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.

FYI - This isn't a strictly anti-weed conversation.

It's a deeper 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.

Feeling better temporarily isn't the same thing as getting better. And a sedated nervous system is not the same thing as a regulated one.

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