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medical cannabis
has any felt that weed has helped lower their ocd and anxiety?
has any felt that weed has helped lower their ocd and anxiety?
Not recommended since weed naturally makes most people anxious and paranoid and you don’t need to add to that. ERP is the golden standard even though it’s hard but ERP is solving the issue, unless smoking weed, which masks it.
I was advised by my therapist to not use that or alcohol while going through therapy and ERP since it does affect your mind and mood. That said, I did use it sometimes to try to help calm me down and it made it worse. I’ve been in therapy for a few months now and now I’m at a point where I feel like I can handle it without it being too much of a problem. I would say too that different types of weed can cause different results. Ultimately, you know you and what you can and cannot tolerate. I have to use a certain strain to calm me down. I cannot use the one that perks me up because that one ramps up my anxiety. I hope this helps!
It makes mine a lot worse but it varies for different people
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
For those who have had success with medication for OCD/anxiety, how is your life different now compared to before starting medication?
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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