I needed medical marijuana in California — why on Earth was getting it so hard?
By Katie Klabusich, The Influence
I don’t know how you’ve been functioning.”
My new psychiatrist’s assessment may seem harsh when you read it, but to me her matter-of-fact words came as a massive relief.
Hearing, just over a year ago, that my Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was a “10 out of 10” meant I could stop blaming myself for it. My therapist would later add anxiety and Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to my ADHD and dysthymia diagnoses. My coping mechanisms had gotten me farther than could typically be expected, apparently. Hearing this, I felt a touch of pride and less like a failure.
My response: “Not well… That’s why I’m here.”
I didn’t anticipate it taking 15 months to get my hands on a product that could alleviate some of my symptoms while my doctors figured out a long-term treatment protocol.I’d been waiting nearly 30 years for an accurate assessment that would explain why I almost...
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