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[shiscobob]

ok, so i first tried weed about a year ago. i got it from a friend. he said it was realy good weed. he said he was a longtime smoker, and 1 bowl of this stuff got him stoned out of his mind. so i got a baggie of it. i went home and tried it, at first nothing, then about 4 hits into it, bam it hit me. my heart starting beating realy realy fast. i started freaking out, i felt realy weird and i dident like it. i then started getting panic attacks. i spent the next 3 hours walking around my room, i was walking because everytime i would sit down on my floor, or lay in my bed, i would start to freak out. it helped it a little bit if i was walking around, so thats what i did for 3 hours. then i wore off, and i swore i would never try it agean. well about a week laiter, i thot i would give it another try, well, the same exact thing happend, i ended up walking around my room, telling myself i was going to be alright, waiting for it to ware off. i then got some weed from someone else, and tried that about 2 weeks laiter. i took the same number of tokes i had taken with the other stuff, around 2-4 tokes. and i dident feel anything, my heart wasent beating realy fast, and i dident get high. at least i dont think so. everything was the same, so i think i dident get high. anyway about a week laiter i went back and tried the other stuff, the realy potent stuff agean, hoping i would finaly like it. the same thing happend, exept i just walked around my house, and went outside a little bit, then went back inside and tried to wach t.v, but i couldent bacuse i was freaking out to much. well, that wore off in about 3 hours, and i was fine. i then got rid of my pipe, and all the weed, and havent smoked for atleast 7 months now. i just read a thread were someone said paranoa is not uncomen when someone unexsperianced used a more potent strand of weed. and that sometimes its too much. they also said thay just smoke weed to relax, and take the edge off. not to get stoned out of there mind. thats what i want to do. how can i do that? what do i have to do? do you have any advice for me? thanks for any help. i might give it one last try, before i give up on weed for the rest of my life:( ive never had a good exsperiance with weed, but i sure hope i do this next time. thanks for your help.

[Captain Hanks]

make sure that it isnt laced with anything, that could be something causing the paranoia, also try smoking less, if that doesnt help just smoke more consistently and ull build a tolerance
just learn to enjoy it
ur fine
its safe

[WakingDream]

So you've tried smoking three times?

The first few times I smoked I became very paranoid. But I gave it a chance, I would say the first 5 times smoking were a learning expirience.

[Fan o KmK]

make sure that it isnt laced with anything, that could be something causing the paranoia, also try smoking less, if that doesnt help just smoke more consistently and ull build a tolerance
just learn to enjoy it
ur fine
its safe
what is with you man. every weed problem you say something about it being laced. weed is very very rarely laced. you just need to relax when you blaze. first of all, do you live with your parents or is it safe to smoke in your house?. if so just pack a bowl on the couch with a close friend and watch a good movie or seomthing.

if you live with your parents and its not chill to blaze in ur house, spend the night at a mates house then do it with them and relax in their house. your freaking out because you dont know what to expect. just take a few deep breaths first and put on your most relaxing music. hope all works out, weeds great if you can be at peace with it.

[shiscobob]

yeah, also i started shaking uncontrolably. my legs were the worst, and sometimes my arms would get shaky too. that happend all of the times i smoked the weed. that plus my heart going realy fast, makes me panic, wich makes the intire thing bad for me. what can i do, or try doing to fix all this?

[Fan o KmK]

dude read what i said. the ideal scenario is you and a close friend, preferably one that smokes often, blaze a bowl or two, then sit on the couch and watch a good movie or listen to music. do relaxing things and try not to sketch out so badly.

[graph]

yeah, also i started shaking uncontrolably. my legs were the worst, and sometimes my arms would get shaky too. that happend all of the times i smoked the weed. that plus my heart going realy fast, makes me panic, wich makes the intire thing bad for me. what can i do, or try doing to fix all this?
It's alllll in your heeeeead.

Calm down. Weed is much less scary than alcohol. Well, unless your buddy's a cop.

[Crosis]

First of all, your heart wasn't beating really fast. It felt like that, I've felt it before. But if you actually put two fingers on your jugular, you'll be able to feel what is really your heartbeat. When I feel like it's beating fast and do that, I find out that it's actually quite normal. As for your paranoia, you have to distract yourself. Watch some good TV, listen to Bob Marley(:rasta: Bob Marley is awesome.), do what you gotta do. It's a great drug, and I'd hate for you to miss out on it because of a bad experience.

Oh and, as for getting more high? Hold the lighter a little bit longer, and then take the big hits. Keep hitting offa the pipe untill you feel like you're gonna cough. Hold back the coughs, exhale, and then cough it up. :thumbsup:

[MrGuy]

Just relax, man.
Smoke with people ya know and trust. Smoke with that girl ya really like, yer stoner friends who always seem ta have a good time, yer one buddy ya can't really figure out.

