How to get out of the anxiety loop (Weed induced DPDR)
I’ve been feeling normal after a week of LITERAL HELLL of DPDR induced by a panic attack after smoking weed. Here’s what helped me: (These are raw thoughts, this all just clicked an hour ago and the DP is still slightly here but the DR and time dragging is almost completely gone. )🙏🏾
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If your DPDR is drug-induced. It is so important to understand the drug did not induce the DPDR, you most likely have a naturally worrying demeanor. The weed flipped a switch which made you hyperaware of your thoughts. Hippies will see it as an ego death. Non-worrying people may say “Hey, that was weird. Anyways, roll the next blunt” You had a panic attack, this panic attack caused more mini-panic attacks. This happens to people who don’t even smoke weed. The panic attack is literally seen as a traumatic event in which your brain NEVER wants to experience again. Therefore your brain looks for triggers to make sure its not experiencing it, thus creating these symptoms because they are so subjective. Thus the anxiety loop. You most likely do not have DPDR disorder rather obsessive anxiety, with the DRDP being a symptom.
See chart: https://ibb.co/n6ZS82p
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STOP reading stories of people saying they’ve had it for years. Why?
Are they still smoking thus triggering the DPDR?
Are they in a constant state of just spurts throughout the years
50% of people have an episode of DPDR throughout their life. 1% of the population has a fullblown disorder which is more likely? THIS WILL NOT last forever. Once you have the breakthough once you will realize its possible and you will slowly have less and less panic ruminating attacks.
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I know you’ve heard this before but this is the biggest one. You gotta accept it. You don’t deserve this because you smoked. People smoke everyday with no consequences. You have to accept you have the SYMPTOM DPDR. Your brain is trying to protect you with flight, fight, freeze. Be grateful for the response no matter how crazy that sounds. Welcome the response even though it feels like hell. Accept it and know it will pass.
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If you’re not religious may not help. Maybe replace prayer with mantra. If you are religious pray over your anxiety. Give it to God and trust it will go away.
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STOP CHECKING THE TIME. STOP LOOKING AT MIRRORS. In the hell of your DPDR don’t trigger yourself. Time drags, ignore it. Remember time drags when anxious. Think about when you’re at work, time goes soooo slow. Time is going slow because you’re anxious and miserable and just want it to end. And it will end. Trying exposure therapy once the hell ends is important. But in the depths of it absolutely not.
Coping with certain symptoms:
DP: Cover mirrors if needed. Have someone helo you get ready so you don’t have to look in the mirror.
Time perception: Cover the time on your phone with a sticker. Put a solid color lockscreen switch the time to the same color so you can’t check the time.
- There’s literally no “before you”. You’re the same person literally just experiencing anxiety from a trigger. Thats it, thats all. This is a growing experience. Remind yourself when this passes you will have such a bigger level of empathy for those around you and can help others suffering this agony.