I find it helps to take away my anxiety too calms me down when i am feeling jittery or aggrivated, I am able to sort out my thoughts as they are racing I suffer from Bipolar and BPD when I am manic it helps to calm me down and when depressed it lightens my mood. I havent told my psychiatrist that I self medicate with weed as he wouldnt approve and would probably say that it is adding to the anxiety I feel although I know its not. I stopped smoking for a while a few months but found it hard to cope with the anxiety and worry. Like you I can go out when I have had a smoke I am able to engage in conversation much easier without feeling self conscious or jittery, A lot of people say that it adds to the problem but I myself find it helps a great deal if the doc could prescribe me something that works the same way then maybe I would consider stopping but for now its my crutch.

Meds I take: ABIFLY 30mg
CARBAMETHAPRINE
CITALAPRAM 40mg