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HazeSrains
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7 Months Sober from Weed
#18974356 - 10/13/13 10:33 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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So the other night I was at my friend Blakes house with my cousin Doug. I got there after work around 8 and we decided t play some Grand Theft Auto 5. My cousin then tells us that he got some homegrown from his guy at work that grows it himself. They roll up some Js and begin smoking. After 20 minutes they begin saying that they don't feel stoned but a little gravity-bong high. Turns out they guy harvested it early and wasn't high grade. They begin saying "This is the shit you should start out smoking dude." They continue to joke at the bud at the got saying it tasted like shit and was reggie.
I began to ponder at they idea of me trying it again cause it wasn't high grade and wouldn't get me too high. An hour goes by and I finally decide to give it a try. (Note: I stopped smoking because I got ahold of some synthetic weed and had a very traumatic panic attack and for the past couple of months ive been in my head over thinking my thoughts and questioning reality) My cousin rolls me my own personal J and hands it to me. There still playing Gta5 while I lite it up. I take a couple of hits and wait for the effects. I don't feel anything for about 5 minutes and then it hit me.
All of a sudden I started sweating uncontrollably, the sound effects of the game (the explosions, the yelling) we starting to get to me and freaking me out for some reason. I told myself I had to get out of that room. I walked outside and smoked a cigarette while contemplating what was happening to me. Then they walked outside as well to smoke. They were talking behind me and for some reason I thought they were talking about me. My cousin tried talking to me about my old car and what I was going to do with it but I didn't realize they were talking to me until they said my name. I didn't want to talk to anyone for some reason. It honestly felt and looked like I was in a dream that I remember having a month ago. I kept telling myself that this isn't forever and im going to come down. I kept checking my phone over and over again because it felt like time had completely stopped. I admitted to them that I was having a panic attack because it felt like I was loosing my mind. They didn't say anything to my comment to comfort me which really fucking pissed me off. An hour went by and I felt my self coming down and coming "back" to reality. I don't remember falling asleep but waking up the next morning I still felt anxious and slow for some reason.
But now looking back I felt like I learned a lot about myself in that one night. I cant explain the feeling but I feel more alive for some reason. Any thoughts on this and the experience would be mostly appreciated.
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Rafiikii


