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- 2y
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I hadn't really suffered with OCD for years. I still bad the odd thought or compulsions but it didn't steal whole days or weeks anymore. I suffered with an OCD surrounding insomnia last year, but I didn't really realise that the insomnia had actually become the result of OCD and excessive worry. As a result I went to a private cannabis clinic in the UK. I got prescribed a day and night Strain. Indica worked wonders for my sleep but the Sativa made me really paranoid, didn't like it. When I ran out of the Indica I started using the Sativa as it was all I had - that's what's caused my HOCD to kick off again bit time. I will never touch the stuff again. I was in such a good place a month ago and I feel like I'm rebuilding the pieces once again.
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I literally wish I never tried it tbh! I feel so anxious and paranoid about health related stuff and Iām scared that itās not going to go away. I havenāt felt like this in a while. I hope that youāre doing okay and that youāre able to rebuild the pieces again
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 2y
I don't like them cause they will generally raise heart rate temporarily. Anxiety typically fades as the high does but yea the lingering effects can suck. Once I've had an anxious moment I feel like I need to reset myself no matter the trigger. I stay with hybrids or indica but generally lower % is better tolerated until your tolerance is built up. Also I super recommend cbd/thc mixes. They are great for relaxing and staying functional and generally stay in the body.
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- 2y
Yeah it definitely gave me a bad experience and I donāt think I want to smoke again. Iāve come down from it but it has triggered my anxiety and now I have to deal with it
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- OCD Conqueror
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- 2y
@šø That's always a choice and it's not right for everyone. I smoke daily I also keep my thc levels low and micro dose. I avoid high and go for relaxed. I hope your tools from ERP help you move past this. Good luck
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I canāt even walk past someone in the street who is smoking it.
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- 2y
Sorry to hear that! Itās hard for sure
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- 20w
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- 18w
Iāve had relationship OCD for about five months now and itās been excruciating, I know itās relationship OCD but my brain canāt grasp it, I was doing very well for about a week a few days or a week. Itās about the only amount of time where I feel that sense of clarity or almost back to normal definitely not normal but life seems pleasant again. I made a bad mistake. I was with my friend on a sleepover and we decided that we wanted to eat some good food and be stoned because we enjoy eating food and being stoned since it tastes much better, no I believe this just made it worse. I know that weed can be worse for some people. It can make them overthink and I think itās triggered me to relapse, because my worries and intrusive thoughts are about something so much more worrying in a way and it feels so much more real, I guess Iām hyper focusing on every single thing about my partnerās personality every floor and everything he doesnāt do, and my brain is telling me that means I should break up with him, āif he dosent do this this means the relationship isnāt rightā ā or anything happens my brain will tell me that Iām losing interest or losing feelings and I get many intrusive statements. Like āyou like being single moreā literally any time Iām enjoying myself alone And Iām getting many that donāt make sense āhe doesnāt accept you for who you are so that means that you need to break upā over an interest that we both haveā¦ā¦ And itās so frustrating because any time I talk to him about anything serious or obviously Iām not happy about something because thatās normal in relationships not everyone is gonna do everything right so you have to communicate it but then I could get intense urge to break up and it makes me upset, or when Iām trying to tell him how I feel my brain will just say that I need to break up itās honestly so confusing and Iām falling back into the compulsions and reassurance seeking all over again and my brain is making me believe itās not relationship OCD because what if itās not relationship OCD and itās actually not the right relationship for me? But I donāt want it to be that I love him so much and I honestly canāt imagine not being with him. Itās so confusing and my head hurts and I just need someone to talk to.
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