Half Schitzofrenic Half Just Plane Weird. Posted: 05-03-06 05:27am
Heres my story which lead me into a deap
thinking process to where I am and where
im going in life.
I always wanted to smoke weed, I thought
it was cool, chicks looked up pot heads I
could walk around like a derro not giving
a !@#^ but things turned ugly.
I was 15 when I started and I got into it
for the wrong reasons, basically because I
wanted to be someone I wasnt. I knew that
at the time but as I progressed I met some
guys who I thought were like me, I started
smoking weed more and more as I didnt see
anything wrong with it and then after
about a year all these wierd things
started happening. It was like I was
being copied but in a way to tell me
something but I didnt know what. I was a
follower no doubt, I needed my friends,
whenever I was in fights, breaking into
cars, getting drunk at partys my friends
were there to back me up. Then later I
started thinking who am i, people are
becoming more like me and its getting
freaky because I have nothing left to
benefit myself from others. The problem
started here... I was very stoned and
people would say things that made me think
twice, then I thought someone was !@#^ing
with my thought patterns, its like
whatever I said wasnt good enough and I
was ridiculed but in a way to kill my self
esteem, it was like a cloud rising over me
until I couldnt do anything but listen to
what people had to say. It got so intense
one session that I blacked out, apparently
my face had turned blue, but after waking
up I felt much more relaxed as if my
stress levels had just disolved, I didnt
care as much about what other people
thought of me. Another session we walked
up to these group of people and I heard
them talking but in a wierd way, something
I couldnt explain, I thought I was a
!@#^ing retard or different or wierd, I
was tripping out went for a walk and this
incredibaly loud ringing noise overwhelmed
my senses and I almost blacked out again.
The thing is I could only understand
people when I was stoned, when I was
straight it was just normal life until I
started investigating the difference
between when I was stoned and when I was
straight. Then when I would question my
mates about these things I was labeled
gay, so its like against the rules of
society to talk about this 'thing' so I
covered it up trying to learn what I can
do and cant now all these rules run my
fkng life.
I stopped the weed after that it got too
freaky and after ditching my family for
almost 5 years I returned back to them and
had no motivation, no social skills, didnt
know if people were talking to me or about
me. I was put on anti depressant
medication but that doesnt seem to be the
problem although I was depressed. Now I
seem fine but its like ive memorised a
method to speak to myself and to other
people and the only time I can feel what I
say is when im so frustrated without being
able to connect with my heart because it
feels like theres plastic wrapped around a
steal ballbearing and I cant get any
deaper within myself.
My understanding of the issue is that I
was on a different level of consciousness
when I was high and could understand the
world through a more patient level. And
today ive returned back to my normal level
but have a long mission to get back to the
level I was when I was stoned. Its like
ive seen the future and am trapped between
two universes. It is a !@#^ing nightmare
I swear. Ive been to phsycologist,
general gp, hypnotherapist they say im
just feeling what its like to come off
weed but I dont think thats the truth. I
think it will just take time but im unsure
but I cant seem to get to the root of my
thoughts although when I goto bed and just
not think about anything its like other
peoples voices start talking and takeover
my thoughts, its like a consistant flow of
freedom without any force from myself.
Has anybody got any answers?
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gold
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Joined: 12 Jun 2006 Posts: 6
Posted: 06-16-06 14:16pm
Its quite freaky how similar the first
half of your story is to mine. I got into
weed to be cool, exploring it more as I
realised that it had potential to alter
the way I looked at things.
You sound like somebody who is seeking the
answers to all the questions you had
flooding your head back then?
My suggestion would be to try meditation
and yogic breathing. By releasing the
tention and stress within your body, and
harmonizing your bodies vibration with
those of the earth, you will find that
your vision can actually slowly become
clear again. This is generally called
cleansing the chakras.
