It’s criminal this has so few views and exposure, we live in a world that thinks weed is as safe as water. I’ve seen firsthand how the media’s portrayal of weed is destroying people’s lives. Even with first hand experiences, people are still choosing to believe it’s harmless and no permanent damage can ever be done.
This guy claims he was spending hundreds of dollars per week on weed, and that he was robbing people support his weed habit. That part sounds like BS to me.
I've had cannabis-induced psychosis 5 times from age 40 to 48 because I smoked weed on top of my Adderall prescription. I quit everything in 2023 because during a manic psychosis episode, I cashed out all my retirement accounts and ruined my finances and lost my job. I ultimately was arrested, twice, and this is what it finally took to wake me up to how horrible weed affects me. I swear to never touch weed again, and I am slowly weening off of Adderall as well. I am praying for Ethan as I know what he's been through.
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I have this exact problem and the adhd medication is adding to it in such a horrible way!! I will pray for us both! I want to live a sober life I hate being ruled by this filth
@@AT-no6xd the only way is to abstain from all of it. I am now going to NA meetings and slowly getting my brain power back. Thank you for your prayers and I will do the same! You will beat this thing and get everything you’ve ever wanted and more! Thank God you have a second chance.
My son was just hospitalized twice for weed induced psychosis. Had his dad rush him to the hospital in a complete panic, thinking he was bit by a rattle snake. It was only in the ER that everyone discovered there were no bites. He was hallucinating the whole thing. It was not only highly embarrassing, it was scary as hell to see my child so completely out of his mind..... from weed! Weed psychosis happens a lot and is never talked about, or it's brushed under the rug. I'm putting him in a substance abuse rehab next week, and I am fervently praying that whatever the weed has done to his mind will be undone.
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I totally know exactly what Ethan is talking about. I've struggled with alcohol and addiction my entire life. THC, i thought, was the answer. No hangover, no wasted days recovering from the night before. To experience THC psychosis is, in my mind, is like being insane. What people dont realize, there is a fine line between sanity and insanity. Having crossed that line, i never want to go there again. 9 years clean and sober this last December through working the 12 steps and working with a sponsor. Addiction is a FAMILY disease. I hope the parents that attended this talk, set ego and "what others will think", and get honest with themselves, and seek family treatment. Not just treatment for their child.
A psychosis is being not sane. All weed makes people slightly psychotic. But high doses can cause severe psychosis BC your DOPAMINE levels are so high 😮
Thank you for sharing your story, it’s so helpful to those of us going through the same thing. 3 years ago I took 100mg edible and have had drug induced psychosis. Although mine was more on the paranoid side of things and I had forgotten almost everything I’ve ever learned. I forgot how to have social connections, relationships, had to re learn social cues and much more. The scariest and darkest thing I’ve ever been through. I am feeling much better but still struggle with some social anxiety and dissociation. Ignore the negativity, it’s truly just something you can’t understand until it happens to you.
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Thank you so much!!! My son is currently going through the same thing! I am a mom and it is scary. My sons friends pointed it out. Thank you so much for sharing!
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I've also had a wed induced psychosis. I haven't smoked for 10 years, and then 1 month I spend $1000 in 1 month and got lid up. I'm talking waking up and lighting up. Worked, return home, and smoked the rest of the night. Well I stopped smoking, I was waking up in my own sweat for 1 month from weed. I didn't do any other drugs. I was also losing a lot of weight and I lost all my appetite. Anyway I went into deep psychosis- lost complete connection to reality. Was in police stand of for 10 hours. It was really bad. I almost shot my neighbor, and I was almost shot by cops. My house got destroyed by cops- it was like a Hollywood movie. I remember being inside my house. There were 10+ cop cars outside talking to me over megaphone. Helicopters flying, drones flying, SWAT trucks outside, K9 barking, Riot teams, These cops shot everything they had in my house - mostly bean bags and gas canister rockets. They broke all my windows. I was able to use a wet towel to and lock myself in my bathroom. In the end thank God no one seriously hurt. I ended up getting a felony and it fucked my life bad. Very difficult to get a job or find rent. I only smoked flower - never any dabs - so I think flower can be just as dangerous as dabbing - if abused heavily.
Damn son... I think you don't need an action movie to watch for the next ten years :)) But seriously, it's a very down to earth reason to be bluntly upfront to your possible bosses, just asure them you never goin to do (drugs) it again, since you won't go through this again. Speak with honesty. That will get you places
Ethan you are an awesome young man!!! My son was addicted, in and out of rehab and I was always there for him, but always went back to his “preferred” way of feeling relaxed. He often said that the voices in his head does not leave him alone, he also spoke to people even though we were alone, he was eventually in constant psychosis, but he kept on smoking his cannabis he was admitted again, and very angry with me and his siblings once again. 5 days into his treatment he died by suicide in 2022, it has been the hardest two years of my life without him, always asking if there was something I could have done more to help him. He was an awesome youngster, head boy in grade 12, belonged to MENSA, was invited to the Maths and English Olympics.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm so saddened people don't take this more seriously. A person close to me had this. It's frightening! It blows my mind so many people suffer from this and some celebs still promote it like it's cool. Thinking of Joe Rogen. Ugh! It angers me. You in my prayers.
u caused ur sons suicide by sending him against his will .... Ethan like you is wrongly blaming a drug that actually FIGHTS psychotic symptoms in dementia patients. People can be a certain way regardless of if thc is in you or not. Ethan is a flamboyant anecdote not empirical science
I came to these posts for some help with my son, who argues and rages at me every morning because it's been hours since he's had cannabis. l am considering helping him get a flat, but after reading your post I felt so guilty for considering abandoning him. He makes all our days miserable with his angry rants. He follows me shouting, and insulting me. We all stay in our rooms to avoid him . He does not want our help. Says everyone should smoke cannabis.
@@karenmiller6258 Ur blaming your sons shitty life on a perfectly fine drug. It would be akin to blaming his disdain for you on his habitual coffee drinking habit. Ur hilarious. Im sure he like 99% of men in American society has a horrible relationship with his toxic masculine father. But yeah blame all his problems on a harmless drug.
After 17 years of daily addiction im finished with it. I want nothing to do with weed anymore. The last 10 years ive been socially isolated and completely alone. Ive lost everything. I realized that being sober now is funner than being high. Ive been getting so angry at people it wasnt even funny. Like legit scary. you wouldn't want to be around me. now that im a week off im starting to feel better and less anxious. Almost like a wave of relief slowly approaching.
@@humpheryakaenyi7113this is what I need to know cause I had something happen to me and they said it was a drug induced psychosis and I’ve been on antipsychotics for about 5 months now, I want to get off of them .. but I am having problems with my focus, concentration, disordered thoughts and unusual thoughts .. even feel weird to make eye contact with people now
I had a psychosis very first time I smoked, paranoia and frozen fetal posture, repeated with smoking, symtoms reduced but never went away. Now I regard cannabis with greater respect.
I've had cannabis-induced psychosis a couple of times. The horrible thing is not only the psychosis itself, but also the depression afterwards, partly I would say from the anti-psychotic medicine. This made me want to smoke weed again and going in the same rabbithole again. Even after the second time I was like okay maybe if I smoke occasionaly, like once every 2 months, I'll be probably fine. But no 3rd psychosis, when I had 3rd time psychosis the psychiatrist wants to push me to keep taking the anti-psychotic medication for life. For people who don't know, anti-psychotic medication kind of turns you into a zombie, numb to everything, feeling very depressed, I also had a weird symptom that I couldn't sit still and would just be walking all the time all through the day, like a restless zombie. I never smoked weed again, but I did continue smoking. In the mental hospital it was normal to smoke, a lot of patiënts were smoking. Apart from the 1st time I had no issues with being in a mental hospital. Little did I know nicotine can also cause psychosis. So I had 4th time psychosis. So everybody who reads this and has had a psychosis, I would advise them to quit smoking. The more often you've had psychosis, the more likely you will be seen as schizophrenic and they kinda want to push you on anti-psychotic meds for the rest of your life.
I’m scared man. My girl just got psychosis from dab pens and abusing them over a year and I’m scared this is exactly what’s going to happen. She’s been in the hospital for a week now and they say she might develop schizophrenia but I’m afraid if they give her anti psychotics it’ll be worse for her considering she would use weed as an anti anxiety/depression medication In a way.
@@FC-wq8jf I understand it man. You've all the right to be scared. Not only is psychosis a scary thing, but the medication you get is scary too. Most of time you've got no choice, because suppose you refuse to take medication, when you get an episode they will just pin you down with 4 people and inject it in your butt. Using weed as anti anxiety/depression medication is bad man. For me it took around a year after my psychosis is over to get back to my normal self/life again. If this is her 1st psychosis the doctors will usually slowly wean her off the anti-psychotics once she is recovered. It will be a year of hell for her. I suffer a bit from anxiety and depression too, but I know if I smoke weed it might make me happy for a while, but I finally end up in a situation MUCH worse. The problem is also when you hit a depression so bad that you're only wish is just to feel happy for a while, it's not easy to quit or to not start again. I hope she'll never smoke anymore.
@@FC-wq8jf I understand your scare man, tell your girl to stop dabbing/vaping/smoking whatever man and good luck on the healing proces. Weed is not an anti depression medication, but I get it cuz I used it before for the same reason. If she's really psychotic they're going to give her anti-psychotics anyways, even if she reject, suppose she get an episode they probably pin her down with 4 ppl and then give an injection in her butt. The depression starts when she get out of her psychosis, you still need to take medicine for a while even when you're back to normal. Because this is her 1st time, the doctors will probably agree to slowly wean off the meds once she's recovered. Each time I was out of my psychosis I had a year long depression, because of the anti-psychotics. It's hell man, I wouldn't want to wish this medication on my worst enemy. Luckily I could wean off the medication each time. I wish you and your girl good luck with the proces and she's gonna need all your support during and after her psychosis.
I had a weed induced psychosis and they putt me into anti psychotic pills, they just made everything worse, i am super depressed, I was thinking I was better off if I wouldn’t have gone to the hospital, I’ll try to smoke again
You probably had Akathisia. (Common) Weed can trigger it. It can become permanent if you don't stop. L Theanine from green tea is calming. Non pharma and natural.
LOOK, I have 25 years in Psychiatric and 2 degrees. I also have 3 tramatic brain injuries from a energetic childhood. This developed into Bipolar and I could not tolerate alcohol. The thing is that people say some people can't smoke weed or they will get psychosis. I tested THC and if you keep to a gummy bear or 6 percent for anxiety. BUT if you smike a joint it runs at 45 mgs to 90 mgs. THEN , your headed for trouble and psychosis. Remember , a little morphine can help with pain in a car accident and too much without pain can lead to addiction and death. So, be moderate and stop saying that THC and CANNABIS will cause psychosis. Addiction to weed is more habbit forming and you used it for coping with anxiety and or social anxiety. WHEN,....you move to higher drugs then death will now be a new reality.
Thank you for sharing your story Ethan and raising awareness of this matter. I experienced two psychosis episodes in 2023 from eating edibles and smoking weed, and I am from a country that bans weed overall. So, I had a tough time grasping the idea that I was going through cannabis-induced psychosis because I didn't know about it at all. I think it's important for weed users globally to understand that cannabis can cause psychosis, hallucinations, and delusions which might eventually grow into schizophrenia.
