Marijuana Addiction & Recovery Support Group
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Okay the last time I smoked marijuana which was maybe 5 years ago, I have a severe panic attack. I had been clean off of it for a while, and decided it would be a good idea to smoke one up. It was okay for maybe like 10 seconds until I felt a rush of anxiety. I decided to do something I like to ground myself in the here and now, but it seems like the more I tried to calm myself down the worse it got. I started shaking uncontrollably and my heart was racing. It felt like I was having a seizure but I was consciously aware of it. Has anybody else experienced this before too? When I told my sponsor about the last time I smoked she said what I was experiencing was a psuedo seizure that comes from drug use, stress, anxiety, panic attacks etc.
For me, that was harder than the alcohol - but I did it and now completely straight which is the weirdest thing ever as I would never in my wildest dreams think I would be one of those people.
It sounds like your mind/body is now rejecting the marijuana, at least you know what will happen if you smoke, and will put you off cos that sounds scary - have never experienced that, but would absolutely shit myself :), cos you could have a heart attack or something like that, but you now know, looks like you are going to have to just accept the straight life :), once you get used to it, it becomes better and better, and you end up happier that you have ever been in your life, I am totally converted now, before I would have just laughed in your face, but my entire life has changed, you just gotta stick with it chick x