Why Cannabis CAN Make you Paranoid!

Why cannabis can make you mellow, but also paranoid

The brain is a curious thing and we are still discovering how it fully works.
When it comes to cannabis and the brain, things get seriously interesting, because of the way chemicals in cannabis react with the brain’s endocannabinoid system.

The body naturally produces cannabinoids, which attach themselves to cannabinoid receptors, telling the body to ‘chill out’.

Cannabis also contains cannabinoids, which attach themselves to cannabinoid receptors.
However, like alcohol and where a little can make you feel mellow, take too much and the results can be very different.

This is because of what is called a bi-phase response.

This is a two-step response, where the initial response to smoking cannabis can be good, but the second phase can be a paranoia-filled ‘bad trip’.

While cannabinoid receptors welcome the arrival of cannabinoids found in THC, they can only process too much.

Overwhelm the endocannabinoid system, and it simply can’t cope.
What happens when we can’t cope?

We go on high alert, or in the case of cannabis, we become so alert, we become paranoid.
So, while smoking cannabis is illegal, all we can say from a scientific aspect, is that were you to smoke cannabis, smoke it in moderation!

Maybe you live somewhere that you can legally smoke cannabis. Let us know if you’ve ever experienced the paranoid side of cannabis or only ever found it makes you mellow in the comments section below, we’d appreciate hearing your own story.

[officialnewbs]

If you’re feeling paranoid or too high, chuck two to three pepper corns into your mouth, chew them, then spit them out! The pepper corn contains a certain terpine (paraphrasing) that snaps you out of it!

[sunshinej]

If you can survive a weed panic attack, you can survive anything 😂

[twitchster]

Pot use to hit me so hard. It legit gave me paranoid schizophrenia (but only when high). Hallucinations, delusions, extreme paranoia...it was a nightmare.

[dang]

Remember everyone, paranoia can come from, not just legitimate sources but illegitimate ones as well. I got a bad case of paranoia from something, in hindsight, was impossible and nothing to worry about. Sometimes the mind can make up a pretty wild story.

[JinroHz]

I think it comes from realizing that you did too much, and don't know if you'll die, But the message I got from being too paranoid is to let go and think that you've enter a slide in a water park, and that you'll eventually come out of it and just enjoy the feeling of something that you know will eventually come to an end.

[Built_it_by-alex]

Always know your limits when it comes to weed...for me It helps fight my anxiety and depression, I've never felt paranoid

[reidmitchell]

Yes I live in a legal state in my country. I used to smoke quite a bit then I would get paranoid and have anxiety. So I stopped for awhile and just within the past few years started smoking again. I just stick to indica dominant strains and only every now and then do I get that paranoid/anxiety feeling but usually I just talk myself out of it and it lasts no more than a couple of minutes.

[roto]

My advice, don’t blaze in dodgy places... baiting yourself = paranoia. Plus just because you think they’re all out to get you it doesn’t mean that they’re not! 😄

[grayday]

One time I made a huge mistake. I purchased some Rick Simpson oil and when I went to use it I used triple the amount that you're supposed to use. It had me throwing up and my body was all pins and needles. It felt like death. The only thing that helped was a warm shower. Always use in moderation. I learned that the hard way.

[earthling]

Paranoia comes from the stigma associated with the plant. I suffered with it for years. It wasn’t until I realized that I was fucking lied to (we all were and still are to some degree) and weed wasn’t all that bad; in fact the a plant is a purely good medicine that when used properly can save lives. It wasn’t until then that the paranoia disappeared.

[mosheklang]

As a person with paranoid schizophrenia I can tell you that in the past I was smoking a lot of cannabis and today with my disorder I can go to hospital from 1 puff of weed!! So yes weed has direct effect with paranoia and mental health. That’s my experience

[jemg]

Experienced paranoia just once ingesting edibles but never from smoking weed.

[ibangwithagoofy]

I’ve smoked for almost three years now and out of no where my tolerance completely dropped and I can’t smoke more than half a joint now or else I get way to high.I still enjoy weed but I have to just watch how much I smoke so I don’t get paranoid or anxious. (And my tolerance won’t go back up, I like to think of it as a positive cause I get to save a lot and enjoy more for less)

[skateata]

I'm usually mellow but for some reason tonight I'm paranoid that I'll never sleep again. Or that the world isn't real. Like this is all a dream.

[jimmyconner]

Last 3 times I’ve smoked I’ve gotten very paranoid, I lose the sensation in my tongue and my throat gets very tight

[killzya]

i’m still a teen that lives with my parents. when i smoke weed at my buddies houses i always feel calm and happy, never paranoid. Yet when i’m at home and i smoke i tend to get paranoid easily. (i’m not allowed to smoke weed so i sneak it and i’m scared of getting caught)

[KOLDBLUSTL]

L😱L
Hadn't smoked weed in years, got a joint, smoked-it...PARANOIA immediately ensued 🤣. I knew it wasn't legit, but it never happened to me before. Guess I was out-of-the-game so long my THC tolerance was low. Once the feeling of "why's everyone staring at me? Are they undercover cops!?" wore off, I was SUPER HIGH, SUPER MELLOW.
(side note: walked into a theater to see Bill Murray's movie: "Scrooged" It was great! 😉)
✌️😎

[myshkakozlovski]

I utilize paranoia as a measurement in regard to how much Santa Maria I ought to consume.

In short, if I am not feeling extremely paranoid then I have not smoked enough. Paranoia, for me, indicates that I have smoked enough for a fascinating journey. Making my way through it leads to the most supreme blissful state that one can imagine.

The deeper the paranoia the deeper the bliss when it is transcended.

[skilledtradesman]

I only get paranoid because it's illegal in my state.

[kalasz]

I think it all depends on the person and the kinda situation/ambiance they are in. If you are going through a rough time, you are more likely to catch a bad trip from the bad feelings/thoughts you think about. Someone else might be living his best life and experience the “high” different then the person who is struggling.