I had my first episode of psychosis at 18 about month ago after using dab pens for a year, it will work in till doesn’t and when you lose touch with reality you’ll wish you’d waited till you were 25 or at least stayed away from the potent stuff, thankfully I was able to rebound from it but the fear of this happening again and becoming a long term issue was enough for me to start getting help and staying clear of this stuff
I experienced schizophrenia after smoking weed. I had smoked for years, and during my time at university (around 18 yrs old) I started to hear voices. They started off sounding like they were coming from off in the distance. I thought I was being followed. I kept smoking weed and my friend had to stop smoking with me, because I’d hear the voices every time I smoked. I dropped out of University and thought it would be over, because I still believed I was being followed. I hotboxed my car and I heard the voices again and became convinced that it was Voice to Skull Stalker Technology with Microwaves or something, and that real people were reading my thoughts somehow and seeing everything I could see. The voices would scream at me, saying horrible things about me, threatening to kill me.. painfully. I’m not sure how I kept my sanity but I took it day by day and now I’m at a point of understanding it was all in my head. Even though there was no information online, except the V2K conspiracies, I’m glad now to see people talking about this. Reading about how young men are more likely to experience etc. gives me relief that this is a mental illness. I still smoke weed lol and I don’t hear them very often anymore, and the voices only really bother me when my self esteem is low. If i question the things they say about me, and reflect on my positive attributes, then they don’t scare me as much. I know they don’t have any power beyond their vicious lies. I don’t think what I’ve done is a good idea though, the experience is so vividly real it’s hard to believe/comprehend if you’ve never experienced it before. Please seek help if you think you may be experiencing psychosis/schizophrenia/paranoia. ❤ you are more than this illness and it doesn’t have to define you.
My family and I were huge weed advocates, well known in our community and I was an edible maker and baker. In 2012, I had migraines after a CAD that almost killed me. I wanted off opioids, son and husband used weed and many physicians, psychiatrists, media, Rogan-everyone said it was safe so I switched. It was so much stronger than I remember. I ended up developing suicidal depression a few years in and yep paranoia too. Hypermesis-intense vomiting was next. I only smoked at night before bed. Who knew? I was the first in the family to quit, and before knowing weed was the culprit to my mental health. Later, my son developed THC psychosis, which shocked my husband to quit in an instant. The experiences were terrifying. The hallucinations and paranoia were horrendous. I remember my husband and I sobbing in cars as we searched for his body after he ran out of the house barefoot and disappeared. He ran 15 miles down a highway. This as college graduate, a world class athlete, a mentor. He thought he was using something safe and nonaddictive. Three months into my own sobriety, I spent 2 nights in ER with suicidal ideation. I’m 61. It turns out it can take several months to repair the damage from THC. Weed? Are you kidding? Its a miracle drug! Snoop Dog! Son had more relapses, and eventually even alcohol triggered psychosis. We had minimal help and our friends who still believed weed didn’t cause it thought we were exaggerating. Today, most of them realize they were wrong. I researched from Harvard to Cambridge, contacted neuroscientists about what they were working on to circumvent cravings, neural damage, and schizophrenia from THC, etc. The big players are currently pure CBD oil in high milligram, the ketogenic diet and fitness. And everyone needs more B-complex. I’m researching red light therapy but can’t comment on it yet. The CBD oil was a big player for my sons brain. And sugar? Just google what it does to your brain for yourself. I’m so grateful my sons’ alive. I’m so angry at myself for not realizing high THC was neurologically deadly sooner. I love my son more than my own life…. The guilt is hard to live with. Being clean of it, being fit and witnessing my son healthier, with his new fiancé -whose anti-weed-dulls the blade a bit. Not much though. I made a-lot of bad karma ignorant or not. I’m finishing my degree in Pscyh research, sharing my story, and being accountable. I smell weed billowing out of cars every time I go for a run. The scent used to put a giggle in me, now its like a punch in the face. Finally, Ya’ll might wanna follow the money trail on whose making the most money off of weed sales and antipsychotics these days. I won’t spoil the surprise. Thank you Laura for Johnnys’ Ambassadors webpage, thank you Dr. Huberman, Doc Amen and thank you Russel Brand for your book on sobriety. But, I wish I’d never needed you.
@@nikabogolyubova7988 sort of, not really though. I still do it but I subtly hear the voices, they're much quieter than they used to be, and it's more of an annoyance than something I'm afraid of. I probably should quit weed and see a clinical psychologist tbh.
Holy fucking shit I'm legit experiencing the same things thinking exactly the same as you That I'm being watched/followed and that people are using some microwave wave technology or whatever to make me hear shit, I also think anything people say when I walk/drive past is about me and that everyone knows something I don't. And I experience a fuck ton of coincidences everyday which made me think I'm legit living in some sort of simulation or on another world where I'm the only real one or something. This is all when completely sober too so that's even more terrifying. I smoked weed since I was 17 years old regularly, often every day, I am now almost 20 and I think around 1 month clean and I think it's getting better but this is terrifying ASF, I don't wish anyone this shit. Edit: I should also mention I used a lot of shit, not only weed, I believe the 3 or 4 nightmare LSD trips fucked me up the most, please don't ever underestimate psychedelics TAKE TIME to integrate what you have learned from your trip into your life before tripping again (if you do/want to do LSD, obviously I don't recommend it, it's best to stay sober fr it's not worth your mentality).
Man, i went through the exact same thing you just described about 9 months ago. I had been smoking every single day for over 10 years and was on a 5 day psilocybin mushroom bender when i finally snapped. I had fallen into psychosis and spent 2 nights in a mental hospital. I believed that i was a serial killer and was going to murder loved ones and that the same loved ones were also plotting to kill me or poison me. It was the most horrifying experience in my entire life and i am 31 years old. I also stopped smoking and taking mushrooms and have been feeling so much better! I took one hit off a bong a month after quitting and the same thing happened to me with an instant panic attack with cold sweats and extreme paranoia. I never would have thought after years of smoking dabs and high potency weed that anything like this would ever happen...
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I'm 32 and completely agree with this video. The harsh truth here though is, I knew all of this already but continued consuming cannabis anyways. I had to learn the hard way. In retrospect I think the key is the people you surround yourself with. I used to be shamed and belittled for when I didn't want to consume.
@@prahyectzeh7031 I know how it feels same here I never believed that a stoner like me will be in this condition in my lifetime battling to feel my environment or what’s really happening in the world. I’m trying to snap back to my old self but it’s hard. I’m just living this life like that and it’s really painful. 😓
Just found out my son going through same thing had to throw all the weed products out it’s a trip to see a love one out of it in such a way thanks for sharing your experience it’s giving me hope
I understand your concerns about cannabis use and psychosis. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), cannabis use is associated with an increased risk of psychosis. The risk is higher for people who use high-potency cannabis, who use cannabis frequently, and who have a family history of psychosis.
LOOK, I have 25 years in Psychiatric and 2 degrees. I also have 3 tramatic brain injuries from a energetic childhood. This developed into Bipolar and I could not tolerate alcohol. The thing is that people say some people can't smoke weed or they will get psychosis. I tested THC and if you keep to a gummy bear or 6 percent for anxiety. BUT if you smike a joint it runs at 45 mgs to 90 mgs. THEN , your headed for trouble and psychosis. Remember , a little morphine can help with pain in a car accident and too much without pain can lead to addiction and death. So, be moderate and stop saying that THC and CANNABIS will cause psychosis. Addiction to weed is more habbit forming and you used it for coping with anxiety and or social anxiety. WHEN,....you move to higher drugs then death will now be a new reality.
The risk is also greater when you have a higher dopamine release with less social activity. Another risk factor is one's metabolism; slower is worse for people.
Exactly also not only that but most people that get pycosis from weed is from other factors like other mental illnesses and not taking care of your self , as long as your doing it in moderation and take tolerance break you should be fine
Man i would love to share my story and be a part of this community but i am still struggling with leaving cannabis behind completely. It has given me a lot throughout my life and also taken so very much from me. A very tough place to constantly live in. But i am proud to have finally broken my all day every day habit this past year after a post rehab relapse in 2016 led back to all day every day use and am now using “moderately” as they would say for almost the first time ever in my cannabis use experience. It was one of the biggest battles of my life to finally get through those withdrawals without relapsing at least until those symptoms had totally faded over the course of a month and a half. Before that the longest was a week before i tapped excluding the year and a half i was sober in rehab. I still get feelings often that the pain i go through sometimes during the use and sometimes during detox isn’t worth it but man my brain wants to think about the good times so much despite the canyon of pain and torture it has put me through. The true angel on one shoulder devil on the other. As someone who has been through a 12 step accredited rehab program successfully i appreciate this channel so much. Thank you for this outlet and support structure.
I was called a hypochondriac cause after I quit smoking I started to really get concerned about my health mentally and physically but it's all the stuff I just pushed off and never really took serious
Thank you for sharing,you saved your life! ,and drugs breaks you financially .and the sellers getting rich .❤God ❤❤blessed you,!❤Your sincerity I hope will help others
this happened to my boyfriend recently, and he still hasn't moved away, even though it's been about 5 days. I'm very scared, he's changed, it seems to me that he's getting better, but sometimes he has paranoia attacks and I get so scared that it's schizophrenia and he'll have to live on pills all his life. he's been smoking weed since he was 15, now he's 18. we smoked weed every day for six months, and I sometimes noticed signs of paranoia during that period, but it didn't seem serious to me. but recently we tried to move to New York, and it turned out very unsuccessfully. before moving, we reduced our marijuana consumption and smoked 1-2 times a week. and when we were in New York, it so happened that we smoked for 2 or 3 days in a row. and then the fuck started. he became terribly paranoid, he said that everyone was looking at him, that the police were going to take him away, that some drugs had been put in his cigarette. as a result, he got to the emergency hospital, but stayed there for only a day, the doctor let him go and said that everything would be fine if he didn't smoke anymore. but it's been 4 days since we got back to his parents, and he's still acting weird. he has such a lost look and sometimes has bouts of paranoia, and he still denies that he had cannabis psychosis in New York. he says that he feels not in reality and I can see in his eyes that this is so. I really hope that he will be able to return to normal, but God, I'm so scared. we don't have money or insurance to go to the doctor, we are emigrants and don't even know English well enough. I just try to believe in the best, but every time I read the stories of people who, even after a year, have barely recovered from psychosis or are now suffering from schizophrenia, I get so scared....
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LOOK, I have 25 years in Psychiatric and 2 degrees. I also have 3 tramatic brain injuries from a energetic childhood. This developed into Bipolar and I could not tolerate alcohol. The thing is that people say some people can't smoke weed or they will get psychosis. I tested THC and if you keep to a gummy bear or 6 percent for anxiety. BUT if you smike a joint it runs at 45 mgs to 90 mgs. THEN , your headed for trouble and psychosis. Remember , a little morphine can help with pain in a car accident and too much without pain can lead to addiction and death. So, be moderate and stop saying that THC and CANNABIS will cause psychosis. Addiction to weed is more habbit forming and you used it for coping with anxiety and or social anxiety. WHEN,....you move to higher drugs then death will now be a new reality.
Thank you for telling your story. My relative is currently going through this. Was in the best college in the nation and had one more year to go. But he has no insight into this right now. Wants to keep smoking. Been in and out of hospitals for a long time
Thankyou for this. My friend has bipolar and started to smoke at 14. Now, he's 36 and I wish he could quit. But, I don't think he cares honestly. He really believes it helps, but I 've never thought so. 🤔
LOOK, I have 25 years in Psychiatric and 2 degrees. I also have 3 tramatic brain injuries from a energetic childhood. This developed into Bipolar and I could not tolerate alcohol. The thing is that people say some people can't smoke weed or they will get psychosis. I tested THC and if you keep to a gummy bear or 6 percent for anxiety. BUT if you smike a joint it runs at 45 mgs to 90 mgs. THEN , your headed for trouble and psychosis. Remember , a little morphine can help with pain in a car accident and too much without pain can lead to addiction and death. So, be moderate and stop saying that THC and CANNABIS will cause psychosis. Addiction to weed is more habbit forming and you used it for coping with anxiety and or social anxiety. WHEN,....you move to higher drugs then death will now be a new reality.
