Hey guys, please bare with me here, as I just joined the forums to seek some advice/help. I regularly smoke weed on a daily basis, and just recently entered college in the Spring Semester, about two months ago, I dropped for the first time, taking one hit. The trip lasted the whole night, and for the most part I liked it. Ever since, I've noticed similar effects from the trip, at first I thought they could have been "flashbacks", but I realized it happen on a constant basis, in which the walls were "breathing" and my head wouldn't feel straight. It would happen all the time, especially while I was sitting down, and studying, the time I needed to concentrate the most. I asked my buds about this, and they said it was normal to see things differently for a while, well 2 months have passed, and my head still feels spaced out, even as I type this, the walls are breathing slightly, everything around me feels faded, I have constant nightmares, and most of all, I feel like a different person, more socially awkward, less motivation to do work, and especially a raised level of anxiety. I also just got back into smoking weed daily, after being in an extremely strict environment without any for 2 years, but I took a break for two weeks, and still feel wacked out. I am getting significantly less sleep than I usually have in the past, idk if that could add on with anything...Essentially, nothing feels normal, and the way it used to be, I've thought of the possibility that maybe my anxiety is telling me the acid is fucking with me, but I know the effects are not from my anxiety, and musts have some sort of relation to the acid. I just don't like this feeling anymore, and am extremely over it, Ive considered myself an active person before, playing on the varsity basketball team, but now, I have such little motive to workout, and become depressed easily about how shitty my body feels, also I feel as if I have major ADD all of the sudden, spending about 45 minutes in the library, reading the same page... If you haven't noticed already, not only are the effects bothering me, but my emotions are so fucked up right now. Is this a normal thing? I wanted to ask people here because you guys seem more into the culture, and more knowledgeable, is there anything I can do about it?? I'm sorry if it seems I wrote a shitload, I just really need someone to talk to and get this out, any responses would be so greatly appreciated, thanks so much guys.
Well first off, Don't do acid again, if it's this bad for you after one time it's probably not a good idea to mess with it anymore. In my opinion it's certainly not a drug for everyone. Cut back on the pot. Try to abstain from the pot maybe for the next two months and see how you are doing. Maybe some motivation will come back and you can start exercising, playing basketball or whatever you love to do. If it's really effecting you to the point where no school work is getting done, maybe try and go see a doctor and get some mood stabilizer or anti depressants. (whichever you feel you need more)
Farnam I could have written that post man. Now I really don't think I'll trip tomorrow, but we'll see
one thing if you eliminate the pot completely next time you do smoke it could possblytrigger it again, just sayin i know someone who this happend to, not fun times... so slowly ease off it. and i do know what your feeling, ive felt it, but it really didnt last, comparable to the one-two day after effects of mdma. at least you dont have mad visual snow lol
Could it be that you are simply now more aware of your behaviours? Were you blissfully unaware of socal awkwardness before? Remember, the LSD has been gone from your system ENTIRELY for over 50 days now... Had you only just started smoking the weed again 2 months ago? Doesnt sound normal anyway... I'd be staying about as far away from drugs for a while as I could if I were you.
I have made a post on this forum almost identical to this, you literally sound exactly like me just about a year ago. I am very tired right now and would love to say more but please private message me and i will tell you all you need to know and more remember stay strong your in for a wild ride.
i remember noticing that initial shift after my first few lsd expiriences. it does wane over time. i gotta concentrate to get walls to breath now.... (reality has always been fluid like, i just didnt know it before lsd) i too found ganja to be a contributing factor over time. tripping can definatly change ones ganja highs, making them more psychedelic. for me the more i smoked the more these new patterns were reinforced with my highs. its progressive, and if your a heavy smoker this is the sort of thing that can easliy lead one to thc psychosis. which is interesting but unfun.
Well actually he was an inbred redneck, and wasn't very wise.... But I took it as a wise statement, and so should you. I'm thinking about the health of your psychology here; serious business.
Hey guys, thanks for the quick responses, it was pretty nice to see people willing to take some time and help me out here...I know what I've been feeling is no way normal, moreso, it's fucking annoying, as im typing this, i feel completely fine, its just way funky knowing that last night, I had wacked out emotions and the walls were fucking moving, after I hadn't smoked in over two weeks... I guess I'm not "de-noobed" yet, thus meaning I can't PM anyone I guess...thanks for the effort though, idk if you want to e-mail me or not, farnam14@gmail.com , thanks dude Yes...smoking after acid was a different experience, I saw colors like I had never seen, even on my trip, and when I closed my eyes, I saw movies playing in my head...it was also danker weed than I had ever smoked as well Definitely not, I'd like to consider myself as someone who is naturally social, but now when I'm around people, I get in my head about the tinniest things, and just come off weird... also yes, after 2 years of absolute nothing in a "substance free" environment (the place was a school I had to go to because I kind of fucked up academically at home/ got in trouble with my school for having weed on me multiple times, so my parents sent me there by force), I jumped back into smoking almost daily, my tolerance most definitely is lower than it was (i actually kind of like it though, cause I don't need to smoke as much as I used to with my friends throughout the whole day...) Like multiple people have said, I hope this wears, the main purpose I posted this was to see if anyone else had the sam problem that I had with acid, so it would have just been assuring to know I'm definitely going to take it easy on the drugs just as a lot of people have requested (even if that means bailing out on an 8 hour rave tonight in seattle....)
LSD can lets say, knock lose a few bricks in the wall. And even though the guy with the hammer that knocked the bricks out is long gone (LSD), the brick wall is now a little shaky. The key is to not identify yourself as the wall, but just let the thing collapse. Scary perhaps, but it's times like these when that old advice of "dont live by your fears" comes into play. It's time to stop thinking what you want to be, so that you can actually become what you are. You must trust your nervous system, reality is not what they taught you it was in school. And never fear the hallucinatory functions of your brain, it is like being afraid of your own shadow and it will produce incredible friction in your mind, because it is your mind. These are new functions of your brain that can become as useful and controllable to you as your arm. Many people have gone through such a process, even more severe than you. You must define your reality for yourself, because no one else, especially not your school or teachers, is going to define it for you in a way that will take into account all your idiosyncrasies as positive. If you listen to other people, psychiatrists, doctors, friends, teachers, parents, they will define your idiosyncrasies for you as something less than if you were to do it yourself. While this process can be very scary at times, it can be smoothed out and made quicker with creativity and a good sense of humor. and remember to always feel that core which is the same in every human, it will keep you connected to the whole
Heed all the words spread on this thread. They should be extremely helpful to you. Simply said you have to be strong. This happens for most people, definitely happened for me, definitely was emotionally confused for some time with anxiety, but I definitely also realized this is how I want to be, It's connected everything in my body and mind. What creates issues really is when you dwell on what you think are negative aspects, then it really can turn messy. Why do that when you can realize there is a peace of mind to be had (that core Ry mentioned). I have anxiety issues. Have had depression issues till I tripped more and realized why. I am socially awkward (you do what you can man and make progress) but it's not a big deal how you may come off. If you lose people cause of it they're probably worth losing. You can go see a professional about it, I did, and they can put you on meds. However that's taking away from the greatness you can find from this little fiasco in your head.