people respond to the same stimuli/chemicals/stress/scenarios differently, difficult to generalize... but psychoactive drugs (psychedelics) are actually sometimes proven effective in treating schizo! MDMA can treat anxiety. Pot can treat OCD...
I've decided I just need to push it from my mind. If a test were available I'd take it, but there isn't so I'm instead focusing on reducing the paranoid subjective effects of use.
Paranoia is a very common subjective effect of marijuana and one that I still experience on a regualar basis. I get it because of reading up on this schizophrenia stuff, and because there are big enough penalities for using it (whether from my rents or the law).
I think legalizing marijuana and removing the stigma that causes people to become paranoid, particularily infrequent users, would definitely make it a safer drug. Let's face it, the negative attitude towards pot is more damaging than pot itself.
I've decided I just need to push it from my mind. If a test were available I'd take it, but there isn't so I'm instead focusing on reducing the paranoid subjective effects of use.
Paranoia is a very common subjective effect of marijuana and one that I still experience on a regualar basis. I get it because of reading up on this schizophrenia stuff, and because there are big enough penalities for using it (whether from my rents or the law).
I think legalizing marijuana and removing the stigma that causes people to become paranoid, particularily infrequent users, would definitely make it a safer drug. Let's face it, the negative attitude towards pot is more damaging than pot itself.
Little known fact... the majority of the paranoia response from marijuana comes from the adrenal response to it's stimulant properties. People always assume that it's just a depressant but marijuana contains roughly 496 chemicals which, when combusted, combine to form over 2000 chemical combinations that act simultaneously as a stimulant, depressant, and hallucinogen... So, even though you feel mellow and chilled out, your body is pumped up on a physiological level and this can often lead to paranoia if you're not active. Next time you're feeling paranoid, go for a bike ride and after a few minutes you'll forget all about the paranoia because your body now has an outlet for the stimulant effect.
Wow, useful and interesting information there Just one more reason to always have an activity to do. Go for a bike ride, read a book, get those boring chores out of the way.
Little known fact... the majority of the paranoia response from marijuana comes from the adrenal response to it's stimulant properties. People always assume that it's just a depressant but marijuana contains roughly 496 chemicals which, when combusted, combine to form over 2000 chemical combinations that act simultaneously as a stimulant, depressant, and hallucinogen... So, even though you feel mellow and chilled out, your body is pumped up on a physiological level and this can often lead to paranoia if you're not active. Next time you're feeling paranoid, go for a bike ride and after a few minutes you'll forget all about the paranoia because your body now has an outlet for the stimulant effect.
yeah, I've been high enough (from pot only) that I swore I was having a heart attack! That was at about 18 years old, fit and skinny!
It's all about how your body interacts with the chemicals, and that being said, not all pot will create the same effects every time. Depends on strain and quality, and the ratios of the active chemicals. I'm not a habitual partaker, but when I get stuff that (or go through periods when it) doesnt agree with me as desired, I simply give it up and move on. Every so often I find myself giving it another go, and if it treats me right, I enjoy it for what it;s worth.
Living in NorCal, I find the medicinal candies are pretty sweet at times (and obviously easier on the lungs).
Totally unrelated to this topic, but a few pages back we were talking about Malcolm Gladwell. I recently read this post and not sure how I feel about the guy now. I'm still going to finish Tipping Point in the next week or so though.
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