u/Downtown-Quarter4949

hey all!! i have DP/DR from a brain injury and a panic disorder that came with it. (for context: brain injury is fully healed)

For about 6 months now i've been clean of episodes, and i got used to functioning pretty normally. this week im on a staycation watching my GFs cat, and im also attempting to apply to go back to school!

sad to say, I thought having a night of smoking weed would be a nice escape and a good time to relax. i was doing good with the occasional alcohol (once every 2-4 weeks) and thought this would be fine as well since im on a semi-vacation with no worries.

well, it triggered an episode for me. I have a history of panicking on weed but i make sure to use a one-hitter and take micro hits and only got a buzz, not even enough to be cognitively impairing. had a great time.

woke up the next morning though feeling disconnected, which triggered anxiety and activity paralysis when I want to be productive.

i wanted to go to the school and have an advisory meeting and plan my classes, but i am having that feeling of "i feel off, i can't do this now, i have to wait till im normal" and I just don't have that option.

any advice you can give on how to overcome the anxiety and be productive despite my feelings? i can function normally, but im just dull and disconnected right now.

thank you in advance! the encouragement and advice is very appreciated!

TL;DR:
having an episode & i need to do something productive, but the anxiety around my symptoms is paralyzing me from being proactive. any tips?

Hey all. I'm starting on a health improvement journey.

Right now i'm starting some very light calisthenics, and plan on making them more intense over time.

Right now, my diet is terrible as I eat a lot of junk food. I have a planned quit date (May 13 ween off, May 29 on mostly Mediterranean diet), and I don't plan on expanding my calisthenics routine until my diet is better.

I have previous workout experience (weightlifting 5x week for 1 year before stopping for a year) so I have the ability to tailor accordingly.

But for the main bulk of this post, I use nicotine pouches daily. I get brain fog after almost every workout, and I'm wondering if that goes away if I quit.

My plan was not to quit nicotine until after my first 2 years of university (I am planning to move to Australia and nicotine pouches are illegal) but i'm wondering if it would help me improve if I quit sooner?

I cannot stand brain fog and would rather go through withdrawals and get it over with if this will be a consistent problem when I work out.

Thanks!

hey all, i'm planning on wearing a shirt i want stained with the blood to wear out as a style piece. i need to know how to set the blood as good as possible, while still being able to make it smell clean over time.

i don't plan on sticking it in a washing machine, just a dryer with dryer sheets to get smells and things out.

what's the best method to keep it in tip top shape?? thank you!!