About a year ago I was diagnosed with anxiety after a sudden "flare up" if you will. I had never experienced anything like it in my life, although basically everyone in my immediate and extended family suffers, and I was scared to death. After about a month i had adjusted to the feelings and was getting back to my normal life, although it certainly had not gone away. Before the "flare up" I had smoked weed very sporadically, about 6-10 times spanning from sophmore year in high school to freshman year in college.

My question to you…

I have heard here and there that certain strains of weed could possibly help with anxiety. Has anyone ever experianced anxiety to worsen while high?

I have been smoking at least once a day ever since I returned to my normal life after the "flare up". Smoking has always been recreational for me, but at the same time it was almost experimental to see if it helped my anxiety at all. Most of the time I feel ok while high, but afterwords I feel great, almost as if refreshed! But occasionally I feel as if my anxiety worsens while high and I still feel it after coming down (not horrible but still present). In light of this I have actually taken a few seperate breaks for about 10-20 days each not smoking to see how I feel. Sometimes it feels as if weed was the problem and I feel great not smoking, and others I feel as if it had nothing to do with it at all and I might actually be better off smoking. I understand that weed effects everyone in different ways, but i just can’t figure it out ! :confused::confused:

I wonder if it actually has nothing to do with the weed and it is just my natural anxiety cycles worsening and weakening.

So basically what I am asking you is if anyone else has similar experiences?