Help! Lost the laughs!

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Hello, I really hope you guys can help me out with this. Let me start from the beginning, since there is no better place to start.

I began smoking in 7th grade, and some of my very best memories are from then. I would laugh away, everything seemed funny, and it made my high so much more memorable and meaningful than what I am experiencing now.

I'm currently a senior in high school, and after taking a break for a year in sophomore year I lost the ability to laugh at nothing when I'm high. I'm very mellow now, when I'm around new people it makes me less social than I am when I am sober (which is pretty odd because it used to do the opposite for me).

Anyways, I'm just wondering if you guys have any tips about getting this laughter and fun back. It seems that pot now makes me really relaxed and chill for the first hour but after that it's all anxiety.

Some things to help you help me:
- I smoke heavily now. Heavily for me is maybe 3 times during the week (sometimes none) and basically 3PM friday afternoon until 5:30 at night on sunday :rasta: (with a total of probably 5 or so hours not high).

- I do not sit and try to laugh at everything, I don't even notice it when I'm high unless it comes to mind.

- I have attempted to take a month break and it did nothing. I got a lot higher for the first week but after that i was back to normal, and nowhere in that involved any giggliness or laughter.

I understand that some people don't want this feeling, but my fondest memories of smoking are when I had this. Is it that I have developed a permanent tolerancy because I know a lot more about it now, or is there a way to get the laughs back?

Also, don't get me wrong here. I, like all of you, love bud, and I don't plan on quitting any time soon. Also, it's not like it's a bad high every time, it's just not as good as it used to be.

[hihigh]

perhaps you should change the strain of cannabis you are smoking and hope for the best.

[pixel]

Very nice of you to respond so fast :)

Unfortunately, the bud I used to smoke was KB (Kind Bud)
The bud I smoke now is Headies

To my understanding (please correct me if I'm wrong) Headies is much more powerful than KB, and KB is a low-grade weed. Is this correct or is it the opposite?

[thcbongman]

KB is like.......beasters. It's your ordinary standard dank, higher than mid-grade, but not great either.

Headies is one step above.

If you want the laughs, you gotta not smoke everyday. It's that simple.

[slipknotpsycho]

didn't read the whole thing and sorry that i didn't (i'm drunk) as it may affect what i post, just keep in mind i'm comment on not being able to laugh anymore.

congrulations! you're growing up. you're passing the point of where weed doesn't just become something to laugh at everything in the world. now it's time to realize what weed can REALLY do for you. it can now open/expand your mind.. to create a better you. it can make you not worry about the little shit that used to bug you (not everyone has them, but some do, those things that are just so peddling, yet some people just seem to start a whoel argument over them, such as a friend rocking his foot back and fourth on your bed)... it can help you realize what this world is really about (not saying you don't already know)... i can't say this enough, it's time to see what drugs can really do for people, other than just make them have a good time and laugh at everything. although, all of these things that you will learn weed can do for you will only come from within, since they affect everyoen diffrent ways (and it don't just stop at weed, for instance salvia opened my eyes to a point no other drug or experience ever could have) there will still be points at which you laugh, they will just be diffrent things, try watching stand up comedy, especially featured on hbo, namely dave chapelle, george carlin, robin williams, among others... i mean do you really think there are peopel who have been smoking weed 40-50 years (among other drugs) just to laugh at everything? nope, there are other things it can do for you to, as well curing an innumerable of phsyical and medical problems, including depression, anxiety (kinda weird a drug cures something that it can also affect, i.e. paranioa), among others. you have entered the learning stage of drugs, and passed the "laugh at everything lets get high to laugh" stage, everyone around me has done it, and it's a very notable accomplishment... again, congrulations.

[slipknotpsycho]

Very nice of you to respond so fast :)

Unfortunately, the bud I used to smoke was KB (Kind Bud)
The bud I smoke now is Headies

To my understanding (please correct me if I'm wrong) Headies is much more powerful than KB, and KB is a low-grade weed. Is this correct or is it the opposite?
either the person responding to below this post is wrong, or these things have diffrent meanings from diffren tpart of the country (or countries as the case may be) because around here KB is the best there is, and nothign gets higher grade, and yes that's including the term "headies" but in another part of the country (this i know from my history here) hydro is the best there is, reguardless of the fact around here it refrers to hydropoinically grown bud which has nothing to do with strength at all....my best guess is if you're getting really fuckin blown off the weed your smoking, and just not laughing anymore, no weed (or any other drug) is going to change that, and you should refer to my post above. btw, how old are you anyways? i've found people don't go through the changes i've mentioned above til about 19-23, so if you're in that age range, best bet is that you've went through it....

[thcbongman]

Excellent post.

