Hello everybody,

I am so thrilled to have discovered this amazing resource! Following a brief stint as a passive bystander I am ready to jump in and share a bit of my story. Hopefully partaking in some kind of meaningful exchange with others who are a part of NM MMJ community. I am currently in the process of trying to obtain my MMJ card and would appreciate hearing about some of your experiences as they relate (or not) to depression and how MJ can be an integral part of the healing process.

Without further adu? here is how I came to honor and cherish the extraordinary power of cannabis.

When I was 5 years old I suffered from a barrage of petit seizures, and one grand mal. Doctors discovered that I had an ??abnormal spike? in my EEG test, a symptom of epilepsy, and I was placed on a heavy dose of Phenobarbital, which I committed to for 3 years. To the drugs credit, I have not had a seizure in 32 years even though the ??spike? still exists.

In my mid-twenties I was diagnosed with manic depressive/bi-polar disorder and anxiety. A really fun concoction of disorders that nearly drove me off a cliff. Predictably (and at the time, thankfully), I was prescribed Gabapentin and Lamotrigine to address these problems. They did the job? at lease for a while. As many of you already know, ??pharmies? only serve to mask the problem. Depression is not something you can fully heal from with drugs and plants alone. In my case a major change in lifestyle was just what the doctor didn??t order?. but I did!

I gave up many vices that I relied on as a crutch to help self medicate my problems away. Cigarettes, alcohol, drugs?. I bid them all farewell. But these lifestyle changes only brought me half way to achieving my goals of feeling calm, balanced, energized and just happy.

One major part of the puzzle was to combine 2 of my most beloved pastimes, MJ and Mother Nature. I was (and still am!) hiking, mt biking, backcountry skiing, and snow shoeing 5-6 days a week. One reason I love having the Sangre??s as my playground.. If I have trail underfoot and glass one-ee in hand, all is good. But sharing this revelation was reserved only for those who got it. Many of those who did smoke MJ just didn??t understand how MJ could serve me in this way? but it did.

I was still trapped in the mindset that MJ couldn??t possibly help battle depression, that I was somehow just getting high for the sake of getting high to cover up. But the transformative experiences I have while in nature are so deeply spiritual and real, that I return a changed man, at peace with the world, and touched by god.

I would love to hear from anyone who has had similar experiences. In addition to MJ, I have LOTS of insight into alternative ways to battle depression. I would be happy to share my experiences in more detail with anyone who might benefit from them.

Thanks for reading. I look forward to hearing from you.
Organnabis Reviewed by Organnabis on . Sharing my experience Hello everybody, I am so thrilled to have discovered this amazing resource! Following a brief stint as a passive bystander I am ready to jump in and share a bit of my story. Hopefully partaking in some kind of meaningful exchange with others who are a part of NM MMJ community. I am currently in the process of trying to obtain my MMJ card and would appreciate hearing about some of your experiences as they relate (or not) to depression and how MJ can be an integral part of the healing Rating: 5