I feel so bad for your friend. I’m bipolar too. It’s the worst thing you can do when your bipolar, it could put you into strait psychosis. Especially if you’re prone to psychosis. Your friend is in my prayers ☹️🙏🏼
I’m sorry for the woman whom her son committed suicide. He needed a great support guess he didn’t speak up on time and everyone is not the same. If you are afraid to die you won’t comm it suicide. I wonder how it happens. God accept his soul. I’m fighting mine it’s like depression and sometimes you feel low and sad. No motivation. Everyday I carry myself even when I don’t have enough money. I made a list and paste on my fridge to remind myself that for the fact I’m alive I have another chance to live life. I made a long note I read it everyday. Keep going!! 💪🏽
more need to come out and share their stories ethan is amazing for sharing his and brave about going public to help and educate but stories of those with severe consequences including involuntary hospital admissions, jail and crimes committed while in psychosis, long term treatment programs, and anasognosia and relapse. Ethan had insight he knew he was having problems .THC changes the brain and not everyone goes into a light psychosis like Ethan, most have very severe delusions and hallucinations that put their own and others lives at risk, and cannot recover without professional intervention long term -- those stories need to be thrust into the spotlight. Also i agree do not DAB but all cannabis at present is high potency flower is up to 35% concentrates are up to 80-90% ALL THC is high potency today and is enough to cause both short and long term psychosis, even flower is grown in an adultered way
My son passed away from psychosis. This is real. He was depressed and kept things to himself. Only if I was more informed about the signs. He committed suicide on 6/6/24.
My older brother passed away, he was depressed and kept things to himself and we are not aware of his signs he showed. He committed suicide on 4 July 2024 😖
I have this I quit weed 2 weeks ago and I’ve been having this psychosis thing and I wanna be happy but I don’t want to take medication. I wanna be normal
We’re so sorry you are going through this. Please try to get as a lot of help and support around you through this difficult time. You can get through this and we are sending our love and prayers your way.
I wish this info was available 14 years ago when my son went through cannabis induced psychosis. He went on to experiment with every drug known to man only to die of an overdose 3 months ago. Cannabis induced psychosis is a real thing. He then tried meth, that was the drug that made him schizophrenic He was medicated for years but being an addict just couldn’t stop using street drugs. In my mind. His problem started with cannabis. Not all brain chemistries are the same. Some of us can smoke or get high till we’re mumbling and not become psychotic. Others of us should never ever ever go near the stuff. Had I only known.
@@beatrixbrennan1545 if he’s under 18 he can be placed in a psychiatric hospital. Definitely get a doctor’s opinion. I wish I had admitted my son. I wonder if he would be here today.
It's so good to hear this :) My marijuana-induced psychosis occurred some 50-years ago during the early 70s. Just like Ethen said, I loved it and soon became addicted. What's interesting is that at the time, THC content was only about 3%. My hunch is that this occurred, because I was high 24-7 for 2-years strait, ages 23 and 24. I won't detail how I was able to recover, at least in part (no one knew anything about this back then), and have had a rather successful life, considering. The worst aspect is depression, which was 24-7 until the advent of modern antidepressants. In order to remain "normal," I now have to take three antidepressants, two at maximum daily dosage. I also regularly see a therapist and a psychiatrist. At the outset, regarding the hallucination aspect, I saw glowing, writhing snakes living in my brain. They were even there when I'd shut my eyes. I was lucky to get four hours of sleep a night. I was also frightened by bright colors. Ethan mentions a 10-year aspect too, which is about the time these hallucinations took to disappear. I have memory issues too, especially concerning the now. The good news is that both past and present memory is improving.
It took 10 years in your case to stop having hallucinations?? That's horrible I've developed psychosis because of weed three years ago now and it's a nightmare, how did you manage?
You're right. It was horrible. I couldn't even sleep because though I had my eyes closed, it was like I was seeing writhing, burning snakes in my mind. Even though it gradually ended after 10 years, I was left with mental health problems, especially this depression. I survived early on because of 1) I created a mantra that I'd repeat to myself, "Hang on. Things will get better."@@alexdenton6586 2) Probably even more, was that I had a caring, loving wife who tolerated my moods. It wasn't anything special, just the way she was naturally. 3) About a year later, I became obsessed with becoming a jazz pianist and composer. The concentration was so intense, which was good, because it turned my mind away from the horror. I also had therapy, which helped, but the real improvement came when modern antidepressants came on the scene. I take Effexor XR and Wellbutrin at maximum daily dosage, and a 1/2 dose of Trazodone. I also see a therapist. I think it's also important to believe in oneself. I can't tell you about how many times I thought of killing myself during the earlier years, but I made it through.
I vaped weed, heavily, most nights for about 3 years. There was a few times when my mind kind of blanked out and I would babble incoherently. That scared me enough to quit. I noticed also that weed was making me more irritable. It's been about 4 months since I quit. Right after I stopped, I wasn't feeling much of anything aside from anger, and my concentration was shot. There were also some nightmares and other vivid dreams. Now, four months later, a lot of the withdrawal symptoms have dissipated. I don't think my concentration is 100% back, but it is much better. I like to read and write, so this is a big deal to me. My anger has dissipated a lot - I don't fly off the handle like I did. I also started exercising regularly, and this has been tremendously helpful. I feel good about my improvement. I'm not saying I'll never use weed again, but I'll never be a heavy user again, that's certain. I felt like I was turning into an asshole.
@@Captinncook I don't plan to use it again. But I don't think I would be a heavy user if I did. The addiction wasn't really like that. It was a psychological crutch, not so much a physical need like harder drugs.
My son is going through Schizophrenia/Schizophreniform or schizoaffective disorder with auditory hallucinations because of weed. Since the government up the THC in the weed it became a problem especially when someone laced his weed.
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It sounds like you HAD a psychosis and because you stopped smoking you gave your brain the chance to recover but some delusions and hallucinations was lingering for months though with insight about that something was wrong. That's important for people to know that you will have a much smaller chance to recover, or to even get the insight needed to recover, if you keep smoking. So you were lucky that you pretty quickly gained insight because if you didn't then why would you stop smoking? In your brain the delusions is real and then you can't logically connect why it happens because it's real for you! I'm happy that you made it Also no, it doesn't help with taking your child to a mental institution for a day or to a prison of they are criminals etc. I was in the mental institution for a while when I was younger and I saw with my own two eyes what psychosis was but as a kid you're thinking "Oh well, he's schizophrenic and I'm not so f this"
Great testimony, the kid's speaking truthfully. He's alert and smart to get himself out of the MJ rot. No-one I know who smoked/smokes weed that's clear thinking state of mind and I know a lot of people, friends and family, so if anyone thinks MJ helps their mental state of mind, I've a bridge to sell you. I know kids who went through the same thing this kid went through, he should stay away from MJ.
I used to be a big time smoker for years then one day I smoked a high THC weed that knocked me out and I was struggling with reality at the moment then since then I got to a point I’m not really happy because my environment now looks like it changed a bit in my sight again with the sadness in my heart it makes it worst. I even lost interest in the things that made me happy before. I don’t even know what I smoked. Damn! A laced type of weed or something. I tried Smoking weed again after that but only get anxiety. I don’t know what happened to me up till now. What might be this? Any clue??
David, thank you for sharing this with us. We’re so sorry to hear this happened. Are you will to share more or allow us to publish your comments? Also, weed doesn’t have to be laced with anything. The science is clear. THC, especially in high doses have detrimental mental health effects. Our email is info@everybrainmatters.org .
It's either laced or you hit that "brain fucked up" moment where you hit derealization and psychosis just quit weed and that shit life is so much enjoyable without the weed and druga
Thank you, Ethan, for speaking up. Also, thanks to all the people in the chat who are speaking up. My husband is going through cannabis induced psychosis and most people dont believe me when i tell them its triggered by the weed, including my husband.
I enjoying listening to your story, you will get through this , I went through a similar situation, the best thing to is eat healthy, faith does help am not sure if you believe in God, also staying busy and keep doing things that you love and things that you did prior to the incident, an medication does help don't be afraid to take it but just choose men's that are not hard to ween yourself of such as paxil its does work for a lot of people and it's not addictive.
I will say that the extreme weed using and potency is a huge problem. There is no reason whatsoever to smoke more than flower especially at such a young age. It is baffling that human brain development isnt discussed in schools and not taught to the kids.
How does the American Flag do the brainwashing? Or do you mean indoctrination into thinking it's okay to have a sex change before puberty, full term abortions for convenience, hate voting, and that the orange guy is Hitler for having common sense 🤔. @truthseek3017
I heard the old folks saying the strain produced 30 yrs ago is not the same as todays. It's getting more potent and causing schizophrenia after one puff after taking a long break from smoking
Not sure if it causes these problems, or brings them out if you're already predisposed to them. Same with other psychedelics. If you've got a known or family history of schizophrenia, bipolar, etc, might be best to stay away from anything even mildly psychedelic.
@@eyeswideopen7777 Not saying they don't. I've done my fair share of them and I'm sure I'm a bit off because of it. But a lot of people have latent tendencies to develop these disorders, and these types of drugs including cannabis are able to bring them on much quicker than would otherwise happen. Today's weed definitely isn't natural and its very likely someone can have a bad reaction to it, especially if they already have or are prone to developing mental disorders.
I had OCD since childhood. I never used intoxication but still heard the snap in my head when I was in High school. After finishing school I took a gap year I got into Spirituality I developed delusions and had hallucinations while I thought I was getting into a spiritual life. Because of one scary hallucination i stopped getting into Spirituality. My doctor had warned me not to do any intoxication when I go to college. But the turning point was when I smoked weed in college even though I was advised not to. It took only 4-5 incidents of smoking weed to unleash a group of 🦗 crickets making sounds in my head. It was so loud i would shut my ears but they would still be loud I could not sleep properly for 7 days. I would get only 2-3 hours of sleep each day and as soon as I would open my eyes the sounds would be back. I took a bus and travelled 7 hours to my hometown. There I felt safe and finally slept well. I noticed wrinkles on my face and some of my hair had become white. I had aged few years in those 7 days! I hugged my mom and cried. I had to tell my parents . Thankfully I did not take medication because I live in India and we have Ayurvedic treatment here. I still hear the sound of 🦗 but it is lower in volume only 20% of it. I can relate to you so much. I gave my monthly tests while I was hearing those unstoppable sounds and i graduated in first division. I'm proud of how far I've come. My cousin who smokes weed developed tinnitus this year and I realise how harmful weed is worse is the propaganda that supports weed. Im still scared about developing schizophrenia but I'm thankful for whatever I have. I have realised that life is supposed to be lived by following certain rules. Each individual is different and they have their own boundaries. Failure and success is a part of life health and sickness as well . But the people who follow the rules even when they're healthy are the ones who gain happiness.
You should know, from someone of a scientific background, that the issues you "unlocked" with weed, were there already always, the weed just made you unprepared relax, and that mental block to those problems, were naturally made as a very young child, but weed gave enough breif introspection, that you noticed again after so long not remembering, and you could not block to ignore it again, until you redirected and relaxed your mind again, sadly only to degrees.
@@eyeswideopen7777 yes, to a measurable scientific equivalent, that people are no longer prepared before for. Certain strains of flower etc are called "stimulants" for more than just recreational temporary effects. Then these people blame the natural actually helpful medicines.
@@stephendekoning802 LOOK, I have 25 years in Psychiatric and 2 degrees. I also have 3 tramatic brain injuries from a energetic childhood. This developed into Bipolar and I could not tolerate alcohol. The thing is that people say some people can't smoke weed or they will get psychosis. I tested THC and if you keep to a gummy bear or 6 percent for anxiety. BUT if you smike a joint it runs at 45 mgs to 90 mgs. THEN , your headed for trouble and psychosis. Remember , a little morphine can help with pain in a car accident and too much without pain can lead to addiction and death. So, be moderate and stop saying that THC and CANNABIS will cause psychosis. Addiction to weed is more habbit forming and you used it for coping with anxiety and or social anxiety. WHEN,....you move to higher drugs then death will now be a new reality.
@@nomatter4097 the brain will heal for years. It’s best to work consistently with a medical professional. Keep up the great work. You will continue to feel better. 💕🙏
@@EveryBrainMatters Okey thanks understandable... I read somewhere it needs only two weeks and I was suspicious why they didn't get me off meds maybe I have schizo? Now it's clear
Not only is it possible, I’ve done it before. Now look at my pfp. Psychosis is a more than dominable condition to experience. I had to work on myself though, but I did come to accept that while I’m naturally capable academically that I already had the propensity towards depression and laziness even before my smoking. What anxiety inducing or stressful tasks do you currently undertake? For example I like to rock climb and lift weights as physical challenges. While I’ve had my ups and downs with university, though I did at school too before I ever smoked, I am still getting my degree and I have a job. Addiction to anything isn’t usually good, but it’s a bit more manageable when you have other stuff you care about too. Please don’t allow yourself to feel defeated, lazy and anxious just because you smoke. Find true confidence that even if you hear voices you know you’re the guy and that other people’s sh** stinks too.
