Paranoia from cannabis – where and how to deal with it
Not for all people, smoking weed is associated with a pleasant pastime. Some people, and there are many of them, become very paranoid when they smoke heavily. Cannabis paranoia is not uncommon. Where does it come from and what to do if you are overtaken by anxiety?
Some believe that the whole point is in special varieties of weed, they say, paranoia overtakes under them most often. But if you think about it like that, then there is no fundamental difference between weed varieties – they all contain THC, and it is he who is to blame.
Where does paranoia come from? In fact, it has long been noticed that cannabis sharpens your senses. And if you experience painful thoughts, feelings of guilt, for example, or fear, then by smoking weed in this state, you risk intensifying these experiences.
Okay, but what about the information that cannabis is used just for all sorts of nervous disorders, such as post-traumatic anxiety disorder and other ailments? And it’s all about the dosage. Most often, anxiety occurs when the dosage is exceeded. That is, if you smoked, as they say, in the trash.
A therapeutic dose of marijuana is a very small amount that can be called a microdose. Most often, doctors recommend using cannabis with a vaporizer. With this method of smoking cannabis – in negligible quantities, attacks of fear are guaranteed to be avoided.
How to reduce the risk of paranoia from cannabis?
The main thing is the right mood and atmosphere
In fact, the guaranteed method is microdosing, as mentioned above. But there are ways to reduce the likelihood of catching such a bad trip. If you are prone to bouts of existential terror, here are a few tips to help you avoid cannabis paranoia.
- Give preference to weak varieties of cannabis. By the way, there are many of these among old-school, exotic strains and landraces, such as Purple Haze, Durban Poison, Malawi, Orange Hill and many others. You will try very cool things that are usually bypassed by ignorant growers.
- Consume the herb in a calm, comfortable and cozy environment. If you are paranoid and afraid of the cops, then it is better not to use on the street in secluded places where the police can actually detain you. And if you hide your hobby from loved ones and are afraid of disclosure, then you should not smoke shortly before they come home, for example. Create the right atmosphere for smoking.
- Tune in psychologically for a smoke. Calm down and relax, carefully analyze your condition. If thinking about weed makes you nervous, then it’s better to work on yourself and figure out what exactly scares you and why. The reason is not in the weed, but in your head.
- Grow a hemp strain with a higher CBD content. Firstly, this herb is guaranteed not to cause an attack of paranoia due to its low THC content. If you usually prefer something more, then save your CBD herb. CBD, in addition to its medicinal properties, can also stop attacks of paranoia. If you feel that you have been covered by ordinary weed, then rather get it out and puff on the medical one – and everything will pass. By the way, there are many experienced herbal smokers who mix powerful weed with CBD before smoking.
- Smoke weed more often. If you are paranoid, then regular and frequent use of micro doses of weed will very soon relieve you of acute attacks of fear in a week or two.
What to do if overtaken by paranoia from ganja?
Smoking area – decides
If, nevertheless, despite all the efforts and measures, after smoking you are flattened with horror: it seems that the cops are grazing you and just now the operation to capture you will begin. Or it seems that something bad is about to happen: with you or your loved ones. In such cases, you should not panic.
- Drink more water or eat, this will weaken the effects of THC
- Smoke a Magical Miracle Herb High in CBD
- Try to be distracted, movies, games and leaving no room for anxiety
- Do not twitch and do not give additional impulses to the nervous system: completely relax, breathe deeply and measuredly, lie down on the sofa and cover yourself with a blanket
- Remember that an attack of fear is in any case not for long and very soon everything will pass, within half an hour, as the level of THC in the blood begins to drop.
- Try to focus on the positive effects of the cannabis: euphoria, high, or stone.
