Hightide
Kava Enthusiast
Hi everyone,
Im new to this forum and have yet to try Kava. Ive ordered a tincture from "lifestyle choice" to get a feel for it.
I'm hoping it helps with anxiety and difficulties socializing. Also it would be nice if it help emotions come to the surface a little bit becuase I feel that I have a difficulty feeling emotions leading to my anxiety.
I used a lot of marijuana in my teens and it led to a pretty serious mental breakdown of sorts. Basically, I lived in a paranoid, anxious and disconnected state for about 3 years after I quit. I was smoking to deal with a lot of issues so it wasn't soley pot, but it certainly triggered a state I wouldn't have been in if i never smoked. I Felt psychotic at times and my mind was just on constant overdrive from habitual pot use. I really did not feel like myself even around family and close friends which made this such an isolationg experience. It made it so hard to socialize and just feel at ease with people. If I drank this would change but i found myself needing to get blackout drunk to get past my discomfort. Anyway, things are easier now but still I tend to be alone a lot of the time and just have trouble vibing with people the way I did before smoking. Anxiety can be high sometimes and can overthink social situations quite a bit.
I'm wondering if anyone has experience with Kava reversing the negative effects marijuana can have on the brain? I've read that chronic pot users (especially in adolescence) can have depleted GABA recpetors. I'm hoping Kava may be able to restore this. Whats your experience with Kava and the ganj? Anyone experience Kava restoring brain chemistry over time? Does anyone use Kava to address paranoia?
Thanks for your responses! Can't wait to try this plant for myself
Im new to this forum and have yet to try Kava. Ive ordered a tincture from "lifestyle choice" to get a feel for it.
I'm hoping it helps with anxiety and difficulties socializing. Also it would be nice if it help emotions come to the surface a little bit becuase I feel that I have a difficulty feeling emotions leading to my anxiety.
I used a lot of marijuana in my teens and it led to a pretty serious mental breakdown of sorts. Basically, I lived in a paranoid, anxious and disconnected state for about 3 years after I quit. I was smoking to deal with a lot of issues so it wasn't soley pot, but it certainly triggered a state I wouldn't have been in if i never smoked. I Felt psychotic at times and my mind was just on constant overdrive from habitual pot use. I really did not feel like myself even around family and close friends which made this such an isolationg experience. It made it so hard to socialize and just feel at ease with people. If I drank this would change but i found myself needing to get blackout drunk to get past my discomfort. Anyway, things are easier now but still I tend to be alone a lot of the time and just have trouble vibing with people the way I did before smoking. Anxiety can be high sometimes and can overthink social situations quite a bit.
I'm wondering if anyone has experience with Kava reversing the negative effects marijuana can have on the brain? I've read that chronic pot users (especially in adolescence) can have depleted GABA recpetors. I'm hoping Kava may be able to restore this. Whats your experience with Kava and the ganj? Anyone experience Kava restoring brain chemistry over time? Does anyone use Kava to address paranoia?
Thanks for your responses! Can't wait to try this plant for myself