So anxious about war

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Fair enough. It can also be vaporized vs combusted, or consumed in edibles. (Or as oil or shatter or or or) Each strain has different effects, and each method of consumption has different effects for the same strain. Vaporizing May work for some people’s anxiety, but if I wasn’t going to smoke it I’d choose eating it for anxiety over vaporizing just for the difference in effect I know it has on me. Edibles take more raw product, though, and it has to be extracted out into fat (butter) vs just eating raw dried plant as it’s dat soluble. My friend cooks up a couple pounds at a time into butter in a huge stock pot and then bakes cookies to supply dispensaries with. Just a bite is enough for some symptoms, and a whole cookie = laying on the beach in the Sun for 5-6 hours; completely worry free!

I just want you to know that I read a Quora website blog "Debunking Doomsday" about the strike this week that made me feel more confident that things will be okay.

You might also want to check out r/Anxiety on Reddit, there are people who have similar concerns. I won't recommend it if you plain don't want to think about it though.

Well, look at it this way: It hasn’t happened YET.

If I recall my history correctly, the last time open global war was declared and the U.K. and the rest of Western Europe got the living s**t bombed out of them, it was the result of years of pacification, not wanting to start a war and mess with a madman.

We’ve been much closer than this at various points in the Cold War, and we’re all still here.

London survived the Blitzkrieg. Quite a few people didn’t, but obviously more did. Quite a few people survived Hiroshima, for that matter, or we wouldn’t hear the horror stories that now make us aware of just how horrific it all is.

But they don’t say that on the news, of course. If British news is anything like American news, it’s designed to garner ratings, provoke emotional responses, and advance the parent company’s point of view, not really to inform. I’m not saying don’t watch, but... Don’t accept every emotional response they evoke as the real truth.

List the things that frighten you. Decide which ones are real and which ones you think are hyped up. Learn what you can do to prepare for the real threats, should they materialize. Then do as much of that as you can. Whether the worst happens or whether this is our generation’s Cuban Missile Crisis or whatever, information and responsible action are the cure for terror and helplessness.

A moderator asked you to limit your discussons of pot to the Adult section, and yet you continue discussing it here. That's damn cheeky of you. Did it occur to you that many children are WP members, and this could be seen as legitimizing (and instructing) marijuana use, including in places where it is illegal?

I don't know why you think so highly of yourself that you don't need to follow common-sense rules. Perhaps it's because you aren't a parent, and can't imagine the concerns others may have. Or perhaps it's just that you think rules don't apply to YOU.

Aye, THIS is why it's not worth worrying about.

I used to worry about all sorts of crap. Everything was scary. But I noticed something: There was one crisis after another, one big situation after another, there were always "experts" (sarcastic quotes, those) pointing out all the GLOOOOOOOM and DOOOOOOM, and then.... the situation would just sort of deflate. And then IMMEDIATELY be replaced with some new GLOOOOM and DOOOOM. This happens over... and over... and over.... and over... and I came to realize: The media isnt reporting genuine NEWS anymore. They're just throwing SPECTACLE at you. News doesnt make money. Spectacle does.

Ever notice, EVERY story is something negative? EVERYTHING is a "controversy"? And unless it's a natural disaster (as in, something like a hurricane where they can dig in with really direct footage) all the info comes from "insiders" and "experts" that, when you really think about it, amount to a whole lot of hot air?

And I guarantee you: When they tire of the Syria thing, they'll pretty much instantly hop into something else to scare you with.

Scare tactics like these do one thing: Guarantee them more views, more hits. These big media groups, they are big corporations now, and corporations care about ONE thing, and only one thing: Making money. Giving you JUST the true facts all the time and covering all sorts of stories doesnt do that as much as scaring the crap out of you will.

So no matter WHAT the true situation is, they'll inflate it... over, and over, and over, just as they have done time and time again.

