September 5th, 2017 at 1:30 AM
Speaking from first hand experience (did it a couple times a while back, not anymore), being high definitely distinctively makes you feel different. Unless you do too much, it's not one of those things where you just won't be able to function. People go to work, go to class, socialize, live their normal lives when high all the time.
It makes you feel a lot more "connected" to the world around you, and the best way I could describe it is that it's like looking through life through a bird's eye lens. You'll see the bigger picture a lot better, or at least you'll feel like you do. Perhaps the "bigger picture" is a skewed view of things a bit, but ultimately, a coworker saying some nasty shit to you will get you down less because you'll see it as just a minor thing. Or you not getting your way in a negotiation won't bother you because you'll know you will have other chances. You'll overthink stuff a lot less, negative and/or traumatic memories won't affect you as much, and you'll roll with things a little better as they happen.
CBD oil has a lot of the same anti-anxiety and calming effects, but you don't really feel the same "high," so its great for people (like myself, who have a severe anxiety disorder) to be able to cope with life a little better without having to be high to get there. Because, being high, you will feel very unfocused and out of it (and time slows down while you're at it too). And it turns out you're actually a hell of a lot less "out of it" than you feel, but still... You'll feel like the world will see you as a totally different person but the world has no idea. At most, they'll assume you are tired, or that you are having a good day, and that'll be the end of it. It's bizzare. And CBD oil has no such effect.
That said, the problem with classical marajuana is that it stifles your motivation a bit. Because negative consequences don't get to you so much, you'll degrade your real-life coping skills a little. Not always a good thing long term for an ordinary person without a history of PTSD or some other illness. If you're gonna turn to THC, it's good to at least be educated about what it does.
It makes you feel a lot more "connected" to the world around you, and the best way I could describe it is that it's like looking through life through a bird's eye lens. You'll see the bigger picture a lot better, or at least you'll feel like you do. Perhaps the "bigger picture" is a skewed view of things a bit, but ultimately, a coworker saying some nasty shit to you will get you down less because you'll see it as just a minor thing. Or you not getting your way in a negotiation won't bother you because you'll know you will have other chances. You'll overthink stuff a lot less, negative and/or traumatic memories won't affect you as much, and you'll roll with things a little better as they happen.
CBD oil has a lot of the same anti-anxiety and calming effects, but you don't really feel the same "high," so its great for people (like myself, who have a severe anxiety disorder) to be able to cope with life a little better without having to be high to get there. Because, being high, you will feel very unfocused and out of it (and time slows down while you're at it too). And it turns out you're actually a hell of a lot less "out of it" than you feel, but still... You'll feel like the world will see you as a totally different person but the world has no idea. At most, they'll assume you are tired, or that you are having a good day, and that'll be the end of it. It's bizzare. And CBD oil has no such effect.
That said, the problem with classical marajuana is that it stifles your motivation a bit. Because negative consequences don't get to you so much, you'll degrade your real-life coping skills a little. Not always a good thing long term for an ordinary person without a history of PTSD or some other illness. If you're gonna turn to THC, it's good to at least be educated about what it does.
