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This is how I cope. My brain runs away with me, coupled with OCD (people love to romanticize it byt forget about the obsessive/compulsive part). With that and d

This is how I cope. My brain runs away with me, coupled with OCD (people love to romanticize it byt forget about the obsessive/compulsive part). With that and depression and anxiety, the meds prescribed to me were insane, as were the side effects (many permanent too- fuck that). Weed was the lesser of the evils. I don't drink because aside from the fact that I hate the taste of alcohol, what I really detest is the loss of self control. I spend most of my waking and much of my sleeping time trying to keep one thing or another under control. I don't have to fight them nearly so much with weed. I know it's an imperfect solution to myriad problems, but it helps me greatly,but I very much realize I am self medicating. When I quit smoking weed it takes me about a year to get back to full 'normal'. But I'm also miserable. I can't sleep, I wake in the night in the middle of thoughts that are making me anxious or whatever. I eat too much, I have less energy. I simply become better at hiding my issues.

honkycat 4y ago
You should look into Zoloft. A lot of my friends and family take it for anxiety. It is a pretty safe, minor, and not intense anxiety medication that I hear has a bit of a funky/fun edge to it. I was gonna start on it next month to try it out.
- effingwewt 4y ago
  I did, but one of the side effects it had for me was it killed my sex drive completely. I know in the grand scope of things it may not be important, and maybe I'm being a child, but if I'm being honest I can't handle that on top of goings-on. I had a friend get a permanent twitch from it, too, but of the people that I know that take it (that I know of), those are the only bad side effects I've really heard of. On top of that it can still be very physically addictive and hard to wean off of. I do thank you greatly, I had been pretty excited to try it. I hope it works out for you, I just seem to catch nasty side effects. May it work for you and your days be peaceful!

honkycat 4y ago

You should look into Zoloft. A lot of my friends and family take it for anxiety. It is a pretty safe, minor, and not intense anxiety medication that I hear has a bit of a funky/fun edge to it. I was gonna start on it next month to try it out.

effingwewt 4y ago
I did, but one of the side effects it had for me was it killed my sex drive completely. I know in the grand scope of things it may not be important, and maybe I'm being a child, but if I'm being honest I can't handle that on top of goings-on. I had a friend get a permanent twitch from it, too, but of the people that I know that take it (that I know of), those are the only bad side effects I've really heard of. On top of that it can still be very physically addictive and hard to wean off of. I do thank you greatly, I had been pretty excited to try it. I hope it works out for you, I just seem to catch nasty side effects. May it work for you and your days be peaceful!