Mind expansion?

[treehugger]

One of the things I love about weed is the way it seems to open your mind to things you normally overlook. However, I find that as of late, I'm not using that capability as much as I used to...it's becoming more tempting to just get sort of lazy and zone out at the television while high.

I can do that without being high!

Any suggestions for things to do to expand your mind/creativity/spirituality on weed?

Kath

[Pedata]

I get tons of great ideas (pipe dreams) when smoked. Sometimes I write them down for future reference. Uh....some are just totally laughed at when I'm straight again :rolleyes: However, some are good ideas. I look at them and think "wow, I forgot that I thought that." I get way too sidetracked when smoked to finish anything and will go from thing to thing happily ignorant :D

Peace,
Pedata

[delta9]

Meditation, masturbation, love, good books (some people can't read on pot, I can), excersize and then smoke pot after (very relaxing, who cares if you just watch TV, you deserve it and you will be thinking of lots of things), introspection, drawing, music, art, poetry, creating whatever it is you create (I particularily love creating things)... :)

[mamasharones]

One thing I recently discovered is sewing. October was my birthday and I got a new sewing machine. I like getting high and sewing (although it may be a dangerous combo) I get really creative. I make things out of corduroy mostly patchwork bags and I'll recycle my clothes. It's so easy and fun. I get so many ideas then just make it. And if like creating things it's very fun and relaxing.

[mountain_mama]

What helped for me was geting rid of my TV, but keeping the DVD and VCR that way I can control how much mush I am viewing by just renting movies when I feel like I need to zone out...I have really enjoyed a TV station free life. The initial detox was hard but in the end it forced me to find other ways to spend my time such as reading, writing, painting, hiking, snowboarding ect....all of these things I love to do whether I am high or not. I dont get high very often (because of breastfeeding) so when I do I find myself just staring out the window or drifting to music...its the down time I have been treasuring!

One thing that I really loved was taking a night class of ceramics two nights a week at the local JC with my husband...It was hard to find a sitter and to make the time but it was so worth it. We would get high before class then spend the next four hours playing with dirt :) We had such a good time and we always looked forward to Tues and Thurs!

Hope this helps, good luck it always is hard to find yourself in a slump!

[Sunnydaydreams]

Right on, Mountain Mama! When I moved into my lil house, I didn't get a satellite so I don't get any channels; I just have a dvd & vhs players. I don't smoke right now b/c of legal trouble (visiting charges) & a new medication (Depakote) for hypomania. Does pot interfere w/ mood stabilizers? Just wondering!

Peace & Love

[delta9]

I've always loved showers after a good high, or even more, a good work out before the shower and the smoke :)

And often, it depends on the strain... Different profiles get you in the mood for different things. :)

[toman]

different kinds of herb definately inspire different things... Some will have you pumped to go do all kinds of fun stuff, and others will just plaster your ass to the couch. I don't think herb should interfere with most medications, except maybe painkillers or something. And then you'd probably just pass out... ;)

[mountain_mama]

Sunnydaydreams pot is perfect if you are hypomanic. I have done extensive research on this as well as how pot interacts with valproic acid (depakote). Please let me know if you want more info and I will email you everything I know plus some good web sources :)

[bat]

yeah man I love minds. They taste like lemon sherbet

[ChronicSmoker241]

Sunnydaydreams i take depakote because it is supposed to help with my bipolar disorder, if you smoke pot and take depakote it can cause liver failure. If you want to smoke pot, do what i do, don't take the pill for 3 days before you smoke weed.Hell, as a matter of fact i hardly ever take my pills unless i need to pot for a little while for some reason

[mountain_mama]

Chronic you have been sadly misinformed-don't worry it happens alot.

Missing your meds is one of the worst things you can do, with depakote it is important to keep a steady amount in your blood stream to avoid bouts of mania. Marijuana is hepatoxic to your liver. This means you can NOT poison your liver with pot the way you can with say beer or wine. THC is an anti-convulsant so is depakote. Doctors are not sure why an anti-convulsant would work so well to treat mania, the connection is unclear but it does work. There has been many case studies that site the usuage of marijuana to treat deppression and mania. A quick google search should turn up a few. My best advice to you both is if you need meds don't stop them thats plain ineffective. If you need depakote, smoke away but do NOT drink under any circumstance. If anyone would like any more information or resources please send me a message as I have researched this topic extensively.

Sorry for any grammer mistakes and poor spelling but I am trying to type and nurse at the same time :)