Ok but what can one do to combat it and be able to relax?

i function very well when i smoke pot but otherwise everything irritates me, im nauseous, cant breathe, and my hands and feet go numb! i dont have insurance and im afraid of being hooked on xanax. pot isnt physically addictive, dosage is easily controlled, and its herbal. the only prob is sometimes i cant find it when i need it, oh yeah and its illegal so im afraid of getting caught and going to jail where i would really freak out. what should i do? i welcome any suggestions!! thanks : )

man i have it this generel anxiety disorder

Well, if you are sure you even have GAD then you need to continue sessions with your therapist and then he/she will be able to either put you on medicine paired with therapy visits or just simply therapy visits. It’s hard for a person with anxiety to simply calm themselves down or talk themselves out of it. Doing that is about as futile as telling a person with cancer to just “not have cancer anymore”. It’s not as simple as that.

i am dependent on marijuana. smoke atleast an eight everyday and pass out around 12 at night to wake up at 7 to phening more weed. It has takina huge negative effect in my life and has turned me from a outgoing socialble, life of the party kinda guy into a introvert who doesnt want to leave his room. just thought i would let you know marijuana is a high cause of generalized anxiety disorder and if not properly treated can become permanent ina form of schitzophrenia.

Brenda, I had PTSD, from military Sexual Trauma & childhood of the same. Over 20 yrs of flashback nightmares, would wake up soaking wet screaming. All those yrs of therapies, cognitive, behavioral, medications w/horrible side affects, ZILCH! 17 months ago I spent 5 days learning /doing EFT with Gary Craig’s PTSD combat Vets group. 17 months not a SINGLE nightmare NO MORE Anxiety or depression. I’m a work in progress, but EFT is a godsend. IT Works,try it !! It’s free to learn and is awesome!

Lies. I have GAD, and marijuana has helped me a lot. In fact, in the state of California, people are prescribed marijuana for the exact purpose of treating anxiety disorders. Particularly indica strains. Also, there is not one person on this planet, I will bet, that is DEPENDENT on marijuana. Addicted MENTALLY, maybe, not physically however.