Ocd_istheworst
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- 3y ago
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 3y ago
Some people do experience some relief with it. I don’t. I find it makes my intrusive thoughts more graphic and gives me a sort of “I’m not fully aware right now so what if I’m too stoned and I accidentally tell someone my thoughts” feeling. Some people though think it really helps. I think it depends on what strain you use and also how your body normally reacts to THC. Some people have different effects. Maybe try it out and see.
Girlski Girlski
- Date posted
- 3y ago
No, I had an extreme attack from it when I had my medcard that actually caused me so much damage mentally I will never ever touch it again.
veebeeveebee
- Date posted
- 3y ago
It helps me a lot! But not too much, otherwise it worsens my intrusive thoughts and the intensity of anxiety. Just a little bit does the trick to slow down my thoughts and help me function better!
Where’sMySerotonin🦋Where’sMySer...
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- 3y ago
Oh gosh, as a naturally anxious person and a person with OCD, here’s my marijuana experience. I had phases I went through every time I was high (I don’t think medical marijuana makes you high??) 1. I would feel really heavy and would just lay down and felt like I couldn’t move (which is a normal thing, it’s very relaxing actually) 2. I would laugh constantly for no reason just loving life 3. The paronoia would start and I would genuinly think I was dying, I literally felt like I was in heaven talking to Jesus (...was it laced oorrr...¿) 4. I’d go to sleep
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Medical marijuana does make you high. You may be thinking of CBD which isn’t psychoactive, as opposed to THC. thinking you’re in heaven talking to Jesus 😂😂😂, maybe you just got a lot more stoned than you expected. It does sound like you were tripping on something though. But I’ve also had really bad highs. I used to smoke daily and eat edibles and absolutely loved it. Never got a really “high” feeling once my tolerance went up, just got super relaxed and giggly. However, I had my first really bad intrusive thought in the form of an image while I was stoned one night and it ruined me. I had no idea what had just happened. And it was months before I could smoke again. After that, I would try it occasionally but always made my OCD thoughts so severe I couldn’t handle them. Now it’s been 3 years since I’ve been high and I could never even imagine doing it again.
Where’sMySerotonin🦋Where’sMySer...
- Date posted
- 3y ago
@Ald21 RIGHT I was probably thinking of CBD thank you! Yeah I probably smoked too much 😂 I’m really sensitive to stuff. I don’t do it anymore though, I pretty much just tried it a few times like 6 years ago. I want to again but I learned how it can effect your cognitive abilities long term and I wasn’t a fan 😅 so I’ll be chillin with my Zoloft and Wellbutrin lol Oh woah! So if I read that correctly, somehow getting high triggered your OCD?
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 3y ago
@Where’sMySerotonin🦋 Yes it did. It didn’t trigger it completely for the first time. I had experienced intrusive thoughts/images before but was able to just brush them off as “ew I don’t like that thought” and then move on. However, I was watching a particularly disturbing episode of Criminal Minds while high one night. And something that happened in the show caused an image to pop up in my head. Being high, I absolutely freaked out and could not get the thought out of my head. And then I felt like I just couldn’t sober up and I wanted nothing more than to not be high because it was making the thought so much scarier. I then continued to constantly have those thoughts almost every waking moment of every day, until I started ERP. I’m so glad the Zoloft and Wellbutrin work for you! That’s awesome that you found something.
Where’sMySerotonin🦋Where’sMySer...
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- 3y ago
@Ald21 Omg I’m so sorry that happened to you, that sounds SO scary. I can’t imagine 😳 I’m glad ERP made it better and I hope you continue to recover!
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 3y ago
@Where’sMySerotonin🦋 It’s okay! I guess most people have something that initially triggered their OCD. I’m sorry you’re dealing with it too. I wish you the best ❤️
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