What if the thing you’ve been using to feel better… is actually what’s making you sick?

In this episode, we unpack Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) — a paradoxical condition where chronic cannabis use can lead to severe nausea, stomach pain, and cycles of physical distress.

But this isn’t just about CHS.

We go deeper into the mind–gut connection, the rise of high-potency THC, and how the body can start expressing what the mind has been trying to suppress.

I also share my personal experience — from using weed to cope… to dealing with stomach convulsions, anxiety, and the realization that I wasn’t healing… I was masking.

This episode challenges a bigger question:

Are we actually healing… or just getting comfortable avoiding the root?

If you’ve ever questioned your relationship with weed, your body, or your coping mechanisms — this conversation might hit closer than you expect.

References
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Coming Back Online is about honesty, healing, and personal responsibility.

I share my lived experience — not medical advice, not judgments, and not instructions for anyone else.