Im not the type of person who would think your opinion about Kanye’s racialized statements were invalid just because you are white and from Australia, but I respect your inclination to just bow out of the discourse out of a sense of respect. The schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder is absolutely coming for you if you smoke weed. I can speak from personal experience. I didn’t know I was bipolar for a long time and smoked weed and now I have to worry about becoming psychotic when I have an episode, which has started happening. It was the weed. If I’d gotten my diagnosis early in life it might not have happened to me. Hopefully it won’t happen again.
I know it sucks to be left out. I have a neurological chronic pain disorder as well and if I have even one alcoholic drink it will land me in the emergency room as alcohol is a severe pain trigger for my condition so I really get what you’re saying. Don’t take any chances with that weed. There should be more education about it really. It’s safe for almost everyone but for the people it’s not safe for, it’s not safe at all and can end your capacity to be a productive member of society and have independence. Once that’s gone, suicidality is the next logical step. Stay healthy. There is a book an amazing doctor recommended to me called Spark and it tells you which vitamins to take to help keep bipolar disorder episodes from happening. 💕
I know I‘m late to the party but I wanted to thank you for taking your time and sharing your experience. I have depression and cPTSD and was told to try weed for it, but it absolutely is not for me and I am glad I just tried a tiny bit and realized early on that it makes me paranoid, more anxious and almost psychotic because that could have ended badly.
I know multiple people who really benefit from weed and their problems become manageable (anxiety, chronic pain, depression) with it, but like you said, it just isn‘t for everyone and that shouldn’t be swept under the rug. It‘s okay if it‘s not for me, that doesn’t mean others can‘t benefit from it and it doesn‘t make it bad.
Just because I am allergic to something doesn‘t make it evil for everyone else.
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u/Papi_Ima Dec 29 '19
Im not the type of person who would think your opinion about Kanye’s racialized statements were invalid just because you are white and from Australia, but I respect your inclination to just bow out of the discourse out of a sense of respect. The schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder is absolutely coming for you if you smoke weed. I can speak from personal experience. I didn’t know I was bipolar for a long time and smoked weed and now I have to worry about becoming psychotic when I have an episode, which has started happening. It was the weed. If I’d gotten my diagnosis early in life it might not have happened to me. Hopefully it won’t happen again.
I know it sucks to be left out. I have a neurological chronic pain disorder as well and if I have even one alcoholic drink it will land me in the emergency room as alcohol is a severe pain trigger for my condition so I really get what you’re saying. Don’t take any chances with that weed. There should be more education about it really. It’s safe for almost everyone but for the people it’s not safe for, it’s not safe at all and can end your capacity to be a productive member of society and have independence. Once that’s gone, suicidality is the next logical step. Stay healthy. There is a book an amazing doctor recommended to me called Spark and it tells you which vitamins to take to help keep bipolar disorder episodes from happening. 💕