the "panic attack on weed -> DP" arc
hi everyone!
i was wondering how common this arc is? how many of you have "unlocked", so to speak, the DP part of your brain this way? did it cause you to quit?
this was the case for me. the weed itself isnt what had caused the panic (although i cant imagine being high helped), as at the time i was smoking regularly for about 15 months up until that point. i honestly didnt think that much of it and didnt know it was in fact a panic attack till later.
a few weeks go by (kept smoking), smoked again in the same environment, and thats when i had my first DP episode (was none the wiser at the time about what was going on). this caused me to quit cold turkey about 10 days later cause it kept happening. the real kicker is, weed was helping me quite a lot with other mental stuff, so this was a bummer :)
the first two months were the worst and i felt like i was living in a chronically depersonalized state. it did dwindle with time, transformed in a way, but hasnt really stopped. this all happened about 6 months ago, and i still struggle with it. some days its for a very brief period, and others it wont leave me alone. although ive gotten better overall.
would love to hear your experiences!