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Q: Exposure therapy with marijuana ?
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supernovaXoXoX
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society
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supernovaXoXoX
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anakinbg
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I don't think any shrink will let ya do this.. But it does make some twisted kind of sense.
Anyways, i'd only recommend you do this if you feel you're already ahead with your treatment. The reason behind this advice is that pot smoking can trigger a panic attack much more powerful than the usual deal - perhaps more than one can handle.
I'm talking first hand experience here. On several occasions, when the ganja was very potent, i'd have some really violent experiences - severe chest and stomach pain, extreme dizziness to the point you can SEE almost nothing, and heart rate of about 180-250 in resting condition.
Anyways, you know the whole time this is unreal (feeling you are surely gonna die any second now), so as soon as the whole nightmare ends, i suppose you should emerge from it a little bit stronger. And in any case, if you are able to smoke pot freely at one point (psychologically, not legally, sigh), you would have conquered your biggest fear, so that kinda beats the illness, doesn't it?
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Any physician will advice you against this, and perhaps this is the main reason you should do it - as soon as you stop non-stop worrying about whether your body is all right and start doing some stupid sh*t, it already means you're better, IMO.
I've been thinking in this direction as well, and what emerged is the decision to cold turkey off Cipralex
So wish me luck and get high.. i know i will
Anyways, i'd only recommend you do this if you feel you're already ahead with your treatment. The reason behind this advice is that pot smoking can trigger a panic attack much more powerful than the usual deal - perhaps more than one can handle.
I'm talking first hand experience here. On several occasions, when the ganja was very potent, i'd have some really violent experiences - severe chest and stomach pain, extreme dizziness to the point you can SEE almost nothing, and heart rate of about 180-250 in resting condition.
Anyways, you know the whole time this is unreal (feeling you are surely gonna die any second now), so as soon as the whole nightmare ends, i suppose you should emerge from it a little bit stronger. And in any case, if you are able to smoke pot freely at one point (psychologically, not legally, sigh), you would have conquered your biggest fear, so that kinda beats the illness, doesn't it?
)
Any physician will advice you against this, and perhaps this is the main reason you should do it - as soon as you stop non-stop worrying about whether your body is all right and start doing some stupid sh*t, it already means you're better, IMO.
I've been thinking in this direction as well, and what emerged is the decision to cold turkey off Cipralex
So wish me luck and get high.. i know i will
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alejofar
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Jrocko67
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mmooff
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