Cannabis triggered my derealisation disorder
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My experience of derealisation disorder
The first time I experienced derealisation was the most frightened I’ve ever been in my life. It happened during my first year at uni after smoking some very strong skunk. I was fine at first; I remember laughing with my friends, then suddenly I was having a weed panic attack and everything became confused. It felt as if my soul had drifted out of my body.
I knew I was still alive, but I didn’t feel like I was sharing the same reality as everyone else. The way I felt didn’t match what I was seeing. I was sure that I had done irreversible damage to my brain. In the following days and months friends persuaded me that I would feel normal again, but three months passed and the derealisation symptoms were getting stronger and stranger. My relationships and work started to suffer.
Seeking help for my derealisation symptoms
It was Christmas and I was at home with my family. I was in the bath and the feeling of being detached were so intense that I b...
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