Well definitely not the best physical-mental state to smoke on, I think you took the right choice. Hope you'll find the source of this paranoia, and find a way to work about it.. 🫂🍀

Anyway if you didn't watch it, check the part from 1:28:00, maybe it will interest you.

High like when you weren't so stressed & fearful of the world? The weed is showing you what you need to see but that's not how you want to feel. Everything you feel is for a reason, try not to invalidate a feeling that you don't like or it will resurface again later. Accept it, feel it fully & them watch it pass. Don't fight it. Give the pod a listen man. It's good. 🫂💚

Same, man. In my teens I could smoke all I want, then I had a psychedelics phase and couldn't smoke anymore because it drove me mad and there was no enjoyment, only paranoia and agony. Weed triggers an absolute sense of despair, powerlessness and uselessness in me since then. Kinda funny since it's supposed to be a soft drug, yet it fucks me up way more than a hard drug.

I was going to say yeah Salvia will break your universe, but then I figured out what you meant. I can relate. I have no issue doing large doses of psychedelics, but pot sends me into a really uncomfortable place. I've noticed that if I don't do it around a bunch of people (like I used to) and meditate into it the experience is much better. I just started this podcast and I'm enjoying it so far. Will have to watch the rest later.

That's my problem. If weed would triggers certain feelings, how do I know these are to be taken seriously?

Our conditioning has us ignoring our feelings & ultimately suppressing them, especially as a man. You can't have any feeling without first having a belief or definition. Ask what it is that you believe about yourself to feel this particular way. All feelings are valid & should be accepted. It does not mean you have to do anything though, just feel them. What meaning you derive from the feeling is up to you. Ultimately it's your heart trying to communicate with your conscious mind. It's saying hey there, have you noticed this? You can delay facing, acknowledging & experiencing a feeling but you can't ignore it. The slaps from the universe will get louder & harder until you're forced to face them. As the guy says in the pod, come back to your slow conscious breath & just let it all wash over you. When you accept them instead of denying them. They will deliver their message & then dissipate. Don't get caught up in the stories & drama of your ego. They're just stories, you have nothing to fear.

Sì, #YESTR