I was wondering if anyone uses medical marijuana or CBD oil and what your experiences are like?

weed makes me spaz out. Inner monologue becomes 3 times louder and I'm very susceptible to why isn't my loved one paying attention to me and paranoid thoughts of my surroundings. As well as childhood traumatic flashbacks. I'm in California so medical Marijuana standard is accessible. I used to be able to recreationally smoke in my adolescent years all the time no problem, not recently/ past few years though. It becomes a very fascinating but very traumatic experience every time. I'd suggest staying sober, weed can become an escape too like alcohol. Cbd oil on the other hand I have found helpful. It relaxes/aids pain on your muscles when rubbed on and I never took it orally consistently enough to tell if it was aiding my depression or anxiety but it didn't give me any negative side effects either.

I used to smoke everyday but then when my OCD got bad it would make my intrusive thoughts so much louder and worse and started making me have panic attacks. Rly weird and it sucks so much cause I love weed 😭 but I have heard other experiences where ppl have the complete opposite experience. If u do smoke, I would stay away from sativa and only smoke indica

I use cbd flower almost daily. Super relaxing, enough to completely get rid of any caffeine jitters from my morning coffee. It also helps me calm down before bed. I picked up the habit a little bit after my most recent OCD bout started. Delta 8 thc is nice for mindfulness too if im out on a hike i notice details of my surroundings more, but I also agree that it can heighten your sense of anxiety/ rumination if youre not slow with it. Mixing thc and cbd is optimal then (called “the entourage effect”), but thc is not recommended for those seeking to do erp. Hope this helps!

Delta 8 gummies or pen One hit and relaxing without the “high/ anxiety” feel CBD I would put in my drinks like tea and such and never noticed anything