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nolabels

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53. She might have a very low threshold when it comes to cannabis
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 08:44 PM
Jun 2014

It could be for any number of reasons and she might have a very low threshold on other things. Everybody's body is different, if even just slightly. My body is, or least my mind is wired up to make it that way. I was always treated as kind of different kid when young and never knew why. After many years is missed diagnoses and fifty years, my autistic / Asperger's characteristics were pinpointed. With this type of issue, peoples neurons get over populated during inception inside the womb. Small things that most people can handle might just be a tipping point for an autistic person. Sometimes an autistic person or a person that leans that way can get overstimulated very easily.

I can identify with the symptoms because i have been there. Its not really a good feeling but more of an feeling of being out of control. This especially true with the concerns of those cognitive functions (which pot effects to a large degree) where the puzzle that is reality has to be put together in a second or two. Its a feeling of being overwhelmed by incoming stimulus and your mind is failing to interpret it correctly on most levels.

Not that i am saying i sympathize with her, but more seeing where she was and how her stupidity put her there. She was in very little danger from the drugs and also she doesn't understand that she is trying blame the rest of world for her stupidity.

Some With Autism Diagnosis Can Overcome Symptoms, Study Finds.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1145149

ha ! steve2470 Jun 2014 #1
Dowd is such an idiot. blackspade Jun 2014 #6
Mauron Dowd has always been an idiot. Fuddnik Jun 2014 #10
The New York Times employs two of the biggest idiots writing today Blecht Jun 2014 #49
Ah, thanks. progressoid Jun 2014 #7
That does bring up a valid concern WaitWut Jun 2014 #8
people should never let children or pets near any drugs or drinks or poisons or the pool. Sunlei Jun 2014 #25
I eagerly await how you explain this is different than with alcohol. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2014 #28
Next time maybe she should take a fistful of ibuprofen FourScore Jun 2014 #9
Hey, they hired David Brooks........ Fuddnik Jun 2014 #11
Exactly. sendero Jun 2014 #22
Acetaminophen might be better... jmowreader Jun 2014 #58
i specifically wrote NO COPS I AM ON DURGS Enrique Jun 2014 #2
Shes a dolt madokie Jun 2014 #3
Dowd Thespian2 Jun 2014 #4
Hey ya, Trumad.... If pot can, as that 'column' shows make her forget her anti-Democrat snark, hlthe2b Jun 2014 #5
Dowd should be more careful, she may kill her last living brain cell. mountain grammy Jun 2014 #12
yeah its not that quick lol CarrieLynne Jun 2014 #13
Dowd is an idiot & a hack BUT medical marijuana needs to be standardized KittyWampus Jun 2014 #14
It won't ever be able to be standardized, except for species. No more 'over-regulation' please. Sunlei Jun 2014 #31
Yes, it will. It already has begun. And just because it's a "plant" doesn't mean when dispensing it KittyWampus Jun 2014 #35
we just want the pretty packages :) Sunlei Jun 2014 #38
and people need to know what and how much they are ingesting noiretextatique Jun 2014 #50
Dowd should just stick to Cocaine. tenderfoot Jun 2014 #15
I like Willie Nelson's advice: klook Jun 2014 #16
Exactly otohara Jun 2014 #29
lol!! good advice! Sunlei Jun 2014 #32
The experence can't possibly make her writing any worse..... (nt) Paladin Jun 2014 #17
Somebody ingested libodem Jun 2014 #18
I get very freaked out when somebody writes a message on my back. TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #40
What if it says libodem Jun 2014 #42
Thank you for the kind remarks. TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #44
Sounds like she forgot to read the fine print on the package nolabels Jun 2014 #19
at least she knew enough not to call the police, "help I'm so stoneddd" Sunlei Jun 2014 #34
She might have a very low threshold when it comes to cannabis nolabels Jun 2014 #53
not really a low threshold, she should have taken 'one candy'. Its like one hit hash..16 hits would Sunlei Jun 2014 #54
I don't think you understand, but of course it might be a little too hazy for you also nolabels Jun 2014 #55
I'm sure she learned her lesson and will eat one candy from now on. Or go back to her wine. Sunlei Jun 2014 #57
Take a jerk and get her stoned... n/t malthaussen Jun 2014 #20
Most coherent piece she's ever written. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2014 #21
What fascinates me about this whole episode---is... trumad Jun 2014 #26
Also did no research ahead of time, apparently. Some journalist! (n/t) klook Jun 2014 #46
hahaha!! first timers are funnyy- now your employer will fire you when you take the pp test Sunlei Jun 2014 #23
When your op ed writer is not as smart as Towelie, it might be time to hire someone new... Johonny Jun 2014 #24
Well, I'm looking for a job. TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #41
DAMN, trumad! You scared the shit out of me with that headline. I damn near plowed my ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #27
Does anyone else think her so-called experience is just bullshit? Sheldon Cooper Jun 2014 #30
Yes, I think it's highly embellished. Sorry for unintentional pun. KittyWampus Jun 2014 #36
Yes, I have thought it might be a strong possibility that she never ingested it Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #37
Goddammit trumad you nearly gave me a heart attack NuclearDem Jun 2014 #33
How incredibly LAME. It's like something Niles Crane would imagine. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #39
Hunter S. Thompson wouldn't have wiped his ass with that drivel 0rganism Jun 2014 #43
Dislike for Dowd RobinA Jun 2014 #45
I believe the bar was labeled Tsiyu Jun 2014 #47
I agree...she was totally irresponsible noiretextatique Jun 2014 #51
I can guarantee that a tender warned her in advance.. frylock Jun 2014 #48
my tenders are very helpful re: doses noiretextatique Jun 2014 #52
she should've gone to ky and drank a gallon of bourbon spanone Jun 2014 #56
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