theguywithaplan

No just wondering in what ways those distortions manifest themselves i have derealization and no memory how things are supposed to look like

What is the difference between the two and what do they look like? How to know if you have these?

Thanks dude it means a lot to me, anxiety and Daily panic attacks definitly was a trigger for me and it seems that my symptoms are mich milder than with most hppders the static is not super intense and i only started noticing the afterimages after i read about hppd, i dont have any cevs or psychedelic vision in general. I last used mdma over a year ago and psychedelics much longer than that, i mostly smoked weed and drank occasionally

Hippopdd so you could relate to vision issues you got with your dpdr?

But quitting drugs is not going to be a problem, i kinda miss weed though but its not worth it and i never really used other drugs so no problem, nowadays i only drink alcohol socially and even that quite rarely but i plan to make it a even more rare habit.

well i was a daily weed smoker for many years and have done other drugs too but very infrequently, tried mdma and acid shrooms ayahuasca a few times but never used anything on a regular basis expect weed, in the beginning i was a total mess when i had no idea what was going on, i was completly isolated and was unable to go to store by myself, i quit my job. Now i am physically a lot better than i was, i still feel kind of sick and off but i believe that one is anxiety related, the visuals have slighlty improved with the static and light being brighter being the most persistent one. I do have a very supportive family and circle of friends so i have not been alone with all this.

Thank you for your answer man i apreciate it, the ghosting was the thing that made ne suspect hppd,my final question would be that is 8 months too long of a time to hope a full recovery? My dept perception was completly fucked in the beginning and that has returned to normal and i no longer see colored afterimages after going from a light to dim enviroment,i mostly started see the afterimages from objects a few months ago after reading about hppd i dont really notice them unless i look for them. I do feel kind of selfish for asking questions like this when i know that people here go through a lot more messed up visuals than i have but i do feel that the people here know more than most other sources.

ok so if it a mild case is the chance of recovery better? not to belittle you guys with serious hppd i should be thankful is my case is mild, i quit the weed and i rarely drink alcohol, coffee doesnt seem to affect the visuals alkohol seems to make it a little better but hangover makes it worse. 

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?