Please help me, i dont know whats going on :(?

Question

Alrightt, so. About 3 weeks ago i smoked a joint full of a really trippy strain (amnesia haze) and that day i felt really weird. I thought the next day everything was going to be ok, but i was wrong.. i had random moments since then where i'd get really confused and I wouldnt know whats going on, its like i was tripping the **** out again, it'd last about 5 seconds. after that happened i'd got through a long panic attack and i wouldnt know how to handle it.. I went to the hospital one night beacause my mom had noticed i was freaking out (legs shaking & hyperventilating) and basically the i couldnt tell the doctors about pot beacause i was with my mom. but they said i was just getting panic attacks and they'll eventually go and that its common for teenagers. Then 3 days later, i got another ''fit'' when i was walking home. ever since, ive been getting sudden moments when i forget where i am, and how i got there.. Its really scary, and then i think that this is all a dream, or its all a part of my imagination.. i also question whats going on around me, like how we see everything around us yet we cant even see ourselves.. I feel i have to remind myself who i am by looking in the mirror, and sometimes it not as reassuring as id like it to be.. i also feel like I'm watching all of this happen, like I'm watching a movie... All of this is really scary, and i don't know what to do.. Is this depersonalization? Is there anything i can do to help myself.. by the way i'm 15.. please please help, i'm really worried and i dont know what to do

Answer 1

Oh dear, another one falls to the dreaded weed. I wish people would start listening when some of us older ones try to warn you about this possibility. Weed isn't some safe substance like cigarettes (not that they are safe either) it's a dangerous drug that can lead to serious mental illness.



My son and my friends' son ended up with bipolar after taking weed and either E's or alcohol. These are lifetime illnesses even though they are stable on mood stabilisers for now.



These are mind state altering drugs and once you've opened that door in your mind it stays a crack open for ever and will burst full apart under stress, illness or more messing with mind altering drugs.



At 15 you are too young to be messing with these things anyway your body and mind have another 3 years of growing to do. You really don't want it growing with an open door at the back of it I promise you. Still what's done is done and what should you do now.



I'd go to see your GP/family doctor and tell him the truth. He'll understand why you didn't want to say so in front of family. He may want to wait a bit longer or he may decide to hit it fast before it gets any worse with a low level antipsychotic. It's debatable whether the side effects are more dangerous than the potential psychosis and on balance I think I'd go with the medication just in case. If all settles down slowly wean back off the tablets and hope it's sorted for good.



The question remaining however is what does the GP do about your parents? I'd pick a younger doc if you have the option and start by talking about the panic attacks and say something vague like "well it may have been something else I realise now but I don't know what you'd have to tell my parents?" which hints at it and doesn't actually say you had anything. He'll get the picture he's seen it dozens of times before especially in his hospital rotations. He may say well if it's a little weed I may not have to tell but if it's more perhaps, can I just ask yes or no was it weed? Then you can say yes. Then he'll help you out and I'd bet he'll say nothing to anyone. Easy!



Yes I know what you mean about depersonalisation and there is derealisation as well both on the dissociative spectrum and yes weed can cause them both.



Good luck

Answer 2

This is life man, and you have to except it. As days go by you will stumble upon these thoughts, and once you do it may feel overwhelming. I felt the same way at 15, and still do at 18. Everyday life for me feels shockingly similar to what you are describing.





im sorry i cant answer your q because its not something that can be answered

Answer 3

My quantity 1 motive is Violations for questions that are not insulting or detrimental. For example I posted this query: "1989, How historical were then you definitely?" 7 Minutes later the query was eliminated. I also hate when I ask question and do not get solutions to them.

Answer 4

You need to continue getting attention from Medicos as your case appears to need better

examination and treatment. We do not have answer to some questions which we feel like asking

before making up our assessment of your situation.



But one thing we may advice. Your consumption of drugs weakens your mental strength, please control yourself.