PTSD

I am really excited tomorrow to be a part of the HIFI event. Living in Florida I always had a huge passion for Marijuana and helping it become legal because I myself am a patient. I was 16 years old and had been smoking for about three years. I began smoking mainly for my PTSD. Later it was back pain. Now I can legally be treated for my diagnosed PTSD and Back pain. Nothing makes me more happier than being involved in something that I live for. It has been a huge help to me in my life. I have a son who also has been helped (by C-B-D oil) recently two years ago treating his constant seizures. He will turn 4 this July. This event especially is focused on PTSD, which is important to me because people don't realize what having PTSD can do to you. I first noticed I had PTSD when I only ovulated once every 6 months. The stress was caused by a huge emotional turmoil I had recently dealt with. The doctors suggested putting me on pills to regulate, but I do not like to ingest pills. I would not take pain relievers growing up including birth control and cold medicine. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can throw your whole body off balance, which can be very harmful especially if you have no clue. So, I smoked regularly and it too started to regulate. I was 16 started college, lived on my own, and was working towards a volleyball scholarship. Soon before the end of the year I found out I was pregnant. I had 3 children year after year. I married the father of my children when I was 18. My youngest child is now 1 1/2. My last pregnancy I had an emergency c-section. When I got home from the hospital I seemed out of place, I was easily bothered, sad, I lost weight, disconnected from the world. I was around my three children 24/7 and I lost taste in their company. I wanted to get away and it was sad because my children could sense that. My doctor diagnosed me with Postpartum Depression. It is a lot of stress to completely remove yourself from a life you used to live and my body had gotten sick and tired from constantly supporting two lives not just one. I was going through a divorce and lost my job. I was prescribed anxiety and pills for my depression. After a couple weeks of realizing how more miserable they made me I threw them out. At that point in my life I was not smoking because I did not have the funds nor ability/time to get my meds. I remember the day so vividly when my mother took me in the other room and asked me for her help. The same woman who previously had called the cops on me for being a "stoner" as a teenager offered to buy me some herb. She saw how out of place I was. Now she watches my kids and supports me 100% because I am an activist for my own story. Soon my kids will be out here with me and my son will also get the help he needs. PTSD still lingers and I feel helpless somedays, but now I have the access to grab my meds only 1-2 blocks away! I wish I could have been happily helped in Florida where I was living with my family, but the past election was short a small amount of votes. So, I came out here to be a 420 Nurse and let everyone know the TRUTH! Marijuana should be legalized, it helps everyone. Veterans, children, parents, animals, seniors, and leaders.