I tend to get paranoid from pot and feel out of control from it too. I just kind of decided that it’s not for me…eventually. I’ve never had a panic attack from it but it did affect my mindset negatively. I am glad you got through to a less affected day today. Peace!

One of the most difficult conversations I had was about edibles.

It's effective for some forms of anxiety symptoms, other symptoms often burst to the surface, thus bringing on active anxiety-if you're not prepared for it, it can really throw you for a loop or roller coaster loopy loop as it was described to me.

Sounds like you made it through it, good work!

There is no medication/therapy tool/program which works for everybody and there is quite allot of trial and error involved in finding what works for you, up close and personal. Don't let the errors get in the way of your willingness to try.

I'll second the notion from your therapist to let it flow along. Let the proverbial water flow right on under the bridge to your effective anxiety management.

Gentle support while you find what DOES work for you.

It makes me anxious and paranoid

There are so many “self help” books out there as well as those selling their form of snake oil not indifferent from elixirs sold years ago. Anxiety recovery takes time, not a week or a month, but more like several years. No pill or tonic or herbal supplements can change the disorder that has happened to our minds to cause our anxiety. Poor coping skills, ignorance, lack of insight, etc etc etc causes it. It is fixable only if we put in the work to fix it. When I first became really debilitated by anxiety, there wasn’t any real information out there’ a lay person could find to help them understand what anxiety really was all about. There was no internet either. That has all changed with the internet. There is a lot of good information out there now, you have to weed thru it to find the real deal, but it’s there. It’s not found in pill form or supplement form, but from people and organizations that put their reputation on the line to bring you the proper info. Anxiety is a simple emotion that we have let rule our lives for far too long. Getting out of the habit of reacting like chicken little over every little thing is part of the process. By the way, I include myself in this little lecture, I’m no better, I’ve only recently started learning how to help myself and trust myself again. Also I want to add that I do take Pristiq and Buspar which does help some. Taking a medication to help is ok in my estimation. I like to think of it as like a woman in labor who needs a little pain support while in the middle of one minute apart contractions. Ladies, you know what I mean. My goal is to be med free, but for now, I’ll accept what help it gives me until I think I can handle standing in my own.

I always wondered about that stuff. I’m sorry you had a bad reaction to it.
I’m Med free but I react badly to most pharmaceuticals sadly. Good nutrition and outdoor exercise help a lot. There are a few good herbal things I’ve tried that have helped but they’re not a cure. A quick trick is to put an ice pack on your forehead. You have to rewire your brain in the long run, and yes it takes effort. Good luck. We’re on this journey with you.