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[pkkupo]

You might try seeing a psychiatrist, Stabbo. There exists many a drug to help with anxiety and its causes, as well as general uncomfortableness... Unless you're uncomfortable with prescription drugs of course... I myself take weaker stimulants for what I've been told is AD(H)D... They do nothing but deplete frustration and allow me to do the shit I need to do without freaking out & giving up... They help with frustration and also help with me being so damn worried about nothing (and everything) all at once because I can't do everything in 10 seconds... Overall I feel a bit more normal and generally ok when I'm taking them...

[JTP]

They had me on stims for ADHD as well. I haven't ever felt quite right since then. Dirty, horrible stuff. It made me extremely violent when not on it, and while on it I felt psychotic, but at that age lacked the language skills to explain. I was incredibly lethargic and I didn't feel "in control." High dose of methylphenidate. My depression, insomnia and anxiety problems started around this time. I don't believe them to be unrelated.

[AbbyRoad]

Try a glycerin tincture, green dragon or edibles. You can get weed/edibles/hash delivered to your door in Canada. I'm shocked more Canadians don't know that.

your going to have to expand on what you mean delivered to my door....
i know i can order weed from places like BudBuddy, and i have had friends that have successfully completed transaction with weed by mail companies. is that what you mean?

ive never heard of a glycerin tincture, before and i think green dragon is THC in alcohol?

[JTP]

Yeah, I did mean BudBuddy. Green dragon is weed soaked in high-proof alcohol to give up its cannabinoids, so yes, it is in a sense. The alcohol is absorbed into the stomach lining much faster than edibles, bringing with it the cannabinoids and giving you a come-up even more intense than smoking.

A glycerin tincture is just weed, lecithin (optional) and food-grade vegetable glycerin. This allows for applications such as a sprayer (spray a little on food and you've got an instant edible. Add some flavouring in the form of an extract and you've got a breath spray that gets you high), sublingual and buccal absorption. You can even mix it in a beverage.

[zERo~Chronic]

Green dragon is weed soaked in high-proof alcohol to give up its cannabinoids, so yes, it is in a sense. .

how high proof are we talking?

[JTP]

95%+ I'd recommend Everclear. I think ABC Beverages on Tillman's Corner carries it. I've gotten some from there before when no others had it.

[zERo~Chronic]

you should really stop name dropping places where i live...its kinda tripping me out. and i know where all the ABC stores are anyways

[JTP]

It was that specific one. For some reason the other ABC bevs didn't carry it. Maybe try calling around or something.

[zERo~Chronic]

Oh, good to know then. not that i'm planning on doing this, just thought i'd keep it in mind for the future

[SpRi7e]

too bad everclear is banned in my state...

I think the highest proof we have is bacardi 151

[JTP]

That'd work. It's 75%, but it'd work. I might as well explain how:

2 methods: 1 with heat which is more potent and ready the same day, 1 without heat which can take months.

Heatless method:

You'll need the following:
1.) At least 151-proof alcohol (Everclear works best). If this is unavailable in your area, lemon extract is 90%+ ABV and will work. This is expensive and nasty-tasting, though.
2.) Some kind of heat-safe dish
3.) Foil
4.) Storage container (example: glass bottle)

Grind up your herb and put it in a dish, covering the dish with foil. Put the dish in the oven between 200-220F for 15-30 minutes (lower end of the range if wetter herb, higher end if dryer). Take it out of the oven and let it cook off for a couple minutes, then open it. Feel the herb and mix it around a bit. In a few seconds, it should be bone-dry if it isn't already. If you can still feel some moistness, cover it again and cook it for another few minutes. Pour your herb into the storage container and cover with the alcohol. How much herb and alcohol to use solely depends on the concentration you want. If you want a tincture, I'd recommend using hash instead of herb and reducing the decarb time by about half.

I recommend waiting at least 2 weeks before sampling your product.



Heated method:

You'll need the following:
1.) At least 151-proof alcohol (Everclear works best). If this is unavailable in your area, lemon extract is 90%+ ABV and will work. This is expensive and nasty-tasting, though.
2.) Some kind of heat-safe dish
3.) Foil
4.) Storage container (example: glass bottle)
5.) Pot or some other method of safe heating
6.) Accurate instant-read thermometer

Follow the decarb procedure from the previous method and put your herb and alcohol in the pot. Heat it, keeping the temperature between 168 and 171F for 30 minutes, then transfer this to the storage container. You can use this immediately or let it soak. I don't know if letting it soak would improve potency any further. I doubt it.

