Paranoia, help please

Ok, so i started to smoke pot pretty regularly when I was in the 11th grade and really all that happened to me was i would ran about the universe and zone out a whole lot but it was cool, I was chill, my friends were chill and we'd talk about the funniest things and I'd always have a funny ass response to something. And I smoked everyday after my senior year for the summer and everyhting was cool. I'd stay home and play Halo or hang with friends. But then I went to college in September and I didnt really smoke at all cuz the dorms were gay and i dint really know anyone around there. I did smoke though like a month after i got situated and I got extremely paranoid. I dont even know why, I just thought that I was giving off the wrong body vibes and my tone of voice was weird sometimes. i couldnt relax for a second. So I get up and try to do things progressive like text back the gf or clean my room. But then I feel like Im being weird cause im like jumping around doing stuff and everyone else is jus like watching me. I thought itd pass but when i came back to my hometown this weekend it happened again. And these are with people Im comfortable with. Its like im constantly thinking about tweaking out and thats when I start tweaking. Idk..any help would be amazing and highly appreciated, cause i used to looooooove getting high but now its just anxiety and stress to do it.

I had a similar experience visiting a friend in another state. It was really uncomfortable being around his friends and smoking with them. I was very uneasy and paranoid. Maybe the high we get from weed is subconsciously affected by the comfort level of our moods. umm for some advice, i'd say just get more comfortable with your surrounding and over time the high would be better... maybe lol

Man i hate being paranoid, I used to smoke a lot a few years ago, i dont smoke anymore because i got extremely paranoid, i mean in schizophrenic proportions, my mental health isnt to great anyway, i get by ok but if i smoke a joint, bang, im a nutter. I think after a few years of smoking it brought out underlying issues with my mental health. I love to grow as a hobby and a bit of cash now and again, plus my second half smokes daily, Wish i was one of those easy going pot smoking type of guy, but alas no. Have to keep healthy and look after yourself first.

Just breathe, relax, and realize it will pass.Try an indica.If you were my man, and I saw you getting paranoid, I'd just hump it out of you.Got a g/f who will do that?See if it works.

weeds a bit of a sensitizer it seems, if you're prone to paranoia and anxiety it can magnify them pretty heavily. I still get it all the time, i've just learned to channel it into more normal ticks like tapping out rhythms with my hands. I've found that if I keep myself occupied drawing or otherwise keeping my hands busy the body load isn't so bad and I can talk a bit more freely. Alla bout distraction I guess. Hope you find something that works dude, its apain in the as to live with, wears you out.

I would second what someone said about being in familiar and comfortable surroundings with people you like . . . not in some gay dorm. If you like hiking or skiing or some fun outdoor activity maybe try that, idk. Maybe you are just stressed about school or something. I tend to avoid smoking weed when I am feeling stressed about some or other situation, whether it be job, relationship, finance. Stress is something to deal with weed or no weed. Exercise can reduce stress I find. Sex, as someone alluded to, might work.

Also I don't smoke pot much so when I do smoke it hits me harder than it would if I had been smoking somewhat regularly. The good news is . . . there's always beer!

Man its all in yur head u have to realize youre puting on a self imposed illusion,it happens, but first and foremost people arent really thinking that youre high whenever they see you,for all you know everyone else could be high as hell in that dorm and youre just freaked out even if the dorm has gay rules there are probly people there still smoke despite,Ill tell u this one time i did shrooms just before going to school one morning.. fun experience for me , I chilled and just let the teacher do the blabbin, though most people wouldnt go to school tripping on shrooms because theyll freak the f%%$ out ,but it is all based on illusion literaly,i just use my illusion to my benefit thats just my way of thinking...just chill out and no skitzofrinya!Dont go to high school go to school high yur in the land of the fukin free remember that.

peace luv and afro grease

i think its because like u were saying u started smoking it constantly for a "long" period of time,,,, then u suddenly stopped...i think when u stopped nd didnt smoke for a month that jus made the paranoia worse..i find when i dont smoke weed for a while..when i do smoke i get 10 times as high as i usually would nd sometimes feel a bit of paranoia....soooo if what i jus said were truu...all u would have to do is go back to smokein constantly which could be trouble cause of college....just a thought..HAPPY SMOKIN MY FRIEND~

ive learned over the years from smoking that you can put yourself in differant moods...if you think negative... negative moods will occur... when im alone i can smoke bowl after bowl and just chill.. im not a social smoker...when im around people and i smoke i get all weird and shit....feel like everybodys looking at me funny..ect. ect... unless im real comfortable with you (my woman, very close friends) then i freak out...lol....

i think its because like u were saying u started smoking it constantly for a "long" period of time,,,, then u suddenly stopped...i think when u stopped nd didnt smoke for a month that jus made the paranoia worse..i find when i dont smoke weed for a while..when i do smoke i get 10 times as high as i usually would nd sometimes feel a bit of paranoia....soooo if what i jus said were truu...all u would have to do is go back to smokein constantly which could be trouble cause of college....just a thought..HAPPY SMOKIN MY FRIEND~

captain792000 said:

ive learned over the years from smoking that you can put yourself in differant moods...if you think negative... negative moods will occur... when im alone i can smoke bowl after bowl and just chill.. im not a social smoker...when im around people and i smoke i get all weird and shit....feel like everybodys looking at me funny..ect. ect... unless im real comfortable with you (my woman, very close friends) then i freak out...lol....

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yea i kno wat u feel like cuz i smoked before a football game a while back and it felt like i was bein stared at and everything..

Sometimes the paranoia is funny.

I feel paranoia when I smoke something other then my own. Its funny the only time I feel like quitting my setup is when I find another bag. (rare)
I also notice more problems with my setup when I smoke other's stash

yes ive had this problem all my life too, i now take meds for anxiety but still when i smoke too much i still get it


I ususally start shaking the shit outa my knee for some reason it makes me feel better


my paranoia used to be social when i smoked but after now even when alone i start getting paranoid about other things like heart attacks and shit

the key is dont smoke too much


unforunatly the cure to this problem is alcohal but this has also turned me into a heavy drinker cuz i always need a drink after I get hi.

paranoia is a touchy subject, it can be caused by many things, stress, drugs, etc....
you have to isolate the problem, did your paranoia stem from marijuana? (obviously not) or is it something that happened during a high? some things can access deep emotions when you're high. did anything traumatic happen to you before, after, or during your move to college? meet a new girl that giving your trouble? homework too much? dorm rooms not inviting? anything could be the problem, and it's up to you to identify where it's coming from.

Learn to accept yourself and love yourself and feel comfortable in your own skin and try not to worry about what others think of you all the time and you'll never get paranoid.
Having said that if you feel like you have a real problem with paranoia you should seek medical advise as some people react badly to cannabis especially those that smoke under the age of 21 before the thc receptors in their brain are fully developed.
This condition usually only affects those that are genetically predisposed to this kind of condition in the first place though.
Best of luck

absolutely, so, what's the solution here? smoke more weed, and go see a doctor..... then smoke more weed.

it sounds like ur not happy at collage, so if u toke when ur not happy u will have a really bad buzz,, try and find some chill like minded ppl to toke with and relax,, i know what its like to have to keep busy when high im always like that unless it night..

Alot of mental illnesses manifest your first year of college, so your probably just mentally ill. But that dont mean nothing, try and sort things out in your head and it might go away ya know.

just go talk to a shrink dude