EagleAtHeart
02-06-2013, 09:05 PM
http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/news/heavy-teenage-cannabis-use-linked-anxiety-disorders-late-20s
In my opinion this is permanent and life-long too.
I had a few bad experiences smoking weed in my teens (panic attacks, etc). I never felt anxiety in my life up until that point. Today, I'm generally confident, but have some episodes where anxiety comes up, and nothing (and I've tried everything - diet, supplements, drugs, even research chemicals) can assuage it.
It makes sense because the adolescent brain is still developing, and you're inducing biochemical changes in it. Stress alone is known to make changes in your brain, but to a developing brain, these changes can be detrimental.
In my opinion this is permanent and life-long too.
I had a few bad experiences smoking weed in my teens (panic attacks, etc). I never felt anxiety in my life up until that point. Today, I'm generally confident, but have some episodes where anxiety comes up, and nothing (and I've tried everything - diet, supplements, drugs, even research chemicals) can assuage it.
It makes sense because the adolescent brain is still developing, and you're inducing biochemical changes in it. Stress alone is known to make changes in your brain, but to a developing brain, these changes can be detrimental.