I tried a 5mg THC edible last week (new user) and I lost my short term memory for about 50 hours. It was hell because I could still remember some things but my visual memory was 0, so it was like I was always coming out of a dark cloud that's 15 seconds behind me, but perceiving now in full clarity. It really messed with my perception of time. I wonder how many times I thought: "what's going on... ok you lost your short term memory... but now is so clear... but it won't be soon... how long has this been happening... " I cried 40 hours in because I didn't know if it would ever come back. Luckily it did and I'm here a week later with hopefully little scars.
Very similar happened to me smoking the first time. Mostly due to not knowing limit. Looking back I'd say it was like ~5x what would have done the job. To this day I need to carefully dose. Awesome time vs anxious time is not far apart dose-wise. Glhf!
That's... an interesting reaction. I'm sorry you had to go through it. What's notable for me is that this happened at such a low dose. Maybe there's something more to it in terms of interaction or reaction in your body?
This is my experience with THC and it's definitely anxiety inducing! A good reason to avoid the drug. I imagine that with the proper mindset, and in the proper setting, short term memory usage might be less important or even a hindrance. I could see this as a boon when playing silly games, goofing off in the ocean, or maybe doing something akin to talk therapy, but for anything I currently enjoy doing, holding onto a thought and following it to logical conclusions is a primary necessity.
