I have been dating this kid for a while and when we started hanging out we were both heavily into weed. Then one day out of the blue I decided to quit. A few weeks later he decided to quit as well and for a month we were both sober. Then he decided to do it one more time and now he is hooked. He says it makes him feel very creative and he likes that feeling. I really wouldnt care except he gets these intense feelings of paranoia and there is no way of convincing him that the world isnt against him and he isnt going to die. I mean sometimes its so bad it reduces him to tears. How can I help him to stop smoking? I have already tried to talk to him about it.
My god... why the hell does he get high if that's whats on the cards? Erm, just tell him it isn't physically addictive, which it isn't, and therefore if he sorted his obvious mental addiction out a bit, it would be a lot better. Or, try a different type of weed. I know there are certain strains that affect mental and pyhsical highs, but I'm no expert.
Just tell him to slow down. Maybe only smoke a little at a time so he doesn't freak out. My friends who used to get mad paranoid 'grew out' of it after pot stopped hitting us all as hard as when we started, but the way you described it it sounds like he's been smoking for a little while now as it is...
Damn i've never seen someone cry over being too paranoid. I dont know tell him to take smaller tokes or something,maybe threaten to leave him if he does'nt stop.
If he's reduced to tears from paranoia, theres probably something else going on here. A persons mindset before using has alot to do with the mood of the experience, is he depressed? going through some kind of emotional trauma? Things like these could be the root of the problem. Either way, nothing cures paranoia better then a good, long break.
We'll see what you say one toke over the line, believing the snakes under your bed are going to get you.
