Asperger's and Marijuana

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Ah, also I was missing a lot of sleep and was sleep deprived most days around that time, so maybe that contributed to it?
I'm pretty sure the pot isn't the cause of why I got the paranoid delusions, but it did intensify them due to my already pretty bad social anxiety and paranoia about people wanting to set me up for trouble.
But, this was from smoking too much pot. I used to get high when I first started pot when I was 18 years old, and I was careful about it, only smoking once on each weekend, and I was happy, and wasn't paranoid.

I smoked only a little bit back then, and was very careful not to smoke so much that I would get paranoid.
But then, someday, I ended up smoking pot everyday, and all day almost like smoking a pack of cigarettes each and everyday, and I didn't even get high, ever.
But, I was still myself, my paranoid anxiety ridden self, and the pot, even though it did not get me high, still has it's slight negative side effects of providing a slight bad pot trip when under bad circumstances.

I´ve found the herb very helpful when I eat a muffin with some mary jane just not enough to get me actually high. It´s like a form of therapy to me. I tend to get "stuck" on the smallest things, but when I bite a little muffin I can just deal with it then let go and feel fine. It also helps me to socialize, but when I take more it makes me more introvert too.

I've had a grudge against marijuana for several years due to its effects on people I've known and still know, but it's really not the drug itself that causes inconsiderate behavior and dependency. Maturity and a person's purpose for smoking make up how they behave while high. Lately, I've become more interested in using specifically for medicinal, spiritual and creative purposes. It's hard to not associate weed with certain obnoxious subcultures, but I'm trying to move past my annoyances. I'm more interested in strains that have less cannabinoids for a clear-headed experience rather than being couch-locked.

Weed is a life saver for me. It puts me in a better mood and calms me down. Whenever I feel like I'm about to explode, I light up a joint and all the little things I worry about are not such a big deal anymore and some of the racing thoughts in my head go away. It also helps my art.

I've grown up straight-edge so I've never been interested in trying it. I have been curious as to what it feels like to be high, although I will most likely never try it. I imagine it kind of feels like eating a cupcake while skydiving while listening to dubstep. But that probably won't ever happen, either. So...

I mean, my life without it has been wonderful. I would prefer to indulge in food. Just saying. I haven't really ever been depressed. And having worries has actually pushed me to do better at or fix whatever it is I am worrying about. I'm not saying people who smoke marijuana are unproductive, often far from it. I just feel I would be too disconnected if I did smoke, as if my brain isn't already bonked enough.

i have always suffered bad anxiety, depression, and the oh so terrible social issues, in 8th grade i started smoking pot, and it helped all my issues in some way, i dont know of anything else that can give me the quality of life marijuana does. i once used to take Methyphenidate(Concerta) for my ADHD, it DID help my ADHD but it made it to where i couldnt sleep, i would focus much easier in class but i would sometimes go days without sleeping, very similar to when me and my friends would snort Vyvanse a few years later. marijuana allows me to focus, helps calm me down, gets rid of my depression, and its a social leveler so i was suddenly able to socialize without as much difficulty as i used to have, it allowed people to take the time to see who i am inside instead of just judging me when they first meet me. hell im even more motivated in life while smoking pot, after i started smoking pot is when i started taking responsibility in my life, small steps at first like just doingmy own laundry and waking myself up between 4-5am every day, but still. also i recently stopped smoking pot until i get my cannabis card, its $50 in my town, and ALL my grades in school significantly dropped when i stopped because i lost motivation to succeed in life and do my best. 4 months now without pot and the only differences is im now reverting to how i used to be BEFORE i started smoking, and life isnt as much fun now but thats it, 4 years of smoking pot on nearly a daily basis has done nothing negative to my intellect or my memory, my memory is actually slightly better then when i didnt smoke, i had TERRIBLE short term memory loss back then

Weed is something I don't recommend for everyone since everyone responds to it differently...it could help one person and hurt another. I feel that if weed makes you gain unhealthy behaviours, you should avoid it, but if it does the opposite, it could have the potential to help you.

For myself, it has been incredibly beneficial in helping me conquer my anxiety, depressive thoughts and obsessive behaviour. Instead of focusing on a few specific things or thoughts like I usually do, it pushes me towards different ways of looking at a situation. I will focus less on my obsessions and more towards the things that other people think about.

I become more open minded to other people, even people I would feel anxious around and I tend to become more empathic towards them. I tend to socialize and do "chit-chat" more confidently on weed. I also do a lot of writing while on it, and through this I have realized who I really am and the things I really value, apart from the negativity that usually clouds everything over.

The best metaphor I can use for this is that my unhealthy and self-sabotaging thoughts are all scribbled on a chalkboard, and weed is like the eraser that wipes them away, leaving room for more positive thoughts to be written down. Of course, I don't advocate using it every day or worshipping it like some people I know do, but it has the potential to be very helpful and for you to overcome your psychological hurdles if you use it for the right reasons.

I smoked weed alot, it's just my way of dealing with my problems. It gets rid of social anxiety and my other problems.

I like Pot, but it makes me feel ret*d. I move even more strange, tend to get fixated on things a lot, stim, and generally I feel it makes my symptoms increase by a ton. On the other hand, It takes away my anxiety and depressive feelings, so I like it. It just takes away any copping mechanisms that I use and I forget to attempt to look or act normal,but I don't mind it.