Thank you very much for this helpful video OMG. It will help to invite a government rep, a psychiatrist, affected young people and parents and Ethan again. WONDERING WHAT THE GOVERNMENT REP WILL SAY😢😢😢😢😢
i had it the first time smoking for about a week, now i smoke heavy everyday and get nothing like the first time, i almost miss the high, but hated feeling that way when not high
I had a bad weed trip after smoking what we called chronic back then alone at age 13. I thought I was going to hell and heard a tornado of voices in my head. It ruined me psychologically. I didn't even know if I was still really alive or not. I remember asking my friend if this was hell and he was like Blake, wtf??? I just hid the wound from everyone and went through life. I couldn't tell my parents.
@EveryBrainMatters thanks for asking. Yeah, it was terrifying. At times, I've completely forgotten about it and lived well. But there have been times I've felt completely separated from everything like I really did die that day. Like I'm incapable of the feelings I used to have. Like my senses have been dulled. I have fleeting moments where what seems like a feeling I've completely forgotten about does come back. It's weird. Like amnesia, and for a moment, I remember, and then the feeling is gone. I used to think that one day I'll be healed, and it will just take time. It's been 25 years. Something has happened recently that brought me here. Not from weed. At the moment, I'm not doing well at all.
Zol9ft is a mental inhibitor, so your mental illness you had before the people who encouraged your psychosis blamed on mj, that natural mj helped realization of (aside I'm sure from all the toxic chemicals dipped/injected etc with it), is just being suppressed from you noticing significantly, and sadly obviously your family etc are as well, by how they never really acted upon your destructive time you associate and blame mj, when it is obviously a much deeper before mj issue, you are being used for though for someone to profit unfortunately from, and as an old scare tactic, which is simple in fooling unknowledgeable people apparently. It is sad people are still believing and taken advantage of in these ways, as I can see real suffering in you obviously good people. I've seen much of this in my old general and especially youth ministries.
@@TheRareCriticalThinker never taken any anti psychotic during psychosis to mange the symptoms ??? My patient hv same issues he stopped , one psychatrist says he needs antipsychotics immediately & one suggested to him to just Waite it out with good sleep & nutrition & take nothing till the effects leave the body . Pls let me know ur thoughts ? Can he recover without antipsychotics ? And the time frame to wait is 2 month ? Thank you
For me it sucks because I've never been a smoker Ive done it 5 times in my life and I hit a wax pen and I've been fucked up in the head for 3 years now, don't trust wax or carts they will fuck up your brain chemistry 100%
How you felt? Mine was caused by smoking a high THC weed that knocked me out and I was struggling with reality at the moment then since then I got to a point I’m not really happy because my environment now looks like it changed a bit with the sadness in my heart it makes it worst. I even lost interest in the things that made me happy before. I don’t even know what I smoked. Damn! A laced type of weed or something.
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I have had episodes. I'm not sure if it was psychotic but it definitely was scary. I would have these nanoseconds of blackouts during conversations to the point that i was afraid that i wouldn't get out of the blackout loops, and then i would be admitted. Like my brain was literallyyyy tripping in and out of consciousness, and ppl are talking to me, and I'm not responding. I was freaking my friends out. Freaking out crying, saying, "i don't wanna be committed!" Over and over, and "when will this stop?!" "Wat if it never stops! Wat if im stuck like this forever!" It was so bad. They kept telling me to relax, ride it out, and just go with it. She gave me a bowl of ravioli, lol. I ate most of it, but it had no taste. I was still tripping and I said fuck this I'm going to sleep! Kept waking up, still high, back to sleep lol. Needless to say my friend said i ruined her high lol. I've had issues like this after. Not nearly as extreme. I definitely over smoked cuz i smoked it like a cig. Just L to the face. Of course im like let me experiment smh. And i still do. Maybe it was the strain? Because i would have good effects as well so i became interested in narrowing it down. I only smoke socially. Most times i would experience paranoia, bursts of unnecessary behavior that I couldn't control. I'd blackout, come back, and i realized that i had done something weird and embarrassing. I had conversations in my head, then not knowing if it was a thought or if i said it out loud. Because if i said it out loud, it would definitely be weird and judged. Paranoid that my friends were staring at me from the corner of my eye. I would be a mess. But just the other night, i went to a get-together and smoked, and i felt great! But i have noticed that if i drink alcohol beforehand, the effects are way less dramatic, and im guessing because it is a depressant, so im not so in my head or tightly wound. Im not in any way saying to do this, just voicing my experience.
@AhmedAlahlam yes, well we can agree together that THC is the problem. For me a tiny amount is usually OK, but very carefully. Let’s not forget the many other beneficial compounds of the plant (terpenes etc)
My son is 17 and he is in mental hospital psychiatric because he had friends who made him smoke and toke some other things now he was diagnosed with psychosis im here for him do you think I can help him to take him a way from this area and talking to him from don’t have any negative thinking to harms himself when they let him be home do you know anything what I can’t do to help him please I’m desperate 🙏
People have made that same argument for meth... Some people can still succeed for a time despite severely handicapping themselves. You can still play the piano with one hand but two hands is clearly better. Just think about it for more than a second please.
it is not fair that cannabis is illegal in many places while alcohol and cigarettes are legal. There are a number of reasons for this, including: * **Historical reasons:** Cannabis has been illegal for much longer than alcohol or cigarettes. The first laws prohibiting cannabis were passed in the United States in the early 1900s, largely due to racism and fear-mongering. Alcohol and cigarettes, on the other hand, have been legal for centuries. * **Economic reasons:** The alcohol and tobacco industries are very powerful and they have a lot of influence over governments. They have lobbied against cannabis legalization for many years, and they have donated money to politicians who oppose legalization. * **Social reasons:** There is still a lot of stigma around cannabis use. Some people believe that cannabis is a harmful drug and that it should not be legalized. Others worry that cannabis legalization will lead to an increase in drug use among young people. It is important to remember that the legal status of cannabis is constantly changing. In recent years, there has been a growing movement to legalize cannabis, and more and more states are doing so. It is possible that cannabis will be legal in all 50 states within the next few years. As for why people drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes, there are a number of reasons. Some people enjoy the effects of these substances. Others use them to cope with stress or boredom. And still others use them because they are addicted. It is important to remember that alcohol and cigarettes are both harmful substances. They can lead to a number of health problems, including cancer, heart disease, and liver damage. They can also impair judgment and coordination, and they can increase the risk of accidents and injuries.
Why do participants of this video have to have their faces blurred ? Oh come on, I suppose you all are in this video to get the message across with utmost candidness & transparency; so why hide your faces ? We are all humans with frailties & imperfections. There is no shame in that !
"Lack of" credibility. You can tell where he is still lying and blaming etc for. I'm wondering what he is in trouble for, because doing this, or he is still just using his family etc, and needs "the devil's lettuce made me do it" mentality. It is his personality which makes him susceptible to suggestion from problem people he allowed to rule his life, and now it is his current associations dictating his current based agenda. I'm sure the synthetically enhanced chemical inhalation vapor and smoke tremendously hurt him terribly also.
It’s criminal this has so few views and exposure, we live in a world that thinks weed is as safe as water. I’ve seen firsthand how the media’s portrayal of weed is destroying people’s lives. Even with first hand experiences, people are still choosing to believe it’s harmless and no permanent damage can ever be done.
This guy claims he was spending hundreds of dollars per week on weed, and that he was robbing people support his weed habit. That part sounds like BS to me.
People steal for weed all the time. Probably speaks more to his character than anything else.
@@MonsieurTarzan-g3m exactly hundreds per week is over an oz of weed per week… BS
I've had cannabis-induced psychosis 5 times from age 40 to 48 because I smoked weed on top of my Adderall prescription. I quit everything in 2023 because during a manic psychosis episode, I cashed out all my retirement accounts and ruined my finances and lost my job. I ultimately was arrested, twice, and this is what it finally took to wake me up to how horrible weed affects me. I swear to never touch weed again, and I am slowly weening off of Adderall as well. I am praying for Ethan as I know what he's been through.
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I have this exact problem and the adhd medication is adding to it in such a horrible way!! I will pray for us both! I want to live a sober life I hate being ruled by this filth
@@AT-no6xd the only way is to abstain from all of it. I am now going to NA meetings and slowly getting my brain power back. Thank you for your prayers and I will do the same! You will beat this thing and get everything you’ve ever wanted and more! Thank God you have a second chance.
Pray my peeps and you don’t need this plant
Rooting for you. Appreciate the honesty about weed. All the best!
My son was just hospitalized twice for weed induced psychosis. Had his dad rush him to the hospital in a complete panic, thinking he was bit by a rattle snake. It was only in the ER that everyone discovered there were no bites. He was hallucinating the whole thing. It was not only highly embarrassing, it was scary as hell to see my child so completely out of his mind..... from weed! Weed psychosis happens a lot and is never talked about, or it's brushed under the rug. I'm putting him in a substance abuse rehab next week, and I am fervently praying that whatever the weed has done to his mind will be undone.
@@beatrixbrennan1545 We’re praying for his full recovery. Here is a link to our family recovery resources. everybrainmatters.org/cannabis-harms-support-recovery-families/
I totally know exactly what Ethan is talking about. I've struggled with alcohol and addiction my entire life. THC, i thought, was the answer. No hangover, no wasted days recovering from the night before. To experience THC psychosis is, in my mind, is like being insane. What people dont realize, there is a fine line between sanity and insanity. Having crossed that line, i never want to go there again. 9 years clean and sober this last December through working the 12 steps and working with a sponsor. Addiction is a FAMILY disease. I hope the parents that attended this talk, set ego and "what others will think", and get honest with themselves, and seek family treatment. Not just treatment for their child.
Bravo ❤
A psychosis is being not sane. All weed makes people slightly psychotic. But high doses can cause severe psychosis BC your DOPAMINE levels are so high 😮
Thank you for sharing your story, it’s so helpful to those of us going through the same thing. 3 years ago I took 100mg edible and have had drug induced psychosis. Although mine was more on the paranoid side of things and I had forgotten almost everything I’ve ever learned. I forgot how to have social connections, relationships, had to re learn social cues and much more. The scariest and darkest thing I’ve ever been through. I am feeling much better but still struggle with some social anxiety and dissociation. Ignore the negativity, it’s truly just something you can’t understand until it happens to you.
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Thank you so much!!! My son is currently going through the same thing! I am a mom and it is scary. My sons friends pointed it out. Thank you so much for sharing!
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How long did it take your son to recover Im 14 going through this right now 😔
@@JoseChavez-xd7jv it took him 1 year, but still not 100percent even with taking medication, God bless!
As I found out for myself, unconditional love is probably the best therapy.
@@loriboo651was he given antipsychotics? And he still on medication ?
Weed is very dangerous, can lead to schizophrenia. The worst part is the ignorance about weed, glorifying such a dangerous substance.
I've also had a wed induced psychosis. I haven't smoked for 10 years, and then 1 month I spend $1000 in 1 month and got lid up. I'm talking waking up and lighting up. Worked, return home, and smoked the rest of the night. Well I stopped smoking, I was waking up in my own sweat for 1 month from weed. I didn't do any other drugs. I was also losing a lot of weight and I lost all my appetite. Anyway I went into deep psychosis- lost complete connection to reality. Was in police stand of for 10 hours. It was really bad. I almost shot my neighbor, and I was almost shot by cops. My house got destroyed by cops- it was like a Hollywood movie. I remember being inside my house. There were 10+ cop cars outside talking to me over megaphone. Helicopters flying, drones flying, SWAT trucks outside, K9 barking, Riot teams, These cops shot everything they had in my house - mostly bean bags and gas canister rockets. They broke all my windows. I was able to use a wet towel to and lock myself in my bathroom. In the end thank God no one seriously hurt. I ended up getting a felony and it fucked my life bad. Very difficult to get a job or find rent.
