ryedubs
30-08-08, 02:25
hi, new to this and was advised by to join from another c/room.
about 18months ago i was involved in an incident that led to my involvement in a lengthy court case that only ended in march, during this time i began to smoke cannabis heavily as a way of blocking it all out. almost 3 months ago i had my first serious attack when going to sleep one night. after smoking a little the next day, when i began to feel anxious i stopped their and then the following day after 3 years of wasting my life on the weed.
after a month and a half i began to feel much better and the anxiety had subsided, however, the last week i have felt the anxiety returning. although i have not had a serious attack like before (where i jumped up in my bed all flusted and feeling like i was going to have a heart attack and die), today i was walking with my mum back from the dentist and i could feel the blood rushing to my head and felt like a was going to pass out, she informed me my face turnt bright red for a couple of seconds.
i think that, well i know obviously, that it was my drug abuse that caused my current state, coupled with the stress of the court case (which was not serious i might add [i'm not a complete pot smoking yobo] and was a driving offence, but one that worried about greatly), plus as i touched upon i am trying to get treatment at the dentist for a very bad set of teeth, that cause quite a lot of confidence problems for me. i think it may have been this that i was thinking about that caused the mild attack as i have been worrying about this a lot lately as it seems i will never fully sort my teeth out unless i win the lottery, ha ha.
i was just wondering if anyone else here has attacks due to drug abuse and how they are dealing with it. although i know the court case is over, it has had many implecations on my life and i do still worry about it all. i dont think i will fully sort these problems out for a few years either. therefore as i cannot simply try to prevent the things that are causing me strees and i have to live with them, i dont really know how to stop my attacks on my own.
i have given up caffine for a couple of months, have not drunk alcohol for over 3 years, but i do smoke; would it be good idea to quit smoking or would the withdrawal symptoms increase my anxiety.
also, if there are any ex-pot heads out there, do you know if i will feel less anxious when it is fully out of my system, as i have read that it can take 3 months to completely go?
it seems just as i was starting to get my life back on track i have been dealt this hand to keep me back down, i can only laugh really :)
i hope nobody gets too bored reading all this, but this is my first post so i thought i'd say a little about my circumstances.
any advice would be really appriciated, cheers, rye
about 18months ago i was involved in an incident that led to my involvement in a lengthy court case that only ended in march, during this time i began to smoke cannabis heavily as a way of blocking it all out. almost 3 months ago i had my first serious attack when going to sleep one night. after smoking a little the next day, when i began to feel anxious i stopped their and then the following day after 3 years of wasting my life on the weed.
after a month and a half i began to feel much better and the anxiety had subsided, however, the last week i have felt the anxiety returning. although i have not had a serious attack like before (where i jumped up in my bed all flusted and feeling like i was going to have a heart attack and die), today i was walking with my mum back from the dentist and i could feel the blood rushing to my head and felt like a was going to pass out, she informed me my face turnt bright red for a couple of seconds.
i think that, well i know obviously, that it was my drug abuse that caused my current state, coupled with the stress of the court case (which was not serious i might add [i'm not a complete pot smoking yobo] and was a driving offence, but one that worried about greatly), plus as i touched upon i am trying to get treatment at the dentist for a very bad set of teeth, that cause quite a lot of confidence problems for me. i think it may have been this that i was thinking about that caused the mild attack as i have been worrying about this a lot lately as it seems i will never fully sort my teeth out unless i win the lottery, ha ha.
i was just wondering if anyone else here has attacks due to drug abuse and how they are dealing with it. although i know the court case is over, it has had many implecations on my life and i do still worry about it all. i dont think i will fully sort these problems out for a few years either. therefore as i cannot simply try to prevent the things that are causing me strees and i have to live with them, i dont really know how to stop my attacks on my own.
i have given up caffine for a couple of months, have not drunk alcohol for over 3 years, but i do smoke; would it be good idea to quit smoking or would the withdrawal symptoms increase my anxiety.
also, if there are any ex-pot heads out there, do you know if i will feel less anxious when it is fully out of my system, as i have read that it can take 3 months to completely go?
it seems just as i was starting to get my life back on track i have been dealt this hand to keep me back down, i can only laugh really :)
i hope nobody gets too bored reading all this, but this is my first post so i thought i'd say a little about my circumstances.
any advice would be really appriciated, cheers, rye