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How do I overcome by fear of trying marijuana? Background: I have GAD that is mostly under control - no medications, able to function just fine day-to-day. It was bad at first though, years ago. I like alcohol and drink daily, no more than 2 drinks. It really relaxes me and winds me down. I've been trying marijuana on and off for about a month. Usually I feel nothing, probably because I'm not taking a big hit (vape pen) out of fear. The last time I tried a big hit I became fixated on my heart rate and had a panic attack. I'm very afraid of possible psychosis, too. Dealing with anxiety made me really sensitive to perceptual changes, I think - and there's a lot of anecdotal soykaf online about people losing it after weed, but I don't know how much of it is FUD. I'd really like it if marijuana could function as an alcohol replacement. Something to have after work and chores during the week. Is it just not for me?

You might want to try flower instead of pens anon, they have a lower THC content. Personally I recommend occasional use of alcohol and marijuana

It's fine. I'm on it right now. Cannabis is better than alcohol. Governments operate against it. Don't worry. Cannabis is good. It's possible for government to organize "psychosis" because you use cannabis. I understand doctors pretty much work on propaganda, fraud for politics.

Anon, I suffer from chronic anxiety for 15 years, I recently started using cannabis and I can tell you that it is a great way to project my mind onto something else, for now I just use it in the evenings after work while watching some film or playing a game

>>11347 Some of my hesitation just comes from the fact that its not a drug I'm familiar with. I smoked about weekly for a year straight like 10 years ago and only had good times with it. >>11348 Yeah, I hear mostly good soykaf about it and would really like to use it as a relaxant and cut out alcohol entirely. How did you start using it? Any tips for someone like me? Like I said, I think my biggest fear (while totally unrealistic) is that it'll make me "snap" or something.

honestly if you can't get into then I don't see the point in forcing it. There's nothing special about cannabis; honestly it'll just make you dumber if you abuse it. It's also insidiously addictive. It's better than alcohol for escapism but it's better to find healthier coping mechanisms like meditation. Of course, I'm a fuarrrking hypocrite because I just ate a cannabis pill. Don't have the will to quit because I don't abuse it too much (1-2x a week), but I used to almost abuse the stuff daily. Don't get to that point.

>>11351 I don’t think I generally have an addictive personality. I’ll keep your warning in mind though. I am trying to force myself to have SOME experience before I decide though.