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L0st_St0ker

I love smoking up and for a few years have been getting high around once a week quite punctually (if thats even a word). I have noticed if I bong up any more than that I feel like I'm not so quick off the mark intellectually for the next day or even two. Words don't come out of me as well as they normally do and as an instructor, stuttering isn't what I like to do.

Anyone else get this the day after smoking the ganja? Any suggestions besides not smoking to keep me swift?

 

Mamabudz

It sounds as though you become slightly aphasiac when you have THC in your system.

What is remarkable about the human brain is it's adaptability ---

You might try playing word games on the computer while stoned or if you feel this way. In other words, stimulate that part of your "mind" that weakens under the influence of cannabis. It should be possible to overcome this problem and increase your vocabulary and presentation abilities at the same time.

A friend who suffered a stroke -- a former accountant -- on the advice of her neurologist used this method to increase her abilities as she has been in recuperation. It has work quite well. And yes, she smokes pot. Probably one reason she is here with us today and the grandma of an absolutely adorable little baby girl.

to the baby...

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Mama Budz

L0st_St0ker

aphasia stands for loss of verbal understanding or expression, owing to brain damage. Now I know that ganja isn't the best thing to put into your brain but when you word it like that I'm kinda having second thoughts about smoking again. At the rate at which I toke could this become a problem that may last forever??????????!!!!!
What are word games on computer by the way

Mamabudz

Chill out...

Most people suffer from aphasia at some point in their lives --- can't quite find the word you need when you need it --- You cold be tired, stressed (like in front of a group) or simply not up to your best level of concentration.

You may become more AWARE Of it when you are stoned... It's not brain damage caused by pot smoking. Nor is it a toxic repsonse such as from alcohol poisoning where speech becomes slurred.


Word games like Scrabble, Boggle...where you have to find esoteric word choices to score points.

Also a "word a day" calendar program

Basically what you have found is that you have the opportunity to concentrate on making yourself a better *you* by becoming self aware of your limitations and choosing to work on them.

Kind of like calesthetic for the mind

... have a cookie

Mama Budz

secretagentman

I see a lot of people take normal forgetfulness and dyslexia and blame it on pot. It's really unfortunate because marijuana doesn't cause brain changes, although your new more open minded prespective might
Ya mama budz know's where it's at. I would also recomend reading. In fact I quite enjoy reading while high. At first don't read while high, you won't understand it, but once you get used to reading, you get so much more into the book, it's crazy. Reading builds your vocabulary and grammer making it easier for you to express yourself. Currently I'm reading A brave new world, this is a classic book, pretty easy to read and follow. There are so many paralelles with the way our society is going. I won't spoil it for you though, just read it.

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Mamabudz

wait until you read 1984...and realize it's 2005...

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Cassius

I don't like reading when stoned, mainly because at the end of the chapter or section or whatever I read, I feel like I've only read the last cupla pages because the first 85% of it has disappeared from my memory.

Word games, etc, however, are very very fun while stoned =) I've been doing scrabble lately.

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teufelfisch

Similarly, I find verbal communication extremely difficult when very high, especially with the couchlock types of weed.

On the other hand, there have been a few rare occasions where I become very eloquent and funny.

Try smoking some sativa, rather than indica, and see if it still puts you in this undesirable state.

A good word game is Lingo on gsn.com.

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Cassius

I'd also like to make one comment on this:

Definitely not. From my experience (and the experience of everyone I've talked to about the subject, including the very knowledgeable minds here on marijuana.com), all symptoms and side effects of marijuana use are completely temporary.

I have yet to discover a side effect that doesn't go away within a cupla weeks (at most) of stopping use.

And, like the others said, if you just exercise your mind while you do it for a while, you'll probably find that you won't have that problem anymore. It seems almost like we're two different people when we're high and when we're not high -- some things you can remember only while high, and some things you can remember only while not high, for example.

Probably the same with "memory" skills as well -- and not just mental memory, but physical memory as well. When I first started playing pool, I sucked badly, and I sucked even worse when I tried to do it while high. Now that I have my own pool table and have had the opportunity to play several times a week if I wanted over the last several months, I'm finding that I play much, much better if I get stoned before I play!

Buzzby

I've experienced what I call "the slows" after smoking frequently. I found that large doses of B-vitamin complex restores me to normal. I'm talking about the "Big 50" or "Big 100" kinds of B complex tablets, which you can find in most places vitamins are sold.

It can't hurt. Give it a try and see if it helps.

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