I’ve had derealisation since 20th march I had smoked weed on February 24th and felt a bit weird after as I was very anxious while smoking so only did half(it was 1gram).I go home and try to sleep and couldn’t because I was so anxious so I forgot to hide the vid of me smoking off my phone and my parents find out. And just feel anxious again.But they think it’s a cigarette not weed and I don’t want to open up and tell them it’s weed and feel scared just thinking about it.My dad knows I have derealisation but thinks it’s from high amounts of anxiety I had as akid and my stress was high. I think my derealisation got triggered because of the anxiety I got from smoking and not actually from the weed as this is also the first time smoking I am 14 however. Has any1 got any tips on how to ‘feel normal again’ and if I can.
How long did it take for urs to go away?
I think maybe like 2 weeks.I noticed that it went away after I stopped worrying about it ,try to distract yourself !
Don't smoke any more weed at least for a little while if you can until you feel more grounded again. Your brain is still developing and it can cause more anxiety, so will likely make your derealization worse. It's okay to smoke from time to time but it's better to do it again only once you've learned to self regulate a little better so you don't get stuck in a vicious cycle. It's very helpful to do something grounding every day even if it's just for a few minutes. This could be self massage, walking barefoot, going outside, reducing social media (very big factor in increased derealization because it makes you very dissociated), singing or humming (stimulates the vagus nerve for relaxation), light exercise, swimming, petting animals... Whatever it is that helps you to get into the body in a comfortable and soothing way is really good and if you cannot stop with the smoking at the moment because the craving is too big then do it if you really need to but make sure to do some grounding (see things I mentioned) beforehand and make sure to have a very comfortable setting (nice light, enough to drink, good food, feeling safe in your body in general). Derealization comes from not feeling safe in the body and "escaping" into your head, so it's crucial to get acquainted with your body in a very slow and gentle way 💕
The only tip I can give you is to not look too much into it.You don’t really need to do something specifically and it will go away on its own.Do not smoke weed ever again if it makes you paranoid,not everyone reacts good to it and that’s ok.I’ve had the same experience with weed,it really messed with my perception for a while but it eventually went away.You’ll be fine bro,trust me