mamallama12

Wow, thank you for these answers. These are all questions and concerns that I've had, and your answers are reassuring. The tone of your answers really let your heart show through. I can see why you do what you do--you are perfectly suited to it.

Thanks for this AMA!

I don't know why I feel the need to frame this response, but I do. Maybe it's because I don't want people to think that I'm suggesting drugs for a 14-year-old child, but I have to start by saying that I hate marijuana. Despite that, I do recognize that it can have medical applications.

My ex-brother-in-law had been shot in the stomach, and there was very little of it left. For the rest of his life, he needed to take a few hits of marijuana before he could eat. He also could barely smell or taste anything. The marijuana helped with his appetite, but I don't know if it also improved his ability to smell and taste. I know that there are scientific studies on the possible use of cannabis to treat appetite disorders.

As much as I don't wanna say it, I wonder if COVID-19 induced olfactory dysfunction might be an application for cannabis.

Edit: I can see the downvoting starting already. Please look beyond your dislike of my dislike of marijuana to appreciate what I am proposing. I know that anti-cannabis comments are an "automatic downvote" on Reddit, but note that despite my personal bias, I am genuinely wondering if this might help people with this dysfunction. If you downvote this comment, people who might be interested may not be able to see it.

I totally feel this way, like, a crisis line isn't for people who are really lonely and sad but not suicidal. Is there a difference between a suicide hotline and a crisis hotline?