I just wanted to relax. But instead, I begin to experience extremely unpleasant sensations. First is the pins and needles sensation, it's everywhere, starts in the back of my throat and then travels all over my body. It sucks! Then I expect that the next part is from being far too high, despite only a few drags or the recommended dose of the edible. I think it's paranoia but I start to believe that I lived someone else's life (whomever is in the room talking to me) before this one and I know what they're about to say because I have said it. Or that I'm the center of the universe and so on. As if that's not bad enough, it becomes impossible for me to understand time, 5 minutes feels like an hour or more, and then it's just me reassuring myself or getting someone to talk me down until I can function. It's stressful as fuck and very disorienting. I don't know if I want to risk that again but I was really hoping for a fun little escape from reality and chronic pain and depression. Maybe even a few giggles as I watch cartoons or whatever, something more fun than this! I am at a point where I think that this just isn't for me.
Weed can be a catalyst for schizophrenia in people with genetics that are predisposed to it. If you're feeling these effects like this, stop taking it and try and find out if you have any medical history or background of that kind of mental thing. I think it can trigger psychosis in some people, too. Whatever you're going thru doesn't sound normal and as such I'd argue you'd be wise not to start trying again until you gain a better understanding of yourself and your sort of situation there. Stay safe!
Not trying to scare you BTW, its just something like an FYI. I'm not trying to diagnose you or tell you that you might have some kind of mental issues, but I do believe safety is important and keeping yourself away from something that makes you feel less safe is a good thing.
For pain relief, I would agree with the other posters and suggest to you to look into weed with higher concentrations of CBD, as CBD counteracts the THC and in modern weed CBD is typically bred to be lower than it used to be in the plant. Like if you really want to keep trying cannabis to treat pain and shit, you should up the CBD