Anxiety & Marijuana

Im no expert by any means but ive been married 3 years and with the same woman for almost 11 years my relationship has profoundly affected my relationships with my friends... and what I just cant shake is the empty void I feel from not having my close friends to fall on when im down... my wife drives me insane and I have no one to talk to... I realize that im not good at dealing with stress so I try to smoke to relax... but to my dismay I get worse palpitations anxiety dread set in.... Its helped me cope with everyday stress for so many years bout half my life 15 years that its become a part of my daily routine... I mean to say I usually smoke 3 to 5 times daily everyday unless i have a cold or something... so not to babble on I guess what I got to say is don't dismiss you friends on account of your having a fine catch... im positive your bad experience with weed has more to do with a hidden stess directly related to your relationships ... not saying anything bad about you or your girl but its possible that her being against it might subconsciously be affecting you negatively...

A lot of what everyone's been saying confirms many of the thoughts - blazed and sober - that I've been having. I feel like smoking weed has caused an underlying paranoia - not serious, but there nevertheless, that I can;t seem to push out of my head when I'm high. Whenever I smoke a joint, I get high, I worry that I'm too high, i get 'thinky', and then I seem to go quiet and become part of the furniture. Which ain't fun.

I've smoked for over 2 years now. Pretty heavily. Went to Amsterdam the other day with the girlfriend and her mates, who I know quite well. Obviously, smoked a glorious amount of weed - when in Amsterdam! But the whole time I was high, I just felt like I was far too high. Like I was completely socially inept, like everything I said was ignorant or unintelligent, like people were talking about me acting quiet and weird, laughing at me behind my back. The usual signs of paranoia I guess.

This has been happening on and off for a while now. Smoking weed just makes me too deep. It really helps me when I do my uni work, allows me to think about things in an insular manner, see things from a different perspective.

But I think I've smoked too much when I'm on my own, to chill out and muse on sh*t. The fear thats been bugging me for a while now - being socially inept when Im high in larger social groups (not when its 2 or 3 people) - has actually taken over when I do get high in such situations. I cant stop thinking about it, and it prevents me from properly enjoying the whole experience, and conversing with my friends (talk blazed sh*t) like I want to.

I love smoking weed. It can be a true blessing. Or it used to. I guess it's time to give my head a bit of a break, gain some mental clarity, sort my sh*t out (i.e. realise that when I'm not high, I'm not at all socially inept), and maybe smoke my next joint in a few months time.

Would love to know what you guys reckon.

Peace

It's estimated that about 13% of people who take maybe just one toke will precipitate Dersonalisation Disorder (DPD). You wouldn't want this. It's hellish and may last a lifetime

been smoking for 6 years now,only cannabis sattiva. yesterday i had my first panic attack and anxiety waves.it was the mos terrifying thing ever. i thought i was going to die. i wanted this thing to end, and the idea to kill myself was all time in my mind. my brain was working like a horse, i was thinking different things, bad ones.one moment i felt like i was freezing to death, i had to put like 3 blankets only to get warm. it kept me for like 3-4 hours like this. the main idea was that i was going to stay like this forever. i am not smoking anymore. that is it for me. SOME ADVICE IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU : DRINK A LOT OF WATER, STAY IN A LIGHTED AND SOUNDLESS PLACE, ASK A NON SMOKING FRIEND TO KEEP YOU BUSY TALKING, STAY IN AIR VENTILATED PLACES AND IF U CAN STOP THINKING ABOUT YOUR CONDITION.

Whatever you do DON'T take Clonazepam. The most negative feelings I have for a person is the doctor who first prescribed it for me. I don't believe in violence' but if anybody could that belief it would be him,

How about being 65, toking for 44 years(Wow! longer than you have been living)when BAM anxiety to the max. I know of no one else who smokes, and I know many who do, that has experienced anxiety. It took me a while to figure out it was pot. I'm mystified as to why. It is comforting finding others on this site that have experienced the same thing' but there is a lack of reasons of what causes this, especially after 44 years.

I have been smoking for ten years since I was 17. Weed was something like a best friend to me after growing up socially awkward with abusive parents. About a year and half ago though weed turned on me, all of a sudden I started freaking out everytime I smoked even a little, I didn't know what was going on! I would think I was dying, feel like absolute c**p (as opposed to feeling baked and awesome like I did before) thoughts racing and other symptoms. Regardless of that I didn't want to give up on something that helped me get through so much. Still to this day it happens and I have researched and asked so many people and no one knew what was going on with me. Your post helped me more then anything and I can't thank you enough for your information. I would really like to contact you privately to discuss this more because it's really awesome to find someone who understands what I'm going through.

maybe your path doesnt include weed anymore. your spirit will be there when all the smoke clears. you just gotta hold it differently

