Question by guy: Could marijuana be good for social anxiety?
I live in a country where recreational use of marijuana is legal.
“Exposure therapy” is an important aspect of treating social anxiety. By just doing things… you learn that it wasn’t that scary after all. Could marijuana help the inhibitions? To get past the initial fear?

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Answer by Jason
Probably not. if you get social anxiety you are probably not gonna want to be high in a social atmosphere.

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