u/soupandsalad7

Hi all. Have been smoking weed (flower, dab, vape, and edibles) since 2021, daily with the exception of a few t breaks here and there. Never had any intention to stop.

Lately I have realized I was way too dependent on it, and it was actually starting to make my treatment resistant GAD, panic, OCD and PTSD worse. The paranoia and racing thoughts. Doesn't help I moved from a recreationally legal area to a medical use only area last year. For awhile weed was the only thing that helped, but things do change.

It took me awhile of being in denial, but I know now this was an addiction for me. I am 4 days clean and smokers cough is better, anxiety is better but I have been started on a med for that that I didn't want to interfere with the weed, so another reason I went cold turkey.

However - my mood has been ass. The cravings have been consistent, but I have been wanting to cry at every little thing and just feeling sad and apathetic and down. I have been under stress, so at first I attributed it to that, but now I am wondering if it's withdrawal symptoms? Has anyone else experienced this? I am spiraling but overall happy with my decision to quit. Thanks!

Hello! Not sure what flair to use, but I'm in need of some advice. Our pug is 14 years young and although she is deaf, she is otherwise very healthy. Eating, peeing, pooping, drinking, running around, alert, the same cuddly girl I've known since she was 6 weeks old. As she's aged though, sometimes little poop balls will fall out and it seems like she can't feel when it's going to happen. We've taken her to the vet, so it's not an underlying issue. Just age. Now it's about daily that the poops fall out, but she is still asking to go out for pee.

We have tried more frequent bathroom trips, dog diapers (which just slide off unless I fasten then really tight, a onesie over doesn't work as it will still fall around her ankles), and the issue is that she has always slept with me from a young puppy. I know, I know. I can't be washing my blankets and sheets every day, and even when the diapers stay on the tail hole doesn't seem to prevent poop from falling out since I'm finding most dog diapers are for urinary incontinence, but she can hold her pee fine, just poop is the issue.

If I try to have her sleep in her dog bed on the floor next to my bed and line it with puppy pads, she cries the whole night, no one gets any sleep, and the puppy pads end up crumpled across the room. I'm looking into a waterproof or mess proof blanket for over our bed but it seems like the poop falls out during the night, and when she moves around they roll between the other blankets and sheets, so I don't know if that's an option.

She is a great girl and has a good quality of life as I can tell, no pain, vet signed off on everything. I just need a way to keep these poops somewhat contained while not stressing her out as she is a velcro baby and is currently cuddling pressed up against me now. Kind ideas welcome!

I was diagnosed with PTSD at the beginning of the year. It's not from one traumatic event but from many starting from childhood up until last year. My therapist said it is chronic and I am doing EMDR and talk therapy, and am going to be prescribed medication to help with my panic attacks. My panic, anxiety and OCD (also diagnosed with OCD at the same time) have been treatment resistant to 21 medications.

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My husband's friend passed away this week very young and very suddenly. I have been doing my best to support him. Today he crossed a line and I have no one to vent to.

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I have been crying all day, my guilt has been really bad and my plate feels full. I have been feeling overwhelmed with my mental load for weeks now, and I was trying to vent to my husband. He kept arguing with everything that came out of my mouth, and yet I was still trying to hold back everything I'm stressed about bc I'm more worried about him. He kept asking and asking what's wrong and I said I am fine, I don't want to burden you with it. He insisted and I mentioned how my PTSD and OCD both make it hard to get things done sometimes. I let slip that I don't think he takes my PTSD seriously. He said, "you're not even on disability. If you have PTSD, play the part and get money from the state for it." He mentioned that he thinks I'm not doing anything to get better even when I tell him about my therapy every week. I feel invalidated and heart broken because this was why I didn't want to vent to him to start with. I have been dealing with a lot and I was willing to put it aside to be there for him, but seeing him unwillingness to reciprocate makes me feel so stupid. He has done this in the past, where he says just push through and do it. He thinks I just don't have enough control over myself and that's why I'm like this.

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I just wanted to vent I guess. I have no one to talk to, I have no friends for this reason and I thought he was my friend but I'm feeling very alone tonight