And realistically, weed isn't for everyone, just like alcohol and other drugs. If it's you, then accept.
No problem. Be safe, have fun, don't judge.

[heyman]

Bro... one of my close friends started about 2 yrs ago and for the first few times he used to always 'freak out' as you did... the exact same things you've described.... the shaking the feeling when he sat down and he even saw some guy following him the first time... but he's much better now...

I would suggest you smoke with one of your friends who you feel comfortable with take in a lesser amount and don't try to fight the high just sit back and enjoy it. Just remember that ur using one of the safest drugs out there and nothing can happen... and as you start using it more often you'll relize the power of the drug and you'll be able to control it and then you can just chill and relax or get fucked out of your mind...

take it easy....

One Love

[CBsDankNugs]

Fan o Kmk is right weed isnt laced that much. people arnt going to waste some pcp by putting it in someones bag. paranoia is common if you dont know what to expect when you smoke alot of weed. you should give it another try but this time just dont smoke as much. also try to chill out by not doing things that require thinking. sit on the couch and listen to some music.

[Fan o KmK]

yea man. amen to CBs. think if you were a dealer for a second. would you just randomly lace someones sack with pcp or coke...no...thatd mean you would be losing money, and that pissed off customer would tlel every1 that u lace shit and there goes ur business. weed is barely laced. thats just bullshit. and like someone else said, your first 5 smoking expeirnces are basically for learning and you wont feel too good.

[horror business]

When I first tried it three years ago, It caused me to have post traumatic stress disorder. I didn't know what to expect. One minute i was fine, and the next minute I was high, and I didn't know what being high was like, so it made me freak out. I was put on paxil, and i've been on paxil for three years ago. Two years ago, I tried it again, had a panic attack, swore never to do it again, as it scared me so much and I didn't like it. Finally this February 15th, my best friend came over, and I had a bad day, so he smokes, so he lit a joint, while watching season 1 of nip/tuck, and even though it was kind of scary, I just told myself to RELAX, that it will be over soon. Ever since that day, not a week hasn't gone by where I haven't smoked at least once a week. You juts have to give it more chances, and just remember to relax.

WHICH REMINDS ME.
this girl I know, her dad is colorblind, and she said that if he had surgery or whatever to fix it, the doctors said he'd most likely go insane. I figured out why. He's spent his whole life seeing in black and white, and then all of a sudden he sees "Colors", and he imagined what they'd be like, but never fully understood what "colors" were. If he all of a sudden woke up and saw all these colors, he would think he was in some sort of alternate reality, and he would freak out. same with weed. you don't know what to expect. one minute you're fine, living in what you are used to, and the next minute everything is different. some people can handel that better than others, thats why some people have bad first experiences. Same reason why some people have bad trips. They aren't used to it, and it's not good whta they are seeing, like if on lsd or something. But all in all, it's all in your head.

[horror business]

Oh yeah, after I started getting used to smoking, I agree that the first 5 times are a learning experiences. even after my paranoia went away gradually after getting used to it, my arms would twitch, my back muscles would twitch whenever it was about to kick in, and my mouth would get dry. Now, that stuff doesn't happen, and if it does, I don't notice it, becuas eI'm just looking forward for the GOOD stuff to happen. Like walkikng and not feeling like you'r ewalking, or looking at your legs and they look really far away, and listening to music and you can hear all the instruments perfectly, and it all sounds SO much better (especially NIN's "the perfect drug", the drums suond amazing) Food tastes better, random things that aren't funny will make you laugh, and if you just smoke by yourself, and relax, your mind will wander and you'll think of amazing things, and come up with conclusions for questions you've always wondered.
MARIJUANA IS AMAZING.
it's just if yoyu dont know what to expect, it will freak you out. just like being colorblind. Now, i'm sure that girls dad wouldn't freak out, if he had many surguries to gradually introduce colors, if that's possible, that way he'd have a time to get used to it. My first experience was negative, because I used to have asthma, so I knew how to inhale really deeply, becauwse of previous inhalers. Well, my friend had 2 chronic joints, and also a huge ass bowl, and I smoked the most out of all of them even though they were experienced. I thought by smoking more, things would be funny. I was caught way off guard while walking back to my house, when it actually kicked it. It traumatised me, where I'd start "feeling high" juts by mention of weed, and I'd start crying and freaking out. Not possible? Look up Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I haven't been off of my Paxil, but I'ev been smoking a shit load of weed and loving it. Hopefully if I ever go off of my Paxil, I'll still be able to enjoy weed without getting anxiety, and if I do get anxiety, at least I know it will go away.
Just relax and smoke
Peace,
horror business :rasta: