Doctors Warn About Serious Mental Health Risks After People Share Frightening Weed Experiences

As marijuana becomes more widely used around the world, medical experts are raising fresh concerns after many users began sharing disturbing personal experiences linked to smoking weed. While some people use cannabis to relax or reduce stress, others say they experienced terrifying symptoms including paranoia, panic attacks, hallucinations, anxiety, and feelings of losing touch with reality. c

The strange, terrifying…

Sleep paralysis is what happens when the brain wakes up before the body’s built‑in “dream paralysis” has switched off. You’re conscious, but your muscles are still locked in REM sleep. That’s why you can’t move, speak, or sit up — and why the moment feels so disturbingly real. The hallucinations and crushing chest sensations are your brain trying to make sense of this terrifying mismatch. c