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6 Reasons Weed Is Making Your Anxiety Worse

2026-06-18 · 46 min · 15 entities

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    Link in episode "6 Reasons Weed Is Making Your Anxiety Worse": https://amazon.com/YOUR-BRAIN-FILTHY-LIAR-Self-Deception/dp/1967424284
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    Feed category: Mental Health
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    Feed author/publisher: Elisabeth McKay | Mental Health Innovator and PredictiveMind Founder
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    Link in episode "6 Reasons Weed Is Making Your Anxiety Worse": https://healingsauna.com/bizzie?rfsn=8731070.5183d1
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    Link in episode "6 Reasons Weed Is Making Your Anxiety Worse": https://breakmethod.com/
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    Link in episode "6 Reasons Weed Is Making Your Anxiety Worse": https://predictivemind.io/
  • → references Bizziegold website
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    Link in episode "6 Reasons Weed Is Making Your Anxiety Worse": https://elliemd.com/bizziegold

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  • mentioned Bizzie website
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    Link in episode "6 Reasons Weed Is Making Your Anxiety Worse": https://healingsauna.com/bizzie?rfsn=8731070.5183d1
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    Link in episode "6 Reasons Weed Is Making Your Anxiety Worse": https://breakmethod.com/
  • mentioned predictivemind.io website
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    Link in episode "6 Reasons Weed Is Making Your Anxiety Worse": https://predictivemind.io/
  • mentioned Bizziegold website
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    Link in episode "6 Reasons Weed Is Making Your Anxiety Worse": https://elliemd.com/bizziegold
  • references Bizzie website
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    Link in episode "6 Reasons Weed Is Making Your Anxiety Worse": https://healingsauna.com/bizzie?rfsn=8731070.5183d1
  • references breakmethod.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "6 Reasons Weed Is Making Your Anxiety Worse": https://breakmethod.com/
  • references predictivemind.io website
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    Link in episode "6 Reasons Weed Is Making Your Anxiety Worse": https://predictivemind.io/
  • references Bizziegold website
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    Link in episode "6 Reasons Weed Is Making Your Anxiety Worse": https://elliemd.com/bizziegold

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    Link in episode "6 Reasons Weed Is Making Your Anxiety Worse": https://amazon.com/YOUR-BRAIN-FILTHY-LIAR-Self-Deception/dp/1967424284
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "6 Reasons Weed Is Making Your Anxiety Worse": https://amazon.com/YOUR-BRAIN-FILTHY-LIAR-Self-Deception/dp/1967424284

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Episode description as stored
Weed culture has spent years convincing people that THC helps anxiety. But what if the opposite is true? In this episode of Decoded, Elisabeth McKay breaks down the psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral patterns behind marijuana use, anxiety, emotional regulation, and perception. This isn't an anti-weed conversation. It's an examination of why so many people use THC to manage anxiety while simultaneously becoming more emotionally reactive, more dependent on external coping mechanisms, less capable of self-regulation, and increasingly disconnected from objective reality. In this episode: Why THC may worsen anxiety over time The difference between sedation and regulation Why relief is not the same as healing How marijuana alters perception and emotional salience The relationship between THC and panic attacks Hyper-focus, paranoia, and distorted priorities The difference between intuition and fear How THC impacts metacognition and self-awareness False memories, emotional reasoning, and subjective reality Why marijuana suppresses REM sleep The connection between weed, emotional avoidance, and dependency Why self-regulation cannot be outsourced to a substance Elisabeth also explores the growing normalization of cannabis culture, the rise of marijuana use disorder, teen mental health concerns, and why many people mistake reduced awareness of a problem for actually solving it. Because feeling better isn't always the same thing as getting better. And a sedated nervous system is not the same thing as a regulated one. 🔗 Find out your Brain Pattern Type: https://predictivemind.io/ 🔗 Learn about Rapid Emotional Rewiring: https://breakmethod.com/ 🔗 Grab a Copy of Your Brain is a Filthy Liar: https://www.amazon.com/YOUR-BRAIN-FILTHY-LIAR-Self-Deception/dp/1967424284/ 🔗 My Peptide Supplier: https://elliemd.com/bizziegold 🔗 The Only Sauna I Recommend: https://www.healingsauna.com/bizzie?rfsn=8731070.5183d1 (Use CODE: BGHEAL for $200 OFF + Free Shipping) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices