Beating Social Anxiety - Using Marijuana & Recreational Drugs

http://socialexpression.net

I answer a subscribers question - "is it OK to use Marijuana (basically recreational drugs) when working to conquer social anxiety?"

Category:

Education

Tags:

• overcoming social anxiety
• marijuana
• recreational drugs
• benzos
• xanax
• getting rid of
• conquering
• therapy
• cbt

[stryderzer0]

It worked for Ricky williams :)

[ddhamilt]

@stryderzer0 Please explain?

[theJdoggIMS]

I never liked using pot around people but toked up after a stressful situation to knock some of the edge off. It relieved a lot of my pent up shoulder tension from social situations better than alcohol or benzos. This allowed me to start fresh with my coping the next day instead of carrying the stress from the days/weeks before. The only problem is that it leaves me feeling a little stupid the next morning, so I don't use it the night before a test or important day in the office.

[matt274253]

I agree weed just made my anxiety worse I think once I get a better hold on my anxiety I can start smoking again on occasion

[JJJer14]

Nah

[ddhamilt]

@NondualityAndScience Whoops, I thought you said it made you feel better! Yeah I def. agree it won't help, but you already know my stance. :)

[NondualityAndScience]

@ddhamilt I asked you to make the video I think but it doesn't help me, it actually makes my anxiety worse generally, as dr richards says though - no big deal ;)

[ddhamilt]

@krutonsbproductions Well, then in terms of any anxiety disorder - a drug is still a drug - and while may provide temporary relief, so you "feel" better, you won't actually "get" better. This is the nature of how anxiety and depressive disorders work in general, the beliefs underlying are the root cause. Someone that has "gotten better" will be able to go out without being under the influence of ANY drug and not feel social anxiety, or if it does come up, be able to manage it internally.

[krutonsbproductions]

@ddhamilt i wasnt talking about SA but if it works for someone, I would go with it before I went with anything like Xanax. But I do believe it would just help. You would have to use it along with therapy like any other medicine but I could be wrong.

[ddhamilt]

@krutonsbproductions Plus in terms of social anxiety, a drug is a drug - it will never teach you to think in a way that stop the anxiety form being generated, but I'm not even sure if that's what you're addressing with your comment.