"Flashbacks" - Continuous or Intermittent?

[VisualDude]

There seems to be some confusion as to using the term "Flashback" with regard to HPPD.  For some, HPPD started suddenly days or weeks after drug use.  For other, symptoms gradually occurred and prgressed.  And for some, 'the trip never ended'.

 

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[Syntheso]

For me a flashback is a distinct, sudden feeling reminiscent to tripping. It is distinct from the day-to-day HPPD phenomena I experience. Whilst my day-to-day HPPD is reminiscent of tripping, or contains elements similar (only visually, really) to tripping.. it does not feel like I am actually tripping or on a trip. But a flashback, for me, does. I have had two episodes over a year ago after alcohol use, going to sleep, where I suddenly felt like I was tripping on acid, months/years after psychedelic use. That for me is entirely different to how I feel usually with HPPD. For me, HPPD is not a continuous flashback.