Weird Ways the Internet Says to Calm Down THC-Induced Panic Attacks

Getting way too high is just a badge of honor that all of us diehard
cannabis enthusiasts must earn. There is something to be said about pushing
one’s limits, regardless of whether it is intentional or not, by ingesting
more THC-infused *Capow!* than a fragile mind is prepared to handle at the
moment. It is almost certainly a horrific experience, though, dealing with
the souped-up anxiety and paranoia that an overzealous evening with the
leaf can bring. If that rhymed a little, you’re probably too high right
now. My advice is to get through as much of this article as possible while
you still can.

No matter how much the many articles published on the subject of
cannabis-induced paranoia and panic keep preaching, “Hey, man, never fear,
you’re not going to die from this, you’re just freaking out,” nothing and I
mean nothing is going to talk a person down from this madness once it takes
hold. Still, that hasn’t stopped the internet from spreading all sorts of
hippy-dippy come down tactics for calming down a wicked canna-panic.
Presumably, they hope that people suffering from too much highness will
click on their reports and find some comfort inside their lunatic brain.
But I’m going to let you in on a little secret: They probably won’t find
much. Especially not with these five wacky remedies for taming that
THC-infused animal running wild inside your skull.
Just Relax

The first thing people like to tell someone who is far too high for their
own good is to just “try to relax.” The operative word here is *try*. Sure,
the person hiding underneath the coffee table begging someone to call 911
may have embarked on their stoned journey fully aware that there was
absolutely no possible way that they could die from biting off more than
they could chew. They may have seen all the statistics, saw how even the
DEA admits there have been no reported cases of fatal marijuana overdose.
By all accounts, they were ready. Yet, in spite of their preparedness, the
weed has them flipping their script, summoning all sorts of stink demons up
from the bottom of the Earth to suck out their soul one shallow breath at a
time. And all everyone around them keeps saying is, “Yo, you need to
relax.” Listen, that’s easier said than done, we don’t care who you are.
Edibles in high doses just have a way of climbing on top of a person and
makes it hard to calm down. I’m not saying that trying to keep calm isn’t a
solid move, but most people in this condition are far too busy trying to
keep their heads from spinning off their shoulders to do it alone.
Break Out The Pepper & Maybe A Squirt of Lemon

When the situation involving an extremely high individual takes a turn for
the worse — because none of that relaxation talk worked out — there is some
science out there that suggests black pepper, and maybe even some lemon
juice will help take the edge off. It sounds ridiculous, I know, but the pepper
trick apparently works for Neil Young! Still, it’s not like sprinting off
to the kitchen and snorting up lines of spices will keep your skeleton from
clawing its way out of your skin. It’s a bit less Scarface meets Hellraiser
than all of that. But there are some studies that show crushing up a pile
of peppercorns and inhaling the aroma is effective at easing a relentless
buzz. This is because the pepper binds to the same receptors as cannabis
and works to produce a calming effect. Now, repeat after me: Om….. Om…..
Achoo! The same goes for lemon juice. Science shows that knocking back some
fresh lemon juice with some of the zest from the peel can help fight off
the THC demons playing paddywhack in the brain. There is a distinct
possibility, however, that the person leaning on the pepper and lemon
methods to kick their canna-panic might just end up sneezy, all puckered up
and still desperately wishing their high would go away.
Jump In A Cold Shower

Okay, I’ve have seen this method used countless times in the movies
whenever someone gets insanely drunk and has like 30 minutes to sober up
and get to work. But if you’ve ever tried this at home — and some of us
have — the trick here is a bit of a disappointment considering that it
really just leaves you drunk, cold and sopping wet. Nevertheless, some
publications believe that tossing a person into a cold shower is a
sure-fire way to get then to calm down from a buzz that just won’t let go.
The idea is that by shocking the central nervous system with a cold shower,
the THC will learn who’s boss and back off its mission to drive the person
straight over the edge. But go ahead and give it your best shot. As far as
we can tell, a legion of THC has no fear of whatever elements you throw at
it. This cannabinoid is the postal worker of all cannabinoids. “Neither
snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night” will ever keep an overabundance
of THC from knocking your face in the dirt.
Get Some Fresh Air

Chances are the first place a THC spawned werewolf is going once a high
gets too hard to handle is outside. It’s the next best thing to an oxygen
tank, which they will most certainly be kicking themselves for not having
around the house once the involuntary act of breathing all of a sudden
exclusively falls on them. But in the dozens of times I have witnessed
someone running for the door, trying to escape the high horrors that keep
nibbling at their backside like a school of piranha with the munchies, I’ve
never known a couple of whiffs of fresh air to help anyone get straight.
But at least it gets these fools out of the house. As long as they don’t
start howling at the moon and getting the cops snooping around, outdoors is
probably the best place for them.
Get Some Rest

Oh boy, this one is a doozy. After all else fails, some of the best advice
the internet has to offer is to just get the person to crawl into bed and
get some rest. Only much like some of the other methods on this list,
that’s not exactly the easiest thing to do. Trying to get someone who is
freaking out on weed to lie still in a dark room with only their racing
thoughts to keep them company is a recipe for taking a gnarly situation and
making it worse. I’m sorry to say, but just putting the super high to bed
and hoping they will no longer annoy everyone else in the house is never
going to work. These people need special care — someone to talk to and coax
them down off the proverbial ledge — otherwise, they could ultimately lose
their composure and fall to pieces. Honestly, we’ve only seen this method
work if a bottle of benzodiazepines is close by.

*TELL US*, what do you do to calm down when you get too high?

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