Posted by Brainbeard on April 12, 2012, at 16:30:55
In reply to Psychosis from Cannibis, posted by rjlockhart04-08 on April 12, 2012, at 15:48:29
God sits there and does nothing... What a joke. Lucifer really hasn't learnt anything, has he. Liar!
Cannabis (especially the kind that's overly rich in THC [tetrahydracannabinol, the major active component]) can trigger psychotic episodes and should be avoided by anyone who is at risk for mental instability. Some people won't know they were at risk for psychosis until smoking cannabis triggers such an episode, after which irrepairable damage may already be done.
I smoked lots of cannabis and I can well imagine the state you describe.
In your case it's probably best to never use cannabis again, or, if you 'must', to use cannabis less rich in THC and with a higher cannabidiol to THC-ratio (cannabidiol, another active component of cannabis, actually counters psychosis); which would mean marijuana grown outdoors or hash. Set and setting are also very important. In my experience, music can be very enjoyable when high/stoned. Thinking about sex can also make anxiety pass, but it may be troubled by religious preservations.
Your experience can be partly explained as going batshit crazy on cannabis.
I myself do believe in the existence of a spiritual reality. Authentic spiritual experience and psychosis are just two extremes of a fine line running between them, I theorize... From my own spiritual kind of view (which is christian, I'll admit), I'd say that God is far from sitting there and doing nothing. He has done a lot and is still doing a lot. Going to do a lot. I believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ. I also would stay far from asking for messengers or spiritual guides since such entities, if they appear or manifest themselves, may either be phantoms of the imagination or malevolent spirits disguised as helpers (or both). From my particular point of view, the work of Jesus Christ has made any other kind of intermediation redundant, so that God can be approached directly by appealing to mentioned work.
If one would have to choose between religious insanity and atheistic (or agnostic) sanity though, I think the latter would be preferable, perhaps at least for the time being.
Grace to you.
Current meds: clomipramine 225mg, fluvoxamine (Luvox) 50mg, methylphenidate 30-90mg, flupentixol 1mg. PRN: oxazepam 5-20mg or other benzo's.
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