So, I know half of you reading this have or know someone that's had a panic/anxiety attack from smoking pot. But with the half of you that have, only a quarter of you will probably admit to it. Be it that you're scared someone will talk shit, make fun of you, etc.
Any tips on helping them when they occur?
Any life changing experiences?
Tell your story.
Here's mine:
4 years of smoking. Nothing bad ever happened. I always had a good time just laughing or chilling around listening to music. I had always been able to smoke alone and be ok, so I did it a lot summer before senior year of high school. One night, I noticed my heart beating fast, my body shaking, and I got a little cold too. My mind was racing. I had no idea what was going on, and I thought I was going to have a heart attack and die. I managed to straighten up a little to remember reading online that some people experience panic attacks from smoking pot. I was scared, really scared. After another 4 times to see what would happen, I realized smoking by myself wasn't an option anymore. It took 9 months to get high again. But when I finally did, I was with friends I was comfortable around, and I was perfectly fine.
I know some douche will say something like "Oh, ur a pussy. I smok3 everyday and I'm alwayz fine."
Well, even if you are able to do that, that's fine. I'm not you. I'm just happy I didn't have to put it down for good, because being able to see in my own world from being high is very valuable to me.
Set & setting, that's what fucks your mind after so bad it makes you panic. Not something a daily smoker would bother with.
[QUOTE=Zeemlapje;17360557]Set & setting, that's what fucks your mind after so bad it makes you panic. Not something a daily smoker would bother with.[/QUOTE]
When the first one happened, it was about 1:30 am, and I was smoking in my room out of the window. I had been doing it all summer though, and it just randomly happened one night.
yeah i remember one time i was having a midnight sesh and i went to bed and usually when i go to bed while high i can make my brain spin around in my head (it feels really cool), but I never ever spin it all the way around because it just feels so weird. Well this one time I spun it all the around just to see what would happen and I opened my eyes and since it was so dark i couldnt tell if my eyes were closed or not, and all the sudden everything was spinning even though I couldnt see anything, and i sat up in my bed and the entire world was moving around me and i thought i was going to die and i stood up and i couldnt stand up so i stumbled over to the mirror and looked at myself and i freaked out because i couldve sworn the person in the mirror was not me. then i felt my heartbeat and i couldnt tell if it was beating faster than normal or not so i freaked out and flicked on the lights and just sat on my bed wondering what the fuck just happened.
shit was intense.
it's happened to me several times. I pretty much just told myself "deal w/it" and they stopped.
I had them for pretty bullshit reasons, too. usually involving my lungs and me being afraid of somehow breaking them.
chill out man, smoke more.
Happened to me a few months ago, I thought I was going to die. I had been smoking for about a year before that but I hadn't ever experienced it before. Need less to say I was scared shitless.
A douchebag once told me "Dude, my mom is gonna be here in a half hour. With the police."
By police he meant his probation officer, and by his mom he meant "Let's give you a nice panic attack so you end up curcled up in the corner of the room hyperventilating!"
[QUOTE=Punjon;17364477]A douchebag once told me "Dude, my mom is gonna be here in a half hour. With the police."
By police he meant his probation officer, and by his mom he meant "Let's give you a nice panic attack so you end up curcled up in the corner of the room hyperventilating!"[/QUOTE]
I would have walked out. "Fuck that shit, your problem"
Happened me one time near a river, it was damn hot and sunny, and we didn't have any water w/ us.
It started great, but after 10mins everything started spinning, I was feeling pressure in my lungs and stomach, it felt so bad, and I felt like I could vomit any minute. (Not even talking about the exploding heart)
I'm going to smoke again today, hope this WON'T EVER HAPPEN AGAIN.
Sounds more like dehydration. Which on top of being stoned would be a pretty unpleasant experience.
I guess you've already figured you should have a drink with you next time.
[QUOTE=bu5hman;17367887]Sounds more like dehydration. Which on top of being stoned would be a pretty unpleasant experience.
I guess you've already figured you should have a drink with you next time.[/QUOTE]
I start to twitch when i'm high and I'm not drinking liquids.
My heart races all the time, i hate feeling it, with weed not sure if it makes it worse or i just notice it more, but i dont ever think im going to die its just annoying, for example while in bed i tuck my cover under my chest so to not feel my heart beat.
My heart races now and then after toking up, but I don't pay attention to it because I know I'm just going to start fucking with my mind.
