Problem: Anxiety/Stress

[IJesusChrist]

I have been having a problem now taking psilocybin or even smoking weed for a year now...
I get almost like a nauseau feeeling, not like I want to puke, but just sick in my stomach. Just being in a car or room with pot will do this, sometimes it doesn't come and I can feel fine, and even smoke some and be good.
Does anyone else get this nervous or anxious, even sick feeling?

 

[Meduzz]

How was you mind in the periods you had that? Did you have a lot of stress or things to worry about?

 

[Adder]

I get that too sometimes when smoking weed. I've noticed that it's often on an empty stomach or when I really wasn't in the mood for weed at the time. Being a hallucinogen the effects of the substance is quite subjective. If for some reason your mind isn't in the right place the effects can be a little undesirable.

Also if you get the unpleasant feeling with weed on an empty stomach it's often due to low sugar level. In that case I find that a piece of chocolate or other candy will sometimes bring me back "up".

 

[IJesusChrist]

I usually don't have much stress on me, except the fact of weed, and it seems like I get stressed from it alone? usually my thoughts are just normal - thinking or talking about the day/someone. Then I just get a feeling of "Ick" in my stomach when I smell weed or smoke it.

 

[Sticki]

Seems to me like your associating cannabis and psiloscibin to an intense reaction (Palpatations, Freak out, Anxiety attack??)?

I think you may have sufferd one of the above, maybe all 3 under the influence and now you are anxious / nervous in the presence of the substance because your mind is constantly playing back what happend as a defence mechanism, Fight or Flight.

If this is the case you have to change the association and remind yourself that you enjoy these highs or dont do it

Hope this helps mate.

 

[IJesusChrist]

Seems to me like your associating cannabis and psiloscibin to an intense reaction (Palpatations, Freak out, Anxiety attack??)?

I think you may have sufferd one of the above, maybe all 3 under the influence and now you are anxious / nervous in the presence of the substance because your mind is constantly playing back what happend as a defence mechanism, Fight or Flight.

If this is the case you have to change the association and remind yourself that you enjoy these highs or dont do it

Hope this helps mate.

Thanks man, yeah. All of the above is probably true. It's hard, for sure. I quit weed, unless I'm drunk and feeling good, I can smoke it fine (which is so... stupid, it makes me mad)
Psilocybin just makes me... sit and analyze myself, and its like I can't have good feeling on it, something crosses my mind thats negative.

Maybe just wait it out. I'm going to try extacy this spring (if i find pure mdma) and that will help me in some way or another. Possibly take negative association away from psychoactives.

 

[druglessdouglas]

the effects you are describing....thays what it does

these chemicals are not recreational. they are hardcore

if it was easy it wouldnt be special

 

[IJesusChrist]

the effects you are describing....thays what it does

these chemicals are not recreational. they are hardcore

if it was easy it wouldnt be special

You're correct, with psilocybin anyways - but to never experience euphoria on a strong drug is daunting as long as it lasts. To just feel it once would make me quite content.

 

[Adder]

Back in my crazy days when weed was abundant and didn't cost an arm and a leg that happened to me a couple times during heavy use. I found that laying off for a long time helped. Eventually your associations will come back to the pleasant feelings.

 

[somniferousalmondeyes]

I'd have to agree with Stiki on this one. Weed always helped my stomach, and i've got some serious digestive issues. Smoking a bowl would ease any pain/discomfort 100% of the time from the very first one i ever smoked. However i never had any anxiety issues with weed so it may have something to do with different individual reactions. As for tripping: dramamine, pepcid, any otc motion sickness pill or antacid seemed to help for me(usually both).

 

[tryptonaut]

Does anyone else get this nervous or anxious, even sick feeling?

With psilocybin - always! It's part of the coming up process of every trip. That's why I always make sure it's strong enough, so it will be worth it!
In my case, this sick/anxious feeling is ideally pushed away by an overwhelming psychedelic mindfuck, which is then followed by a euphoric catharsis.

Psilocybin just makes me... sit and analyze myself, and its like I can't have good feeling on it, something crosses my mind thats negative.

That makes me think you don't take enough. I get that when I take around 3g dried cubensis. Take 5 to 7g and you'll get over it (you won't have a chance other than to get over it...). I have had this "analyze myself" trip now and then also since I took higher doses. It doesn't hurt once in a while if you know how to deal with it. But if you only get that, I'd take more.

With weed I can totally understand you. I overused it in the past and now it makes me psychotic. It was a good way to make me stop smoking it, though