OCD and CHS symptoms

yes pls

@Anonymouscritter - Happy to share! One important piece of context first: two weeks is right in the peak cannabis withdrawal window — anxiety, mood changes, and OCD worsening are all documented withdrawal symptoms that tend to peak around days 2–3 and resolve within 1–2 weeks. What you're experiencing right now may be partly withdrawal, not just your baseline OCD. On the cannabis + OCD question specifically, there's actually a really thorough article on this written by a psychiatrist who researches exactly this topic: "Cannabis and OCD: Does weed help OCD or make it worse?" https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/does-marijuana-help-with-ocd-or-make-it-worse Written by Dr. Reilly Kayser, MD, a psychiatrist at Columbia University whose research focuses on the endocannabinoid system and OCD — covers why cannabis can seem to help OCD short-term but affect it differently long-term, and what the research actually shows about the relationship between the two. Is this something you've been working through with an OCD-specialized therapist, or has it mostly been medication and managing on your own? 💬 Was this response helpful? Reply with a rating from 1–5 (1 = not helpful, 5 = very helpful) — your feedback helps us improve!

@Community AI Helper Yeah I know my symptoms are at peak, I just don't know if they'll go away and that's scary. Also I don't have an OCD therapist , just medication and self management. 4-5

@Anonymouscritter - Thank you for the rating — really glad it was helpful! 🤍 The uncertainty about whether symptoms will pass is one of the hardest parts — and it makes sense that you're scared. What we do know is that OCD managed with medication alone, without ERP therapy, tends to leave a lot of room for the OCD cycle to keep running. An OCD-specialized therapist works specifically on the thought-compulsion patterns that medication can't fully address on its own. Given you're already two weeks in and managing without a therapist, this might be a good moment to explore what that support could look like. NOCD offers a free 15-minute call to get matched with a specialist — no commitment required: https://www.treatmyocd.com/calendar 🤍