I recently started having paranoia and depressive thoughts when i smoke weed. I've been smoking for 10 years now and this is new. I avoid smoking with friends because of it. Any tip?
>>767269377
lookup Cannabis induced depression....
this means you should stop the smoke at all costs or its gonna be a downward spiral
>>767269377
Stop doing it? If it's not enjoyable anymore, then what's the point of continuing to do it?
>>767269506
I do enjoy it in some kind of way. I mean, i feel uncomfortable when im high and theres people around.
>>767269506
As a daily smoker myself, I'd say this is about right.
>>767269568
That's usually how it starts. It will start happening when you're not around other people, too, before too long. I guess my advice would be to enjoy it while you can.
been there before. it will eventually be the same when youre alone.
i had to quit because it got so severe. been sober since 2012
I smoked for years, like decades. Then I couldn't anymore - anxiety, discomfort, confusing, etc. It's weird and a little depressing (no pun intended) because I think THC is a very useful and important drug and I also really enjoyed it. I did some research and apparently people hit a point where negative effects suddenly happen and people usually quit. I always think someday I'll enjoy it again but the last experiences were pretty miserable.
RIP ganja, I loved you mightily!
>>767269377
I've lost many of good smoker friends due to this, or anxiety in general. I'm going on seven years of daily smoking, and I've yet to experience anything of the sort. I don't rule it out down the road, but I always hope I'm one of the lucky ones.
>>767269990
So did you just spark up randomly one day and all shit hit the fan, or was it more gradual? Slowly getting worse and worse and such.
>>767269377
6 years smoker here , I do also feel more uncomfortable being high with the same people i used to be high around 6 years ago... dont know why...
Stop masturbating. Force yourself to go into social situation when you smoke. Try meditation. Take vitamin c pills. Excercize. Don't masturbating.
Stopped after 9 years (since 12) daily use. Haven't smoked in a month due to it, its honestly really refreshing, one of the best things I could have done
>>767270126
Same. I get into weed with my all-life friends when we was like 14 and now i dont feel confortable when smoking with them.
>>767270107
It happened over the course of four to six months. I remember thinking I was just stressed or I had a lot on my mind or had a cold. Then I thought maybe it was the strain I was growing at the time so I bought/traded for different weed. Then getting high produced a really uncomfortable state of disorientation, anxiety and overall claustrophobia. It was like I couldn't breathe and experienced the complete opposite of pleasurable synesthesia (just a cacophony of discordant sounds and sensations).
>>767270384
I've quit before. Never long term, but like five or six months at a time. After the first month I can't even look at good weed in pictures without wanting to smoke some. I guess I'm just a weak minded individual.
been smoking 1-3 cones most days for about a year, recently started having pretty bad paranoia only while high. still feel overall pretty good while using though, especially for sleep
>>767270531
Have you ever seriously considered starting up again? I know you mentioned wanting to, but you've never actually taken the plunge and smoked a joint since it happened? I would be genuinely interested to see the outcome and if anything improved/went away since then.
>>767270589
yeah same here im >>767270126
guy and i often take 1-2 months break , but every time i get to see a nug in a picture or just randomly walking and smelling some i lose control
>>767269377
Nice dubs.
Long time smoker here. When shit gets rough in your life and you smoke some weed, sometimes I get very paranoid.
The solution? Stop smoking for a week or so. Fill the desire with push-ups and/or go for a walk. You'll feel so great. Then decide if you want to smoke again. You don't have to quit so you don't feel like an ass when you smoke again. Just take a break.
>>767270643
Same. I just moved from my parents house a month ago and when im alone and high at nights, i get all paranoic and scared. Thanks god i have my doggos
>>767270589
I feel ya, I still smell and hold buds when friends come through, even have like 3 grams in a jar in my nightstand, I just started noticing my anxiety flared up when I would smoke, especially while alone. Then again, I have nicotine to keep me busy so..
>>767269377
Daily smoker here.
I get that too, but not to the point of paranoia. Just a bit "blue" (does that make sense?)
When that happens, meaning I'm not excited to smoke, I would just quit for a month or so.
Also, exercise and a healthy diet helps A LOT!
>>767270778
yeah i was living with some housemates and once they all left it started
>>767270839
I make my own cigs with a top o matic. I started mixing tobacco and bud and the high is very mellow when smoked with the cig filter. You can't use weak bud though, should be very dank. I haven't been paranoid since I've done this, but I still take a break every so often because moderation in everything.
