The Bizarre: The "Numbness Thing"!
No, the woman in the photo is NOT me, but she certainly expresses how I feel when I experience this MOST distressing "numbness thing"! To explain: When I was a college student, 19 years old and attending the U.C. Santa Cruz college in Northern California, I was invited to a typical sort of "hippie" party and sleepover in the Santa Cruz mountains at a friend's home. I knew that there would be marijuana there, and while I never was a big fan, I sometimes indulged in a very restrained sort of way. (I never liked the sensation of "getting high", which basically meant losing control... often feeling paranoid... it was rarely a pleasant experience!) But, at that age, I wanted to go along with my peers and fit in. Silly, indeed! What a high price I wound up up paying for my conformity! At this particular party, "thai stick" was offered to the guests. To this day, I don't even really know what this is! I DO know that it is exceptionally strong,