Cannabis Monday: Medical Sesh

“In strict medical terms, marijuana is far safer than many foods we commonly consume. For example, eating 10 raw potatoes can result in a toxic response. By comparison, it is physically impossible to eat enough marijuana to induce death. Marijuana in its natural form is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis, marijuana can be safely used within the supervised routine of medical care.

[DEA Administrative Law Judge – 1988]”

― Francis Young

Today is the day! Welcome to my first Cannabis Monday hosted by your’s truly #CannabisQueen. I figured the first thing I would talk about in my cannabis Monday post was just a little bit about how I can become a cannabis advocate, how cannabis has helped me as a PTSD Warrior, and how my medical session is usually a very spiritual and a relax experience.

First off, yes I am a cannabis user. For those that didn’t know about that, it has very much helped me with my mental health and chronic illness. I started at the age of 22 for the first time in my life. I began to do more research on how it would help my PTSD symptoms which can cause me huge anxiety as well as the chronic pain that I feel on a daily basis. For my chronic illness, I have unbearable pain from my fibromyalgia. Due to my fibro, I gain Irritable Bowl Syndrome (OMG What did she say??? Chill out) I am constantly feeling like I am being electrocuted from my nerve endings. Sometimes my stomach can cramp to no end causing me to lose weight based on not eating cause I sometimes just won’t be hungry.

As for my PTSD and Anxiety, my insomnia, that comes from my PTSD and Anxiety, has increased over the years. I usually get about 5 hours at the most of the sleep; Like right now I am up at 4 am typing this out (but that is beside the point). My panic attacks began when I was 17, it was when I would feel dread that I would never have friends or a boyfriend because I had convinced myself that I was crazy and not pretty enough to have one. At this time I had been bullied since the age of 7 over a variety of things and didn’t have many friends except my sister, thankfully to the lord.

But ever since then, it has been a struggle of really letting that part of myself go. I struggle with the fear of losing a friendship, not feeling good enough and completely just believing in negative self-talk. (You're not alone; I do it too). So sometimes I will feel a bad memory coming on; suddenly my mood will change in 1.5 seconds. This mostly happens to folks who have recently done me wrong or I have convinced myself they have done wrong by my standards. Before my new medication, I would good after them like I was going to war and they were my enemy on a battlefield.

Sometimes, especially during that time of the month where your hormones are at your worse. (#GetOverYourSelf), even though I do take my medication I do have my days and the medication is not a cure-all sometimes. So I use cannabis to help me on those very rough days. I have begun to keep a strain journal that every now and then I will update to you all as a treat.

I know some folks might think that coming out as a cannabis advocate has been an easy decision for me but I am a worry wart, nothing is actually easy for me, especially decisions. But see, I am trying this new attitude of not giving a fuck (yes I said it) anymore. Since starting cannabis I have been more healthy than ever and getting healthier every day. My medication is also helping me out a lot, which has been a blessing in its self.

Stay Tune to my Cannabis Tweet Show today at 3:30 pm on my account @EagleofAshes. Make sure you use #CannabisQueen. Hope to see you all then!