It seems to last for days, these minor fits of desperate exasperation. I never like admitting things are wrong with me. In my mind, and I'm sure in most peoples, there is a block, an mental obstacle that prevents certain truths from being revealed. This sneaking suspicion has been building for some time. That happens with being a paranoid hypochondriac. You think of all these things that could be wrong. The difference between me and most is that I am content with just thinking I have these things. I don't let them affect my daily life, but they are there. I am finally coming to terms with an issue I have long known but only recently accepted. I think pot is bad for me.
Are you shocked? Probably not. But when I say this I don't mean the trite, "It makes you lazy, it's a gateway drug, blah blah blah". I have read enough stuff on pot to know it's effects and I am confident enough in my beliefs that I know it's not a gateway drug for me. If anything the fact that pot is so enjoyable has kept me from TRYING other drugs. But, and it's weird saying it out loud, I can feel it in an almost constricting fashion. It applies mostly when I'm cold or nervous, but I've seen a trend of having almost uncontrollable muscle spasms. I have to pace my breathing and focus on my body to maintain it, but I'm unable to talk without a trembling in my voice. Now it has been cold in GA lately, but I noticed that it doesn't occur all the time. About a month ago I started watching for patterns, trying to pinpoint an issue, and I'm pretty sure at this point it's pot.
It doesn't help that I was constantly losing my own train of thought in conversations. One of the most embarrassing things is being in mid-sentence and unable to remember what comes next or w...
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...ot like a fiend again. And while it was fun I do find myself wondering why to continue? I haven't touched a single project at home lately as well as let the apartment get dirty as hell. I keep everything picked up but you don't want to know how long it's been since we vacuumed.
So, all that to say I think I'm quitting smoking very soon. One of the frustrating things before was I would quit without smoking one last time with that one guy, etc. So I want to do it right this time and get that out of the way before I quit. It doesn't help that pot is decriminalized in Colorado, but this isn't about a job or location. This is my preference and I want to quit before I go. If it works out that I feel comfortable smoking in CO, so be it, but I'm done here. Which is a good thing. That's what I keep telling myself and every time I read this post, hopefully it'll remind me.
There are actually certain things that pretty much all successful quitters do, the actual 'experts' brand these things factors. If you use these kinds of factors it seems sensible you'll quit smoking weed. After a lot of understanding I began to determine a few of these factors, for instance all of these folks genuinely want to stop, they understand why they would like to stop,
The brain is the most complicated part of the human body. I will begin explaining certain parts and their functions. In doing this to I hope to give a better understand of our brain while implicating the possibilities of chemical induced complications “The brain with its 15 billion neurons and nerve cells operates using chemical and electrical messages: (Swanson, 1975).1 This is how we perceive our senses. Differences in the way our brain translates these messages can impair perceptions. Hallucinogens prevent the brain from receiving all of these messages in order. All of the information that we receive is through millions of transactions of neurons, like a computer, marijuana alters these transactions .
Memory loss-forgetting information really easy,Trouble planning and problem solving, Daily tasks,Times and places are confusing,Changes in Vision,Words and conversations are frustrating.Memory loss means forgetting information really easy. Trouble planning and problem solving turns tricky to follow a recipe, even one you’ve used many times. Is it hard to concentrate on detailed tasks that involves numbers. Daily tasks are a challenge ,familiar things can become hard. You have trouble driving to a location you go to often. Times and places are confusing get disoriented, get lost easily and forget where you are ,and how you got there.Changes in Vision makes it harder to read the words on the page.You have trouble judging distance,and can’t tell colors
The Physiological Effects of Marijuana Marijuana derives from the dried leaves and flower of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa; for thousands of years, physicians regarded marijuana as a useful pharmaceutical agent that could be used to treat a number of different disorders. In the 19th century, physicians in the United States and Europe used marijuana as an analgesic, as a treatment for migraine headaches, and as an anticonvulsant (Grinspoon & Bakalar, 1993, 1995). In 1938, a physician used marijuana (hashish) to completely control the terror and excitement of a patient who had contracted rabies (Elliot, 1992, p. 600).
Marijuana while illegal on a federal level has been legalized in 18 states and the District of Columbia for medical use and also for personal use for anyone over 21 in Washington and Colorado. 48% of Americans admit to using marijuana according to a 2013 survey conducted by Scientific America. With the change in public opinion concerning marijuana the need to understand the effect and consequences associated with its use are vitally important. What are the effects on the brain and the rest of the body? Does it matter when you start using marijuana? Also what is the effect marijuana use has on a person’s life, to include school, work, family and friends.
