Cannabis psychosis.. Anybody here have it?

[Abattoir Dream]

However, in some cases, cannabis use may contribute to the development of a psychosis such as schizophrenia which:

* Constitutes a serious mental illness for the majority of people with the disorder

* Is characterised by hallucinations, delusions, social withdrawal, paranoia, self-neglect, thought withdrawal, and speech disorders like associative or incoherent speech

and

* Tends to respond less well to treatment than cannabis psychosis

Why does that come as no surprise? lol i must have that or something very similar, sometimes i see things that arent there, mostly the same weird guy, and i hear strange things alot too, i definately have withdrawn myself socially... i hardly EVER go out, i know for a fact im paranoid to fuck.. i also guess i neglect myself, but not to any great extent..

and when i went to the doctors their medication screwed me up even more...

probably the one thing that has helped me the most would be accepting the fact im going crazy, i find i have more control when i know its not really me wanting to do something bad....

[Delta9 UK]

Sadly even after having recovered, I am a cabbage with no memory, concentration, wit, ideas etc. My advice is, if you ever hear voices on pot, quit it!

Still got enough memory to register on this forum, respond to an email confirmation, write a coherent post (with good grammar too) that is also kind of funny too, in its own special way i.e. Acid, MDMA, Ketamine (FFS!) - but it was the Pot that fucked you up....riiiight

So I don't see how you are cabbage with no memory, concentration, wit or ideas - etc Your post reeks of doublethink.

Unless I don't smell bacon? DEA? Christian far right? DARE?

To be fair though, I think if anyone heard voices on pot, they would quit.

[Crystalline Green]

I'll tell you this, cannabis psychosis is extremely possible. I suffered from it for 6 months. It usually comes after your first long session of smoking (more than a few months) that you partake in. You get so lost in your thoughts that are caused by the marijuana, that you slowly begin layering on a number of mental disorders. Paranoia, derealization, depersonalization, depression, anxiety are all caused by YOU, and the way you're letting your mind get warped.

I cured my "Cannabis psychosis" by taking a 6-month break from marijuana, then smoking again and basically going into my brain and reorganizing the way I think. When I first smoked, I walked around this club and realized that I was a very special person compared to these people. That knocked off the low self esteem layer I packed on through my first period of smoking. I smoked again at my house a few days later, and knocked off another layer. and I kept on every few days, basically realigning my thinking pattern and getting it back to a positive state of mind. It works!

From now on when you smoke, remember not to let yourself get lost. Make sure to tell yourself that you're high and be yourself. Don't lose it.

[Trip06]

I deffenetly Went through some of these dissorders too. When I keep use of any substance in moderation I have more control. Try and keep a free mind when using stuff, negative thoughts have deffenetly caused bad times for me in the past. Its kinda like being bipolar or something. If im feeling good and do stuff It amplifies my happyness and I have a great time. If I at all start thinking shitty Its a spiral down. I been taking things slow for the last 3 to 4 months getn back on track. Glad to know Im not the only one. Great Links to Information!

[realos]

yo. Has been good to read through this thread.
Thought id pitch in with my experience. the weed at least contributed to problems. Smoked since early-mid teens maybe weekly maximum then caned it hard from roughly 17 for about five years. The last year or so of that was pretty hellish. Extremely sketchy and anxious most of the time. Was a gradual fade in of these symptoms but ended up being unable to smoke anymore because I was so uncomfortable even around good friends etc. felt like I was going insane even in what actually were (and had been for years), or should be, very relaxing situations. god knows why I carried on for so long but as I say the fade in of the fear I was getting was subtle, I denied that it was happening, and tried to con myself it wasnâ??t. nothing to do with being influenced by others but many mates caned it up pretty hard and I always had enjoyed it too. So have stopped for a year now. Still a complete wreck in any social situation. Ostracised from many old friends because I cant handle seeing people in what should be relaxing situations. Its not quite the same intense discomfort as when I felt dodgy when stoned but still very uncomfortable. Drink too much to cope when with friends I still do see. Probably sounds like ive completely lost it and in some ways I have. Have pretty much ended up with some sort of anxiety disorder. Though it feels like it when in an uncomfortable situation I know that I havenâ??t completely gone because I donâ??t experience (or at least donâ??t think I do, haha) any psychotic symptoms; I just completely cake myself in any situations involving eye contact (quite a few situations!)I realise its completely illogical, try to fight through it but I cant help it when put in many situations. The fact that there are a few people im ok with and I have some good relationships shows that there is some hope. However, It is a complete nightmare basically and is completely fucking up my life and relationships with people. There have been a few other issues going on but im certain this wouldnâ??t have happened if I hadnâ??t blown a good chunk of my mind with pot. Totally not preaching, people can do what they want but too much good gear definitely screws some people. Know a few people whove experienced similar negative effects of weed though not to this extent. Hopefully the anx will go (it needs to) and some evidence of the last year suggests that but it aint budging at the moment. Wondering if anyoneâ??s heard any similar stories/ had similar experiences and what the hell happened to break the person out of their shit!? Know this is a long post and being awake for the last 2 days probably means its pretty damn fragmented but hell

[N3D FLANDERS]

Anybody else on this? Please........

Umm maybe call a doctor.
I don't know how much you trust them but its an idea.

[realos]

cheers for advice. definatley sensible. have seen a doctor and im assured that i am not psychotic though the heavy smoking likely messed me up, gave me the initial problems, and now a constant cycle of reinforcement of negative thoughts keeps it going (have basically got used to living in a kind of fear of collapsing in certain situations and so my mind is conditioned to it). could go on benzos or antidepressants but id just get stuck on those and it would only mask problems not cure them. i hate the way the medical industry promotes that stuff anyway so im not sure how much i trust them as you enquired. promising how the prognosis is good anyway although it doesnt feel like that at times. have just got to chill the hell out and should sort itself out like it has before. main message is what many people advise on this thread, dont smoke too skunk too young (think def wait till 18 till you smoke heavily if youre going to) although i would absolutely not have listened to my advice in a while back..

[realos]

i mean 'too much skunk too young'

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i had it full blown, it lasted roughly 10 days..i was hospitalized

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im bipolar, which was diagnosed after ( about a year later) marijuana induced psychosis, it happened because a hit for me would be cashing the bong in a deep single rip and doing it in excess of 20 times a day, at one point i didnt sleep, then i didnt eat, thought people were vampiric etc.

ive been off it for 4 months, i dont miss it because the normal good feeling high i no longer recieve instead i feel uncomfortable in my body and overly paranoid..
its like my body evolved to give me signals upon getting high that it doesnt like it..

in retrospect i smoked too much in my life...binge drank too much at that also when i recently turned 21 in april..its been 4 months without mary and alc...the only thing i do now is cigs..

weed psycho. is real, but rare, and you need to reaaaallly be over doing it and other lifestyle factors greatly come in to play when it comes to ones mental state.