AND. On top of that. There's the internet, bastion of lies and insanity. I dont care where you get your news from on here: Dont trust that either. Hell, trust it LESS. Misinformation is bloody everywhere on the Net. EVERYWHERE. But people look at it all the time to learn things, and it's no wonder they end up freaking out. Hell, another piece of internet-related advice: Dont come to places like this to discuss things like this. Why? Because it's just going to end up freaking you out more, as you run into other people that have been freaked out by whatever screwball info they heard.

And lastly: One thing that will keep idiot leaders from doing stuff like that: They dont want to be dead, or ruling a wasteland. And one of those two things would be the result of something like a war that big, and they bloody well know it. But they DO want to look like big tough guys, so the threats they throw around will never... ever... ever... end. Damn useless fools.


Honestly, all of this is why I tend to try to ignore the news. NONE of it can be trusted, ALL of it is inflated by groups that actually profit from scaring everyone, and then the internet just twists everything further and in the end.... it's all a useless jumble of utter lunacy.


....And that's all I have to say about that! I dont really follow or give a flying fart about politics or anything like that... far as I'm concerned, all politicians (world leaders or otherwise) are nasty, greedy jerkbags, and that's all I need to know. But what I do know alot about is fear, and it's causes, and the psychology that is used to create it. Even I've heard of the Syria thing though (like any of the "major" situations the media flips out about, you WILL hear about it whether you follow news or not).

So, I leave you with that. Hope it helps.

Does your GP know you mix these two drugs , I just read up on them and they can cause problems.

None of the above.

It’s simply that this medicine has every equal right to be discussed as any other in this thread or elsewhere on the forums. I respectfully followed up and asked the mod for further clarification on the discussion of prescription medications.

The OP responded to me, so I responded to her post. Simple as that.

Further, while I don’t have children of my own, I don’t believe that the use of this medicine should be hidden from children any more than the use of tylenol or Prozac should be. If you’re referring to it’s recreational use, I’d much prefer that cannabis be normalized in a family setting vs the proven to be most societally destructive drug, alcohol.

I’d certainly prefer that children be aware that they can discuss cannabis with their doctor over Prozac or Valium.

@Misery (regarding your long post):
That does actually help. Whether it's sugarcoated or not, that doesn't matter, because it is still reassuring. I am one to express my thoughts and feelings out loud, both online and offline, as it just helps to get it off my chest. And I like to do it anonymously online because I hope it'd attract more knowledgeable people than myself who will give me a reasonable explanation and tell me that it's not as bad as it all sounds.

My panic attacks mostly lead me to seek reassurance. Some reassurance is not all 100% honesty but is not all lies either. But being reassured still helps, because I tend to relax more. Now I do feel relaxed about it, not only about the news being famous for scaremongering to get viewer's attention, but also about how one country won't nuke another country for lots of different reasons.

This sort of thing takes me back to the Swine Flu episode. The media made it sound like it's the new plague, and each case or death related to the Swine Flu was broadcasted, and it made it sound more deadly than it really was. Then, rather quickly, it suddenly all fizzled out, and I'm still here now, as are all my loved ones.

Today I have been trying to think outside the box. I went on Facebook, and nothing about any of this war stuff was mentioned, nor did anyone share breaking news about it, even though serious news articles do get shared. So I'm hoping it will blow over again.

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I also think it was a cheeky of you to disregard the Mods instruction but didn't want to say anything as at the moment everything I say is taken as a personal attack , I am only posting to agree with Bea - you are a cheeky bugger GF21

I have been told by a professional pharmacist that it's OK to take Avomine as long as it is over 2 hours before or after taking Sertraline. She also said that the side effects of Avomine can cause more severe case of drowsiness if you are on antidepressants, and can make you a little high too, but if you take Avomine tablets properly (as in following the instructions on the packet), then they won't cause health problems or damage. I don't take Avomine every day anyway. Maybe just once or twice a week or sometimes none at all for a few weeks.

OK , cool , just wanted to know if you knew they can react with each other

You can think what you want.

It seems that besides “Keep Calm and Carry On,” we have another throwback to the 1930’s in this thread: Reefer Madness.

Global attitudes are shifting on the completely failed prohibition of marijuana. Thankfully it’s available by prescription (and OTC) in many progressive parts of the world.

