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Marijuana and OCD
I’m wondering what are your guys thoughts on marijuana use and those of us who have ocd who use it regularly
I’m wondering what are your guys thoughts on marijuana use and those of us who have ocd who use it regularly
Not advisable since weed is known to make people more paranoid. And OCD already makes that happen.
“Certain” strains are known to make people more paranoid not all weed
@OcdNamedSomething Okay then. If you think you know it all, then why are you asking? 🤣 See how it goes for you, though I don’t know ANY therapist that says it’s a smart thing to do, especially when you smoke it to blur out the thoughts. You face your thoughts, not blur them out.
Oh it doesn't mix well at all for me, but i still do it. It became a compulsion and a really bad one at that. It was my ocd just pushing me deeper in, like calling me. Cos obvs i would lose all rational abilty once i got high, so it could make me believe anything. I manage it once in a while, but i defo need to stop for a long time at least. It does much more harm than good for me unfortunately. I used to love it. Obvs its different for different people. But for me it definitely made my ocd worse.
I have to be in a good headspace to do it or else I know that if my OCD latches on to something I could freak out. It really sucks bc I used to be able to do it more and OCD has again ruined something fun. Weed makes me think one thought at a time which is sometimes fun and happy but if it turns to an obsession such as rocd I will spiral and have to distract myself so I don’t have a bad trip
I had one of the worst experiences with weed, I smoked with my bf and his friends (who I hadn't met before) and I was anxious before the smoke since I am shy around new people. After I smoked I had crazy intrusive thoughts that everyone there hated me, I thought I was rocking when I was sitting still and I had a panic attack that I thought was a heart attack. I also thought I heard breathing (which was probably my own) when I went to my bfs room to be alone. It just made me mad paranoid I really don't recommend it especially if you have mental health problems already.
When I smoke weed when I think of non ocd things or themes, my head starts to make sense of things I feel more open and I think clearer. So that’s where my big concern is!!! Because when I’m high and think of ocd things like being a killer, or someone who’s a sociopath or someone that can be a pedo it feels real like my mind is clearer that I am these things Any one who has experienced weed with ocd help me I need insight on this im very confused and it’s causing me to ruminate all day
Does any one else struggle with eating when on a ocd spiral ( that’s what I call them ) I go through periods where I can’t stand the feeling of food in my body but idk I smoke weed and that helps the thought to go purge everything I don’t know if that’s my ocd or a eating disorder 🫠
Hey what’s up y’all Does anyone else have generalized anxiety along with OCD and is taking a low dose medication? I wanted to try something I’m not big on meidcation but it’s getting to a point that it’s really affecting my day to day even though I’ve been dealing with it for years and years
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