait until I came down before I killed someone. Im jelous of people that can handle weed. I guess I just cant handle it. I could smoke less but even a couple bowls have me completely baked. Very small amounts fuck me up and it sucks because I would like to enjoy a nice long smoke sesh but if i smoke like a blunt to the face i will start twitching and my heart will beat fast and the high is pretty uncomfortable.

I don't think I know anyone with a low to no tolerance who smokes a big dose and is comfortable with getting behind the wheel afterwards. As it has been said, all you write sounds like an usual response to cannabis. If it were to affect you in a uniquely special way and you told about your experiences on an online forum, you'd probably be accused of being a troll, liar or a fake. None of this is happening.

 

[F1n1shed]

Even when i did have a tolerance, once i started doing other drugs (specifically MDMA) weed would fuck me up WAY too fast. I would get real anxious if i even had a little too much. What i find works better is smoking alone, so you don't have to deal with other people judging you etc. Also smoke less, like half a bowl. Weed is strong these days.

 

[xx001]

For me, those effects subside with a slight tolerance and the high becomes much more practical and lucid. Maybe you are just smoking too much. If you don't have a tolerance and then smoke a whole bowl to yourself, you are going to get super stoned. Try taking a single small hit every 15 minutes or so until you get to a comfortable level.

 

[nekointheclouds]

Look everything you just described is completely and utterly normal. Very very red eyes? This is the MOST common of side effects with people who smoke. The shitty memory, forgetting what your saying mid-sentence, that is what being stoned is! Just loosen up and learn to laugh at yourself! You dont need to quit because of this stuff, unless it just really bothers you. Non of it is at all abnormal. Its not even really negative, you arent getting paranoid or anything so thats good.

If the memory and the red eyes bother you and you feel like it gives you away in public(yet another VERY common thing with even seasoned stoners, thinking everyone knows your stoned) then make sure you chill at home when you get high.

Just chill dude. Closing thread because you discribed the most common stoner side effects ever.