Asperger's and Marijuana

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Smoking opens my mind up and leads to a more divergent thinking process. Great for creativity. Not good for prioritizing and getting things done but when I'm about to take on a creative task I feel much more inspired and my mind is free to go places I wouldn't otherwise have gone.

Music and art are big in my life... It seems to make my synesthesia more pronounced.

When I'm trying to be athletic or productive I can't smoke and perform. It slows down reaction time, throws off my proprioception and I'm less focused. However, AFTER exertion it is extremely beneficial and aids recovery. Its been proven to be a potent anti-inflammatory, it boosts my appetite to help feed my muscles and takes it away any trace of soreness while easing my mind and bringing me down off of my adrenaline high. mountain biking and rock climbing can really send my adrenals into overdrive.

I have had a lot of digestive issues and it helps with that too... puts me right back on schedule and eases cramping...without even getting me high...unless I want to eat the whole cookie

I worked a full time job building and testing high voltage and current sensing devices and I was stoned everyday. The people there loved me because I never made any mistakes and I worked my ass off. Smoked up on the day of the drug test and passed... just drink extra water. I didn't keep the job because I had to work with nasty chemicals that were destroying my lungs and brain cells... I smoked before work because CANNABIS IS NEURO-PROTECTIVE. If you smoke before drinking you won't have as bad of a hangover.

If I get sick with a sinus infection it helps clear the mucous from my throat and sinuses. Same with respiratory infections. Though I don't get sick as much any more since I've been a regular consumer.

legalize it.

It makes me both anxious in short term and hypochondric in long term. Never again.

The creativity buff is great though, I could conjure elaborate stories without even thinking about it, with deep meanings and teachings. It was pretty cool.

I was a regular smoker for about six months, mostly because of how it mixes with Asperger's. It covered up a lot of the symptoms and eased socializing. For example, it's not unusual to stare off into space an not talk for hours when you're smoking weed; everyone assumes you're just enjoying yourself. It also sometimes got me to open up and be talkative, and reduced my sensitivity to light and sound.

I'm not really smoking anymore though, because I realize it was just a crutch. I want to be able to experience my issues as they are really happening, not through some drug-distorted lens, because I wasn't dealing with them before, but I want to deal with them.

I normally like to stray from replying to these kinds of things, but it appears quite a few of you are comfortable with it.

I too smoke pot. One of my ex's from highschool got me into it, saying it would "help our relationship." Ugh, I really hate him, but it was a good thing he introduced me to it.
After our relationship was over, I found out that my good friend Scotty was a pot-head, too. After a few times smoking together, we became best friends.

When I smoke, it does calm me down, and it gives me such an enjoyable experience; everything is funnier, music is more magical, and creativity flows like never before. It really only has one draw back for me, worse panic attacks. But if I can stay away from those I'm golden.

But yeah, people do need to be responsible with it. Don't do more than you can handle; Never smoke during, before or at places like school or work; Only do it when you have lots of time and just for leisure.

And never use it as a crutch.
That is how I am still able to use it. I never smoke just to help my problems. The help is just something on the side. Unless you have to get it medically, pot should only be used as an activity.

I do believe I've said my piece uvu

I've smoked the heck out of it and had long periods of not using. I like both. Even though weed is supposed to make people unmotivated, I find the exact opposite. Without it I find it hard to get busy with getting stuff done. Big time Aspie Inertia. With it, I'm quite the busy bee. This is the main thing about it that I enjoy. But it has to be Sativa, not Indica. I don't like Indica, makes me a zombie. The other thing about Sativa is that it is an instant cure for constipation. When I'm in smoking mode, bowels work like clock-work. Two days off, and it's like I swallowed a cork. Indica does not have this effect on me.

I find cannabis helps me with motivation too, but maybe it just decreases my unpleasant symptoms enough to where I feel better and that is what causes the motivation, just feeling better.

I myself have taken tobacco smoking since i was 18.i never have take cannabis to cure my social anxiety.i'd prefer smoking tobacco because it makes me more relaxed and release my social depression.tobacco can elevate my mood due to my social isolation frustated.and i aware that cannabis are legal in my country,sorry

I've thought about trying it, I did smoke it twice, but the first time i was so drunk i was probably high and didn't notice, and the second time I only took one hit before having to stop because of a sore throat taht i was experiancing that day. I know that everyones body chemestry is different, so their experiance with it will be different, but I think it would help with me. Unfortently, I have no way to get it, and no where to smoke it, since I rent a room form the sweet (but deeply religious) old lady. She doesn't even like candles.

Also, I know quite a few people who smoke, and I've seen some of them waste their lives and "go stupid" from it, but I've seen a lot more people who smoke who can handle it and doesn't screw them up, or their lives. It's all about body chemistry. It really isn't that different from alcahol. My mom is a cop, and I pretty much grew up in the police station, so I've heard all the horror stories, and did all the D.A.R.E stuff, but when I really started studing about it, it really isn't that bad. Can it be misused? Ofcoarse, but then again, so can be pretty much anything.