>>767270708
Absolutely considered it because I'm curious as hell myself. But I can't quite find the motivation to go find some (I've moved, different friends, etc.) and then get high only to have a bad time. Also, if I recall from the research I did that it's typically a permanent transition to a negative sensitivity (I could be very wrong on that front).
But if I ever end up in Colorado and can get some primarily Sativa strain then sure as fuck I'm gonna try it!
>>767270778
This will eat you alive. I actually moved out my first time, then back in a few months later. Sitting alone without even the sound of someone talking in the other room. It's even worse when you're stoned. Companionship is necessary.
>>767270860
I had problems about being alone when i was a child. I think that maybe is not a pot problem lol
>>767270963
Eyy I use the top o matic too, rouseco red
>>767271110
I know. My house (my own house) is fucking big, im actually thinking about having a room mate
>>767269990
this,same here,could say identical.
I'd stop smoking. I smoked on a daily basis (usually several times a day) for years which eventually led to a pretty deep depression and eventually a psychosis that nearly took my life. I'm not saying everyone will have the same problems I did but some people are predisposed to these kind of issues.
Better off quitting before it really messes you up
Same. Try stop smoking for a few days and then smoke again. It worked for me. Weed depression is the worst deoression
happened to me too. i kept going, it got worse to a point where i was afraid to smoke. i stoped cold turkey. during the first week i smoked alot more cigs and played pc games all day. it also was hard to get sleep. After this week i was back to normal and never missed it after. This was also the turning point of my life, i realised whats important in life for me and got my shit together. maybe u can see it as an opportunity.
>>767271548
Fucking sad. I started smoking because i was an alcoholic. Weed saved me from alcohol. But now i want to dump weed. Dont know what to do tbh
dumb straight edge virgins
>>767271646
How old were you?
>>767271710
It's basically your brain getting used to a certain chemical balance. It'll be rough för a while but I'm sure you can manage. "Once an addict always an addict"
Try to find something healthy to replace it with.
I had problems with drinking for a while after I stopped smoking. I haven't had a drink in nearly a year and still feel the urge sometimes. Exercise helps.
>>767269377
Weed is an over glorified drug. People smoke that shit cuz of MUH MOVIES.
>>767271794
i was 21
>>767271646
>>767271831
Interesting. I'm about to turn 26 here in a few months and have been a daily smoker since 16 or 17. I know the weed holds me back, but not enough to convince me to stop. I've been wondering for sometime now if just going cold turkey would lead to any real developments in life, or just a boring same life without weed.
god damnit. Just use all things in moderation.
And if you've been smoking this long you should know that you can easily get stuck in thoughts on weed. Just smoke little bit less. Think about how great life is. (and dont be a sad pony and tell me 'it isnt great'. 'cause you get to be free and smoke weed every day)
then you puff some more. problem fucking solved.
>>767271941
Dont even bother. Its just a bunch of retards larping pretending they know anything about weed. Trolling and spouting the same big pharma bullshit they are too dumb to realize is just propaganda.
>>767271941
Great advice but it doesnt work like that. I'm just 23 tho. I started at 13.
>>767272099
>I don't like this thread but I'll still monitor
>>767272099
What a fucking dumb fag.
>>767272099
>>767272200
But enough about your dads corpse
>>767271918
i am sure that is up to you
>>767272156
what? So fucking what? Im 10 years older then you're sad pony-ass. Been using weed for 17 years. M O D E R A T I O N.
>>767272316
Kek. nigger, what?
>>767272349
Sure, mate. What a dumb old faggot. Kill yourself, please.
Who do you hate and why
>>767269377
My gf has depression and bipolar 1 and she smoked for years and then got anxiety from it and had to stop doing it as well. Also check your strain man sometimes after smoking certain strains for a period of time can cause this as well. Shes only smoked with me after her last anxiety attack bc of it. Having someone close that you trust to smoke with actually seems to help.
>>767272530
All the non whites.
>>767272624
That's my problem. I dont talk about my feelings to anyone. Even my mother told me to be more open.
>>767272633
So you don't like the USA?
>>767272763
Me and my gf are really really close we have known each other since we were 16 so I mean we have that bond established. Try to find a good friend or maybe make new smoking buddies and just chill out and let the high happen don't really think to much into it just chill and be with someone you feel safe and secure at least a little bit with
>>767272814
Fuck em
>>767272421
i really dont understand you? What is your problem? Youre saying you get paranoia and depressive thoughts. So stop a little? OR just smoke less.
