I tried CBD oil to help with my anxiety - here's my experience

• Studies have shown that cannabidiol (CBD) can reduce anxiety in people with generalized social anxiety disorder.
• Here's author Jennifer Still's experience of trying out various CBD products to help with her anxiety.

Generalized anxiety disorder affects more than 6.8 million people in the US, and one in six Americans are on prescribed psychiatric drugs to treat the condition or another mental health issue.

While I've never been officially diagnosed with anxiety, working in a high-stress job and being an anxiety-prone person means I have flare-ups that can leave me feeling tense, irritable, and generally unwell.

Thankfully, I don't experience these episodes enough to warrant pharmaceutical intervention, but I did want to find a natural way to manage my anxiety when it does crop up.

After hearing positive things about cannabidiol (CBD) oil's effect on our ability to relax and de-stress for those with generalized social anxiety disorder, I decided to give it a go. Here's my experience.