How is it possible to have a panic attack from weed
Do you have a pre existing health issue?
[QUOTE=SilverHammer;17373257]How is it possible to have a panic attack from weed
Do you have a pre existing health issue?[/QUOTE]
I'm sure it's part genetic, part psychological.
But then again, I don't know shit :sax:
[QUOTE=Poo Monst3r;17360765]yeah i remember one time i was having a midnight sesh and i went to bed and usually when i go to bed while high i can make my brain spin around in my head (it feels really cool), but I never ever spin it all the way around because it just feels so weird. Well this one time I spun it all the around just to see what would happen
shit was intense.[/QUOTE]
It happens to me and it feels so intense and when I started doing it I wasn't able to do it to the end so I just got up and sat in my bed. Since a while now I do it to the end and it almost feels like an orgasm when it's near the end.
To people that never did it :
You must have a really heavy body-buzz and you just lie on your back in your bed and stand still for a little while and you'll feel like spinning (backflips or something) and then it will get more and more intense until it's just crazy fast spinning (I feel like spinning at like 100 rounds per seconds). That's what happens to me.
I get that after I toke and work out. Feels good man.
[QUOTE=SilverHammer;17373257]How is it possible to have a panic attack from weed
Do you have a pre existing health issue?[/QUOTE]
The exact medical condition probably isn't a panic attack but it feels exactly like one. It isn't any pre existing things either. I'm healthy and have never had any issues. I has only happened once it some circumstances made it appear
[QUOTE=SilverHammer;17373257]How is it possible to have a panic attack from weed
Do you have a pre existing health issue?[/QUOTE]
Anxiety builds up for some people, and it comes out like that. Other times someone may just think too much about what's happening and once you over think about your heart, it can be triggered.
As long as I'm with a friend, I'm fine because I won't think about it.
What made it happen to my was my ex girlfriend started to text me. I was alone and the thoughts about her rushed into my head and made me worry. Panic attack then came.
One time I smoked a full joint to myself, and after an hour or so I laid my head down on my pillow (It was very late), and I had this terrible feeling in my chest, I had this vision of my insides just violently twisting inside of me, like my guts were just being rotated, and my chest was pounding. I had no idea what was wrong with me, and it only ever happened when my eyes were closed, it was awful.
Apparently it could have been due to a low blood sugar.
[QUOTE=vachon644;17375943]It happens to me and it feels so intense and when I started doing it I wasn't able to do it to the end so I just got up and sat in my bed. Since a while now I do it to the end and it almost feels like an orgasm when it's near the end.
To people that never did it :
You must have a really heavy body-buzz and you just lie on your back in your bed and stand still for a little while and you'll feel like spinning (backflips or something) and then it will get more and more intense until it's just crazy fast spinning (I feel like spinning at like 100 rounds per seconds). That's what happens to me.[/QUOTE]
I can do that without smoking.
Am I awesome yet?
[QUOTE=MovingSalad;17490031]One time I smoked a full joint to myself, and after an hour or so I laid my head down on my pillow (It was very late), and I had this terrible feeling in my chest, I had this vision of my insides just violently twisting inside of me, like my guts were just being rotated, and my chest was pounding. I had no idea what was wrong with me, and it only ever happened when my eyes were closed, it was awful.
Apparently it could have been due to a low blood sugar.[/QUOTE]
One time I was lying on my side blown out of my face and my finger was pressing on my temple and I felt like my head was going to explode, so I sat up went to the kitchen and ate a burrito and felt better.
[QUOTE=vachon644;17375943]It happens to me and it feels so intense and when I started doing it I wasn't able to do it to the end so I just got up and sat in my bed. Since a while now I do it to the end and it almost feels like an orgasm when it's near the end.
To people that never did it :
You must have a really heavy body-buzz and you just lie on your back in your bed and stand still for a little while and you'll feel like spinning (backflips or something) and then it will get more and more intense until it's just crazy fast spinning (I feel like spinning at like 100 rounds per seconds). That's what happens to me.[/QUOTE]
FUCK. I love spinning like that. I always used to get it when I went to sleep after having a day on roller coasters. Then got it while high and it is AWESOME.
Backflips in your mind <3
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Also never had a panic attack. A few friend have though. Tried to help my mate out of a panic attack but he says he knows he has no reason to be scared but he can't stop being scared anyway. Sounds weird :O
uhhhhh.
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There is honestly nothing to say that can make me not look stupid.
lol this hasnt happened to me lol
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