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demon

I don't mean to alarm you but you have dogs on your face
Cosmic Bus said:
Never gotten high before, but a friend got me some weed a few weeks ago and after getting home from work at like 2am last night it seemed like a good chance to try this out. As dumb as it makes me seem, I only managed to get maybe one hit (and that's questionable) and then my anxiety went nuts, so I stumbled into the kitchen for something to drink but apparently blacked out. Woke up with water and glass all over the floor, a gash on my thigh, and I'd hit my head on the oven.

I hate my life.
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sounds like some strong ass weed.
 
Broseybrose

Broseybrose

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People who are prone to anxiety AND are NERVOUS about smoking can have killer panic attacks as a result.

While Ive never passed out from smoking or a panic attack, I did suffer horrible anxiety many times from smoking and it took me many years to conquer it.

The simple (and only) answer is to simply love the weed.
 
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noobasuar

Banned
Broseybrose said:
People who are prone to anxiety AND are NERVOUS about smoking can have killer panic attacks as a result.

While Ive never passed out from smoking or a panic attack, I did suffer horrible anxiety many times from smoking and it took me many years to conquer it.

The simple (and only) answer is to simply love the weed.
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Hey I'm the same way! Had terrible anxiety for a couple of years when I started smoking but couldn't give it up cause I loved it at the same time and now I don't have any anxiety while smoking!
 
Broseybrose

Broseybrose

Member
noobasuar said:
Hey I'm the same way! Had terrible anxiety for a couple of years when I started smoking but couldn't give it up cause I loved it at the same time and now I don't have any anxiety while smoking!
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Thats why i posted. I know that there are people out there who get turned off to weed forever because theyre not comfortable smoking it and that just amplifies their anxiety. Its a shame that so many get turned off because of this. It doesnt have be that way. IMO everyone should be able to enjoy the benefits without fear.

Its really about how you perceive weed. If you approach it with love itll love you back.
 
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Cosmic Bus

pristine morning snow
Well, I was mostly using as an attempt to temporarily escape my depression and ended up feeling even worse about things. I don't particularly enjoy the feeling of being buzzed or drunk, so smoking weed for pleasure doesn't seem like something that will suit me.
 
Surface of Me

Surface of Me

I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Cosmic Bus said:
Well, I was mostly using as an attempt to temporarily escape my depression and ended up feeling even worse about things. I don't particularly enjoy the feeling of being buzzed or drunk, so smoking weed for pleasure doesn't seem like something that will suit me.
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One time I smoked while in a really depressed state, never again. It just amplified my feelings and I felt miserable and my friend was freaking out as I kept saying, "I just wish this past week didn't happen", and shit like that.
 
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Pennyemblem

Neo Member
What I realize is when you're doing construction or work for those crazy pressure washing companies, just by smoking you don't care anymore that it's 100 degrees outside and that you are getting all cut up from the pressure washer. I guess it just puts you in a better mood a work.
 
Broseybrose

Broseybrose

Member
Im in my 30s and have suffered from Major Depression/Anxiety and PTSD since the age of 19. I take prescribed psychiatric meds and have done tons of therapy. At this point in my life - having finally conquered the anxiety that used to accompany the depression - I have come to view MJ as sort of part of my medication regimen. My most favorite and enjoyable part.

I also believe it was my continued thoughtful use of MJ throughout my life that allowed me to conquer my anxiety wholly and completely.
 
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EdmondD

Member
Broseybrose said:
Im in my 30s and have suffered from Major Depression/Anxiety and PTSD since the age of 19. I take prescribed psychiatric meds and have done tons of therapy. At this point in my life - having finally conquered the anxiety that used to accompany the depression - I have come to view MJ as sort of part of my medication regimen. My most favorite and enjoyable part.

I also believe it was my continued thoughtful use of MJ throughout my life that allowed me to conquer my anxiety wholly and completely.
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I suffer from depression as well and I also smoke weed as a sort of self medication. It really has helped me. Of course it's not a replacement for actual anti-depressants and/or therapy but it has given me some relief.
 
