How To Ease Anxiety When You’re Too Stoned

Long-term stress and anxiety are bad for your physical and emotional well-being. That is why it is essential to have effective stress relievers to help you keep both your mind and body at ease. The good news is that many different activities reduce your stress whether you are in the privacy of your home or outdoors. Here are some ways to ease anxiety and relieve some stress when you are too stoned.

The high you get from smoking cannabis can last for hours. However, the intensity usually drops off after the first hour or so. For some individuals waiting hours can be difficult, they feel too high. Sometimes, if a person is fixated on how high they are feeling, this leads to a more intense panicked feeling for susceptible users, like you are not in control. Overstimulation occurs when consuming very large amounts of THC. Still, it can also be because your body is not used to THC – a small amount can easily cause uncomfortable side effects. THC strongly binds to the CB1 receptor and may overstimulate it, making you feel more anxious, stressed, and paranoid. Like CBD, a terpene known as beta-caryophyllene can block the CB1 receptor, keeping the THC molecules from binding.

1. Get Some Exercise

Even getting outside and getting some easy exercise, such as walking around, can be helpful. Taking a walk allows you to enjoy the change in scenery, which puts some users in a different frame of mind, as well as the benefits of exercise. Changing your surroundings also helps distract your mind from high feelings. If you cannot shut your mind off and cannot go outside, try some light exercises, yoga, or stretching indoors to get the blood flowing.

2. Take A Shower

Taking a hot shower or running a warm bath to feel energized and refreshed helps. This method helps you relax as you wait for the effects of smoking too much pot to wear off.

3. Find A Good Distraction When Anxious

Shifting focus and giving yourself something else to focus on besides the uncomfortable side effects of being too high can help to keep your mind grounded. Here are some great activities that benefit you as well as distract you:

• Funny Memes– Laughter can help reduce tension and even relieve your body’s stress response. Here’s a few to get you started.
• Learn Something New– This can give you a feeling of reward while also distracting you from uncomfortable feelings.
• Make Art– Making a picture or some art is very helpful and act as a good distraction. You are creating something as well as fine-tuning a skill. This can give off positive feelings of accomplishment and gives you a sense of control over the creation you are making.
• Listen to Music – Music is effective for adjusting your mood. It also gives you some sort of control over your world. If you don’t like what you’re hearing, you can just skip to the next song!
• Reach Out to a Friend – Talking it out helps! It helps to identify any underlying causes of increased anxiety.
• While you are too stoned to think clearly, watch a movie to take your mind off looping fears. 

4. Try CBD

CBD is a fantastic anti-anxiety compound and can be used by many to counteract the effects of excessive THC. A 2013 study published in The Journal of Psychopharmacology found that when another cannabis derivative is consumed along with THC, it appears to reduce adverse effects on anxiety and paranoia. According to Leafly, people are using CBD to counteract the effects of too much THC. Taking CBD along with THC may help lessen anxiety and paranoia. If you are not taking the two together, try taking some drops of CBD oil or another product with a higher concentration of CBD.

5. Take a nap to relieve anxiety

Last but not least, catch some Zs! Sleep is not the best option in all scenarios, but it’s good if you’re home and feeling too stoned.

Weed can be a lot of fun but getting too stoned takes all the pleasure out of the entire experience. Fortunately, there are ways to help you come back down when you feel too high or uncomfortable due to an overabundance of cannabis. It may only take you a song, a walk, or a talk to relieve some of your stress or anxiety next time you think you are too stoned!

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