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OfflineOliverJames
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smoking weed and social pressure
    #23366270 - 06/21/16 09:26 AM (7 years, 7 months ago)

This is sort of a stupid issue I've run into the past year and I'm looking for some advice

To make a long story short, I smoked habitually for a while but it made my social anxiety progressively worse. I quit, felt way better, started up again, got very anxious again, and now I've quit again...

I'm not against weed at all, I very much like it when I'm alone in my own apartment, but smoking kills basically all social skill for me, and so I decided to stop

The issue is, I commonly attend festivals where weed is very prevalent obviously. Whenever I'm at a festival or concert, and people start smoking, I feel sorta pressured to smoke myself. For example, I met a real nice dude at a festival recently who offered me a dab (which fucks me up more than anything else), and when I told him no thanks, he looked really surprised and said to me "I've never met someone who turns down a dab..."

It's shit like this that has made quitting difficult. I feel like I have to justify to people on a regular basis that despite having long hair and being a "chill" guy, I dont smoke weed and dont really have much interest in it anymore.

Its weird cause most people dont understand that unlike traditional psychedelics, weed just makes me so much more anxious, its unbelievable.

I've considered just making up an excuse, like how I'm on probation and tested regularly. But that feels wrong, why should I have to lie to justify myself...I don't know. Guess its just difficult to tell people that it makes me so anxious


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Re: smoking weed and social pressure [Re: OliverJames]
    #23366296 - 06/21/16 09:34 AM (7 years, 7 months ago)

Hey there ,

Better be posting that on Psysichal and Mental Well Being ,

I enjoyed my first yesr smoking a lot .

After a time due to circumstances in life , being alone , lot of stress tried smoking to cope that but it made it worse.

Just stop a time and when you truly feel well with yourself try it up again.

People shouldnt look down on you because you regret a dab .

Just say them you are free to do what ever you want and tell them it makes you anxious , maybe they see it positevely and try to help you or give you some tips for not becoming so self-aware anxious.

It is all about respecting yourself and the world around you.

Peace Mate hope it helps you


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Re: smoking weed and social pressure [Re: Trippedytrip]
    #23366354 - 06/21/16 09:51 AM (7 years, 7 months ago)

You could perhaps try taking some Lemon EO (like 5 or 6 drops). Lemon EO contains Limonene which is also in Cannabis, and has anti-anxiety effects. I smoke daily and have noticed Cannabis's impact on my social skills which i'm already not good at anyways but Cannabis definitely makes things worse. But with the Lemon EO, i feel like i can smoke and not get all that anxiety. It's worth a shot i say, just make sure you get a good brand of Lemon EO and not some diluted stuff.

Edit - In fact, i took 5 drops of Lemon EO earlier, and smoked some Cannabis after it kicked in, and things are quite tolerable. Definitely look into it and see if it changes your Cannabis experience for the better. It's worth a try imo.


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Re: smoking weed and social pressure [Re: Sabnock]
    #23366452 - 06/21/16 10:19 AM (7 years, 7 months ago)

I don't know why you would feel weird turning it down but if it bothers you just tell them you have a drug test for a job coming up and you are trying to stay clean.


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Re: smoking weed and social pressure [Re: grower182]
    #23366485 - 06/21/16 10:34 AM (7 years, 7 months ago)

Just straight up say it makes you anxious. it happens to lots of people. These 2 guys who smoked ALL the time when we were in highschool came over to drink. And one of them took one toke and shut up for the whole rest of the time but before the toke me and him were like the most talkative ones there.

The other guy who is one of my best friends smoked for a bit when i first started chilling with him but he has flipped the fuck out from weed before. He thought he was dying. He was also really drunk and on an almost empty stomach but still. Now if he does smoke he just hits a vape or a joint a couple times.

Weed makes me anxious too its really common. If im drunk its ok around other people though. Or if its just my good friends. Also i get more anxious smoking with a low tolerence


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Re: smoking weed and social pressure [Re: BANANA.MAN]
    #23367150 - 06/21/16 03:20 PM (7 years, 7 months ago)

Yeah....I've had the same reactions to weed...stopped smoking 30 yrs. ago. Just tell anyone who asks that you're allergic to it. That usually works...or....the truth...nothing wrong with that.


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