Or just socialize. Whenever I get a "bad" trip it helps when im around people 'cause it lifts your mind from it. Dont understand what the deal is that youre 23 and been smoking for 10 years has ANY value in the tips i gave you?
>>767272763
which man is? the question is are YOU depressed or are you getting depressed from smoking weed. cause then the answer is pretty straight cut yeah?
>>767272763
You're a dude. Women are vocal, men bottle that shit up real deep. We keep bottling it up until it explodes in some random fit, usually while alone.
So whats now you fucking potheads? OMG LMAO WEED IS SAFE CURSES CANCER AND NOTHING WRONG IS IT LEGALIISE XDDDDDDDD
>>767273675
We all got high, or bored. Closing thread now too. Cya stoner dudes.
Op look into high CBD strains or look into CBD tinctures or isolates. CBD naturally kills the paranoia and anxiety associated with smoking to much and also the THC and CBD act as antagonists so you get a better, more level high.
>>767274122
CBD is a meme made up to sell low quality hemp to those brainwashed into thinking getting high is a bad thing. News flash. Thats what most medications do. Weed is nothing compared to how high a perk or benzo will get you.
Yes. Weed is good for stuff like inflammation on its own but it looses a lot of its quality of life benefits if you take the high away.
>>767269734
>>767269899
>>767269990
>>767270058
THESE
After 6 years of smoking weed or so I started feeling strong anxiety and having horrible thoughts about death and stuff and never got better so I quit. Its a shame, I used to enjoy it a lot. Shit happens.
>>767274408
Its called life you pussy. Quit blaming your problems on a helpless drug that cant defend itself.
>>767269377
Hey doc I get depressed and paranoid when I smoke weed
Don’t smoke weed
26 years of education for that pice of advice...
If your getting anxious or depressed then that's your answer. Can't believe all you pussies blaming the bud. Take control of your own thoughts/neurochemistry ffs. Dis-ease is a disease and misery is only unwanted thought. WHO is the depressed person? Atma Vichara for all you kiddies and manlets.
The only time I've smoked weed, I became paranoid and tried to kill my friends. I don't know how you guys can smoke that shit everyday
>>767269377
I dunno but what about stop smoking weed? No?
>>767269377
Just smoke one or 2 joint less per day and you should be fine, no worry :)
>>767269568
Your self conscious about your appearance to others in a social environment when on cannabis, it’s just human to have feeling.
>>767275080
>>767275166
Try kratom
Depression happens, sustainable income is the usual suspect
>>767275258
Seconded, I took 4g this morning
Intrusive thoughts is also what you might be experiencing. 20 year smoker here, the last 5 (when high) have been ridden with uncontrollable negative thoughts, constant anger, severe exhaustion when I'm high.
Do not believe all the hippy bullshit that it's good for you; it's not for most people. Trying to quit right for the last few months. Tapering down.
>>767274122
I've always had the anxiety problem with weed, and the amount of times I've used weed in my life could be counted on an amputee's limbs. People tell me to try strains with a higher CBD-to-THC ratio, and I researched that, but I keep reading that high-CBD strains just have a body-relaxation effect. So is there even any point if there are no psychological effects? Apparently CBD strains aren't a head high, they are just a body high.
I quit smoking weed because of paranoia few years back
>>767276070
CBD calms the flight or fight response in your brain. It doesn't get you high but when you combine it THC it levels you out and gives you the high without the anxiety. Try smoking then taking a CBD only tincture or edible.
Last time i was smoking weed i was having panic attack. 140 hearth beat in total chill :OMentaly i was totaly fucked up. Paranoid, Fealing like my close friends try doing bad vibes to me. But in retrospective it was pure paranoia. I live in EU and have fealing local weed is laced.
/b ros is possible to be local weed laced
or i am turning into psycho due to weed ?
I alredy stop smoking but i like it back days
Was stoner for 10 years. 2 years back i was smoking weed in another region of my country another source of weed supply, everithing was good . Many strains and minimal problems. Any suggestions?
>>767277044
So finding a strain with a balanced THC-CBD ratio will give me the high but without the anxiety? I've heard other people say that back in the '60s/'70s, weed had a more balanced ratio like that, but later on people started growing these THC-dominant strains and that's why more people these days say street-bought weed gives them the wigouts.