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Re: How has cannabis changed you? [Re: MoxyOx] 1
#21718099 - 05/24/15 04:34 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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CaptainKurt said: It has improved grades in school, and made me take better care of my apt, made me more relaxed. The legal alternative alcohol will make you get fired from work or kicked outta school, trash your apt, and make you angry & violent.
This bullshit is just as bad as the cannabis propaganda that you'll go insane and rape women.
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Re: How has cannabis changed you? [Re: Webster10]
#21719215 - 05/24/15 11:25 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Webster10 said: Your earliest childhood memory is from when you were 13?
I don't remember the majority of years between 13 and 17. I was strung out on coke,amps and oxies had a nervous breakdown. Now even from ages 8-11 I have very little memory of. I know I went through a lot of very hard times,lots of abuse and such. Untill I beefed up,got on coke and beat the blood out of any bullies at school,going on a crusade to avenge nerds for the way they were treated by bullies. I fought fire with stronger more well rounded fighting. Other then that I remember my gfs getting scared at times because I was out of control. Lots of dealing with death and poverty.
I thought to myself as long as I do as many drugs as I can maybe I can forget about this. I was right but I also don't remember the majority of my teenage years
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It made me content enough with what I have in life to continue to live.
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Re: How has cannabis changed you? [Re: 1234go]
#21726957 - 05/26/15 10:59 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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1234go said: I've gone from confident and outspoken, to insecure and timid. I feel like it's turned me into a boring, annoyingly passive aggressive hermit. It's wrecked havoc on my self esteem and given rise to my already existing anxiety issues, border lining agoraphobia as well. Making decisions seems to be a lot harder too, like REALLY simple decisions.
I fluctuate between 165 and 185 lbs constantly. I can't get a grip on the munch factor.
I never have much spending money, needless to say why.
Chest pains as Asante mentioned, my throat always feels scabbed over.
As with anything. I believe current mood/mindset has a lot to do with the way marijuana affects different people. And the amount the person smokes as well...I've never been able to do it once in a while. It's everyday, and nearly all day. Which is the wrong way to use it in the first place.
I'm sure if someone's got a handle on their shit, smoking a little weed won't have too much effect on them whatsoever.
But heavy long term use, with no hiatus in between is the wrong way to be smoking. Straight up unhealthy. Physically and mentally.
It did the same to me when I was a stoner.
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Re: How has cannabis changed you? [Re: Webster10]
#21726961 - 05/26/15 11:01 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Webster10 said: Don't like weed? Don't smoke it. I quit recently for 45 days because I entered a no weed 90 day challenge. I didn't start smoking again because I felt like I "needed" the high or anything like that. After around day 25 I started getting death anxiety. I'm in my early twenties so my fear of death is extremely preemptive to say the least. I would, just before bed, think "I'm going to die one day and permanently lose consciousness." It kept me up a few nights and I honestly couldn't tell why it was happening. I would be so anxious my chest would get tight, my breathing would quicken and sometimes I even broke out into a sweat.
Ever since weed has been brought back into the equation, I get death anxiety much less often, and when I do, the physical symptoms are minimized. I also have finally gotten my enormous appetite back which is awesome because I'm trying to gain weight. I am less stressed about my job and schoolwork and I sleep better. Also my bowel movements have been more on point recently, so that's a plus. And now that I'm vaping again, my risks of getting cancer are decreased.
#BurnSomeTreesBeCancerFree
Did it ever cross your mind that that might of been withdrawal? 
Weed does not cure cancer either, that's gotta be the most rediculous stoner myth ever. A shitty attempt at legalization.
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Re: How has cannabis changed you? [Re: spixce]
#21726997 - 05/26/15 11:23 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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I think weed gave me an anxiety disorder and hppd.
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When I was younger I was on some heavy anti depressants, and they where hurting me bad. Lowered sex drive, gaining weight (for the only time in my life), no motivation, suicidal thoughts... and if I missed only one pill I turned into a crack addict or something. Very bad.
So I got sick one day, and needed a lot of anti biotics to beat the infection. Since that made me feel fucked up and incapacitated me anyway, I thought it was the perfect time to quit the pills cold turkey. Yes, I was very dumb back then, why do you ask?
So all the bad went away in a few weeks, but the depression returned as well. I started self medicating with alcohol, because stupid, and was on a very dark path back then. And then some newly aquired mates shared a joint with me, and that was it. Finally something that actually worked!
Especially the first year of use was really great, there where almost no downsides whatsoever! But you know how it goes, first I only toked in the weekend, then it became three, four days a week, and one day I realized I haven't been sober in a long, long time.
At some point I was smoking way too much, way too often. The negatives really came to the forefront back then. The obvious was a bad memory. But more sinister was when you smoked too much the day before, and are pretty out of it the next day. I didn't like that at all, really.
So again, I quit cold turkey, but had no intention of quitting for good. After a month of abstaining, I felled I had a good handle on it. So now I'm using again, almost daily, too. I know it's bad for me, but it helps me so much getting trough all this shit in life, you know? I don't smoke nearly as much as I used to.. a fiver was once barely enough for an evening, but now I can stretch it to an entire week, no problem. It has become kind of a carrot on a stick for me, haha. Work hard during the day, and when I'm done, I get the reward of chilling out.