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Re: 7 Months Sober from Weed [Re: HazeSrains]
#18974432 - 10/13/13 10:50 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I've been there, almost word for word
after taking a 6 month break from heavy use of mary jane and the first handful of times i blazed again were insane, basically a whole trip in itself
but now after blazing pretty frequently for a month, its back to normal for the most part
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HazeSrains
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Re: 7 Months Sober from Weed [Re: Rafiikii]
#18974462 - 10/13/13 10:56 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Thanks man, im glad to hear im not the only one.
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psilocybinjunkie
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Re: 7 Months Sober from Weed [Re: Rafiikii]
#18974477 - 10/13/13 10:59 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Sounds like you give yourself a lot of needless mindfuck and can't enjoy being high. You should probably not use any drugs and just be sober. Your friends were kind for not criticizing you for freaking out on weak weed. No point in you being pissed at them for not having sympathy for your self induced mindfuck imho. It sounds like you have cool friends that don't mind sharing and that you should just avoid weed and drugs. I don't really see the point in you doing something that terrifies you.
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GreySatyr
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I don't agree with this post at all. I think it's way too harsh.
Cannabis is known to bring out anxiety as it brings out anxiety in me. There are numerous threads about this and a lot of people agree. It's all about set, setting and tolerance just like psychedelics.
I've been there OP, I still love weed but Icahn only smoke it in certain settings, alone or with certain people or while doing certain activities..I rarely smoke anymore for this reason, ill pick it up again one day but for now I'm fine without. I miss weed, it's been five months.
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DeeBee
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Quote:
psilocybinjunkie said: Sounds like you give yourself a lot of needless mindfuck and can't enjoy being high. You should probably not use any drugs and just be sober. Your friends were kind for not criticizing you for freaking out on weak weed. No point in you being pissed at them for not having sympathy for your self induced mindfuck imho. It sounds like you have cool friends that don't mind sharing and that you should just avoid weed and drugs. I don't really see the point in you doing something that terrifies you.
Yeah I'm with junkie here. If you can't handle weed, you really can't handle any other drug. I don't have sympathy for people who do drugs and can't handle them...
Cannabis just magnifies your existing anxiety. It doesn't create it. If you are an anxious person, you shouldn't smoke.
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TrentBoyett
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Quote:
psilocybinjunkie said: Sounds like you give yourself a lot of needless mindfuck and can't enjoy being high. You should probably not use any drugs and just be sober. Your friends were kind for not criticizing you for freaking out on weak weed. No point in you being pissed at them for not having sympathy for your self induced mindfuck imho. It sounds like you have cool friends that don't mind sharing and that you should just avoid weed and drugs. I don't really see the point in you doing something that terrifies you.
QFT
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GreySatyr
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Re: 7 Months Sober from Weed [Re: TrentBoyett]
#18976419 - 10/14/13 12:39 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Weed gives me much more anxiety than any other drug. Weed shouldn't be your comparison to all other drugs, it's nothing like other drugs. So that argument is ignorant. That's like saying you don't deserve to do drugs cause alcohol makes you to sleepy to enjoy it. Coke won't make you sleepy so why should my example avoid coke? Durh.
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lovesexdubstep
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Re: 7 Months Sober from Weed [Re: GreySatyr]
#18976487 - 10/14/13 12:58 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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^ while id sort of agree that if you cant handle a bit of midgrade weed, be wary of stronger drugs, particularly psychedelics, id also agree that weed is perhaps more susceptible to paranoia/anxiety than some drugs even though it may be milder. 7 months break = zero tolerance so what little you smoked of course came full force and those issues of paranoia/anxiety are much greater without tolerance (you didn't say how often you used to smoke, but if you were a daily user i'm sure you found that even smoking a lot no longer causes these issues).
also, synthetic gives way more anxiety/paranoia than actual weed, way way more. i remember even taking just a bit of synthnoid and for the next hour feeling rather uncomfortable mentally.
if prone to these issues, avoid synths, and ease back into actual weed. you'd be surprised how little you need as a newbie, maybe 1/10th of your avg joint.
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Re: 7 Months Sober from Weed [Re: HazeSrains]
#18977643 - 10/14/13 05:39 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Its all about dose. For some reason every other drug out there people pay proper attention to dosage but with weed people throw dosage logic out the window. Quality obviously affects how you should plan your dose but just because the weed is mids doesnt mean you can smoke a couple rips and expect to not get overly high.
I've talked to a bunch of people who tried weed again after quitting only to get panic attacks because they tried to keep up with their friends who go through an 1/8 every couple of days. With how strong weed is now a days and with zero tolerance, you don't even need a full hit to get really high. Take one medium sized, comfortable hit and wait 30 min and I bet you will be toasted but not to the level of panicky paranoia.
Edited by Nova (10/14/13 05:40 PM)
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iamerror73

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Re: 7 Months Sober from Weed [Re: Nova]
#18978043 - 10/14/13 07:03 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I've been there OP, I've had bad trips on weed just like I've had bad trips on any other drug. Weed is probably my least favorite drug though, maybe you'd like something else like ecstasy. The best feel good drug I've had without the mindfuck. You should experiment to see what works for you.
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Re: 7 Months Sober from Weed [Re: iamerror73]
#18978744 - 10/14/13 09:15 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Me and my friends make enails... So there's no sympathy for low tolerance among my friends, not even if you have a mild case of hppd... It's hard for other to understand what we go threw. Ill still take small dabs but when some one ninjas me it actually pisses me off because I ushally have to spend the next few hours by myself listening to music or intensely reflecting on my every action and playing out every possible outcome. I'm not an axnoius person~ dose is everything...
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GreySatyr
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Re: 7 Months Sober from Weed [Re: Lucid Toast]
#18978800 - 10/14/13 09:25 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Dabs fuck me up, dude. The first time I took one and ate an edible and holy fuck, I couldn't sit still for shit. I was bout to get naked I was so damn hot. I didn't get anxiety though but most of the time I do. I don't trust people to give me dabs, I'll only do them alone.
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Rafiikii


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Re: 7 Months Sober from Weed [Re: GreySatyr]
#18978995 - 10/14/13 10:01 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I went for a nice dab after a 6 month break, and holy shit might i say i was likely higher then i ever been before. Regardless I had been previously drinking that night so I know that only amplified everything.
none the less, been rollin with some wax ever since
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