Hello hppdonline i guess like most new members i am quite unsure what the actual problem is if it is hppd or what. I was a daily weed smoker for many years and have tried psychedelics (shrooms and acid) last time being over 2 years ago, i suffer from severe anxiety and panic disorder earlier this year my anxiety was really bad and i was getting panic attacks on a daily basis, after one particulary bad panic attack i got dp\dr and a host of visual symptoms that started along with the dp.I also started to get bad nightmares that jolted me awake every nigh with a feeling that my head was on fire, according to several forums a part of my symptoms could be caused by anxiety but still i cannot fully ignore my history of drug use.
my visual symptoms
-floaters
- Static\afterimages(worse when i have just woken up)
- Slight starbursting
- Slight ghosting from bright objects especially if there's a black background and white text (also at it worst when i have just woken up and is almost nonexistent in the evenings)
a few of the symptoms has slightly improved especially the afterimages and all symptoms seems to get more intense when i am anxious and get really bad if i am panicking, the dp is almost completly gone but i still have some derealization and feelings of unreality, this has been going on for 8 months now, does the visuals have a chance of leaving completly at some point?, if i have hppd it seems to be quite a mild case dont have trailing closed eyed visuals objects moving or swaying etc. just the above mentioned ones.
So what do you guys think?