So at the moment it's going really well... but especially when weed is a good drug for you, you must always be on the lookout for signs that your habit is turning bad. When it does, just stop for a couple of weeks. It's not as hard as it seems, your brain can be a whining bitch about it, but if you can ignore that there is no problem.
Good luck to all you potheads out there, and remember that this is not just a plant but also a drug. It can be positive, but never forget that it can harm you as well.
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Cannabis has been around me my entire life because my parents were/are really, really into it. I generally ignored it's presence until I was 26 when I tried it for the first it with a friend who was dying of cancer. It changed my opinion on the plant in a positive way because of the experiences we shared together. I also found that it was incredibly useful for putting an end to my insomnia, if only temporarily. It also removes all of my inhibitions.
I would say that it has made me more open minded, and willing to try new things.
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Re: How has cannabis changed you? [Re: Oggy]
#21727242 - 05/27/15 01:51 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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I can see how it can make you content with not progressing or bettering yourself, I can also see how it being illegal for the most part overshadows a lot of negativity in different ways. You can pick out a lot of good and bad things about cannabis and its relation with humans, the one that stands out the most for me with chronic use is the disruption of sleep patterns. After having read and experienced how important it is to dream and for the body to be to access deep sleep or REM. I think after using long term particularly towards the time one goes to sleep, can off set necessary sleep patterns that we need in order to function, grow and learn optimally.
I really do enjoy cannabis, I must admit, in the past it has at times turned me into a little schmiegel especially when used too often for too long. I have another scary theory, and this may be different from person to person. I feel long term use and withdrawal can lead to depersonalization and other issues or disorders, although they may be minor. Either that or I am mistaking depersonlization with brain fog which may very well be the case. I went through what I think was a bout of depersonalization a few years ago,it was difficult to get through and I still have a bit more work to do, but it was nasty stuff. Though I guess I've always felt sort of lost- Balancing normal healthy living with cannabis use can be done, it's just kind of easy for one to go overboard with it. I've found vaporizing cannabis lessens a lot of the negative effects, it is by far my preferred method.
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Bitter Cactus said: I think weed gave me an anxiety disorder and hppd.
I think that true psychedelics gave you HPPD and weed makes you notice it.
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Re: How has cannabis changed you? [Re: MoxyOx]
#21729038 - 05/27/15 02:49 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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CaptainKurt said: It has improved grades in school, and made me take better care of my apt, made me more relaxed. The legal alternative alcohol will make you get fired from work or kicked outta school, trash your apt, and make you angry & violent.
This bullshit is just as bad as the cannabis propaganda that you'll go insane and rape women.
C'mon man, you know alcohol has earned it reputation.
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Re: How has cannabis changed you? [Re: MisterPervy]
#21729052 - 05/27/15 02:53 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Bitter Cactus said: I think weed gave me an anxiety disorder and hppd.
I think that true psychedelics gave you HPPD and weed makes you notice it.
You can't just claim that from that one comment and him being on a psychedelic forum. I've been reading bitter cactus's posts for probably 2 years now and i think its safe to say it would have a lot more to do with weed than psychedelics as he doesn't trip very much. However BC has also done a very good amount of meth in his time here on the shroomery as well as benzodiazepines which could cause the anxiety.
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Re: How has cannabis changed you? [Re: Everything] 1
#21729077 - 05/27/15 03:02 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Bitter Cactus said: I think weed gave me an anxiety disorder and hppd.
I think that true psychedelics gave you HPPD and weed makes you notice it.
You can't just claim that from that one comment and him being on a psychedelic forum. I've been reading bitter cactus's posts for probably 2 years now and i think its safe to say it would have a lot more to do with weed than psychedelics as he doesn't trip very much. However BC has also done a very good amount of meth in his time here on the shroomery as well as benzodiazepines which could cause the anxiety.
Well, the chance of developing HPPD from just smoking pot is close to 0.
The chance of getting HPPD from even a very small amount of tripping experience is much greater, hell even from meth it would be more likely, I'm just not going to accept anyones opinion that their HPPD is caused purely by their consumption of marijuana unless they developed the HPPD prior to having ever consumed any other drug, which as far as I'm concerned, has never been a confirmed event. Everyone I've ever heard about who had HPPD had a drug history beyond just pot, so it seems reasonable to say that contracting HPPD just by smoking pot is unlikely.
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Re: How has cannabis changed you? [Re: MisterPervy]
#21729085 - 05/27/15 03:04 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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yeah i can agree that pot probably wouldn't cause HPPD very easily. Lots of people actually have minor hppd from birth and a lot of people don't care or really notice.
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Re: How has cannabis changed you? [Re: Everything]
#21729100 - 05/27/15 03:08 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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If you have it from birth I don't think its Hallucinogen Perception Persisting Disorder.
Also important to note that HPPD is very poorly researched and not very well isolated from other possible mental conditions.
Also, everyone "perceives" visual abnormalities like floaters and white blood cells in your eyes, halos and stuff from bright lights, etc, that a lot of people don't notice.
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Re: How has cannabis changed you? [Re: CaptainKurt]
#21729598 - 05/27/15 05:26 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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CaptainKurt said: It has improved grades in school, and made me take better care of my apt, made me more relaxed. The legal alternative alcohol will make you get fired from work or kicked outta school, trash your apt, and make you angry & violent.
This bullshit is just as bad as the cannabis propaganda that you'll go insane and rape women.
C'mon man, you know alcohol has earned it reputation.
Same can be said for weed, right?
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