I only smoked flower - never any dabs - so I think flower can be just as dangerous as dabbing - if abused heavily.
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@@citizenjane3648 yup, doing great actually.
Thats great!
Damn son... I think you don't need an action movie to watch for the next ten years :)) But seriously, it's a very down to earth reason to be bluntly upfront to your possible bosses, just asure them you never goin to do (drugs) it again, since you won't go through this again. Speak with honesty. That will get you places
Well done! You can be so proud of yourself for recognising what was going on and getting out. Thank you for sharing your experience 😊
I so appreciate you sharing your story Ethan! Very impactful!
I constantly look back on this to assist us, thank you again Ethan! ❤
Oh my goodness thank you for sharing. I wish I would have found this a year ago. But this was so valuable! I do have hope!!!
Ethan made a lot of great points in his podcast. God bless home for this piece of information. You can survive with great people around you
Ethan you are an awesome young man!!!
My son was addicted, in and out of rehab and I was always there for him, but always went back to his “preferred” way of feeling relaxed. He often said that the voices in his head does not leave him alone, he also spoke to people even though we were alone, he was eventually in constant psychosis, but he kept on smoking his cannabis he was admitted again, and very angry with me and his siblings once again. 5 days into his treatment he died by suicide in 2022, it has been the hardest two years of my life without him, always asking if there was something I could have done more to help him.
He was an awesome youngster, head boy in grade 12, belonged to MENSA, was invited to the Maths and English Olympics.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm so saddened people don't take this more seriously. A person close to me had this. It's frightening! It blows my mind so many people suffer from this and some celebs still promote it like it's cool. Thinking of Joe Rogen. Ugh! It angers me. You in my prayers.
u caused ur sons suicide by sending him against his will .... Ethan like you is wrongly blaming a drug that actually FIGHTS psychotic symptoms in dementia patients. People can be a certain way regardless of if thc is in you or not. Ethan is a flamboyant anecdote not empirical science
I came to these posts for some help with my son, who argues and rages at me every morning because it's been hours since he's had cannabis.
l am considering helping him get a flat, but after reading your post I felt so guilty for considering abandoning him. He makes all our days miserable with his angry rants. He follows me shouting, and insulting me. We all stay in our rooms to avoid him . He does not want our help. Says everyone should smoke cannabis.
@@karenmiller6258 Ur blaming your sons shitty life on a perfectly fine drug. It would be akin to blaming his disdain for you on his habitual coffee drinking habit. Ur hilarious. Im sure he like 99% of men in American society has a horrible relationship with his toxic masculine father. But yeah blame all his problems on a harmless drug.
@@bentobin9606 you are obviously a weed addict too ...
After 17 years of daily addiction im finished with it. I want nothing to do with weed anymore. The last 10 years ive been socially isolated and completely alone. Ive lost everything. I realized that being sober now is funner than being high. Ive been getting so angry at people it wasnt even funny. Like legit scary. you wouldn't want to be around me. now that im a week off im starting to feel better and less anxious. Almost like a wave of relief slowly approaching.
how are you feeling now?
I recovered from this marijuana induced psychotic break.. it took me 1 and half year to get back to my senses
Thank you so much for sharing this with us. You give us hope. Are you willing to contact us at info@everybrainmatters.org to share more?
Are you still on antipsychotics medication?
Were you given antipsychotics? are you still on them?
@@humpheryakaenyi7113this is what I need to know cause I had something happen to me and they said it was a drug induced psychosis and I’ve been on antipsychotics for about 5 months now, I want to get off of them .. but I am having problems with my focus, concentration, disordered thoughts and unusual thoughts .. even feel weird to make eye contact with people now
How long did you stay in a hospital my sister is going through the same thing.
Thanks for sharing!!! It's a much bigger problem then you'd think. You only regret it until it happens to you...
I had a psychosis very first time I smoked, paranoia and frozen fetal posture, repeated with smoking, symtoms reduced but never went away. Now I regard cannabis with greater respect.
I've had cannabis-induced psychosis a couple of times. The horrible thing is not only the psychosis itself, but also the depression afterwards, partly I would say from the anti-psychotic medicine. This made me want to smoke weed again and going in the same rabbithole again. Even after the second time I was like okay maybe if I smoke occasionaly, like once every 2 months, I'll be probably fine. But no 3rd psychosis, when I had 3rd time psychosis the psychiatrist wants to push me to keep taking the anti-psychotic medication for life. For people who don't know, anti-psychotic medication kind of turns you into a zombie, numb to everything, feeling very depressed, I also had a weird symptom that I couldn't sit still and would just be walking all the time all through the day, like a restless zombie. I never smoked weed again, but I did continue smoking. In the mental hospital it was normal to smoke, a lot of patiënts were smoking. Apart from the 1st time I had no issues with being in a mental hospital. Little did I know nicotine can also cause psychosis. So I had 4th time psychosis. So everybody who reads this and has had a psychosis, I would advise them to quit smoking. The more often you've had psychosis, the more likely you will be seen as schizophrenic and they kinda want to push you on anti-psychotic meds for the rest of your life.
I’m scared man. My girl just got psychosis from dab pens and abusing them over a year and I’m scared this is exactly what’s going to happen. She’s been in the hospital for a week now and they say she might develop schizophrenia but I’m afraid if they give her anti psychotics it’ll be worse for her considering she would use weed as an anti anxiety/depression medication In a way.
@@FC-wq8jf I understand it man. You've all the right to be scared. Not only is psychosis a scary thing, but the medication you get is scary too. Most of time you've got no choice, because suppose you refuse to take medication, when you get an episode they will just pin you down with 4 people and inject it in your butt. Using weed as anti anxiety/depression medication is bad man. For me it took around a year after my psychosis is over to get back to my normal self/life again. If this is her 1st psychosis the doctors will usually slowly wean her off the anti-psychotics once she is recovered. It will be a year of hell for her. I suffer a bit from anxiety and depression too, but I know if I smoke weed it might make me happy for a while, but I finally end up in a situation MUCH worse. The problem is also when you hit a depression so bad that you're only wish is just to feel happy for a while, it's not easy to quit or to not start again. I hope she'll never smoke anymore.
@@FC-wq8jf I understand your scare man, tell your girl to stop dabbing/vaping/smoking whatever man and good luck on the healing proces. Weed is not an anti depression medication, but I get it cuz I used it before for the same reason. If she's really psychotic they're going to give her anti-psychotics anyways, even if she reject, suppose she get an episode they probably pin her down with 4 ppl and then give an injection in her butt. The depression starts when she get out of her psychosis, you still need to take medicine for a while even when you're back to normal. Because this is her 1st time, the doctors will probably agree to slowly wean off the meds once she's recovered. Each time I was out of my psychosis I had a year long depression, because of the anti-psychotics. It's hell man, I wouldn't want to wish this medication on my worst enemy. Luckily I could wean off the medication each time. I wish you and your girl good luck with the proces and she's gonna need all your support during and after her psychosis.
I had a weed induced psychosis and they putt me into anti psychotic pills, they just made everything worse, i am super depressed, I was thinking I was better off if I wouldn’t have gone to the hospital, I’ll try to smoke again
You probably had Akathisia. (Common) Weed can trigger it. It can become permanent if you don't stop. L Theanine from green tea is calming. Non pharma and natural.
Thank you Than. May God use you to help the masses of young people that satan wants to steal their destinies🙏🙏🙏🙏
LOOK, I have 25 years in Psychiatric and 2 degrees.
I also have 3 tramatic brain injuries from a energetic childhood.
This developed into Bipolar and I could not tolerate alcohol.
The thing is that people say some people can't smoke weed or they will get psychosis.
I tested THC and if you keep to a gummy bear or 6 percent for anxiety.
BUT if you smike a joint it runs at 45 mgs to 90 mgs.
THEN , your headed for trouble and psychosis.
Remember , a little morphine can help with pain in a car accident and too much without pain can lead to addiction and death.
So, be moderate and stop saying that THC and CANNABIS will cause psychosis.
Addiction to weed is more habbit forming and you used it for coping with anxiety and or social anxiety.
WHEN,....you move to higher drugs then death will now be a new reality.
Thank you for sharing your story Ethan and raising awareness of this matter. I experienced two psychosis episodes in 2023 from eating edibles and smoking weed, and I am from a country that bans weed overall. So, I had a tough time grasping the idea that I was going through cannabis-induced psychosis because I didn't know about it at all. I think it's important for weed users globally to understand that cannabis can cause psychosis, hallucinations, and delusions which might eventually grow into schizophrenia.
I had my first episode of psychosis at 18 about month ago after using dab pens for a year, it will work in till doesn’t and when you lose touch with reality you’ll wish you’d waited till you were 25 or at least stayed away from the potent stuff, thankfully I was able to rebound from it but the fear of this happening again and becoming a long term issue was enough for me to start getting help and staying clear of this stuff
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Still nt smoking?
I experienced schizophrenia after smoking weed. I had smoked for years, and during my time at university (around 18 yrs old) I started to hear voices. They started off sounding like they were coming from off in the distance. I thought I was being followed. I kept smoking weed and my friend had to stop smoking with me, because I’d hear the voices every time I smoked. I dropped out of University and thought it would be over, because I still believed I was being followed. I hotboxed my car and I heard the voices again and became convinced that it was Voice to Skull Stalker Technology with Microwaves or something, and that real people were reading my thoughts somehow and seeing everything I could see.
The voices would scream at me, saying horrible things about me, threatening to kill me.. painfully. I’m not sure how I kept my sanity but I took it day by day and now I’m at a point of understanding it was all in my head.
Even though there was no information online, except the V2K conspiracies, I’m glad now to see people talking about this. Reading about how young men are more likely to experience etc. gives me relief that this is a mental illness.
I still smoke weed lol and I don’t hear them very often anymore, and the voices only really bother me when my self esteem is low. If i question the things they say about me, and reflect on my positive attributes, then they don’t scare me as much. I know they don’t have any power beyond their vicious lies.
I don’t think what I’ve done is a good idea though, the experience is so vividly real it’s hard to believe/comprehend if you’ve never experienced it before. Please seek help if you think you may be experiencing psychosis/schizophrenia/paranoia. ❤ you are more than this illness and it doesn’t have to define you.
hi! Do yo smoke it less now? Have you been treated with pills?
My family and I were huge weed advocates, well known in our community and I was an edible maker and baker. In 2012, I had migraines after a CAD that almost killed me. I wanted off opioids, son and husband used weed and many physicians, psychiatrists, media, Rogan-everyone said it was safe so I switched. It was so much stronger than I remember. I ended up developing suicidal depression a few years in and yep paranoia too. Hypermesis-intense vomiting was next. I only smoked at night before bed. Who knew? I was the first in the family to quit, and before knowing weed was the culprit to my mental health. Later, my son developed THC psychosis, which shocked my husband to quit in an instant. The experiences were terrifying. The hallucinations and paranoia were horrendous. I remember my husband and I sobbing in cars as we searched for his body after he ran out of the house barefoot and disappeared. He ran 15 miles down a highway. This as college graduate, a world class athlete, a mentor. He thought he was using something safe and nonaddictive. Three months into my own sobriety, I spent 2 nights in ER with suicidal ideation. I’m 61. It turns out it can take several months to repair the damage from THC. Weed? Are you kidding? Its a miracle drug! Snoop Dog! Son had more relapses, and eventually even alcohol triggered psychosis. We had minimal help and our friends who still believed weed didn’t cause it thought we were exaggerating. Today, most of them realize they were wrong. I researched from Harvard to Cambridge, contacted neuroscientists about what they were working on to circumvent cravings, neural damage, and schizophrenia from THC, etc. The big players are currently pure CBD oil in high milligram, the ketogenic diet and fitness. And everyone needs more B-complex. I’m researching red light therapy but can’t comment on it yet. The CBD oil was a big player for my sons brain. And sugar? Just google what it does to your brain for yourself. I’m so grateful my sons’ alive. I’m so angry at myself for not realizing high THC was neurologically deadly sooner. I love my son more than my own life…. The guilt is hard to live with. Being clean of it, being fit and witnessing my son healthier, with his new fiancé -whose anti-weed-dulls the blade a bit. Not much though. I made a-lot of bad karma ignorant or not. I’m finishing my degree in Pscyh research, sharing my story, and being accountable. I smell weed billowing out of cars every time I go for a run. The scent used to put a giggle in me, now its like a punch in the face. Finally, Ya’ll might wanna follow the money trail on whose making the most money off of weed sales and antipsychotics these days. I won’t spoil the surprise. Thank you Laura for Johnnys’ Ambassadors webpage, thank you Dr. Huberman, Doc Amen and thank you Russel Brand for your book on sobriety. But, I wish I’d never needed you.
