I smoke marijuana from time to time and I would most definitely say that I am the same person when high. It's a very interesting thing though because while it's still you, it's a much different side of you that's being shown. The difference is that it's a much less inhibited you. I really like dancing. Often times I'm too shy or concerned about what I'll look like to dance. Sure I still dance when sober, but when I'm high I can't help but dance and the lack of concern of judgment is a nice feeling. There's also a certain clarity of thought that can come with smoking (if done in the correct quantity). My girlfriend and I always write down our thoughts when high(our "highdeas" if you will) and go over them the next day only to realize that they we had had these thoughts before and it didn't take being high to think such awesome things. Being high only worked as a catalyst to share the idea. Getting high completely isn't necessary though. I can dance in public or talk about every cool idea I have when sober as well. However, what I like about it is that for a few hours, you get to experience something entirely different. And I feel that a lot of people enjoy this feeling too much sometimes which results in them feeling the constant need to be high. I honestly do feel sorry for those people because they've confused their realities. Sure, when you're high you haven't a worry in the world. But the beauty of living is enjoying the balance of positive and negative emotion. If you're always feeling positive, the balance will be off and have an overall negative consequence.
I smoke marijuana from time to time and I would most definitely say that I am the same person when high. It's a very interesting thing though because while it's still you, it's a much different side of you that's being shown. The difference is that it's a much less inhibited you.
This brings up an interesting point, because when I smoked marijuana I was far more inhibited. So different people respond differently to the introduction of certain chemicals. We all have different physiology's, and therefore some people may respond positively to something like Adderall while others may have no effect and for some it may make their concentration more difficult.
When I smoke weed I say stupid things and think they're smart. When I don't smoke weed I say smart things and think they're stupid. My most vivid "I shouldn't smoke dope" moment was listening to the Cure's "Push" with some friends and thinking "that's amazing! The notes - like - follow one another! Like math!" Listen to it sober? Yeah, dumbass, it's called a chord progression. I'm totally down with legalization. I'm totally down with others smoking dope. Me? I'll take bourbon. Bourbon doesn't give me a cold the next day.
My sentiments exactly. Ive had similar music listening "epiphanies", just substitute the Cure with Bjork. Many people claim that pot gives them increased creative abilities, I'm far more creative when I've had a drink or several.
Different strains have different effects. Some just make me want to build a city in SimCity, create something in Blender, or I just get random ideas that I have to sketch up before I forget them. And then on the other hand there's strains that just make me a zombie.
I wonder if personality has a role in this. I'm normally outgoing and uninhibited as it is, so being even less inhibited by anything doesn't make too much of a difference. Would you call yourself an outgoing person?
Me? I am about as outgoing as a human being gets. I am extremely confident in most any situation and genuinely enjoy most peoples company.
So do you think that you are more inhibited when inebriated or does it really not make too much of a difference?
Initially my girlfriend was like this, but that's just because we hadn't realized it doesn't take too much to get her to a pleasant state of inebriation (album name?). How much had you smoked would you guess that made you paranoid. I remember my first time I was extremely paranoid, but that's just because I hadn't planned it out too well and I have to drive back home.
I used to smoke a shit load of weed almost every day. We used to come to high school high as a kite most days of the week; fun times, those days. The paranoia thing crept and crept. It never happened in my earlier days, but then became unavoidable after a few years.
I had the same progression. I was fine in high school and I smoked a TON, then when I was about 19 I started to not enjoy it as much because it made me anti-social and paranoid.
Really? I've never heard of it being an issue the more someone smoked it, only in the beginning. Did you smoke more and more at once as time went on?