Yet Another Panic Attack Thread

[JohnGreen23]

You really think that indica would take away my anxiety? That would honestly be the greatest thing ever. Thanks a lot man

[signman2007]

Dude I speak from expierience.....37yrs and been smoking for 27 of them and if I smoke Sativa to this day I get paranoid and just the uneasy feeling called " ANXIETY" and I hate it and the only thing in the NATURAL world that cures anxiety is a Medical Grade Indica bud. This is what I grow and I tell you indica "couch lock " is the way to go. I don't smoke if I need to get up and mow the grass because the shit I have you will only make it to the cupboard to grab a box of Cap-N-Crunch a bowll, spoon and the whole gallon of milk! Then after about 2 hours when you finally wake up and realize you ate half a box of cereal spilled a half a gallon of milk on your carpet you will say to yourself......."Damn there was NO ANXIETY there now was there!!!!"

[signman2007]

Man I am a registered user and grower in this great state of Colorado and I can tell you I have tried a lot of strains but if you can get hold of some Blueberry, AK-47, White Widow, Super Skunk.....ect ect. you will be doing alright!:smokin:

[JohnGreen23]

Thanks man... I just want to make sure, I can enjoy this high, not worry about my anxiety (I have really bad anxiety all the time), and be able to smoke pot. You think I can nail those three with indica? Should I go for something weaker to start with?

[signman2007]

No need to see if the water is cold with your little toe! JUMP in head first and get you some Cannabis (and I Capatalize Cannabis out of respect for it please pass on this tradition) that will make you want to eat your pillow because it looks like s freakin marshmellow. Seriously go for the good stuff don't mess with the dirt!:smokin:

[JohnGreen23]

Man have u ever felt like u were actually 2 seconds from dying? It was really fucking awful haha

[epilepticme]

I have found that if people are very nervous about smoking in the first place the anxiety/panic attack type symptoms come to the surface much easier... and then again some people just can not handle cannabis.

[CaptainDank]

Weed is different for everyone.

If you were seriously seeing your friend turn into a lizard, i wanna get a hold of whatever shit you were smoking. that said, you're the only person who can truly judge whether or not weed is for you. I prefer using herb for my depression over prozac because i dont like being a fucking zombie, but thats just me.

Buy yourself a nice 20 sack and smoke just a little of it. wait 15 minutes and see how you feel, then decide if youre ready to smoke more.

I have a budddy who flipped his shit once and vowed never to smoke weed again. He gets a lot of shit for it, but its ultimately his desicion.

Its up to you, bro.

[pinkyslayer]

I have found that if people are very nervous about smoking in the first place the anxiety/panic attack type symptoms come to the surface much easier... and then again some people just can not handle cannabis.

I agree with this. You cant be all worrying and shit about whether or not you're gonna freak out. This actually just happened to my gf (panic attack) and I just had to keep telling her that there was nothing to worry about, you may feel weird and horrified for a while, but nobody has reported an overdose or death from grass yet, and you're probably not gonna be the first one. Another thing I've had to explain to alot of people is that the feeling of floating or drifting away, which in my case happens every time I smoke, is normal and part of the fun of being high, but it can also quickly turn into the spinning sensation you described, and may be uncomfortable. You should try and work on controlling your thoughts, just breathing deeply and relaxing and telling yourself that this will all pass in fifteen minutes. You'll be fine man.

[Dream of the iris]

Do NOT jump head first in the deep end like someone suggested. Indica may be great for anxiety, but it still is weed. Start small.

What really helps me out with my anxiety when smoking is to watch myself. Just observe yourself reacting the way you do. If I get too high, I just tell myself that I'll come down and try to laugh it off. Easier said then done, but with practice you'll learn. Something that meditation helps with. Just be more aware of yourself. You said you knew what was happening wasn't real, so use that as a jumping point. Next time something freaky happens, a strange thought or something pops up, just look it straight in it's ugly face and watch it. Laugh at it, even if you don't feel like laughing. That watching of the thought will create for you a space, a sort of bubble around the thought, so that even though it's there it doesn't affect you. And eventually it, along with the anxiety that it created for you, will go away. Kinda New Agey, but give it a try.