I am so glad we can talk about this here, because it's not a subject I talk about much with anybody anymore. I don't mind others using MM, and I see very good reasons for it, and defend them, but generally say "No thanks" and give some vague explanation.

I have wierd reactions to meds. Some I barely react to and some I really over react to, and pot is like that for me. I'm never quite sure if it's going to be a total waste on me, or if it's going to...for lack of a better phrase...make me "more autistic", but it's usually one or the other. I hate the reaction I have that is probably due to the pain-numbing effect, where my sense of touch gets blurred and it throws my dislike of being touched into a panic mode, and I get stuck in my head. Armed with what I know now, in a perfect situation...say with the right puzzles...this might not be so bad. But in a social situation, around even just one person, it's pure hell. Who would do this to themselves for the fun of it? or even for healing? Not me, and certainly not to get on some bandwagon of buddies...not finding bandwagons fun at all. I have other solutions to my problems and don't need this one.

So I see the reasoning behind MM, and the healing aspects of the plant itself but no real benefit for me to the psychotropic side of it. After all, if I want a neuroprotectant that makes me more autistic I can just raise my topamax dosage 25mg. It messes up my speech and writing and locks me in my head for a few weeks while I adjust. That's so much fun too. I should pressure all my friends to try it, but I'm not like that, and it wouldn't do the same thing to them anyway. I can't even make the analogy to them because they wouldn't get it. So I politely say "No thank you." and I am heavy on the "NO."
I've been down this road and I know where it ends. I see the cat grin at me and disappear, and I'm not choosing that path again.
I don't want the psych effects or the social tangles.

I see the benefits to other people but I also know not many people react to MM like I do. I'm cool with that. I also understand the seeds are an incredible source of aminos and EFA's/Omega's and digestive helpers and I'll use them. But my buddies can have my share of this plant's psychotropic effects.

Ooh, and something I left out, it actually helps me be social.

I can never order food on my own, and I remember once getting high with my buddy Scotty were we headed down to a pizza place. I was able to order a slice all by myself, it was amazing.

I find just smoking a small amount really beneficial.

Only tried it a few times, it makes me stress and agro. Last time led to a meltdown

I've considered getting a medical license, but I have terrible anxiety issues. From what I've researched, cannabis exacerbates that problem greatly. I'm not willing to risk it.

I have tried it a few times and they were all horrible experiences. It shoots my anxiety reallly really high, almost to the point of paranoia.

Paranoia-wise, marijuana has, at worst, allowed paranoid thoughts I NORMALLY have to eat into my high. It actually reduces paranoia overall - because of the loss of short-term memory it becomes harder for me to "latch on" to a negative thought, and my train of thought becomes more "depth-first" than "breadth-first." Which, yes, makes my marginal executive function worse.

Smoking allowed me to fit in to a degree. It also helped me cope with depression and suicidal ideations. Sometimes, when I first began using, the euphoria was very intense and produced visuals, as in depth perception below a meter was affected, people looked like 2D cardboard cutouts against layers of cutout background pieces, like the old view-master toys.

The first time this caused great anxiety, next time I reminded myself of the 0 count fatality rate, faced that fear and enjoyed the ride. However, these are intense experiences that many find panic inducing. I found that they are definitely an exception as I only experienced visuals 3 times and the last one was over 10 years ago in my late teens.

Nowadays, however, I also have PTSD from being a combat infantry vet on top of what I have to come suspect was an already existent case of PTSD from social torment and humiliation. Anger is a big issue and marijuana is the best medicine. My dosage is to the point of maintenance. I don't get a big buzz, but it takes that edge off and that makes all the difference in the world.

The black-market costs are ridiculous though and give it a double edged sword effect, it undoubtedly helps me cope, but I know my financial situation would be better if I gave it up. The sad part is it this culture that criticizes cannabis users when their medicine cabinets are full of prescription opiates. We all suffer for their ignorance, but the end of marijuana's prohibition would affect major industries in the range of billions in lost profits.

1. The pharmaceutical industry would take losses when people started growing their own cannabis for medicinal use.

2. The state would lose money from not being able to impose fees against those violating cannabis laws.

3. The alcohol and tobacco industry would lose money from people turning to cannabis for recreational use in the absence of it's prohibition.

4. Lawyers and bail bondsman would lose money from not having cannabis users to exploit after the state exploits them first. A very convenient and symbiotic relationship between the two.

5. And let's not forget the individual politicians, judges, and many others who will lose money when those industries have less money to bribe them with.

NT's are too in love with money and that sense of superiority material possession gives in their civilization of self-idolatry.