

This makes analysis and resolution of internal problems easier on the one hand, but, on the other hand, can confuse and overwhelm those unprepared for such revelations. If you are a jittery, shy, anxious person then these traits are likely to be surfaced and further exploited by the use of psychedelics. Because cannabis is a psychedelic, it amplifies your internal states in other words set (emotion) and setting (environment) play a major role in the use of any drugs. Those with latent anxiety disorders and similar forms of psychiatric distress are high at risk. Why does it affect me while others can enjoy weed/psychedelics without having to go through this nightmare?Ī predisposition is prerequisite to eliciting panic attacks and depersonalization. Nevertheless, you will need to abstain from drug use in order to give way for recovery. It is nothing irreversible the intensity will slowly drop until you reach natural calmness. No, you do not need to worry, the feelings or the lack of them are not due to brain damage, but, at most, rather functional anomalies of brain regions implicated in emotion and cognition. Have I inflicted some form of brain damage or irreversibly doomed my emotions? If you trust in recovery and are willing to make some changes in your life, then you are on your way to resurrection. You need time to consciously make sense of the whole confusion, and so does your unconscious need time to assimilate the changes and slowly revert to a more serene mode of operation. The recovery happens gradually, in small increments. Do not expect an over-night recovery though, as this is not likely going to happen. Is depersonalization permanent? Will it ever end or do I have live like this for the rest of my life?Drug induced depersonalization is rarely permanent and will usually completely recede given enough time and care.

How can one put a halt to such a vicious loop of agony? The following will, for the sake of helping one resolve this dissociative dilemma, address common inquires and elucidate the imperative steps for breaking the apparently never-ending cycle: Whilst some seek and take delight in this dissociative state, others find it so uncanny and repulsive that they would be willing to give anything for it to stop ironically, it is this strong emotional imprint that prevents you from immediate recovery, as you are constantly focusing on the negativity it conveys, and so give the anxiety ridden state no space to recede to. This complex of perception and affect are commonly referred to as depersonalization, derealization or simply dissociation.

Not only can smoking of marijuana lead to the commonly worshiped euphoria and increase in appetite, but it can equally elicit macabre states of consciousness such as prolonged feelings of ego-devouring dissociation accompanied by intense sensations of anxiety. Smoking cannabis is often advertised as a relaxing and insightful experience, yet some of the more vulnerable and predisposed individuals will have the unfortunate honor to explore the other side of the spectrum.
