Asperger's and Marijuana

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A little something for those who think that smoking marijuana can't do any harm.

I can't smoke because I start thinking very deep and it always turns into a bad trip. One negetive thought and its a wrap! I usually think about what everyone thinks about me and how I look to other people and the thoughts only get worse and worse and worse!

The high is awesome though!!

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Well, for me, a low amount of marijuana can help with social interaction because it makes more things interesting to me. It also decreases social anxiety kind of like alcohol. However, higher amounts of marijuana just make me space out and not pay attention to conversations, and as far as I can tell that's pretty standard for marijuana.

I appreciate music much more, get the "munchies" and laugh more easily on marijuana, and sometimes get some "strobe-like" visual effects, sort of like a low frame rate. Pretty standard stuff. The only thing that seems to be different for me than for most people using marijuana is that "cotton mouth" is DECREASED, rather than increased.

Generally speaking marijuana is an awesome experience for me, but I keep it to twice a week or less because the "magic" may start to go above that - and I'll build tolerance. I would probably do this even if marijuana were legal.

I know people who can drive stoned, but I don't feel like I can do that. I'd space out too much and possibly not see a red light / traffic stopped ahead.

I like being more stoned when I'm alone than when I'm with people. Which can be annoying if I got high from someone else's herb and that supply went with the person.

When I am around drunk or high people, I feel like my words and mannerisms make more sense to them and they listen more, too bad they forget them because they are stoned.

I am so much in love with marijuana, but I don't think it's doing my AS any good. It's not doing it any harm either, but it's definitely not a medication. To me, it's just a wonderful recreational drug, the one who started my special interest in drugs and drug use.

I keep my intake low. I am more tempted to abuse opiates than weed (I had opiate cravings right after my first dose). If I had my way, I'd smoke once every week or two weeks. Since I have to hide my use from my family, I actually smoke only once a few weeks or a few months.

It messes my executive function even more than it already is. Funny thing is that it's not even noticeable for people around me. I am just a bit more forgetful when high - but my sober state is a very forgetful one, too.

Weed doesn't make me more sociable, that's for sure. I smoked once with two friends and didn't like it that much. I kept saying stupid things and I constantly misinterpreted their body language as them being annoyed with me, when they were just spacing out.

I'm happier to get high by myself and this goes for every drug, except for caffeine, which makes me pretty euphoric and more outgoing. Being buzzed from the caffeine alone is not very entertaining, whereas ingesting recreational doses of caffeine with a close friend turned into a lovely bonding experience.

When stoned, I mostly enjoy getting lost into my own thoughts, listening to music and experiencing reality in a different way. Being around people detracts me from this. But I do become very aware of how much I love my family and my friends. Whenever I call them on the phone while baked, I always end up profusely telling them that I love them.

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Probably 75% Aspie, 25% NT... and 100% ADHD

Aspie-quiz results:
Aspie score: 138 of 200 / NT score: 78 of 200 => Very likely an Aspie.

I used to do it sometimes. a long time ago. Much rather hit the bottle...

Not sure if this is an aspie thing but I've always had a odd reaction to Cannabis. I used to smoke every day but recently stopped because I had to start taking a new antipsychotic drug. For one thing, I have a REALLY low tolerance, and it never goes up at all no matter how often I smoke. I can get really high off of a tiny piece, like in the milligrams. Also, it makes me space out a lot more than other people. I become even less social and just go into my own little world, with bizarre, racing thoughts.

I do a few hits in the morning and maybe a few around the day if im home and a few before bed. a single bowl last me around 3 days. It really clears out my lungs and sinuses so I breath better. also I can think a little more clearly as it slows down my thoughts a little bit.