Why does weed cause Social Anxiety??

LimeGreenLaser · #1 (**permalink**) Sep 23, 07

NEED HELP/ ADVICE!

So why does it cause social anxiety? I've been smoking it kind of heavily for the last 2 years and I've been dealing with the anxiety big time for the last few months or so!!!! Quite an experience, but of course a very unpleasant one.

Anyone else experience this or can provide some good advices?

I would say its like being... super shy?! :wacko:

Carrie · #2 (**permalink**) Sep 23, 07

my only advice would be to stop smoking it.

LimeGreenLaser · #3 (**permalink**) Sep 23, 07

Shy to the point its really annoying, ruining my social life, making me nervous, etc.

I've been cutting down lately cuz its like... I don't see myself being able to get a girlfriend if this anxiety stays or worsens, cuz the anxiety/ shyness really overwhelms me.

On a side note I've been blazing since 2001, but wasn't really doing a lot at all, until 2005. So I would say this damage its doing to me is from the past 2 years...

ADVICE PLEASE :) THANKS

Courtney · #4 (**permalink**) Sep 23, 07

its a drug man
there's always negatives

LimeGreenLaser · #5 (**permalink**) Sep 23, 07

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Originally Posted by Carrie

my only advice would be to stop smoking it.

Exactly, or at least cut down on it.

Anyone has any idea HOW it causes this? or WHY?

Would really like to find out..

LimeGreenLaser · #6 (**permalink**) Sep 23, 07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Courtney

its a drug man
there's always negatives

True that.

Hopefully no one has experienced my problems (it does happen to some long-term smoker), but if you want to help restore your brain, consider trying this:

Restoring Your Brain and Body after Stimulant Use
Restoring Your Brain and Body after Stimulant Use

Grapes · #7 (**permalink**) Sep 23, 07

I have two simple steps for defeating this familiar problem:

1) Recognize it, and push through. This has worked for me before.. once I think to myself "Hey I'm probably overanalyzing this social setting due to the weed effect, I was able to just throw myself out there and do fine.

2) DRINK! Takes the edge right off that shit :D

LimeGreenLaser · #8 (**permalink**) Sep 23, 07

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Originally Posted by Grapes

I have two simple steps for defeating this familiar problem:

1) Recognize it, and push through. This has worked for me before.. once I think to myself "Hey I'm probably overanalyzing this social setting due to the weed effect, I was able to just throw myself out there and do fine.

2) DRINK! Takes the edge right off that shit :D

Thanks Grapes.. both are wonderful tips :amuse:

Karma!

Grapes · #9 (**permalink**) Sep 23, 07

I thought so.

My theory is that a lot of my anxiety comes from the physical effect that weed has on me.. I swear it makes my heart race. I figure my brain takes this acceleration of my heart rate to mean that I'm in some sort of anxious situation, and finds something to be agitated about.

Some people crash out when they smoke. Not me.. if I get really stoned, I can expect to stay awake for ages...

Go figure.

LimeGreenLaser · #10 (**permalink**) Sep 23, 07

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Originally Posted by Grapes

Some people crash out when they smoke. Not me.. if I get really stoned, I can expect to stay awake for ages...

Same here. Pretty much the higher I get, the longer I stay awake, probably cuz my mind doesn't rest but think of everything during my high. I only sleep when I burn out, or feel uncomfortable from smoking too much or something like that.

GSG9 · #11 (**permalink**) Sep 23, 07

this is why i stopped / cut down majorly on the bud.
i like to smoke it if im with like 1 or maybe 2 buddies. but socially it sucks.
liquor is much more socially comfortable. i drink to party, and i smoke weed when i wanna sleep.

-evil-duerr- · #12 (**permalink**) Sep 24, 07

weed puts you deep inside of your head. it hightens sensitivity to your surroundings and inner workings of your own psyche.
being around people while in this state sort of forces you to want to come out of your head, but its difficult to shift the focus from inside to outside.

I smoke it everyday. I try not to smoke it before I have to go to work/school because it makes my personality more withdrawn/erratic.

If I am going out socializing, pre drinks are a must---unless it's just close friends.

Revolver · #13 (**permalink**) Sep 24, 07

arehm well...i think the big picture is WHY do you feel that way. weed just amplifies whats inside your subconcious anyway....

i think you need to look deep inside to see whats wrong and stop blaming my girl mary jane for your troubles.......

Grapes · #14 (**permalink**) Sep 24, 07

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Originally Posted by LimeGreenLaser

Same here.

And I thought I was a unique snowflake. :oh:

omega_image · #15 (**permalink**) Sep 24, 07

wow. it's fucking weed people.

quit trying to analyze it. you're just getting cotton mouthed. if you're too stoned to talk, fuck it, don't talk. if you somehow feel that you're missing out on meeting people because you're stoned........ get off the fucking internet and make some.

silence is the true test of friendship.

lildonkey · #16 (**permalink**) Sep 24, 07

Heres an idea...

stop fucking smoking weed...

god what a retarded thread..

are you a junky or some shit? will you get sick and start puking in your bed while lying in a fetal possition if you stop smoking it?

you're making it sound like you HAVE to smoke it...

if you don't enjoy the high, then don't smoke it... that's why i dont blaze... when i blaze i get like that too... i get really self conscious and feel awkward... so i simply don't smoke weed

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT A SOLUTION WOULD HAVE BEEN SO SIMPLE?!

LimeGreenLaser · #17 (**permalink**) Sep 24, 07

No.. I mean I get this shit even when I'm not high. Therefore, I'm really wondering if it will go away if I cut down or quit weed, cuz it seems like the anxiety thing has kinda shifted my 'thinking' towards certain stuff... such as social gatherings, when engaging a conversation with people (especially from the opposite sex).

I do think it will go away, but not exactly sure, so would definitly wanna find out or get some advices.

Thanks for all the great replies so far. Some pretty damn good tips :idea:

omega_image · #18 (**permalink**) Sep 24, 07

if you're fucked when you're not high, why do you think weed is causing it.

you haven't even clearly stated what's wrong. do you just find it hard to talk to other people?

go take a sociology course.

Gusto · #19 (**permalink**) Sep 24, 07

get confident, stupid.

decypher · #20 (**permalink**) Sep 24, 07

lol if you have social anxiety then why are you asking about weed?

The problem is quite obvious here so maybe you should go see your Dr and stop smoking weed?

If it is getting in the way of your life then you need to fix it. I knew a guy who was so crippled by it he had to be home schooled through high school. I also knew some people who just needed to sort out the logic in their head. You need to figure out what part of that spectrum you're on.

Why are you anxious in certain situations? Ask these kinds of questions and reorganize your thought processes, or seek professional help.

LimeGreenLaser · #21 (**permalink**) Sep 24, 07

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Originally Posted by decypher

lol if you have social anxiety then why are you asking about weed?

The problem is quite obvious here so maybe you should go see your Dr and stop smoking weed?

If it is getting in the way of your life then you need to fix it. I knew a guy who was so crippled by it he had to be home schooled through high school. I also knew some people who just needed to sort out the logic in their head. You need to figure out what part of that spectrum you're on.

Why are you anxious in certain situations? Ask these kinds of questions and reorganize your thought processes, or seek professional help.

This is just what I needed. Thanks :)

Karma