Can I ask how long did you smoke before you experienced the voices
@@nikabogolyubova7988 sort of, not really though. I still do it but I subtly hear the voices, they're much quieter than they used to be, and it's more of an annoyance than something I'm afraid of. I probably should quit weed and see a clinical psychologist tbh.
Holy fucking shit I'm legit experiencing the same things thinking exactly the same as you That I'm being watched/followed and that people are using some microwave wave technology or whatever to make me hear shit, I also think anything people say when I walk/drive past is about me and that everyone knows something I don't. And I experience a fuck ton of coincidences everyday which made me think I'm legit living in some sort of simulation or on another world where I'm the only real one or something. This is all when completely sober too so that's even more terrifying. I smoked weed since I was 17 years old regularly, often every day, I am now almost 20 and I think around 1 month clean and I think it's getting better but this is terrifying ASF, I don't wish anyone this shit.
Edit: I should also mention I used a lot of shit, not only weed, I believe the 3 or 4 nightmare LSD trips fucked me up the most, please don't ever underestimate psychedelics TAKE TIME to integrate what you have learned from your trip into your life before tripping again (if you do/want to do LSD, obviously I don't recommend it, it's best to stay sober fr it's not worth your mentality).
Man, i went through the exact same thing you just described about 9 months ago. I had been smoking every single day for over 10 years and was on a 5 day psilocybin mushroom bender when i finally snapped. I had fallen into psychosis and spent 2 nights in a mental hospital. I believed that i was a serial killer and was going to murder loved ones and that the same loved ones were also plotting to kill me or poison me. It was the most horrifying experience in my entire life and i am 31 years old. I also stopped smoking and taking mushrooms and have been feeling so much better! I took one hit off a bong a month after quitting and the same thing happened to me with an instant panic attack with cold sweats and extreme paranoia. I never would have thought after years of smoking dabs and high potency weed that anything like this would ever happen...
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I’ve never tried mushrooms, but I had the psychosis from weed and it was so scary. I tried smoking again, but I also had a panic attack.
I'm 32 and completely agree with this video. The harsh truth here though is, I knew all of this already but continued consuming cannabis anyways. I had to learn the hard way.
In retrospect I think the key is the people you surround yourself with. I used to be shamed and belittled for when I didn't want to consume.
@@prahyectzeh7031 I know how it feels same here I never believed that a stoner like me will be in this condition in my lifetime battling to feel my environment or what’s really happening in the world. I’m trying to snap back to my old self but it’s hard. I’m just living this life like that and it’s really painful. 😓
Just found out my son going through same thing had to throw all the weed products out it’s a trip to see a love one out of it in such a way thanks for sharing your experience it’s giving me hope
I understand your concerns about cannabis use and psychosis.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), cannabis use is associated with an increased risk of psychosis. The risk is higher for people who use high-potency cannabis, who use cannabis frequently, and who have a family history of psychosis.
LOOK, I have 25 years in Psychiatric and 2 degrees.
I also have 3 tramatic brain injuries from a energetic childhood.
This developed into Bipolar and I could not tolerate alcohol.
The thing is that people say some people can't smoke weed or they will get psychosis.
I tested THC and if you keep to a gummy bear or 6 percent for anxiety.
BUT if you smike a joint it runs at 45 mgs to 90 mgs.
THEN , your headed for trouble and psychosis.
Remember , a little morphine can help with pain in a car accident and too much without pain can lead to addiction and death.
So, be moderate and stop saying that THC and CANNABIS will cause psychosis.
Addiction to weed is more habbit forming and you used it for coping with anxiety and or social anxiety.
WHEN,....you move to higher drugs then death will now be a new reality.
The risk is also greater when you have a higher dopamine release with less social activity. Another risk factor is one's metabolism; slower is worse for people.
Exactly also not only that but most people that get pycosis from weed is from other factors like other mental illnesses and not taking care of your self , as long as your doing it in moderation and take tolerance break you should be fine
Man i would love to share my story and be a part of this community but i am still struggling with leaving cannabis behind completely. It has given me a lot throughout my life and also taken so very much from me. A very tough place to constantly live in. But i am proud to have finally broken my all day every day habit this past year after a post rehab relapse in 2016 led back to all day every day use and am now using “moderately” as they would say for almost the first time ever in my cannabis use experience. It was one of the biggest battles of my life to finally get through those withdrawals without relapsing at least until those symptoms had totally faded over the course of a month and a half. Before that the longest was a week before i tapped excluding the year and a half i was sober in rehab. I still get feelings often that the pain i go through sometimes during the use and sometimes during detox isn’t worth it but man my brain wants to think about the good times so much despite the canyon of pain and torture it has put me through. The true angel on one shoulder devil on the other. As someone who has been through a 12 step accredited rehab program successfully i appreciate this channel so much. Thank you for this outlet and support structure.
@@Skateandcreate9 we wish you the very best and continued healing. Please keep checking in with us and letting us know how you’re doing. Much 💕
I was called a hypochondriac cause after I quit smoking I started to really get concerned about my health mentally and physically but it's all the stuff I just pushed off and never really took serious
I quit weed after a bad trip and managed to get better but still have health anxiety :-(
Thank you for sharing,you saved your life! ,and drugs breaks you financially .and the sellers getting rich .❤God ❤❤blessed you,!❤Your sincerity I hope will help others
Very powerful and informative! Thank you for sharing your story and this information.
THIS VIDEO HAS TOUCHED ME VERY DEEPLY 😢😢😢😢🙏🙏🙏
this happened to my boyfriend recently, and he still hasn't moved away, even though it's been about 5 days. I'm very scared, he's changed, it seems to me that he's getting better, but sometimes he has paranoia attacks and I get so scared that it's schizophrenia and he'll have to live on pills all his life. he's been smoking weed since he was 15, now he's 18. we smoked weed every day for six months, and I sometimes noticed signs of paranoia during that period, but it didn't seem serious to me. but recently we tried to move to New York, and it turned out very unsuccessfully. before moving, we reduced our marijuana consumption and smoked 1-2 times a week. and when we were in New York, it so happened that we smoked for 2 or 3 days in a row. and then the fuck started. he became terribly paranoid, he said that everyone was looking at him, that the police were going to take him away, that some drugs had been put in his cigarette. as a result, he got to the emergency hospital, but stayed there for only a day, the doctor let him go and said that everything would be fine if he didn't smoke anymore. but it's been 4 days since we got back to his parents, and he's still acting weird. he has such a lost look and sometimes has bouts of paranoia, and he still denies that he had cannabis psychosis in New York. he says that he feels not in reality and I can see in his eyes that this is so. I really hope that he will be able to return to normal, but God, I'm so scared. we don't have money or insurance to go to the doctor, we are emigrants and don't even know English well enough. I just try to believe in the best, but every time I read the stories of people who, even after a year, have barely recovered from psychosis or are now suffering from schizophrenia, I get so scared....
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LOOK, I have 25 years in Psychiatric and 2 degrees.
I also have 3 tramatic brain injuries from a energetic childhood.
This developed into Bipolar and I could not tolerate alcohol.
The thing is that people say some people can't smoke weed or they will get psychosis.
I tested THC and if you keep to a gummy bear or 6 percent for anxiety.
BUT if you smike a joint it runs at 45 mgs to 90 mgs.
THEN , your headed for trouble and psychosis.
Remember , a little morphine can help with pain in a car accident and too much without pain can lead to addiction and death.
So, be moderate and stop saying that THC and CANNABIS will cause psychosis.
Addiction to weed is more habbit forming and you used it for coping with anxiety and or social anxiety.
WHEN,....you move to higher drugs then death will now be a new reality.
Anxiety about being mentally gone is what made him kick his addiction.
its also what sent him further down the spiral maze
Thank you for telling your story. My relative is currently going through this. Was in the best college in the nation and had one more year to go. But he has no insight into this right now. Wants to keep smoking. Been in and out of hospitals for a long time
We’re so sorry. Our hearts go out to you.
Thankyou for this. My friend has bipolar and started to smoke at 14. Now, he's 36 and I wish he could quit. But, I don't think he cares honestly. He really believes it helps, but I 've never thought so. 🤔
LOOK, I have 25 years in Psychiatric and 2 degrees.
I also have 3 tramatic brain injuries from a energetic childhood.
This developed into Bipolar and I could not tolerate alcohol.
The thing is that people say some people can't smoke weed or they will get psychosis.
I tested THC and if you keep to a gummy bear or 6 percent for anxiety.
BUT if you smike a joint it runs at 45 mgs to 90 mgs.
THEN , your headed for trouble and psychosis.
Remember , a little morphine can help with pain in a car accident and too much without pain can lead to addiction and death.
So, be moderate and stop saying that THC and CANNABIS will cause psychosis.
Addiction to weed is more habbit forming and you used it for coping with anxiety and or social anxiety.
WHEN,....you move to higher drugs then death will now be a new reality.
I feel so bad for your friend. I’m bipolar too. It’s the worst thing you can do when your bipolar, it could put you into strait psychosis. Especially if you’re prone to psychosis. Your friend is in my prayers ☹️🙏🏼
@kristateufel124 year doesn't help with mood swings
I’m sorry for the woman whom her son committed suicide. He needed a great support guess he didn’t speak up on time and everyone is not the same. If you are afraid to die you won’t comm it suicide. I wonder how it happens. God accept his soul. I’m fighting mine it’s like depression and sometimes you feel low and sad. No motivation. Everyday I carry myself even when I don’t have enough money. I made a list and paste on my fridge to remind myself that for the fact I’m alive I have another chance to live life. I made a long note I read it everyday. Keep going!! 💪🏽
We’re so glad you’re taking care of yourself and that you are here!
more need to come out and share their stories ethan is amazing for sharing his and brave about going public to help and educate but stories of those with severe consequences including involuntary hospital admissions, jail and crimes committed while in psychosis, long term treatment programs, and anasognosia and relapse. Ethan had insight he knew he was having problems .THC changes the brain and not everyone goes into a light psychosis like Ethan, most have very severe delusions and hallucinations that put their own and others lives at risk, and cannot recover without professional intervention long term --
those stories need to be thrust into the spotlight. Also i agree do not DAB but all cannabis at present is high potency flower is up to 35% concentrates are up to 80-90% ALL THC is high potency today and is enough to cause both short and long term psychosis, even flower is grown in an adultered way
My son passed away from psychosis. This is real. He was depressed and kept things to himself. Only if I was more informed about the signs. He committed suicide on 6/6/24.
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My older brother passed away, he was depressed and kept things to himself and we are not aware of his signs he showed. He committed suicide on 4 July 2024 😖
Proud of you for sharing your experience
Dreams were like reliving memories of an alt life during my psychosis
This right here 👍
Thanks for sharing. Much respect to you.
I have this I quit weed 2 weeks ago and I’ve been having this psychosis thing and I wanna be happy but I don’t want to take medication. I wanna be normal
We’re so sorry you are going through this. Please try to get as a lot of help and support around you through this difficult time. You can get through this and we are sending our love and prayers your way.
I wish this info was available 14 years ago when my son went through cannabis induced psychosis. He went on to experiment with every drug known to man only to die of an overdose 3 months ago.
