Heyy everybody! Soo i just have a question about smoking anxiety. When i smoke i get horrible anxiety. I used to smoke all the time with no anxiety. But i had this one really bad e roll and since then i gett anxiety everytime i smoke. So i was just wondering if anyone has a similar issue and if so is there anything that you do to deal with it? Also ive been considering just taking some kind of anxiety meds when i smoke has that worked for anyone?
Haha yesss, i mean i could always just not smoke. But i would like to because i enjoy it and its spirtual thing for me.
You have to realize that you create your own anxiety. The chain of thoughts proceeds much faster when you smoke and you don't notice it happening. So you can go from thinking 'my heart's beating fast' to 'what if i'm having a heart attack' to 'i'll need to go to hospital and my parents will find out i'm high' to 'i'm gonna die' which just increases the anxiety. The trick is to notice when you are having bad thoughts and stop it right, focusing instead on your own body and breathing. This will stop the chain from going any further.
Same thing happened to me. I was rolling and then smoked a few bowls and had a panic attack (first and only panic attack). For weeks I couldn't smoke without feeling like I was going to have another panic attack... wasn't much fun. It went away eventually, you just need to teach yourself that having that much anxiety while smoking is unreasonable. Everytime I would think my heart is beating too fast and all that paranoid shit I'd just tell myself "no one has ever died from smoking and everything will be fine". Take deep breathes and feel your pulse, that used to help me. I'd suggest start smoking smaller amounts and work your way back up to what you used to smoke. I don't get anxiety from smoking anymore, but I'm still cautious about smoking too much while on MDMA. One or two hits is enough for me. Hope this helps
I don't think taking one drug just so you can take another drug is a good idea. If you smoke because its a spiritual thing to you, then you definitely don't need to add anxiety medication to the mix. Breathe deeply and then do something to get outside of your own head. Weed produces a strange thought pattern; if you spend your time when you smoke just sitting there lost in thought, then its easy for your thoughts to make you anxious. Try being an active smoker; paint or play music or write whenever you get high.
I'd say take a break. Change your routine (if you are/were a regular smoker), focus on mental and bodily health, and come back to it after a while. Then you can reassess where you're at and proceed from there. If you don't wanna do that, just smoke very tiny bowls for a while. Just enough for a buzz without too much mindfuck. See if you can work through that anxiety under a lower level of intoxication. Or you can supplement with some mild herbs, not legit pharmaceuticals. Kava Kava is great for anxiety and relaxation, Chamomile tea is nice and calming, mint is chill, St. Johns Wort is used for depression and might help balance you out. I see absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying some other herbs with your herb
"it's a spiritual thing to me" we're all stoners here.. you don't need some lame ass excuse... maybe try cooking with marijuana?
As mel said, it's not spiritual in the slightest, you can't even handle it..... if you can't channel your weed induced thinking into anything but a panic attack, you shouldn't be smoking pot., and you're sure as hell not spiritual in the least for it.
You just have to realize that things are fine. If I smoke and feel a little panic. I Try to focus on something ells. I smoke on 4/20 and for a few seconds. I was like wow. I think I smoked a little too much. So I decided to take a hot shower and eat something. After that I felt better. Try only taking 1 hit or 2 and wait 5-10 mines latter and see how you do. Slow it down. When I always smoke I never feel high. So I keep smoking then it hits me, and sometimes that's not always good. Before I went to the bar with my mom, I kept smoking. Cause I wasn't feeling high. As soon as I got to the bar. It hit me. I couldn't sit still. I had to go in the bathroom and pull myself together; I had a nice long talk with myself that things were fine. And that I smoked way too much. I put some water on my face went potty. And it wasn't as bad as when I got their.
You know ever since I was young whenever I ate lima beans I always got a bad taste in my mouth. After a few years of eating lima beans and getting a bad taste in my mouth I figured out what it was-LIMA BEANS-I don't like them. I stopped eating them and now I don't get a bad lima bean taste in my mouth anymore! Problem solved. I am constantly amazed at the number of people who have problems smoking weed and keep on smoking it. If I had any bad feeling or issues I would take some time off or give it up.
Listen to some Marley. I want to see someone have a panic/anxiety attack while listening to Three Little Birds it cant be done.
It is only going to get worse. quit now before you mess your brain up. No do not take anxiety meds unless you wanna become dependent on them. Like all drugs they drain whatever part of that brain uses that chemical. so eventually you build tolerance and need to increase the dosage. and eventually they stop working and you need start doing some other type of pill. then you just start a cycle of doing pills and then when you decide to stop being on pills your brain is like super messed up and drained of all these vital chemicals. so quit smoking. find something to do to keep you occupied so you do not get bored and feel like smoking.
yep this happened to me and it's been on going for like 4 months. But, the past few times i've smoked (4/20) have been really great! all you have to do is: have a positive attitude, no negative thoughts; dont think too much; and smoke with people you can be yourself around. And if you have panic about like, thinking your going to die, just remember, you can't die from weed =)
Bob Marley is the answer to all ailments.. When I had HIV.. I listed to some Marley and within minutes I was cured.. hallelujah!
My situation is not like your Lima bean issue. You seem to never have enjoyed Lima beans and you may never ,who knows. But I at one point enjoyed smoking. And am hoping to enjoy it again.
Good point. And you're right. At this point I've given up on Lima Beans. Stop smoking for awhile. Give it some time. Good luck.
^^^Amen In a way it could also be a phase. Remember we're dealing with spiritual sacraments here and even though pot is more mild than any of the psyches, it still has some serious potency especially in the modern day of optimal indoor gardening. Dopamine triggers many awesome positive feelings but also feeds into the triggers for anxiety. Most likely you're just smoking too much. It may not be too much for someone else, but hey, we're all different. Go with the break. My personal method is to go all out for a couple weeks and be constantly baked 24/7 and then follow it up with a much needed time out of a month or two and this keeps me in a pretty nice balance.