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Cosmic Bus

pristine morning snow
So is there a how-to for somebody who has literally never smoked anything before? I'm going to try once more after work to see if the blackouts are a recurring thing, but I have no idea the correct ways to pack, light, and smoke a small glass pipe. Does the weed get crumbled or is it supposed to be bigger pieces? Can I use matches? How do I actually do this? Google and Youtube have provided nothing of worth.
 
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noobasuar

Banned
Cosmic Bus said:
So is there a how-to for somebody who has literally never smoked anything before? I'm going to try once more after work to see if the blackouts are a recurring thing, but I have no idea the correct ways to pack, light, and smoke a small glass pipe. Does the weed get crumbled or is it supposed to be bigger pieces? Can I use matches? How do I actually do this? Google and Youtube have provided nothing of worth.
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yeah crumble up the weed and pack it into the one hitter or whatever you have. then light it up and inhale slowly. No need to smoke to much on your first time and you'll know when you feel it. It took me about 10 different times of smoking weed until it actually hit me for "real." I thought that I was getting high off of those first few times but that was more just a placebo effect. When weed hits you for the first time it will pretty overwhelming. I like to compare my first high to playing some sort of multiplayer game that has terrible lag. Basically your vision will stutter and you will be seeing things happen in slow motion in frames.
 
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CTE

Member
Cosmic Bus said:
So is there a how-to for somebody who has literally never smoked anything before? I'm going to try once more after work to see if the blackouts are a recurring thing, but I have no idea the correct ways to pack, light, and smoke a small glass pipe. Does the weed get crumbled or is it supposed to be bigger pieces? Can I use matches? How do I actually do this? Google and Youtube have provided nothing of worth.
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Take your bud and chop it up with some scissors. Only chop up as much as you'll use. So break off a chunk if it's a big bud. After you chop it load it into your glass pipe, BUT only load up one hitter tokes. Small amounts you can smoke in one inhale type thing. Hold it for a few seconds and exhale. Stay seated the whole time. Take 2 or 3 and wait 15-20 minutes. If not enough have another 2 and wait. You will learn how much to dose at a time as you go on. Best not to over do it the first few times as it can be unpleasant like drinking too much. All strains affect you differently, too. Keep that in mind.

You could have gotten a sativa dominant strain. Which is more prone to make people have anxiety and paranoia. Some strains are created for anti-anxiety that are indica dominant. Sativas have longer more spear like buds with citrus and skunky smells most of the time. Some sandalwood incense type smells, too. Indicas will be short and squat buds with a golf ball or just a more rounded appearance in general. Then you have hybrids of the two which share traits.

The indicas are the sleepy watch a movie and fall asleep on the couch stone and sativas are a go out and do something or clean the house type energetic high rather than a stone. Hybrids mix the two highs. I prefer 60/40 or 70/30 or 80/20 Indica/Sativa hybrids. Nice body with some head to it. "Rockstar"(Rockbud x Sensi Star) is a popular strain that is well balanced.

Edit - Really heady sativas tend tend to spin some poeple out, too. So that might have had to do with your blacking out.
 
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EdmondD

Member
Cosmic Bus said:
So is there a how-to for somebody who has literally never smoked anything before? I'm going to try once more after work to see if the blackouts are a recurring thing, but I have no idea the correct ways to pack, light, and smoke a small glass pipe. Does the weed get crumbled or is it supposed to be bigger pieces? Can I use matches? How do I actually do this? Google and Youtube have provided nothing of worth.
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The good people in this thread have already answered your question I just want to add to make sure you are relaxed and comfortable before you toke. Put on some music you enjoy and chill. Also make sure you inhale the smoke into your lungs seems obvious but some people there first time don't do it right. Hopefully this time you enjoy it never heard of someone blacking out from weed but it effects everyone differently hopefully that was just a one time thing probably anxiety messing with you.
 
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dekline

Member
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60_gig_PS3

Banned
Cosmic Bus said:
Never gotten high before, but a friend got me some weed a few weeks ago and after getting home from work at like 2am last night it seemed like a good chance to try this out. As dumb as it makes me seem, I only managed to get maybe one hit (and that's questionable) and then my anxiety went nuts, so I stumbled into the kitchen for something to drink but apparently blacked out. Woke up with water and glass all over the floor, a gash on my thigh, and I'd hit my head on the oven.