However you misunderstood me on the labels. KB is both beasters and headies. Beasters is standard light green dank bud, with perhaps a lot of orange or blue hairs, with few trichonomes. Headies has ALOT of trichonomes. That's the major difference. Both are seedless. That's at least how it works on the east side.

[slipknotpsycho]

like i said, meanings of the "slang" greatly varies by location... i'm not saying that to you headies is not stronger than kb, but here kb is stronger than kb...=/ to bad we can't just get the whole world on the same set of "slang", as that would eliminate alot of the misunderstandings on this board, and in the entire world-wide drug community.

[slipknotpsycho]

my wife just pointed out that i said "kb is stronger than kb" but i meant "kb is stronger than headies here"

[hihigh]

either the person responding to below this post is wrong, or these things have diffrent meanings from diffren tpart of the country (or countries as the case may be) because around here KB is the best there is, and nothign gets higher grade, and yes that's including the term "headies" but in another part of the country (this i know from my history here) hydro is the best there is, reguardless of the fact around here it refrers to hydropoinically grown bud which has nothing to do with strength at all....my best guess is if you're getting really fuckin blown off the weed your smoking, and just not laughing anymore, no weed (or any other drug) is going to change that, and you should refer to my post above. btw, how old are you anyways? i've found people don't go through the changes i've mentioned above til about 19-23, so if you're in that age range, best bet is that you've went through it....


wow great post. i wish my friends were on the same page as i was about drugs. sure i smoke to have a good time, but i also use it for enlightenment and to see an alternate perspective on things.

[need4weed]

yea man good post, i no the feeling of losing those great memories of your first times and the laughs and jokes that jus dont seem funny any more. i agree with slipknot man u hav to realise the other benfits of cannabis and as u grow older u change as a person so the effects will obviosly change too, think were not those lil kids any more passin round 1 joint.lol.

bud in the uk is normally always high grade , top stuff. hardly ever shwagg. i always get the nicesest strains living rite on the coast , boat loads strait from the dam.


peace

[scream]

dude, embrace the mellow high. thats my favorite feeling. i smoke almost everyday...i have missed one day since thanksgiving. and i still get the laughs quite a bit...ive smoked since i was 14 and im 18 now

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All I can say is 'wow!'

I have been going to forums for years, this is both my first post and thread on this one, and never have I been so warmly welcomed and responded to with the effort that you guys gave me. Thanks! :D

Anyways, I have taken a lot of the advice you guys are giving me and I plan to try to embrace marijuana for what it's currently giving me, a different perspective on many things. I am a big fan of football, and sometimes I sit and watch Monday Night Countdown and everything they say seems so intellectual and rich. The play breakdowns and all of that make so much more sense, and I think that is the sort of thing you guys use marijuana for, to understand concepts from many different perspectives and views. I plan on embracing this high, and maybe then a good old laughing fit will come around when I least expect it to.

By the way, I am 17 years old. It's interesting to hear that most people go through this change around 19-23 though, makes me feel good about myself! :D

And again, thank you guys. Your helpfulness and kindness has made this forum my new favorite :)

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

The pack honours thee, and welcomes thou into our bosom!

Anyway, yeah sometimes you reach little peaks where you seem to grow up. Try doing more mind-intense activities while high, and experimenting (oh so carefully) with other psychotropics, mainly hallucinagens.

[liquid swords]

Yeah, I'm going through the exact same thing as you are. I'm sure it has some to do with hormones and growing up and all that jazz as well. I still get the giggles when I smoke with friends, but when I smoke alone it's definitely a lot more thoughtful and mellow.

[slipknotpsycho]

Yeah, I'm going through the exact same thing as you are. I'm sure it has some to do with hormones and growing up and all that jazz as well. I still get the giggles when I smoke with friends, but when I smoke alone it's definitely a lot more thoughtful and mellow.
wait til it starts happening even when you're around friends... i had to find new smoking friends because i "grew up" and my friends didn't and they just seemed so fuckin ignorant i didn't wanna be around them anymore. i mean of course it used to be funny, but laughing at words such as penis, terd, fart and all that is only funny for so long, then it's just irritating...

[rajking86]

This is good Pixel., I smoke so much Pixel, it's a wondeR i still can get high.


don't worry! I get laughing fits still bro! Its all about your environment, mindset, and strain!

CannaBIS stand up!

[NightProwler]

ok well i sujest using a different smoking device, like maybe a grav bong. and defnitly do it with one or more reaaallly good friends. and like slipknowtsyko said, you really dont need to be laughing your ass off and losing control. if you want that, try huffing laughing gas or something

[kronikdaze420]

some a bunch of resin and youll get laughing again

[RatedR]

wait til it starts happening even when you're around friends... i had to find new smoking friends because i "grew up" and my friends didn't and they just seemed so fuckin ignorant i didn't wanna be around them anymore. i mean of course it used to be funny, but laughing at words such as penis, terd, fart and all that is only funny for so long, then it's just irritating...

