Do you think marijuana helps or hurts your TMS journey?

I have noticed that over time marijuana tends to turn me into someone who is less emotionally capable. I have the protection of being high and forgetful but it feels like over time it takes away from your emotional health. At least in the frequency that I use it sometimes which is daily and often.

I also notice an increase in symptoms or new symptoms begin as a result of trying to quit marijuana. I generally go through 3-4 days of insomnia and anxiety in trying to quit. Theres no option of weaning off to curtail those rebound symptoms either it seems. Its all or nothing.

For me, while I don't think I can resist using it at times due to emotional fatigue, I find that it worsens my resistance to stress and helps to further convince me that i'm dying when symptoms are present.

I know some use marijuana to help with neuropathic pain so i'm interested to see if anyone can relate to my experience or would pose an opposite experience. Maybe weed has helped someone to calm their minds and overcome TMS symptoms. Thanks

 

For me, legal thc gummies helped take the edge off during high-anxiety phases of my TMS work, especially on nights when my mind wouldn’t slow down. I had to be careful though—if I used them too often, I’d start avoiding emotions instead of feeling them. So now I stick to using them rarely, just when I feel super overwhelmed and need a reset.