You can substitute herb or hash with weed that's already been vaporized. Skip the decarb procedure if you'd rather do this.

[pkkupo]

I've no idea what the bloody hell you all are talking about...

Talk therapy helps some people I've known with problematic anxiety...

My dose of stims is pretty low so I don't get a big stimmy feeling, just a minor increase in motivation and patience... Sucks they made you feel like that JTP, that's rather odd and exceptional... I've never heard of stims making one violent....

So, I just got robbed at gunpoint 2 nights past... Lost my wallet, phone, etc... gay ass little bitches punched like gay ass little bitches. My sister has slapped me harder... I got a couple stitches but hardly noticed I got hit, and we were only a bit drunk... All in all they didn't get shit anyways. 2 phones they cant use and might sell for maybe $30 total. No cash, and we cancelled our cards b4 they could use them. lol, they were so frustrated.

[AbbyRoad]

ive struggled with what i recognize as "depression" a lot in my life.but never sought out professional help (thought about it before but never seriously).
ive always just self medicated with drugs and used my friends for talk therapy

but the way i feel now lead me to online research. trying to decide if it really is time to seek a professional. my searches said i prolly dont suffer from a clinical depression. but it strongly pointed towards another kind of mood disorder.







and kupo man. man.
that is some weak shit right there. sorry you lost all your stuff. but be happy they chose to use their weak fists instead of bullets

[pkkupo]

Word, Stabbo. And I am. It took a minute to realize they were just dumb and desperate... Thanks for your concern.

But yeah, talking to friends openly is definitely good... But even for me, a more objective and minimally involved person (psychologist, whatever) can be an interesting/potentially insightful/helpful perspective because they can (sometimes) extrapolate more intrinsic factors as opposed to friends who may attribute any given feeling to something that they know has happened to you presently or in the past... or someone you know, or a general personality trait... or anything like that... I've had shit pointed out to me by psychologists & psychiatrists that were so hard to admit to myself were true that I ignored them, or, by way of a prominent defense mechanism, had subconsciously repudiated them as a contributing factor to my current state......... I hope that made sense.... Anyway, I've always gone through similar shit and I've found a (decent) remedy in my ADHD meds and talking openly with certain friends and my talk therapist.... And generally being honest with myself in terms of what I really think i need to feel "OK" and even content. It will take a while to get there, I found. Especially since I've gone somewhat far off the trail in order to keep satisfied with myself in the long(er) term.... And I do it by using the basic interests and motivation (even if they include effort and interests pertaining to more delayed gratification that I desire) to satisfy time that is not wasted, but is still just stalling while I come up with reasons to challenge my reasons for delaying the inevitable (money, time, friends, travel, etc) It's still temporary when I'm being honest, even if my bigger picture view of life and humanity is a menial thing, I'm still a human and need to discover proper stimulation that is long term and can count on.... And it has to be somewhat complete... It can't just be certain things.... and some things need further instruction, experience, education and discovering people who share my outlook and understanding of things..... All these things more specifically include: Digital technology, music and finding particular musicians, claiming a position concerning music or tech that I can make a decent living on while working with like minded people.......All while dealing with my insecurities with myself, my financial situation and potential risks with school and shit, and time constraints..... Uh.... Jesus........I hope you can identify with that rant...... I'm sure my grammar and punctuation were horrid..... ungh

[JTP]

Wait, what the fuck? Who mugs a kitty cat? That sucks man, few of us have been there as well.

As to the ADHD meds making me violent, it was while I wasn't on them, before I had taken them in the morning and days I didn't take them. They fucked me up mentally. Not like trauma or something, but I just wasn't the same person afterwards. It took years to get my temper under control and I'm still dealing with MDD/anxiety. Without weed, I'm unable to function. Delirious anxiety attacks are common if I'm without weed for a while, where I'm pretty much insane and paranoid for hours on end. Weed is the only thing that makes me feel "normal" again. Makes tolerance breaks difficult.