How does it feel?

[makeupsex420]

Hi all,

I'm new to the board and looking for some information. I've discovered that alcohol does absolutely nothing good for me. I don't feel happy or giggley or any of the other good effects other people have when they drink, I just get scared and overwhelmed and feel sick, even when I've only had a little. So I've decided it's pointless me drinking anymore. But I would like something I can do to relax, like others drink, and I was looking at weed. An ex-gf of mine used to smoke it very heavily, so I've been slightly stoned passively from being sat on her lap while she was smoking, but I'm scared about what actually smoking myself would do. Can someone please describe the whole thing to me? What can I expect?

Also, I've only ever seen people smoking joints, but I've heard that bongs are better for you because you don't have tobacco in them? Is this true? Can somebody elaborate?

Kaida

ok i have an idea of how you feel, the first time i smoked i was so scared... some things that helped was that your first time do it where you wont get paranoid, it sucks, go somewhere where you feel safe. the first couple of hits will burn slightly if your not used to inhaling smoke, so maybe have a glass of water or somthing, if your smoking with friends ask as many questions as you like. since youve never been fully stoned the effects will suddenly hit you, maybe its sounds, or youll just bust out laughing. its a really cool experience and youll never forget it...hope this helped...

[orangeman]

Kaida, so many people will tell you that you cant die from smoking weed but what they fail to mention that if your not expecting what weed can make you experience you might have a panic attack and think that you might die. I was so paranoid I thought I was gonna be the first person to die from weed from the way I was reacting lol. If alcohol makes you panic more than likely weed will too...well if it's schwagg it wont, it wont even alter your mind state, but some potent weed more than likely will make you scared. Just dont think about anything goin on it your body, just focus on everything that would be going on at the moment, focus on anything but your high so you dont end up trippin out lol. You will feel strange but it's all in the high.

[d00d989]

yea definately, what orangeman said
you wont know what to expect, so you will be scared and nervous because all that bullshit anti-marijuana groups say.

remember, NO ONE has ever died from smoking marijuana, and you WONT be the first person

other than that, just lay down on a couch and relax, you will know when you are high

you wont hallucinate or anything like that, you just feel....awesome lol

[Kokujin X]

Well... first off, don't be afraid. It wont do anything to you that it doesn't do to us. Some people go into smokin weed afraid of the effects, have a bad trip and just quit. First time doing it, be in a spot thats secure. You don't want to get all paranoid while high. Thats mainly what drives people away from it if anything, is the paranoia. So just relax and enjoy it.

[enthused]

first few times you are really paranoid and it isn't that great(or wasn't for me) but once you start to relax, you kind of have outerbody experiences until you build up a crazy tolerance from smoking 6-8 times a day

[LIP]

Tmar.aLL.DaYmar, yes to me shrooms are not a drug. They are a mushroom, just like normal ones, apart from they make you hallcinate (Icant spell, too stoned)

I think this because it is true, anything natural is NOT a drug. It was put here, and the first man took them because god wanted him too. God put these plants here for us to love. Im not religous, but i think this is true.

[Frivolous248]

Just smoke it. Weed isn't a strong enough drug to really worry about and need to research a lot on. First time I smoked I had no clue about it, first time I got high I still didn't know much about it, but I enjoyed it...untill I got sketched out cause me and my friend were lost in the woods in the dark with no flash-light waiting for my other friend to get back with another lighter. But once he got back and we smoked more then it was awesome still.

So, just smoke a few times, see if you like it enough to continue, and go from there.

[Kaida]

are you a cat?

lol Nope, just a girl who likes sitting on my girlfriend's lap!

Thank you everybody for answering my questions, it's really helped. I'm prone to panic attacks anyway, which is why I'm trying to find as much info as possible because that will keep me calmer.
One more question (for now!):
Can I build up a tolerance by passive smoking, enough that my first time actually smoking wouldn't be so likely to panic me?

Kaida

[sharpezor]

you probably will not panic the first time, i didnâ??t and im somewhat nerotic normaly.

[Eshelmen]

Well the effects are vary from eprson to person. For me, it's kind of like a dream, you know whats happening, but your not able to keep track of what's been happening. Sometimes it feels like your in a video game with good graphics, like a cutscene between levels or something.

But the few things that I found that me and my friends always get is we can't remember shit, even if we were just talking about it, and you laugh at everything. You also tend to get some extremely random thoughts circulating about your brain and if your stoned enough you may say them without thinking.

I can relate to that....

I feel i have two minds when i`m high... one for entertainment and to react to the environment"Crowd, Tv ... etc" and the other thinking wtf i`m so high...