Substances to Spark Inspiration

Fatbat said:
I think you've nailed it. Social smoking is ok because I've got lots to distract me from my thoughts. The last few times I smoked here in Spain (more than a year ago mind you) I did with friends at a BBQ or whatever and it was fine.

Smoking by myself, left alone with my thoughts, especially sat in front of a computer, is bad news. Have to get up, walk away, and talk myself through it staring at the sea and relaxing.

It used to be great to smoke a joint and sit down for 5 hours of grinding away on a project. I wish I knew what the trigger was for what happened to me, because I used to really enjoy it. Where did I lose control?
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This happened to my friend also. He smoked for like 13 years and then developed anxiety (not from smoking weed). Once he got anxiety, everytime he smoked, it made the anxiety worsen. He would get all tense instead of relaxed and stoned. I think if you can get yourself back to the state of mind you were in before the anxiety by correcting whatever caused it in the first place....you can get ripped and enjoy the relaxation again....but who knows. I have heard of a lot of long time smokers stopping for this reason as they get older.
 


Roundabout said:
They say weed can summon "the demon" from inside you. It's that feeling where you suddenly realize you're stoned, and your mind begins thinking about a million different things, one after another, and you experience a kind of deja vu where you begin to fear your own thoughts, your heart races, and you no longer want to be stoned for fear of just losing it.

This all stems from CONTROL. Anxiety does as well. Those of us who have these issues have underlying control issues (fear of losing control). That's it in a nutshell, really.
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this is how i get when i used to have a puff (10 years ago) I'm a more confident person now and am a little bit more in control of m thoughts thats really what stops you going into the anxiety - people who have never had this when smoking the weed are just oblvious to thier inner demons - lucky them!
 
Step 1. Amphetamine Sulphate.

Step 2. Work for 3 days straight.

EDIT: And about weed: I used to smoke it everyday for about 4 years with no problems, then once I smoked while on magic mushrooms. Now everytime I smoke weed I get a crazy panic attack and start trippin' out. Shame too because I used to love weed and would love to be still blazing.

But smoking while working is impossible for me, when I used to get stoned it was either out with friends or watching tv shows on my computer eating lasange for hours on end. Lol.
 
Well, I don't have the panic issues mentioned above (yet.)

Anyway, while I can't work when I'm high (I tell myself I can, but always realize the next day that I fucked something up) I do think of campaigns when high.

There's a discipline to it though. Once you realize you can't work if you're high, don't get high when you need to work. On your off time, take a few hits and pop an instant focus.

I normally email myself my thoughts on some new campaigns. Out of 5, 3 will be retarded (in hindsight), 1 will be a good idea, but upon research will be to saturated, and one will be a solid campaign worth testing.
 
Roundabout said:
They say weed can summon "the demon" from inside you. It's that feeling where you suddenly realize you're stoned, and your mind begins thinking about a million different things, one after another, and you experience a kind of deja vu where you begin to fear your own thoughts, your heart races, and you no longer want to be stoned for fear of just losing it.

This all stems from CONTROL. Anxiety does as well. Those of us who have these issues have underlying control issues (fear of losing control). That's it in a nutshell, really.

Play out the scene in your head.. worst case is.. I go to the ER. Tell yourself your high will go away. And go slow, there's no need to rip bong hits 10 times in 10 minutes, know what level you're comfortable at and smoke just a hairline above it.

And for God's sake, have a woman beside you when you're smoking. Stoned sex will cure your anxiety nervosa for sure.
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This is a very wise man.
 
for productivity, really low doses of speed or acid. Keep the dose low enough and you can keep both focus and maximum brain function. Enough that you're only just aware of the effect. If you want to think outside the box then slightly higher doses of acid. But don't bother unless you already know how to think inside the same box or you'll end up scrambled. For real inspiration, DMT... It will knock you senseless for for the first 30 seconds and you won't be good for much for the next 5 minutes but you get a few hours of inspired after that, but take some notes because the memory retention suffers a bit...

Personally the most effective drug for me to get on a coding bender is nicotine. If I stop smoking my brain turns to mush even 12 months later... A few fags and I'm so focused you could fuck a fish right next to me and I wouldn't notice.
 
Steroids said:
If we're talking about legal substances, go for any of the racetams plus a choline source.

You can also go with one of the many Spice (herbal incense) products out there.

Now if we're talking illegal, that's another story....
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I seen people smoke Spice and walk out of their apartment windows on the 5th floor.
 
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