fix the problems in your life seperately from weed, dont use it as a crutch just my guess at what is causing most of peoples problems... anyone have any other input?
I don't use marijuana as a "crutch" and still suffer from pretty serious anxiety. When I am feeling overwhelmed, anxious or depressed I make it a point NOT to smoke because I know I will have anxiety. It's not as simply as just "fixing all problems in your life."
alot of people come on here and said they have panic attacks when they smoke... whether if its when they start again or when they have been smoking daily for a while... anyways when that happened to me it was because of stress and such. I was only smoking so i could forget about all the shit going on... and thats why I had panic like symptoms... just a thought that it could be the same problem for the people on here... im not saying that is the problem for everyone, but that was the problem when it happened to me
I don't know I guess what he's saying is if you don't have a perfect life you shouldn't smoke. Nobody would smoke if that were the case. If you smoke while you are nice and chilled and relaxed you will have a nice chill relaxing high. But if you are running around trying to hide it and being afraid to get caught you will be paranoid and panicky.
if everyone had to fix all their life problems b4 they could toke, most of the ppl on this forum let alone the world, would not be smokin
I do. I think I started smoking pot to have fun, enjoy life, you know, for the right reasons. I think I got into using it as a tool to escape from my anxiety and my mild depression, without even realizing it. And that's fucked up. But now I'm getting medication/help, and I'm really looking forward to getting high just to enjoy life again.
life wouldnt be fun or interesting or a learning experience without problems, theire something were surrounded by for almost our entire lives. when you solve some, you get new ones. the key is looking at these problems from a different perspective. not a 'oh fuck man i need to get a job, lalala' moaning all day about it just think of life as a journey, and to make it count you need to live. instead of moaning about it just wake up, realise something like this, put on a fat smile and walk outside, while the sun is rising or something- and if you can still say fuck this then then go ahead and fuck it. but those that wouldnt wear that smile for the rest of your life, and go get that job and all that i dunno
Oh man, most people I know who get panic attacks get it at first only, and its because they are scared of getting busted. They sit there smoking for like their 5th time, and start thinking "wonder when I'll get busted, wait I don't want to get busted" then they get all sketchy, and because weed already has a chance of panic attacks, it just builds and builds. I'd say end panic attacks by having some self control, take deep breaths, calm down, take a walk around the block, lie down, do what you have to do. And if all else fails... quit, pick it up again in a few months, see if its improved by then.