Me as well on day I was smoking then I started to feel a weird feeling in my glands like they was swelling up then mins later my heart starts banging out my chest I felt like I was losing control now ever since that day I been having problems smoking weed and pushed me to quit like I wanna be the 1st person to die from weed..I also been smoking for about 10 years and it happen so random..so I tried to smoke after the fact and the something happens everytime now..I refuse to say I anxiety but I have all the symptoms it not like I'm depressed or stressed I just roll up and smoke and it like I'm having a panic attack.. and now I always have weird feelings in my neck and head ....went to the doctor he says I'm fine but this can't be anxiety I just chilling smoking like I have for 10 years for me to develop an anxiety disorder from.smoking so crazy but u never know all I know is I haven't been the same since

All in the brain man. People can say whatever they want, if you're having a serious panic attack then its all in the brain. You're getting slight dose of paranoia and then amplifying it because youre not sure whats going on. YOU SEND YOURSELF INTO A PANIC. Most of my family has smoked for a lifetime, as well as myself. Doctors and physicians sometimes use cannabis to HELP anxiety, they wouldnt not give you something that would potentially have the complete opposite effect. You're pretty much saying that you get high, and then FREAK OUT BECAUSE YOUR BODY FEELS DIFFERENT. Of course its going to feel different. Anxiety caused by Marijuana is 100% bogus. If you're weak minded its a personal issue.

On average 13% of those taking even one toke can feel depersonalisation. This may be permanent. You wouldn't want this

what you have just described is exactly what i go through! on a day to basis when im kicking a sesh with my friends or random people, i start irregular breathing, ppl thinking im sketch, heart race, sweating, all that stuff, it gets to the point where the thots in my mind are running so fast i cant stop them! i do have anxiety /depression, not depressed so much anymore but i do take cipralex for anxiety... not like i want to but i needed it i guess.
i have to think about breathing and i can just tell ppl notice me in some level of discomfort, dont get me wrong i love smoking weed, the taste, the vibes, the open mindedness but it makes me feel like im going insaaaane!
it really does suck.... ive enjoyed reading this posts, makes me feel like im not a lone... im gonna try to cut weed out for a while cause i know it will make me feel better, easier said then done

 

I'm a regular cannabis user, or atleast I used to be. I have been smoking cannabis for 2-3 years now and started doing it almost everyday the past 6 months. Okay now to the story, I "quit" smoking for like 1 month ago and have only smoked 3 times past 3 weeks. Yesterday me and by buddies got hold on some weed, we all smoked, pipes, in rizzlas and bongs. 

 

 

I started loading the new bong that my friend got ( never smoked bong before ), took one hit and felt it right away, was feeling great and high as hell until 1hr after my high I started feeling cramps in my heart, can't really explain how hard the cramps were. It felt like you had ridden a bike for 10000 miles and your legs are cramping but you still cant stop cycling because it would lead to your death. My heart rate was easily around 200, felt like it would give up on me any second, couldnt take any deep breaths, all I could see was white and blurry. This was going on for atleast 40 minutes before it got down a bit. The whole time I was trying to tell them I didn't feel well but they didn't seem to take it seriously. So after my "heart attack" we got some food to eat, I started feeling better but my heart was still hurting and feeling really tired. After eating we sat down to watch TV, I was kind of dreaming the whole time, really hallucinating and feeling like I'm falling asleep, under my eyelids water and colors was all I was seeing, it felt really really good when my eyelids closed by themselves but the whole time it felt like if I was going to fall asleep I would not wake up again... 

 

Anyway, today, 2 days after I still have chest pains and trouble breathing.

Any comments on this guys? Really dont feel like smoking the last bit of my weed...

 

 

 

 

 

I'm a regular cannabis user, or atleast I used to be. I have been smoking cannabis for 2-3 years now and started doing it almost everyday the past 6 months. Okay now to the story, I "quit" smoking for like 1 month ago and have only smoked 3 times past 3 weeks. Yesterday me and by buddies got hold on some weed, we all smoked, pipes, in rizzlas and bongs. 

 

 

I started loading the new bong that my friend got ( never smoked bong before ), took one hit and felt it right away, was feeling great and high as hell until 1hr after my high I started feeling cramps in my heart, can't really explain how hard the cramps were. It felt like you had ridden a bike for 10000 miles and your legs are cramping but you still cant stop cycling because it would lead to your death. My heart rate was easily around 200, felt like it would give up on me any second, couldnt take any deep breaths, all I could see was white and blurry. This was going on for atleast 40 minutes before it got down a bit. The whole time I was trying to tell them I didn't feel well but they didn't seem to take it seriously. So after my "heart attack" we got some food to eat, I started feeling better but my heart was still hurting and feeling really tired. After eating we sat down to watch TV, I was kind of dreaming the whole time, really hallucinating and feeling like I'm falling asleep, under my eyelids water and colors was all I was seeing, it felt really really good when my eyelids closed by themselves but the whole time it felt like if I was going to fall asleep I would not wake up again... 

 

Anyway, today, 2 days after I still have chest pains and trouble breathing.

Any comments on this guys? Really dont feel like smoking the last bit of my weed...

 

 

 

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Rastaman anxiety is a b***h. I developed a bad anxiety disorder in my early teens. Best advice i have brother is stay away from all caffine and work out when possible. try to prevent yourself from getting worked up. Your mind tells your body to tense and your body tells your mind the same thing. Mediatate and take a break from your thoughts.