🌿 Wellness Wednesday: Cannabis & The Nervous System — Why Some Sessions Heal and Some Feel Overwhelming
Not all cannabis experiences are created equal.
Sometimes it melts the edges off your day.Sometimes it makes your heart race and your thoughts spiral.
What’s the difference?
👉 Your nervous system state.
🧠 First: Meet Your Nervous System
Your autonomic nervous system has two main gears:
Sympathetic (Fight or Flight)– Alert– Activated– Stressed– Defensive
Parasympathetic (Rest and Digest)– Calm– Grounded– Connected– Receptive
Cannabis interacts with your endocannabinoid system....which helps regulate this balance.
But here’s the part that is super important:
👉 If you’re already dysregulated, cannabis can amplify that state.
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