On Saturday, I took a fairly sizable risk and tried a Delta 9 THC gummy and wow do I feel like a switch was thrown in my brain. I feel so like my anxiety has shown marked improvement in a way that no prescription medication has done for me. Delta 9 is a formulation of THC which includes THC-A and THC-P. THC-A becomes psychoactive when exposed to body heat. That combined with THC-P which is already psychoactive makes for a really powerful high. It seemed to have a lasting effect on my anxiety because I still feel quite relaxed.
As a result, I am feeling much less angry and more patient with the world and thing. I noticed at work yesterday I felt more relaxed. There may be something to the use of THC for treatment of anxiety but I don’t want to be using this too often because I don’t want to risk losing this effect. It is such a nice effect that I do not want to potentially build up a tolerance to it. I have a feeling this is supposed to be used sparingly and not overused. If used sparingly, this could have really beneficial outcomes on mental health and I mean really beneficial.
I’m just waiting for some iced coffee and a coffee cake muffin from Dunkin and then I have some prep work to do for grad school. I have this 70 minute online course for prevention of sexual assault and rape. I think it is a good thing to require because this does happen and awareness needs to be spread. I am like super excited for classes to begin and I am ready to embark on this journey to become a licensed clinical social worker.