Marijuana has been widely mis-viewed as a bad thing; society classifies marijuana as a drug, parents warn their children to stay away from marijuana because it is bad; but those are all misconceptions. But in reality, it is actually a very beneficial drug to many degrees. Marijuana actually has numerous favorable effects, such as helping people escape the cruel reality for a moment, helping patients who are almost at the end of their lives feel better, and helping the economy recover. In addition, marijuana’s side effects are all due to human abusing it, like the old saying goes, too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. Although marijuana users have a history of not doing so well in life, marijuana should still be made available to anyone above the legal drinking age and be regulated like tobacco and alcohol; due to its assuaging effects to the economy and human’s mental health.
First off it is important to understand the effects of cannabis use and its history. When smoking cannabis THC is the leading stimulant released.
It can be something like not remembering where you left your car keys. All the brain slip ups can be brought back to something that you are doing or experiencing in your life. It can because you are getting older, have anxiety or even something as simple as walking through a door. Research has shown that there are more common causes of this syndrome but those are the main causes. We all hate having the tip-of-the-tongue syndrome but there are ways to get around it. You can try focusing on your task more or even reduce your anxiety levels. However, there is still research being done about this subject and scientists are not sure of all the causes of brain farts. No matter what you do, sometime in your life you are going to experience a brain
Brain farts are very common and they happen to everyone. In fact, by the time that most people reach the age of 65 they could be having brain farts once a day (The Science Behind Brain Farts, 2015). A brain fart is a temporary mental lapse or failure to reason correctly. Scientists call brain farts “the tip-of-the-tongue syndrome” or TOT. There are many examples of TOT that happen to people every day. We all have forgotten someone’s name, but feel like we know it. We come so close to remembering it that it’s as if it is on the tip of our tongues. We may use acoustic or semantic cues to help us. Semantic cues relate things to meaning, while acoustic cues are sounding out words or phrases to help with remembering or recall (Rathus, 2010, pg.
The Effects of Marijuana Marijuana is a mood altering or psychoactive drug that has many nicknames, such as pot, weed, ganja, sensi, herb, and. others. The. It is an ancient drug that dates back to hundreds of years to the Asia. Many cultures have used it during meditation, religious.
The effects of marijuana are minimal. The high has a feeling of euphoria, peacefulness and well-being. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the active chemical in marijuana. It’s estimated that a person would have to ingest a dose 20,000 to 40,000 times the average dose before death would occur. In the early 1990’s sophisticated research on marijuana began. The scientists discovered THC stimulates special receptors in the brain. Researchers have now isolated a natural substance that appears to produce the same effects as THC in the brain. Recently the medical uses of marijuana are being more and more accepted, and many marijuana smokers wonder how it can be harmful if it helps/treats patients.
Marijuana has many bad side effects that harm the body. According to Szara Braude, marijuana slows down reactions causing problems with memory and learning, distorted perception, difficulty in thinking, and loss of coordination (Marijuana as a medicine 53). Many people use this drug not knowing wh...
Mykenzie Moyle Ms. Douglass English I, P.4 16 May 2014 Research Paper Alzheimer’s Disease is formed in the brain but, yet, has no known cure or treatment. Alzheimer’s disease has many symptoms. Memory is the biggest symptom along with mood swings and having a hard time keeping up with a conversation. A patient with Alzheimer’s goes through 7 stages; The first stage, which is misplacing things or forgetting what something is used for, second stage, they start losing more of their memory and they begin to forget where they are or what they are doing, the third, fourth and fifth begin to mentally decline and need someone to take care of them and worsen over time.
I did have great communication skills but whenever I had to communicate in front of a group of people for some reasons I fail miserably. My public speaking fears had become worst when I got to college. I was required to take a public speaking class which I couldn’t escape in since it was one of the required courses for my degree. My first day on that class is so far the most terrible day of my life. I was asked to introduce myself to the class using only one word to describe me, the moment that my name was called it felt like I was walking into an unfamiliar galaxy. I am standing in front of a classroom full of strangers doing nothing but looking around and
4. Some short-term effects of marijuana include distorted perception, increased heart rate, and a loss of motor coordination.