Cannabis induced psychosis is a real thing. He then tried meth, that was the drug that made him schizophrenic He was medicated for years but being an addict just couldn’t stop using street drugs.
In my mind. His problem started with cannabis. Not all brain chemistries are the same. Some of us can smoke or get high till we’re mumbling and not become psychotic. Others of us should never ever ever go near the stuff. Had I only known.
I'm so sorry to hear about your son. My 16 year old is currently experiencing this psychosis. I pray we can save him before it's too late.
@@beatrixbrennan1545 if he’s under 18 he can be placed in a psychiatric hospital. Definitely get a doctor’s opinion. I wish I had admitted my son. I wonder if he would be here today.
@ make sure he’s taking his medication. Risperadole can be a life saver.
@zaidarivas7152 her son passed away.
@@beatrixbrennan1545 I am so sorry. Sending my condolences
thanks lot for sharing bro.. God bless and hopefully you stay strong and healthy
I recently relapsed weed is a silent killer
My son 16 just got out of the hospital from a delta 8 thc psychosis. Its been a nightmare. Delta 8 resellers website is selling to minors.
Hi is better now ?
My son is in psychosis right now from delta 8. This is the third time! He is 24. I am praying he comes back and is not permanently brain damaged.
It's so good to hear this :) My marijuana-induced psychosis occurred some 50-years ago during the early 70s. Just like Ethen said, I loved it and soon became addicted. What's interesting is that at the time, THC content was only about 3%. My hunch is that this occurred, because I was high 24-7 for 2-years strait, ages 23 and 24. I won't detail how I was able to recover, at least in part (no one knew anything about this back then), and have had a rather successful life, considering. The worst aspect is depression, which was 24-7 until the advent of modern antidepressants. In order to remain "normal," I now have to take three antidepressants, two at maximum daily dosage. I also regularly see a therapist and a psychiatrist. At the outset, regarding the hallucination aspect, I saw glowing, writhing snakes living in my brain. They were even there when I'd shut my eyes. I was lucky to get four hours of sleep a night. I was also frightened by bright colors. Ethan mentions a 10-year aspect too, which is about the time these hallucinations took to disappear. I have memory issues too, especially concerning the now. The good news is that both past and present memory is improving.
so its safe to say it wasnt the weed.... your case or his.. just a fragile mental foundation
It took 10 years in your case to stop having hallucinations?? That's horrible
I've developed psychosis because of weed three years ago now and it's a nightmare, how did you manage?
You're right. It was horrible. I couldn't even sleep because though I had my eyes closed, it was like I was seeing writhing, burning snakes in my mind. Even though it gradually ended after 10 years, I was left with mental health problems, especially this depression. I survived early on because of 1) I created a mantra that I'd repeat to myself, "Hang on. Things will get better."@@alexdenton6586 2) Probably even more, was that I had a caring, loving wife who tolerated my moods. It wasn't anything special, just the way she was naturally. 3) About a year later, I became obsessed with becoming a jazz pianist and composer. The concentration was so intense, which was good, because it turned my mind away from the horror. I also had therapy, which helped, but the real improvement came when modern antidepressants came on the scene. I take Effexor XR and Wellbutrin at maximum daily dosage, and a 1/2 dose of Trazodone. I also see a therapist. I think it's also important to believe in oneself. I can't tell you about how many times I thought of killing myself during the earlier years, but I made it through.
So glad you are doing better. Hang in there. Thank you for sharing .
Thank you Ethan. Your talk was so helpful.
What a sensible young man ! Good luck !
I vaped weed, heavily, most nights for about 3 years. There was a few times when my mind kind of blanked out and I would babble incoherently. That scared me enough to quit. I noticed also that weed was making me more irritable. It's been about 4 months since I quit. Right after I stopped, I wasn't feeling much of anything aside from anger, and my concentration was shot. There were also some nightmares and other vivid dreams. Now, four months later, a lot of the withdrawal symptoms have dissipated. I don't think my concentration is 100% back, but it is much better. I like to read and write, so this is a big deal to me. My anger has dissipated a lot - I don't fly off the handle like I did. I also started exercising regularly, and this has been tremendously helpful. I feel good about my improvement. I'm not saying I'll never use weed again, but I'll never be a heavy user again, that's certain. I felt like I was turning into an asshole.
You will become a heavy user again if you start again, thank me later
@@Captinncook I don't plan to use it again. But I don't think I would be a heavy user if I did. The addiction wasn't really like that. It was a psychological crutch, not so much a physical need like harder drugs.
@@MonsieurTarzan-g3m just speaking from experience, and currently withdrawing again like a dumb ass. Good luck
My son is going through Schizophrenia/Schizophreniform or schizoaffective disorder with auditory hallucinations because of weed. Since the government up the THC in the weed it became a problem especially when someone laced his weed.
We’re so sorry to hear your son is going through this. Are you or him willing to write a testimony for us to help raise awareness? everybrainmatters.org/testimony-form/
tell your son to try low dose edibles instead of the weed
Weed isn’t weed anymore
It sounds like you HAD a psychosis and because you stopped smoking you gave your brain the chance to recover but some delusions and hallucinations was lingering for months though with insight about that something was wrong.
That's important for people to know that you will have a much smaller chance to recover, or to even get the insight needed to recover, if you keep smoking.
So you were lucky that you pretty quickly gained insight because if you didn't then why would you stop smoking?
In your brain the delusions is real and then you can't logically connect why it happens because it's real for you!
I'm happy that you made it
Also no, it doesn't help with taking your child to a mental institution for a day or to a prison of they are criminals etc.
I was in the mental institution for a while when I was younger and I saw with my own two eyes what psychosis was but as a kid you're thinking "Oh well, he's schizophrenic and I'm not so f this"
Very educational testimony
Great testimony, the kid's speaking truthfully. He's alert and smart to get himself out of the MJ rot. No-one I know who smoked/smokes weed that's clear thinking state of mind and I know a lot of people, friends and family, so if anyone thinks MJ helps their mental state of mind, I've a bridge to sell you. I know kids who went through the same thing this kid went through, he should stay away from MJ.
ya just take zoloft and visit your psychiatrist regularly.. LOL he was obviously prone to psychosis and was weak minded
All the people that don't know about cannabis should get more information. This kid is too young that is what the problem is. Don't be naive
I'm a sixty-year-old man someone please tell him the truth about cannabis. They are lying to you son. Find a new bud tender
You don't know very many people, do you?
You should have never dab that's what you did you went too far.. now you blame cannabis? 😮
Thanks for sharing very encouraging 💗🔮
I’d like to share my story as well If possible… this topic shouldn’t be taken lightly but unfortunately it is
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Praise all of u brave recovery me here to 💪
I used to be a big time smoker for years then one day I smoked a high THC weed that knocked me out and I was struggling with reality at the moment then since then I got to a point I’m not really happy because my environment now looks like it changed a bit in my sight again with the sadness in my heart it makes it worst. I even lost interest in the things that made me happy before. I don’t even know what I smoked. Damn! A laced type of weed or something. I tried Smoking weed again after that but only get anxiety. I don’t know what happened to me up till now. What might be this? Any clue??
Any clue what it’s all about?
David, thank you for sharing this with us. We’re so sorry to hear this happened. Are you will to share more or allow us to publish your comments? Also, weed doesn’t have to be laced with anything. The science is clear. THC, especially in high doses have detrimental mental health effects. Our email is info@everybrainmatters.org .
It's either laced or you hit that "brain fucked up" moment where you hit derealization and psychosis just quit weed and that shit life is so much enjoyable without the weed and druga
@@MarkoDobric-g7z I tried CBD oil and also tried to smoke some time but all I get is a foggy head I stopped entirely
The dispensary weed is chemicals, legalizing weed ruined it, greed and big business.
Thank you, Ethan, for speaking up. Also, thanks to all the people in the chat who are speaking up. My husband is going through cannabis induced psychosis and most people dont believe me when i tell them its triggered by the weed, including my husband.
I enjoying listening to your story, you will get through this , I went through a similar situation, the best thing to is eat healthy, faith does help am not sure if you believe in God, also staying busy and keep doing things that you love and things that you did prior to the incident, an medication does help don't be afraid to take it but just choose men's that are not hard to ween yourself of such as paxil its does work for a lot of people and it's not addictive.
John, please consider sharing your story with is to raise awareness and bring hope. Please contact us at info@everybrainmatters.org
Some time one needs to forget, that's what helps these patients.
I will say that the extreme weed using and potency is a huge problem. There is no reason whatsoever to smoke more than flower especially at such a young age. It is baffling that human brain development isnt discussed in schools and not taught to the kids.
They brainwash them with the American flag every morning and feed them junk food like pizza and sugar.
How does the American Flag do the brainwashing? Or do you mean indoctrination into thinking it's okay to have a sex change before puberty, full term abortions for convenience, hate voting, and that the orange guy is Hitler for having common sense 🤔. @truthseek3017
I heard the old folks saying the strain produced 30 yrs ago is not the same as todays. It's getting more potent and causing schizophrenia after one puff after taking a long break from smoking
Not sure if it causes these problems, or brings them out if you're already predisposed to them. Same with other psychedelics. If you've got a known or family history of schizophrenia, bipolar, etc, might be best to stay away from anything even mildly psychedelic.
@@bjb2309 drugs duck up memory and nervous system period
@@eyeswideopen7777 Not saying they don't. I've done my fair share of them and I'm sure I'm a bit off because of it. But a lot of people have latent tendencies to develop these disorders, and these types of drugs including cannabis are able to bring them on much quicker than would otherwise happen. Today's weed definitely isn't natural and its very likely someone can have a bad reaction to it, especially if they already have or are prone to developing mental disorders.
Wait until you hear about that methamphetamine 🤣
@@JVlalice-- wasn't what the German Nazis and Japanese soldiers took when they committed the rape fest?
I had OCD since childhood. I never used intoxication but still heard the snap in my head when I was in High school. After finishing school I took a gap year I got into Spirituality I developed delusions and had hallucinations while I thought I was getting into a spiritual life. Because of one scary hallucination i stopped getting into Spirituality. My doctor had warned me not to do any intoxication when I go to college. But the turning point was when I smoked weed in college even though I was advised not to. It took only 4-5 incidents of smoking weed to unleash a group of 🦗 crickets making sounds in my head. It was so loud i would shut my ears but they would still be loud I could not sleep properly for 7 days. I would get only 2-3 hours of sleep each day and as soon as I would open my eyes the sounds would be back. I took a bus and travelled 7 hours to my hometown. There I felt safe and finally slept well. I noticed wrinkles on my face and some of my hair had become white. I had aged few years in those 7 days! I hugged my mom and cried. I had to tell my parents . Thankfully I did not take medication because I live in India and we have Ayurvedic treatment here. I still hear the sound of 🦗 but it is lower in volume only 20% of it. I can relate to you so much.
I gave my monthly tests while I was hearing those unstoppable sounds and i graduated in first division. I'm proud of how far I've come. My cousin who smokes weed developed tinnitus this year and I realise how harmful weed is worse is the propaganda that supports weed. Im still scared about developing schizophrenia but I'm thankful for whatever I have.
I have realised that life is supposed to be lived by following certain rules. Each individual is different and they have their own boundaries. Failure and success is a part of life health and sickness as well . But the people who follow the rules even when they're healthy are the ones who gain happiness.
KK, thank you for sharing . Would you be willing to share more and contact us at info@everybrainmatters.org?
It activates the crown chakra
You should know, from someone of a scientific background, that the issues you "unlocked" with weed, were there already always, the weed just made you unprepared relax, and that mental block to those problems, were naturally made as a very young child, but weed gave enough breif introspection, that you noticed again after so long not remembering, and you could not block to ignore it again, until you redirected and relaxed your mind again, sadly only to degrees.
@@eyeswideopen7777 yes, to a measurable scientific equivalent, that people are no longer prepared before for. Certain strains of flower etc are called "stimulants" for more than just recreational temporary effects. Then these people blame the natural actually helpful medicines.
@@stephendekoning802 LOOK, I have 25 years in Psychiatric and 2 degrees.
