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  1. Two years ago, when I was 19, I posted on this forum because at the time I was absolutely terrified of the symptoms that I had been experiencingot due to drug use.The heightend sensitivity to light, pronounced floaters, derealization, depersonalization, and severe anxiety were all symptoms that plauged me daily. What made it so terrifying was how sudden it all was. It got to the point that I literally thought I was going insane. That being said, within three months my situation got better. And the key for me, and what I'm sure others on this site have expressed as well, was really immersing myself into an activity, like in my case I took up boxing. Also, abstaining from drugs and alcohol was another critical factor that led to feeling better. What's interesting though, is that even two years later many of my symptoms, such as the floaters, light sensitivity, and other little visuals, still persist. Maybe this never actually goes away, but you do get used to it and for the most part it is not noticible. I still do on occasion drink, but the next day I do notice my symptoms a lot more, especially the more mental dp/Dr ones. But I do try to stay away from other recreational drugs (Smoked weed and experienced symptoms like I had two years ago for a couple of days). overall though things are doing great! I'm attending a great university and things are looking up. I don't mean to brag or anything like that, I just want to let others know that things can get better. Hopefully my story shows that. I never was an active poster on here, I actually forgot about this site completely, but when I did post members were supportive. so when I happened to stumble on this forum I decided to give some positive contribution back, even if it's just a small one. Oh, one more thing, if you are obsessed with your current state and constantly looking up things on the internet, I'd suggest you take a break. That was another thing that helped. Thanks!
  2. my anxiety isnt as bad but my visual symptoms are getting worse. Sometimes i feel really out of it.
  3. yeah imma try to stay off this site for a while, i need to just chill out. But now that i actually think about it maybe ive always had this and never really noticed it. Its just once my anxiety levels got super high so did my hddp. I wonder if it has to do with the psychological stress that comes with beginning sobriety
  4. Thanks man. and yeah im only taking one class (had to drop the other two due to stress) and im working with my dad so its not so bad. But i was wondering can hppd cause increase sensitivity to sound? oh and this is another new symptom, sometimes i see like random light purple blob like things mostl on white walls or at night
  5. Hey so two months ago i decided to sober up completly. I used to drink and do Ex everyonce and a while (i did it more in highschool). and everything was fine the first three weeks,but then i got a panic attack and overall my anxiety levels were extremely high. Then i noticed some of the weird little visuals like little speckles on the walls when its dark., silver little dots in the sky during the day, halos over lights, after images, weird moving things on walls, and the more i noticed these things the more i started to freak out. It got to the point where i was obbsessing overy every little thing, was constantly anxious, and was convinced that i was developing schizophrenia. Lately the visuals have gotten even worse. The worst part of the day is during the day because i have so much anxiety now and by the time its night time im so tired from all the mental exhaustion that i dont even care about the visuals but honestly its a living hell. Now im even feeling like im in a dream and everything feels so weird. Its hard to hold a conversation with someone, its hard to focus, its pretty much hard to do anything because i just feel like my brain is so foggy. Every damn day feels like a battle to just get to the end of the day. I even saw a psychiatrist and all they did was give me zolaft. I dont know if i wanna take it tho, im just afraid of the side affects. But yeah i guess thats my story. Im only 19 and life is already an ongoing battle. But yeah any tips would be greatly appreciated.
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