What is PTSD?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder : A disorder in which a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event.
The condition may last months or years, with triggers that can bring back memories of the trauma accompanied by intense emotional and physical reactions.
Symptoms may include:
- Nightmares or unwanted memories of the trauma
- Avoidance of situations that bring back memories of the trauma
- Heightened reactions
- Anxiety
- Depressed mood
Last year my family and I went through a pretty horrifying experience with my son. For about two months we didn’t know if he’d survive each day.
He had a psychotic episode where he thought someone was following him and he basically kept running for months.
He hasn’t officially been diagnosed but all fingers point to schizophrenia. Since that event I am triggered easily when nothing bad is happening and I go right back to that time physically and mentally.
I get extremely anxious and cant think straight.
I find CBD helped me significantly. Yes, I still relive the events but without all the anxiety of it and I’m able to shut it off.
Working with the Endocannabinoid System in our bodies is a natural way to reduce stress and intense experiences.
If extreme stress happens over time it weighs down on your nervous system making stress feel like an emergency every time it happens - and that's no way to live.
CBD is such a natural method to calm it down for you and why it can work for stress and PTSD symptoms.
Every Body is different so this isn’t a sure thing but it has worked for me personally & I feel called to share that goodness with someone this might help.