I also have 3 tramatic brain injuries from a energetic childhood.
This developed into Bipolar and I could not tolerate alcohol.
The thing is that people say some people can't smoke weed or they will get psychosis.
I tested THC and if you keep to a gummy bear or 6 percent for anxiety.
BUT if you smike a joint it runs at 45 mgs to 90 mgs.
THEN , your headed for trouble and psychosis.
Remember , a little morphine can help with pain in a car accident and too much without pain can lead to addiction and death.
So, be moderate and stop saying that THC and CANNABIS will cause psychosis.
Addiction to weed is more habbit forming and you used it for coping with anxiety and or social anxiety.
WHEN,....you move to higher drugs then death will now be a new reality.
How long does it take to recover fully and stop antipsychotic drugs?
It's different for everyone.
@@EveryBrainMatters individually for you? I'm two years on drugs one year remission is that enough?
@@nomatter4097 the brain will heal for years. It’s best to work consistently with a medical professional. Keep up the great work. You will continue to feel better. 💕🙏
@@EveryBrainMatters Okey thanks understandable... I read somewhere it needs only two weeks and I was suspicious why they didn't get me off meds maybe I have schizo? Now it's clear
@@EveryBrainMatters is it realistic if it's drug induced psychosis and I go off meds and I had big psychosis? Or that means this is schizo
Thank you 🙏
Not only is it possible, I’ve done it before. Now look at my pfp. Psychosis is a more than dominable condition to experience. I had to work on myself though, but I did come to accept that while I’m naturally capable academically that I already had the propensity towards depression and laziness even before my smoking. What anxiety inducing or stressful tasks do you currently undertake? For example I like to rock climb and lift weights as physical challenges. While I’ve had my ups and downs with university, though I did at school too before I ever smoked, I am still getting my degree and I have a job. Addiction to anything isn’t usually good, but it’s a bit more manageable when you have other stuff you care about too.
Please don’t allow yourself to feel defeated, lazy and anxious just because you smoke. Find true confidence that even if you hear voices you know you’re the guy and that other people’s sh** stinks too.
Thank you very much for this helpful video OMG. It will help to invite a government rep, a psychiatrist, affected young people and parents and Ethan again. WONDERING WHAT THE GOVERNMENT REP WILL SAY😢😢😢😢😢
i had it the first time smoking for about a week, now i smoke heavy everyday and get nothing like the first time, i almost miss the high, but hated feeling that way when not high
He's 100% correct, there's no happy ending with marijuana.
Maybe for people like you I guess
You need to get a better teacher. I can help you.
Thank you so much !!!
What a success story !
I had a bad weed trip after smoking what we called chronic back then alone at age 13. I thought I was going to hell and heard a tornado of voices in my head. It ruined me psychologically. I didn't even know if I was still really alive or not. I remember asking my friend if this was hell and he was like Blake, wtf???
I just hid the wound from everyone and went through life. I couldn't tell my parents.
@@blake-jackson Blake, thank you for sharing. This must have been so scary. How are you doing now?
@EveryBrainMatters thanks for asking. Yeah, it was terrifying.
At times, I've completely forgotten about it and lived well. But there have been times I've felt completely separated from everything like I really did die that day. Like I'm incapable of the feelings I used to have. Like my senses have been dulled.
I have fleeting moments where what seems like a feeling I've completely forgotten about does come back. It's weird. Like amnesia, and for a moment, I remember, and then the feeling is gone.
I used to think that one day I'll be healed, and it will just take time. It's been 25 years.
Something has happened recently that brought me here. Not from weed. At the moment, I'm not doing well at all.
@@blake-jackson we hope you have support around you. If you don’t have one already, please make an appointment with a therapist. We wish you the best.
@@blake-jacksonI'm so sorry you're experiencing this. I'm praying you are healed and find peace. God bless you
People should wean off and never smoke big amounts very strong now. Too strong.
You mentioned you have ADD. Are you taking medication for ADD and anxiety?
Did you ever take anti-psychotics?
I don’t take anything for ADHD. I do take Zoloft for anxiety, though.
Zol9ft is a mental inhibitor, so your mental illness you had before the people who encouraged your psychosis blamed on mj, that natural mj helped realization of (aside I'm sure from all the toxic chemicals dipped/injected etc with it), is just being suppressed from you noticing significantly, and sadly obviously your family etc are as well, by how they never really acted upon your destructive time you associate and blame mj, when it is obviously a much deeper before mj issue, you are being used for though for someone to profit unfortunately from, and as an old scare tactic, which is simple in fooling unknowledgeable people apparently. It is sad people are still believing and taken advantage of in these ways, as I can see real suffering in you obviously good people. I've seen much of this in my old general and especially youth ministries.
@@TheRareCriticalThinker never taken any anti psychotic during psychosis to mange the symptoms ??? My patient hv same issues he stopped , one psychatrist says he needs antipsychotics immediately & one suggested to him to just Waite it out with good sleep & nutrition & take nothing till the effects leave the body . Pls let me know ur thoughts ? Can he recover without antipsychotics ? And the time frame to wait is 2 month ? Thank you
zoloft and anything else you were taking would be your issue...@@TheRareCriticalThinker
Ethan is an impressive young man: wise beyond his years.
For me it sucks because I've never been a smoker Ive done it 5 times in my life and I hit a wax pen and I've been fucked up in the head for 3 years now, don't trust wax or carts they will fuck up your brain chemistry 100%
How you felt? Mine was caused by smoking a high THC weed that knocked me out and I was struggling with reality at the moment then since then I got to a point I’m not really happy because my environment now looks like it changed a bit with the sadness in my heart it makes it worst. I even lost interest in the things that made me happy before. I don’t even know what I smoked. Damn! A laced type of weed or something.
You probably w had already mental issues before cuz tf check yourself
Are you any better now? Same thing here
@@davidudechi4316 how r u now ?
My son has the same experience but he's been on medication
Aisha, we hope your son is doing well now. Would you or your son be willing to share your testimony with us to help raise awareness? Please email us at info@everybrainmatters.org
Was he given antipsychotics? Did they ever take him off of them ?
I have had episodes. I'm not sure if it was psychotic but it definitely was scary. I would have these nanoseconds of blackouts during conversations to the point that i was afraid that i wouldn't get out of the blackout loops, and then i would be admitted. Like my brain was literallyyyy tripping in and out of consciousness, and ppl are talking to me, and I'm not responding. I was freaking my friends out. Freaking out crying, saying, "i don't wanna be committed!" Over and over, and "when will this stop?!" "Wat if it never stops! Wat if im stuck like this forever!" It was so bad. They kept telling me to relax, ride it out, and just go with it. She gave me a bowl of ravioli, lol. I ate most of it, but it had no taste. I was still tripping and I said fuck this I'm going to sleep! Kept waking up, still high, back to sleep lol. Needless to say my friend said i ruined her high lol. I've had issues like this after. Not nearly as extreme. I definitely over smoked cuz i smoked it like a cig. Just L to the face. Of course im like let me experiment smh. And i still do. Maybe it was the strain? Because i would have good effects as well so i became interested in narrowing it down. I only smoke socially. Most times i would experience paranoia, bursts of unnecessary behavior that I couldn't control. I'd blackout, come back, and i realized that i had done something weird and embarrassing. I had conversations in my head, then not knowing if it was a thought or if i said it out loud. Because if i said it out loud, it would definitely be weird and judged. Paranoid that my friends were staring at me from the corner of my eye. I would be a mess. But just the other night, i went to a get-together and smoked, and i felt great! But i have noticed that if i drink alcohol beforehand, the effects are way less dramatic, and im guessing because it is a depressant, so im not so in my head or tightly wound. Im not in any way saying to do this, just voicing my experience.
Thank you for sharing. We would love to talk to you. We hope you're feeling better. Could you send us an email at everybrainmatters@gmail.com?
Hey, this comment was very articulate and I can surely relate. You put my experience into words very articulately!😎🤟👍
@@andystevens7267 Thank u! Nice to know I'm not alone lol 🙂
Me too. I was smoking to get through the workday and I was losing it completely
I have terrifying precogniscent dreams and nightmares, that manifest some days later in real life, is t his a symptom? since cutting out dabs
I’m still not convinced cannabis is the problem, but high THC definitely is.
@AhmedAlahlam I’m not excusing anything. I know that CBD flowers bring me a healing nothing else does.
@AhmedAlahlam yes, well we can agree together that THC is the problem. For me a tiny amount is usually OK, but very carefully. Let’s not forget the many other beneficial compounds of the plant (terpenes etc)
We used to do something called ' hot knives ' ... dabbing reminds me of that
My son is 17 and he is in mental hospital psychiatric because he had friends who made him smoke and toke some other things now he was diagnosed with psychosis im here for him do you think I can help him to take him a way from this area and talking to him from don’t have any negative thinking to harms himself when they let him be home do you know anything what I can’t do to help him please I’m desperate 🙏
Are there any cannabis groups in the United Kingdom? I have two people close to me, struggling with addictions to weed/cocaine
First of all I'd like to ask you a few questions, first one is ?what kind of cannabis???
Did this person take antipsychotics?
I know someone who smoked weed. They graduated at the top of their class. Everyone is different .
People have made that same argument for meth...
Some people can still succeed for a time despite severely handicapping themselves.
You can still play the piano with one hand but two hands is clearly better.
Just think about it for more than a second please.
You sound like donald trump lmao
They can succeed for a short medium term period....but ultimately they will go in the other direction
it is not fair that cannabis is illegal in many places while alcohol and cigarettes are legal. There are a number of reasons for this, including:
* **Historical reasons:** Cannabis has been illegal for much longer than alcohol or cigarettes. The first laws prohibiting cannabis were passed in the United States in the early 1900s, largely due to racism and fear-mongering. Alcohol and cigarettes, on the other hand, have been legal for centuries.
* **Economic reasons:** The alcohol and tobacco industries are very powerful and they have a lot of influence over governments. They have lobbied against cannabis legalization for many years, and they have donated money to politicians who oppose legalization.
* **Social reasons:** There is still a lot of stigma around cannabis use. Some people believe that cannabis is a harmful drug and that it should not be legalized. Others worry that cannabis legalization will lead to an increase in drug use among young people.
It is important to remember that the legal status of cannabis is constantly changing. In recent years, there has been a growing movement to legalize cannabis, and more and more states are doing so. It is possible that cannabis will be legal in all 50 states within the next few years.
As for why people drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes, there are a number of reasons. Some people enjoy the effects of these substances. Others use them to cope with stress or boredom. And still others use them because they are addicted.
It is important to remember that alcohol and cigarettes are both harmful substances. They can lead to a number of health problems, including cancer, heart disease, and liver damage. They can also impair judgment and coordination, and they can increase the risk of accidents and injuries.
Why do participants of this video have to have their faces blurred ? Oh come on, I suppose you all are in this video to get the message across with utmost candidness & transparency; so why hide your faces ?
We are all humans with frailties & imperfections. There is no shame in that !
Some people want to maintain their anonymity and their loved one’s anonymity.
where are you from?
am I the only one who thought he looks like James Franco in the thumbnail?
This stuff is real. And a month ago, i wouldnt believe that it was even with a strong belief in Jesus Christ
He’s lucky his parents had money to look after him. Where is the thanks to his parents ?
The video is not about his parents.
If you have ADD, very strong weed can be a problem.
4:44 ... Explains this guys credibility
"Lack of" credibility. You can tell where he is still lying and blaming etc for. I'm wondering what he is in trouble for, because doing this, or he is still just using his family etc, and needs "the devil's lettuce made me do it" mentality. It is his personality which makes him susceptible to suggestion from problem people he allowed to rule his life, and now it is his current associations dictating his current based agenda. I'm sure the synthetically enhanced chemical inhalation vapor and smoke tremendously hurt him terribly also.
its the world we all live in, is the big problem. dapping is not smart at all.
Bro do you drink bro?
Thank you for being brave and telling your story 🫂
The Divine Healing testimonial of Jesus Christ
Is this shit for real wtf dont people understand psychosis from anything 🤔 wow