I hate my life.
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There are different strains of marijuana each with different effects. Here take a look
https://www.dinafem.org/t/dinafem-seeds/semillas-dinafem-feminizadas

some strains like Amnesia are said to cause blackouts.

For people with anxiety it's better to smoke indica because it'll mellow you out.
 
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Acid08

Banned
Broseybrose said:
Thats why i posted. I know that there are people out there who get turned off to weed forever because theyre not comfortable smoking it and that just amplifies their anxiety. Its a shame that so many get turned off because of this. It doesnt have be that way. IMO everyone should be able to enjoy the benefits without fear.

Its really about how you perceive weed. If you approach it with love itll love you back.
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I do not agree with this. Some people just can't, and shouldn't smoke. Nothing wrong with that.

It's sativa dominant hybrids or straight saliva for me for the most part. Indica tends to just make me fall asleep.
 
Broseybrose

Broseybrose

Member
Acid08 said:
I do not agree with this. Some people just can't, and shouldn't smoke. Nothing wrong with that.
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I actually agree with your statement, especially the people who simply dont want to smoke. However once these people who 'should not smoke' become mentally healthy then there is no longer a reason for them not to. Unless they dont want to.
 
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umop_3pisdn

Member
Cosmic Bus said:
So is there a how-to for somebody who has literally never smoked anything before? I'm going to try once more after work to see if the blackouts are a recurring thing, but I have no idea the correct ways to pack, light, and smoke a small glass pipe. Does the weed get crumbled or is it supposed to be bigger pieces? Can I use matches? How do I actually do this? Google and Youtube have provided nothing of worth.
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It depends a bit on how dry it is and the texture for how fine you should bust it. Usually I would just rip it into chunks about the size of a medium-ish pebble (vague, lol, generally less than a centimeter). If it's really fine and dry then it can burn really quickly and you feel like you have to smoke it all at once, which isn't really fun imo. I'd rather smoke it more slowly and that's also more efficient because a lot of heat destroys the actives. Then you can just cover the bowl after taking a hit with your hand, and this will put out the embers so you can take some time without worrying about it burning on you. Unless you are smoking it quite fast. You can use matches, but you should wait until the sulfur is burned off, or it will taste really bad, and that's kind of a pain in the ass. Personally I would just buy a cheap disposable butane lighter from a convenience store or something. Also you try to direct the flame to one corner of the bowl (I think they call this 'cornering the green') instead of just incinerating all the green from it immediately. Basically you let the flame penetrate deeper into the bowl in a small corner, rather than covering the entire thing, so some green is preserved until the end. This makes it taste a lot better, because once it's all charred and black it doesn't taste so great anymore. This is also good group session etiquette as then the people later on in the cycle aren't left with the gross char tasting stuff.
 
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CTE

Member
umop_3pisdn said:
It depends a bit on how dry it is and the texture for how fine you should bust it. Usually I would just rip it into chunks about the size of a medium-ish pebble (vague, lol, generally less than a centimeter). If it's really fine and dry then it can burn really quickly and you feel like you have to smoke it all at once, which isn't really fun imo. I'd rather smoke it more slowly and that's also more efficient because a lot of heat destroys the actives. Then you can just cover the bowl after taking a hit with your hand, and this will put out the embers so you can take some time without worrying about it burning on you. You can use matches, but you should wait until the sulfur is burned off, or it will taste really bad, and that's kind of a pain in the ass. Personally I would just buy a cheap disposable butane lighter from a convenience store or something. Also you try to direct the flame to one corner of the bowl (I think they call this 'cornering the green') instead of just incinerating all the green from it immediately. Basically you let the flame penetrate deeper into the bowl in a small corner, rather than covering the entire thing, so some green is preserved until the end. This makes it taste a lot better, because once it's all charred and black it doesn't taste so great anymore. This is also good group session etiquette as then the people later on in the cycle aren't left with the gross char tasting stuff.
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That's why loading up one toke at a time is better. It's all green that way. Better taste and no relighting.
 
