Depersonalization and occasional anxiety

[flyingimam]

1. pot, is not enjoyable for everyone, perhaps those who outlawed it, freaked out the 1st n only time they smoked!
2.

I have found that the more i think about how high i am, the more paranoid i become. You need to keep yourself occupied.

holds true for me 2
3. switch strains, u r perhaps smoking the more sativa type and thus your mind overheating on the paranoia issue, if it helps u can have cheap mexican dirt mixed with your good stuff to lower intensity while keeping the volume, i for one used to smoke only swisha sweets and i couldnt smoke it str8 exotic the same way as i used to get my schwag in there... so i would literally use the good stuff to spice up the volume and still manage to get a smooth high... used to call them rillios "Abum"s only problem was the smell and the taste, but i didnt care!

i was once taken to ER and still am payin for my 5k bill
all cuz i smoked some really potent stuff str8 in a bong after months of not smoking anything and i got my heart beat reaching 200 bpm, simply i felt im dying of a heart attack or somethin, PreTTTTTy paranoid at that point...

called 911, went to ER and got checked, scanned n everything and finally the doc comez out n says: U R HEALTHY AS A HORSE!! while i was still in the haze of the bud i smoked hahaha so i figured that was purely just paranoia and i learned its signs and now i just ignore them

when the extreme part happens once and u survive, the paranoia wont hurt that much, all u need to do is not to think about it, dont even acknowledge itimp:

tell yourself and KNOW, that these are just the side effects.

u eat beans, u gotta fart.
u smoke weed, u are bound to get some of the side effects, right?

smoke n chiiiiiiilll out!

[jimmy8778]

yeah, as you smoke more your high diminishes in a way, cause tolerance builds up. And what is there to be paranoid about, if you think something will get you, it will get you 3x as hard when your high. And as for depersonalization, smoke with people, they will keep you in your head, when you are left to think your mind drifts, and in your high state dont realize it, but have become rather self aware of yourself. when other people are there, you are made to focus on conversation, or activity, stimulating regions of your brain that distract you from that which concerns you. a small group of token friends is what you need, 2-4 people all chilling and smoking is a great way to relax a day away.

oh, and as for paranoia, ive only been paranoid a handful of times in the past year, and most of them revolve being at work high, i didnt realize how high i was until i got to work and realized my eyes were squinty and bloodshot, so i said something about allergies, and the other times were when i was forced to be around adults who didnt know i was high, and was trying to avoid eye contact, because that would have been a dead giveaway. Just dont think about it, your making it worse. If your gonna be high, why worry, if you can't afford to be high at the moment, you should not have smoked in the first place, and if anyone wants to create a scene, tell them that it is their problem that they have a problem with you being high.

[freespirit89]

I'm getting used to it, last night was one of the best times I have had high! Almost no anxiety (except after walking around, heart started beating and I focused on it) and no paranoia. Depersonalization wasn't very noticable.

[silkyblue]

Do any of you feel like your not "there" when your high?

thats the whole idea dude


flow with it, drink a cool beverage, breath, relax... drop your chin
look for the colors, the beauty, close your eyes, or keep them wide open,

when herbys in the air
its an awsome event taking place and it is personal, it makes me laff, and its stuck to the Earth, how grand!

how big is the Earth?


Its big man!

[society420]

so what happen did you get used to it???? that happens to me and last for like a day after i smoke it sucks lol

[pineappleflavor]

I tried exercising while high today (i rode my bike) and it made the high alot better, not as much Depersonalization. It's mostly the "not being there" feeling that bugs me, cause I can't enjoy the effects as much.

I am "learning" to combat the DP with positive thoughts, and getting used to being high. But I guess it will take time

I have occasional paranoid thoughts, but they don't bother me as much as the Depersonalization.

Patrick

i think i know what you're talking about. it used to happen to me until i realized that i just had a low fucking tolerance. it's almost like life becomes a story and you don't feel like yourself anymore. like everythings been replaced with replicas
anyways after being sober for a year and smoking again, i now know that i was just smoking more than my mind could handle at the time. take more time between hits n see how u feel, don't rush it.
when you're nicely stoned you should still be in reality. when you're too stoned you get that weird feeling of depersonalization

the more often you get nicely stoned :bigsmoke:and not TOO stoned:joint1:

the more this side effect will go away

[PureEvil760]

That used to happen to me really bad like to the point of pacing back and forth splashing cold water in my face, still even then id rather be high than not. You gotta stay in ur own mind like for me im thinking about what other ppl are thinking about me but if u think about it thats impossible to correctly judge so all u gotta do is realize is its pointless and do ur own thing.