my situation.?

Question

Okay Im 15 and i smoked marijuana like an idiot. I promised to myself i will never do this again. I got the high feeling went to sleep and was fine. 2 days later.. my dad knew ,i get grounded and i just felt stressed out about it. I thought the marijuana was causing me to be over stressed an thought it gave me an anxiety disorder. I start freakin out because i think i have this disorder. Up until this point i was fine, i maybe had a couple incidents of anxiety but besides that i was fine. I go to my guidance counclour he tells me you cant get an anxiety disorder from doing it once, and tells me not to do it again. I later on realize im not feeling anxiety i just felt depressed. I research depression and have the symptoms, but this could just be from me researching on it too much. I keep thinking about this and cant sleep. I ask a friend and he tells me its just puberty and my hormones are changing. I felt better but im not sure. Was it all just in my head?

If i dont think about it im fine and can function fine. Just the thought of it affecting me scares the **** outta me. Iono why im feeling like this.

Answer 1

I felt the same way!!
I later found out it was all in my head
Cuz when you dont think about it your fine
and it was all in my head
but maybe that just me

Answer 2

Sounds like a case of the "what ifs". I am sure you may have had some residual effects from stopping the marijuana and I pray you don't do it again. Do you realize that one marijuana joint is the same as smoking 6 cigarettes at once? You must have had some withdrawal symptoms that can make you feel anxious and /or depressed. Stress can make these symptoms appear also, so you need to learn how to deal with stress. Getting a good night's sleep, exercising, walking, listening to the ocean or a sound machine with these sounds on it, yoga , light reading or taling up a sport will keep you busy and help you sleep well. It's also good for self esteem, which it sounds like you may have some issues with that. Depression and anxiety many times go hand-in-hand. While research is a great tool, if you think too much and read many symtoms , you could delude yourself into thinking that you have the illness. Depression is not "just all in your head". It's a chemical imbalance in the neurotransmitters of the brain and a real illness. Hormonal changes can also affect you. If you really think you are clinically depressed, see a doctor or therapist. You haven't named enough symptoms here for me to say whether it is major depression, anxiety-depressive disorder, clinical depression or just a case of "the blues", which we all experience. Stop worrying so much, as you are making yourself sick. (literally) Ask a professional and don't keep asking friends or reading material that will make you think you have this or that. I hope you are fine.

Answer 3

First, it is NOT the marijuana. It is not known to cause any side effects (other than carpentry and the munchies) and is safer than either tobacco or alcohol.
Second, I believe that is just guilt you are feeling for doing something you know you shouldnt have and getting caught.
Accept the punishment and use it as a learning experience

Answer 4

Sounds like you just freaked yourself out and you are young and emotional all normal for your age you are fine. Don't do any kind of drugs again and you should be just fine. Now move on to the drama of being a teenager.