There is no easy way my friend, and I
speak only from personal experience,
hope this helps,
(=^_^=)
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PageR760yo
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Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 4 Location: Southern California
420 Posted: 08-22-06 20:48pm
Damn dude that whole story sounds like
what I couldnt say.. Its all like what I
went thru.. The friend thing and the
things to say would be gay thing is doing
it gay not gay.. Its doing it gay and I
hate it.. I dealt with the same issues I
think.. Damn the unspeakable things that
run our doing it life.. I looked up a
crazy girl on the internet and now I have
someone to talk to about that kind of
crazy caca that runs my life now.. Crazy
girls are cool.. I also quit smoking weed
cause it made me do weird things with my
attention and focus and everything.. I
just stoped. I didnt get the feeling or
sense that people were copying me till
after I started schitzo medication tho..
Now it feels like I am copying people and
I hate it even more. And I hate the
feeling of people doing it with my thought
patterns.. Alrjljdlf my answers is do not
take medication cause it makes you
weirder.. Pretty much .. O and time
heals things
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sandyallen
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Posted: 08-22-06 21:25pm
I am not here to judge anyone. I tried
smpoking pot years ago but all it made me
do was gave me the munchies and made me
laugh more. However I understand that the
weed nowadays is cut with some pretty
nasty stuff. I agree with the 1st poster,
have you tried meditation and breathing
exercises? You say you are in couseling,
I hope that is helping, along with your
medication.
It is time to leave the past behind you
and start again. We are here for you but
you have to promise tou you and all that
you will go forward, not backwards
eventhough it may be difficult at times,
have a little faith in yourself, you can
do it! Think of what you want to do in
the future!
All the best to you!
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joenig
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Joined: 25 Aug 2006 Posts: 3
Posted: 08-25-06 16:28pm
I feel the same way when it comes to being
on a different level.I feel like I view
things totally different then others.
Kinda like the glass half empty or half
full.I feel like since I do view things
differently.That it gives me different
options to go about things then others.
And others dont understand where im coming
from half the time.Ive also noticed that
what is important to me isnt to most other
people and others dont understand this
either.I feel unique,which actually was
something I wanted as a younger child but
now I feel alone that I have no 1 to
relate to.
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crazycyclist
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Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 3 Location: NH, USA
Posted: 08-28-06 16:30pm
Smoking weed might increase the risk of
getting schizophrenia by 50%. Its not
really known for sure right now.
However in your story it seemed the only
time you really had any psychotic
experiences was when you were high, which
most likely means they were not psychotic
experiences at all, just the drug. Weed
is a hallucinagin!!!!! Each person has
a unique reaction to it. It seems to
effect you strongly.
If you are not hallucinating when you are
not high then you almost certainly dont
have schizophrenia. Social anxiety would
more closely explain your social
problems.
In my case I started smoking weed heavily
in college, but I never had any psychosis
until a few years after I stopped smoking,
so I see no connection in my case. But I
also started because I thought it was
cool, you are definitely no alone there :)
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pauly boy
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Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 85 Location: florida
Dump It Posted: 08-28-06 17:28pm
Hi ya,
dump the weed man,go to church,be happy xx
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LionOnline
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Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 6
Posted: 09-16-06 21:06pm
Dude, chill out. It was just weed. If
weed turns out to be not your thing, then
don't do it any more. Don't make such a
big deal about it.
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Jjkathrein
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Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Las Vegas
Disingaged Posted: 09-20-06 15:46pm
I know what you mean by seeing the future
and just going through the actions. I too
have learned just to act and react. I try
to do things to the way people wish that
they should be dome. That is when I can.
I seem lately to not even be ablee to try.
I just wanted to say keep up and
hopefully one day we can feel ourselves
again.
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musicmanfrommercury
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Joined: 20 Sep 2006 Posts: 3 Location: US
Paranoia Posted: 09-21-06 00:14am
I know what you're going through bro,
because my story is almost identical. I
really think it's just paranoia. I've
been afraid of a lot in life, mainly of
people(and schizophrenia! what!), and
weed brought that out even more. I've
just stopped after realizing this and feel
myself moving on to greener pastures.
When the fear is overcome, life can
emerge, including your emotions or
feelings. I know this may sound corny,
but I really think it makes sense. To
all you guys, I think we think alike, and
we can push through the fear. Also, weed
makes you lazy, which can compound
problems too. Weed can probably be
alright for us in careful moderation, but
it can cause a lot of harm for some
people, like us. Honestly, your post
helped me. Keep on truckin.