This is the second comment I see related to stress/anxiety. I too fall into that camp. I've been recently diagnosed with ADHD and have always had pretty severe anxiety. Of all things, I was sitting in a meeting with a psychiatrist I was working with professionally who commented on my ADHD and how well I've learned to deal with it. I never thought it could be ADHD (my mother/brother are poster children of bad cases so my problems didn't even look like problems compared to them). That inspired me to actually seek medical help through therapy and medication.
I felt that adderall actually helped me control my anxiety a bit by helping "me" control my thoughts vs my brain just taking over. I don't like taking medication/drugs/alcohol due to the fear of losing control. I still drink in moderation but really don't like how it makes me feel and still fear getting drunk were "I'm" no longer in control. Its a vicious cycle. Having anxiety over taking medication that can help with anxiety. WTF lol.
I dabbled in CBD a few years ago when it was readily available before they cracked down on it and found it really helped. I've smoked weed a few times in my life and honestly preferred that vs alcohol. I'm VERY interested in edibles but again the anxiety of getting caught/fired/having my name in the paper is enough to stop me. Which is a shame because I feel like a microdose of THC/CBD could be one of the best treatments for me.
Good luck brother!
I too suffer from ADHD with both depression and anxiety. I also think that I have begun my journey with CTE after a play hard life filled with well over a dozen concussions. I have been struggling mightily with severe anxiety attacks for the last 8 months or so, which for someone known to be pretty go with the flow, has been a horrible experience.
There are days where I feel that my gummy usage (I keep it at a consistent dosage of 12.5mg of THC per usage) is the only thing keeping me from blowing my brains out and other days where it makes me feel like they make my bad cycles worse so I haven't seen it as the be all/end all answer for my situation. Sometimes it just makes me run through endless cycles of self loathing where I can't let up on myself and I just beat myself up over the things I should be doing differently. Other days it is the perfect tool to help me focus on an enjoyable task in more depth and range. Still trying to figure it out.
Like anything, there's good days and bad. Fingers crossed for more of the good ones. Good luck to you.