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Jarlaxle

Member
Cosmic Bus said:
So is there a how-to for somebody who has literally never smoked anything before? I'm going to try once more after work to see if the blackouts are a recurring thing, but I have no idea the correct ways to pack, light, and smoke a small glass pipe. Does the weed get crumbled or is it supposed to be bigger pieces? Can I use matches? How do I actually do this? Google and Youtube have provided nothing of worth.
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I would also recommend getting a glass of water BEFORE you smoke. Just sit back and relax.
 
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TL4E

Member
I'm in that awkward place where I want to get high because I've been sober for so long but I don't want to get high because I've been sober for so long.
 
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CTE

Member
umop_3pisdn said:
That is true. That never really occurred to me, probably because I'm lazy (it probably isn't that much more of a hassle).
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I have a metal lid from a small square cookie tin that I use for my tray. I just have that beside me on the side table and load up as I watch or play something. Pinch in the bowl and smoke. Dump the ashes in an ashtray or small glass bowl of some sort. Load it up again.

Been meaning to buy a nice decorative hand blown glass tray, but I drop mine sometimes when it empty. So I just stick to glass bongs and dabbers as the only breakable parts of my set up.
 
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Eppy Thatcher

God's had his chance.
zazrx said:
Is there a movie that has stoners actually high as the main characters and be an accurate representation of people that are high?
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Dazed and Confused. Hands down.

Anyone else the designated joint roller for their group of friends? Spent like a week my freshman year basically army drilling how to roll a proper fatty and penners... now whenever a blunt or joint is on order they basically round up supplies then call me up.

Personals (on bowl all for you instead of a puff puff pass) is how me and my roomate and now my wife like to roll. Pass a pipe or bong or whatever around when it's new people or a party or whatever cause it's more social... sit and get lit when it's just you and the normal gang.
 
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Acid08

Banned
Eppy Thatcher said:
Dazed and Confused. Hands down.

Anyone else the designated joint roller for their group of friends? Spent like a week my freshman year basically army drilling how to roll a proper fatty and penners... now whenever a blunt or joint is on order they basically round up supplies then call me up.

Personals (on bowl all for you instead of a puff puff pass) is how me and my roomate and now my wife like to roll. Pass a pipe or bong or whatever around when it's new people or a party or whatever cause it's more social... sit and get lit when it's just you and the normal gang.
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Dazed and Confused is a really good choice man, bravo.

Don't smoke joints much, blunts and bongs mostly.
 
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thezerofire

Banned
does anyone know more stuff like that Andy Stott album I posted a couple pages back? I feel like getting baked and listening to something but I've listened to that album dozens of times
 
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umop_3pisdn

Member
CTE said:
I have a metal lid from a small square cookie tin that I use for my tray. I just have that beside me on the side table and load up as I watch or play something. Pinch in the bowl and smoke. Dump the ashes in an ashtray or small glass bowl of some sort. Load it up again.

Been meaning to buy a nice decorative hand blown glass tray, but I drop mine sometimes when it empty. So I just stick to glass bongs and dabbers as the only breakable parts of my set up.
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That's smart. If I still smoked I would be on that.

thezerofire said:
does anyone know more stuff like that Andy Stott album I posted a couple pages back? I feel like getting baked and listening to something but I've listened to that album dozens of times
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No, but just listen to some Autechre instead.
 
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umop_3pisdn

Member
thezerofire said:
have an album recommendation from them?
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I would say to either start with Trirepetae, or to listen to their discography in chronological order (starting with Incunabula). Incunabula is probably my least favorite, but it's still great (Basscadet, Eggshell, and 444 are amazing). Generally their stuff varies quite a bit by style and difficulty, anything before 2001 is a lot easier to get into for starters than anything that comes after.
 
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thezerofire

Banned
umop_3pisdn said:
I would say to either start with Trirepetae, or to listen to their discography in chronological order (starting with Incunabula). Incunabula is probably my least favorite, but it's still great (Confield, Eggshell, and 444 are amazing). Generally their stuff varies quite a bit by style and difficulty, anything before 2001 is a lot easier to get into for starters than anything that comes after.
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cool thanks
 
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