Can CBD Help Anxiety?
Medical researchers looking into CBD have reason to believe therapeutic benefits take place for treating anxiety as an alternative therapy or to be used with therapy. For example, CBD effects can help with treatment for generalised anxiety disorder, Social anxiety disorder, and even the anxiety in PTSD. It should be said CBD is not treatment for anxiety and shouldn’t take place of a licensed professional.
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Research into anxiety and CBD is showing a positive affect and showing support in various conditions. CBD (Cannabidiol) is a chemical compound which is mainly present, and in our case taken from, the sativa hemp plant. CBD is a natural plant extract and manufacturers like ourselves can combine CBD with an oil, cream, balms or even food. CBD Oil can be purchased as a food supplement in the UK and most other counties.
Dawn Snape, Assistant Director of Sustainability and Inequalities Division, Office for National Statistics, says on the UK governments Office for National Statistics:
“Our figures show that the equivalent of 19 million adults in Great Britain report high levels of anxiety.
“One particularly striking finding is that 39% of people who are married or in a civil partnership, reported high levels of anxiety. This compares with 19% pre-pandemic.”
Another marked change is in those aged 65 years or older. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic we consistently saw lower anxiety ratings in those aged 65 years and older, but now we are seeing the highest levels of anxiety amongst this group”.
