Perma-high: Reality or myth?

Has anyone else ever experienced the symptoms of a possible case of perma-high? I often find myself zoning out throughout the day, even during important, and even life-changing events. Just yesterday I was filling out an application for a Jobcorps Scholarship and I started to venture into a VERY stoned state of mind. I found myself staring at the application for 10-15 minutes with my eyes completely crossed and in a state of absolute bliss. This happens quite often, but this was far more extreme than past episodes. I Just zone the fuck out here and there. This is quite pleasing, but I am a bit disturbed by the results that this can have on my life as a whole.

Has anyone else ever experienced this type of phenomenon? If so, what are your thoughts? I'm thinking that it may be the result of heavy weed smoking, but it could be a number of factors.

 

i've experienced things like that...it makes life more interesting

but if its effecting you in a negative way, perhaps you should cut back for a little while?

 

i do that but ive always done that sence i was littile and im fine

 

Well, I experienced zoning out way before I ever toked. And it either happens less now or I don't realize it. Of course my dad was a heavy smoker in his younger days, so who the fuck knows. I really believe though that smoking weed does not make any permanent changes to your brain and its functions.

 

only perma high youll get is psychosis. cannabinoids exert effects for a fair period of time however, and when you smoke every day, chancer are youre never completely sober

one has to remember however that being high is a state of mind, and when you go into a state of mind a lot, your brain will start to adjust in its trends.

 

^^^what bill said...

 

My problem is if i focus on someones face too long...like if I'm trying to look like i'm intent and actually interested in what they're saying........then everything in the environment starts moving, turning reverse colors,etc...and their face/words kinda get that trippy hypnotic aura to them....and every word kinda means more..it's a pain in the ass to keep up the whole sober and interested thing thru all of that. I dont know if its perma anything tho....it might just be the way your eyes play tricks on you if you stare at anything too long.

 

^^^that sounds like HPPD to me lol..

 

When the feeling comes over me I just go into tunnel vision and even tune out most of the sound around me. Sometimes it's a welcome occurance, other times it's a major distraction from an important task. I'm not sure if it's even connected to toking or if it's related more to past xanax use(heavy). It might not be drug related at all. Maybe I just have some sort of chemical imbalance or something of that nature. I would like to be able to control it and use it only to my advantage. I would definitely save alot of money because I wouldn't have to buy as much weed.

 

What's HPPD? Do either one of you have past use of other drugs?

 

Nevermind mellow.. googled it

 

I've used MASSIVE amounts of xanax. I've used a moderate amount of psychedelics. I've used moderate amounts of opiates. A whole lotta weed.

 

I plead the 5th

 

If anything I would think its an effect of the psychedelics. Apparently it is not known whether that's a psychological or neurological condition.. Is it just a visual thing when it happens?

 

Concealed , the answer to your last question can be found in those words.

 

It's mostly tunnel vision. Aside from that I have very minimal visual distortions, such as slight swirling effects, occasional color transference, and peripheral movements. But like I said, it's mostly tunnel vision and an overall zoned-out state of bliss.

 

I get that way, I will zon out and stair off into space, for awhile, I have been doing that all night. It feels so good to zon the fuck out. I love that feeling,thats when I know I am really fucken stoned.

 

which is silly considering anything psychological IS neurological

 

ah i hate that! ive noticed that sicne i started smoking i'm never really "together" totally.

 

dont try to deney the fact thats its ur precious weed/other drugs...if its a drug period its gonna mess your mind up some....mostly every drug is "mind altering" so yea....i have that too somtimes but i seem to forget about it after it happens and keep doing what i was doing and like 5 min later stop and be like...wtf?....but thats also because i had A.D.D.