FYI, although lists vary by region, Autism, Anxiety, ADHD, and PTSD are all diagnoses that qualify patients to obtain marijuana from medical marijuana dispensaries.

Eh, I didnt sugarcoat anything; I never do. Would be the direct opposite of how I usually am. I always describe myself as having a "dark" personality, as I tend to be *very* negative about most everything. Even stuff I really like. Sugarcoating something, is not something that occurs to me. Frankly I hate it when people do that. Like if I make/do something, and it's bloody stupid, I dont want people sugarcoating their response to me to make me "feel" better. How can I learn, when people do that? So I think it's idiotic and typically refuse to do it.

No, that's just my genuine thoughts on it. And yeah, I remember the swine flu scare. It was one of the things that cemented this idea in my mind. Even I went and got the stupid vaccine, because I'd allowed myself to get too worried about it. Bloody waste of needle-related anxiety, and I took that as a hard lesson to be learned. And it was hardly the only disease-related panic in recent times, eh? And every single time, it's a world-shattering incident. Or, to be more accurate, a profit-generating incident.... but most people dont/cant see that.

And even this current situation: Notice, that this DID indeed switch instantly from the previous GLOOOM and DOOM situation? The whole North Korea thing nobody would shut up about? At some point it's almost like people started to lose interest in that.... and OF COURSE that's when this inflates now. I wasnt even remotely surprised by it, or the timing of it. It's actually gotten really predictable to me. The fact that it can even BE predictable, is bloody depressing. I've always believed that the old concept of journalistic integrity is important.... so it's sad to see that go out the window and into a blender, all in the chase for MOAR MONEYS!! !!11 But it's even more depressing to me that so many people not only fall for it, but almost DEFEND it. But then, big corporations have freaking MASTERED that sort of control.

And dont get me wrong: I know that bad stuff happens in the world. Whether it's North Korea or Syria, or a giant freaking hurricane, or some guy getting shredded by some giant animal, bad stuff happens. But whatever the bad stuff is, the media will ALWAYS inflate it, they will always twist it, and they will always "prove" it while not actually doing so.... because they gain from that. When in reality, they're using your own psychology against you. Honestly, the whole thing is almost fascinating to me.... or it would be if it wasnt so bloody stupid.

The other thing that gets me though: This crap, it all ALSO distracts people from things that they SHOULD be afraid of in their lives. They focus so much on this junk that they dont notice other things that may be a danger to them. Fear will do that to you. I learned THAT one in a very hard lesson that could have gotten someone killed years ago, a really bad car crash caused by my own terrible anxiety at the time, distracting and confusing me. Letting fear control you is a bad thing, particularly when the thing you're afraid of turns out to be utterly idiotic. Not that big corporate groups give a crap about that. But it just makes what they do that much nastier. Who knows how much suffering they've caused through this?

Other than that though, my advice to NOT seek help online is also very true. I get what you mean about hoping to attract those that can be honest with you and deliver facts that will help. BUT. Again, this is the internet... bastion of lies and insanity. Not only will people be attracted that are the direct opposite of what you want, but trolls can also be attracted... those who get pleasure on very specifically scaring the crap out of you, or whatever makes you suffer. This forum may often seem like a safe place, but yes, such people absolutely exist here too. And there's often no true way to tell the difference.

Just dont trust it. Observe for yourself, think logically, and come to your own decisions over time. That's the absolute best advice I can give. Not just for this situation, but for any.

Good luck to you, and I hope you feel better!

And with that, I'm out. It's bloody hard to type and whatnot on this idiotic laptop that I'm stuck with this week. I dunno how people use these things without going mad. But that's a rant for another day.

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OK, fair enough that you wasn't sugarcoating . But if one HAD sugarcoated a post, I'd still rather that than a blunt "it is happening, who cares if you die, deal with it".
But anyway thanks for making me feel better with your honesty.

I don't think any Londanian ever experienced that post WW2.

...and Nasrallah just loves to trigger wars for absurd reasons.