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Ask HN: Are you a programmer with anxiety? Would you go into work on edible?

I've got a seriously bad case of anxiety in social situations. It basically keeps me separated from other people. It's not fun.

But the other day I went in a little hung over on an edible and it went very well. I was maybe a little duller but a thousand times easier to be around. I've been experimenting with it ever since and there are certainly different kinds of anxiety but generally speaking I think I'm more personable.

Do you have anxiety and have you tried this? Did anyone know? How did it go?

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I strongly advise against it. Marijuana is not an optimal long term treatment tool for anxiety, while you may realize immediate short term benefits, it is only a bandaid solution.

Instead, examine your life and find out what:s causing the anxiety and address it. Dont rely heavily on substance.

It is your decision at the end of the day.

Try Transcendental Meditation instead (TM).

https://www.tm.org

Have you tried CBD oil? No THC, but it helps with anxiety.

...pharmaceuticals and leade compounds such as cannabis are ancillary to other methods. the tendency to just medicate behaviour into something acceptable [homebrew or professionally] is like putting a bandage on a wound that needs stitches, it works for a while get management, but has negatives. anxiety has different underlying causes, and the underlying cause needs to be found and dealt with. In some cases genetic factors are the cause of anxiety in the face of a particular situation. Many anxiety issues go far back to a time or set of circumstances that are not available to everyday conscious state. im not saying your nuts but this example instance im talking about is like a habituated reflex, like being conditioned to standing up and looking for the door when you hear a fire alarm. there are professional methods for determining just what type of issue you have and they are specific to the root cause. Cannabis can cause anxiety ...be careful...

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