Join me as my journey continues into when I noticed an improvement in my mental and physical health while off on paternity leave. At the same time I was medically supported to use medical cannabis to treat my PTSD, depression and anxiety(amongst the other symptoms I faced). Despite this time away from work and decreased stress, which evidently did help, upon return to work my anxiety and panic attacks returned quickly.
Despite being filled with hope, positivity and optimism upon my return these healthy feelings were replaced with debilitating panic attacks that seemed to be growing in severity. I also believed and had a feeling of being unsupported in the workplace not to mention most likely still subconscious did not feel safe at work due to my past experience with violence in the workplace.
In the early stages of using medical cannabis to treat my PTSD and panic attacks I believed it was a healthy relationship and it truly offered a solution to my problem; however, addiction tends to start this way with most substances. Especially when substances are consumed in an effort to cope or deal with the pain and suffering we may be experiencing in life.
This episode set the stage of what's to come. My journey into addiction and what that looked like for me.
Thank you for listening and thank you for your support!
