Has anyone ever had experience OCD triggered by weed..? 1.5 years ago i got really high with my boyfriend and i thought about a really traumatizing horror movie i used to obsess over in high school and got a major panic attack. Ever since then i have ocd themes around horror movies and gore, and my brain has been high alert ever since and been a living hell. I want my normal life back…i miss having a clear mind and not living in fear every day. Could the weed have permanently damaged my brain?? Or maybe it was just a trigger? I keep blaming myself for getting too high that day and its given me depression along with ocd. Can someone help/give advice on this?

This exact thing happened to me. I’ve had OCD themes in the past, but they’ve always been tolerable. A few months ago I decided to try smoking weed and that night I had multiple panic attacks. It’s like my brain became way too aware, like there isn’t even really a set OCD theme, it’s just the constant fear and “what if” thinking/paranoia is there. I know what you’re going through, and it sucks. Some people have told me it passes with time and this happens to people with OCD who try weed, but we just don’t know the answer so we have to work through it. Good luck, and if you ever wanna talk about it, I’m here!! Xoxo

Yep mine started about the same time ago as you when I smoked weed started having harm/killin thoughts towards my spouse shit fucking sucks. It’s gotten somewhat better but I’m not who I was before smoking weed like a dumbass

my OCD was also triggered by weed. although im not an accredited scientist, i think ocd was lurking in the back corner for you (just like everyone else here), and the weed was probably a trigger. OCD probably would have developed for you regardless. you should not blame yourself❤️. get im contact with a therapist, and if you dont have access, start creating exposure hierarchies for yourself

yeah of course ❤️❤️❤️. it’ll almost be a year since my onset of ocd. before i knew it was ocd i went on a total downward spiral of not knowing what the heck was going on. i hit rock bottom at one point, but was lucky enough to get myself help because of my finding out it was ocd. after being completely committed to recovering, it was awful at first, but gradually got better over time with the help of a therapist from this app but also the people from here. i read above that you have a therapist. are they trained in ERP?

also: if you are still smoking weed, i would recommend quitting because it can be so triggering, and it does a great job at enhancing anxiety

yeah! i totally relate. i feel like i could be doing better without my one cup of coffee everyday, but it’s just that small little thing i look forward to every morning. you take some, you lose some i guess. i am currently not on medication, though i have considered it a few times

yes definitely much more manageable with erp. recovery has it’s up and downs: feels like every two steps forward you take, you take one step back. also dont worry abour it! that’s what we’re all here for

meds are normally not an ocd cure (though some people are lucky and do get cured with meds). i think they should be used kinda like a sling or cast alongside erp and therapy if symptoms are too distressing!

♥️♥️ you’ve got this

This just made me feel less alone & gave me hope! ❤️‍🩹