Certain people i'm around I get the laughs. But around people who just laugh at any fucking thing it's boring. I like to relax and watch tv or study for school, but with them if I don't laugh at they're shit they keep saying shit like "DUDE WHATS WRONG WITH YOU" etc. So it gets boring/irritating.

[fikusroot]

I tottally dig what you guys are saying. I used to laugh everything up when I was high but now I just kind of sit and take everything in. it sucks though because when im hanging out with people, a lot of times it will just be me and one or two of my friends who are stoned and everyone else seems so stupid and fake. like i can read what people are thinking like a book when im stoned. I have this one girl im friends with and shes hot but really stupid and i cant stand being around her when im stoned. but if im with someone who's comfortable with themselves and im comfortable with, i always end up getting in these deep conversations with them. great thread btw.

[DazedandConfused]

yeah i miss the days when i first started smoking. it was so fun, i remember me and my friend used to sit on his screened in porch and smoke and watch this kid outside and we would just laugh at everything.

[StOneD.aS.FuK]

mebay cause your "high" so often, you've lost that "high". stop smoking it for a week then get really stoned. cause then their aint any mope THC in your brain. you would get the full effects. try it

[t3chyo]

some tips:

find some hash/honey oil: this honey oil I have makes me laugh again like I did when I started smoking

take a break: take about 5-7 days off from smoking if you can and see what happends

enviorment: where are you when you're usually high? I prefer either at home by myself or with a group of friends that I know are funny. Fast food lines in the inside can be really funny when you're all stoned.

i dunno how much more there is but i'll leave it at this...

[Fengzi]

Same thing happened to me, I used to laugh my ass off at first but now I just get mellow. I even stopped smoking for 5 years (been smoking for almost 25 years altogether) and even that didn't really help much.

My personal belief is that we just get used to the feeling so its not funny anymore. Like hearing a joke for the 100th time, at first its hilarious but after a while you just want to say "shut the fuck up". When we first start its such a new experience, plus there's that exitement of doing something forbidden. So we get the giggles and laugh. After a while thats all gone. So , like slipknotpsycho pointed out, nows the time to see what else weed can do for you, like opening your mind etc.

As far as the whole "middies", "kb", "headies", "chronic", "hydro", etc, thing is concerned, those are just terms referring to the quality/potency of the weed. Those aren't strains of weed and the strain is what determines the type of high you get. A strain that is mostly indica ,like Blueberry, will give you a very mellow body high. Something that is primarily sativa, however, like ICE or Haze will give you a more energetic high. All of these are top quality weed and will get you high as fuck but one will lead you to the nearest couch and one will make you want to go do something fun. Unfortunately most people don't have a choice of what type of weed they are buying but if you do go for a sativa.

[PaRanOiD81]

you know what can also be a major factor my friend.

When you just started, you had just started school, you had little to no worries or a lot less then you do now. Before you could pick up a dime or 20 and smoke a little and be merry. You would keep that same care-free no worry mentality and it would make you laugh and keep you uplifted. It was an excitement for you to go thru the ordeal to get high. ie. getting the weed, rolling it or whatever have you, now its like.... routine. You have your weed, you can roll or smoke like its no problem ;) and now its routine. But in the midst of all that,

somewhere you lost your carefree feeling and you don't feel as uplifted as before. Things that used to be amusing to you aren't, and when your high, the feeling has become so normal that your not cracking up. I've been thru what you've gone through before. And you know what, trying getting a different dealer. To be honset with you, I"ve had KB and it wasn't all that. To add to that, theres weed that makes me have bad red eye, theres weed that makes me hungry, theres weed that makes me laugh, make me tired, makes me active, ect... but like they said up there before, try different strains.

and you know what also, sometimes just try and make yourself laugh, dont try and be serious, act like you don't give a fuck and have a good time. good luck bro

[Jesse DeForest]

It's all about your mood, man.

[Faultydesign]

Weed is not a relief for bad times, but a start to the good times.

[sir smokes alot]

wait til it starts happening even when you're around friends... i had to find new smoking friends because i "grew up" and my friends didn't and they just seemed so fuckin ignorant i didn't wanna be around them anymore. i mean of course it used to be funny, but laughing at words such as penis, terd, fart and all that is only funny for so long, then it's just irritating...

don't forget the yo mama jokes, but thats the main reason i smoke alone most of the time

[t3chyo]

weed has actually made me laugh at tv shows when I'm sober, I usually never do, dunno why...