Depersonalization and occasional anxiety

[freespirit89]

Ok, the first time I smoked was an enjoyable experience, no negative side effects except for cottonmouth. The weed I smoked then was almost certainly a different strain, and it was in joint form, not bud; which i smoke now.

Now, when I smoke I get Depersonalization so it's like I'm having fun, but I'm not there to enjoy the fun. I sometimes get anxiety/paranoia when I smoke, but I fixed this by not smoking so much.

Do I just need to get used to being high? Do any of you feel like your not "there" when your high?

Maybe there is a strain that doesn't Depersonalize you as much.

Other than that I have no complaints about pot.

Thanks,

Patrick

freespirit89 Reviewed by freespirit89 on 08-29-2008. Depersonalization and occasional anxiety Ok, the first time I smoked was an enjoyable experience, no negative side effects except for cottonmouth. The weed I smoked then was almost certainly a different strain, and it was in joint form, not bud; which i smoke now. Now, when I smoke I get Depersonalization so it's like I'm having fun, but I'm not there to enjoy the fun. I sometimes get anxiety/paranoia when I smoke, but I fixed this by not smoking so much. Do I just need to get used to being high? Do any of you feel like your not Rating: 5

[Garrett]

Did you try it with your best friends? When i smoke with them, i can laugh for hours upon hours over simple stuff which makes feel amazing and feeling good feeling. I never had a state of not being there though, im always free fallin though :rastasmoke:

I am smoking this whole weekend with my friends :jointsmile:

[Silent Wolf]

Ok, the first time I smoked was an enjoyable experience, no negative side effects except for cottonmouth. The weed I smoked then was almost certainly a different strain, and it was in joint form, not bud; which i smoke now.

Now, when I smoke I get Depersonalization so it's like I'm having fun, but I'm not there to enjoy the fun. I sometimes get anxiety/paranoia when I smoke, but I fixed this by not smoking so much.

Do I just need to get used to being high? Do any of you feel like your not "there" when your high?

Maybe there is a strain that doesn't Depersonalize you as much.

Other than that I have no complaints about pot.

Thanks,

Patrick

I have found that the more i think about how high i am, the more paranoid i become. You need to keep yourself occupied. Maybe toke with some friends, listen to some relaxing music, and generally have that positive attitude before you start blazing up. I have also found that some tokers are worried about the paranoia effects even while thier stoned, and as result, they get paranoid. Remember, Just think POSITIVE, and enjoy the buzz. It's not as though pot is gonna kill you.

[freespirit89]

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

[RobPA]

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

PErsonally I find i get more paranoia with heavy indica strains, I find a nice cerebral Sativa or a Hybrid like NYC Diesel to work well in social environments.

[Coelho]

Well... im sure the strain you smoke has a great influence in the effects you get. Sativas are well known to cause anxiety and even pannic attacks in inexperienced users. Yet indicas are very relaxing, calming and are used to treat anxiety. So try to find the best strain for you.
And i know very well what you mean about despersonalization. It feels like you were "outside" you, like if you were controlling your body as if it were a robot, not "you", dont?
Well... while it may be not very nice when you wants to enjoy the high, it surely has a LOT af advantages (at least for me). I love being it this detached state, cause i can always keep my mind cool, without being influenced by anything, as it is "separated" from the body. It was a GREAT help when i was a teacher, cause im VERY shy, but as i was "outside" me, i could relax, cause "i" wasnt there, giving the lectures, i was only someone who was controlling a body at distance, so i hadnt anything to fear... and thus i was able to give excellent lectures, cause my mind was always cool and could think the best thing to say, without any shyness of anything like this. And my pupils just loved me! Also, being in this state allows me to always be a very good person to talk to, because i always know what to say, when to talk and when to listen, because im not involved by the talk, but only controlling my body that is, and so i can have a clearer view... also i can decieve almost anybody, because i can make my body act like if it actually were thinking and feeling what i command it to... also, its a GREAT help whenever i had problems, because i would enter in this state and "step outside" me and view the problems from an outsider view, that is far more unbiased and right, and so i could think about the problems without being too much involved in them, so i could take the best, more rational and cool minded decisions.
So, i think this state can be very useful if you learn how to benefit by it... so good luck and keep smoking! :thumbsup::rastasmoke:

[GreenDestiny]

depersonalization rules. I miss the days when weed affected me that way.

sitting there inside my head, observing myself do stuff, looking out through my eyes.

Couldn't interact with my environment directly. But yet I could if I sent a command to myself to tell myself to do something. Being in control of yourself in a 3rd person perspective... but you're still there inside your head. I really miss it.

[deucequattro]

When I smoke I get to go through doors that aren't open during my sober times. I always say it's all in your head, and that's where I like to be most of the time. For myself, pot is almost a neccessity at times. It cures my stomach pains that prevent me from eating as well as numbs the pains that one gets used to having. Since I started smoking I don't take as many things for granted, perhaps it's just that first time when you actually see things in a different light.

Stay smoking, stay happy:rasta:

[freespirit89]

Well, im quite high now, and the anxiety and DP aren't bothering me.

"depersonalization rules. I miss the days when weed affected me that way."

So as you smoke more, that effect diminishes?

Well, i had one of my revelations that I get when I'm high, and I realized to enjoy the high, you simply have to enjoy it.

Patrick

[OJohnny]

Ok, the first time I smoked was an enjoyable experience, no negative side effects except for cottonmouth. The weed I smoked then was almost certainly a different strain, and it was in joint form, not bud; which i smoke now.

Now, when I smoke I get Depersonalization so it's like I'm having fun, but I'm not there to enjoy the fun. I sometimes get anxiety/paranoia when I smoke, but I fixed this by not smoking so much.

Do I just need to get used to being high? Do any of you feel like your not "there" when your high?

Maybe there is a strain that doesn't Depersonalize you as much.

Other than that I have no complaints about pot.

Thanks,

Patrick

For as much as I love smoking marijuana and being high I will not smoke around other people who are not smoking. The paranoia is the only negative side cannabis gives me and if Im around a bunch of non-smokers even if theyre friends, and Im high, I am paranoid. Sometimes if Im alone and am worried about something getting high can make me worry more, those are the only negatives I have getting high.