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Still feeling a little detached?

Hey guys! I'm doing alot better! My moods are much brighter and I feel much more myself! Still suffering from abit of brain fog and seem to question things alot more at the moment but I think I'm getting there!
 
^that's great to hear cursedx, you will get there soon! You will be in the line of the recovered ones like me, just be patient and continue what you are doing with a healthy lifestyle etc.
 
Thanks heaps guys! Without you all I would surely be in a still confused dark state! Hoping to have my clear mind back in the next few weeks
 
I love the outcome of this thread, it's inspiring and gives me hope <3

Congratulations cursedzx!! :D
 
It is good to know that things do get better, I am not 100% back by any means, still feel abit lost/out of it sometimes but compared to what I felt a month ago it's a big improvement!
 
It's real ace (British slang word for good/awesome etc) to know, Cursed, that you are recovering and I'm sure that your thread is not only helping you--- but others whom are either lurkers or current members of the site and people posting. That may help you further, knowing that you are also helping others. Can I ask, have you had any CBT? It's very good for looking at thought patterns and it really does help. It's funny how we can often think so many negative thoughts without realising that we are actually doing so, that can have a negative impact on our state of mind / lives. CBT is good at looking at those, helping people change them and have a more positive state of mind, which is said to speed up the recovedry process.

Also exercise will do this. The reason is because exercise releases feel good hormones--- endorphins, which certain drugs either taken them away during drug use or fill them during drug use, of which the person then, once stopped, has to deal with the "lack of" these hormones. That's why you feel terrible and when you exercise, more of those feeling good chemicals are released and will speed up the recovery process. Of course, it's up to you, these are just suggestions, but some people feel terrible at the idea of having to exercise, thinking of gruelling / "boring" routines at the gym - it's that's not your thing it doesn't have to be like that. A brisk walk or a light jog once a day would help, for instance.

Please take care of yourself and thank you for sharing your recovery with us and letting us give you help / advice. Addictions are not easy to overcome and I think that anyone who does so, is an inspiration, in my book.

Evey
 
Had no cbt or therapy at all, the first 2 weeks I of my initial comedown I was a fucking wreck, felt so messed up. Came really good for two weeks, started smoking weed again and it sent me back into the questioning/dp/dr mindstate that I still feel slightly at the moment. All to think it was from a couple of weekends of pills! It was the night I took 6 that set it off, plus I smoked many bongs that morning. It's all in your head to a degree but when something has been unbalanced or wiped out your thoughts and feelings become very foreign and weird! I just wish it would all end and I could concentrate and loose this weird feeling in the back of my head! Maybe a thyroid problem?
 
Cursedzx said:
Had no cbt or therapy at all, the first 2 weeks I of my initial comedown I was a fucking wreck, felt so messed up. Came really good for two weeks, started smoking weed again and it sent me back into the questioning/dp/dr mindstate that I still feel slightly at the moment. All to think it was from a couple of weekends of pills! It was the night I took 6 that set it off, plus I smoked many bongs that morning. It's all in your head to a degree but when something has been unbalanced or wiped out your thoughts and feelings become very foreign and weird! I just wish it would all end and I could concentrate and loose this weird feeling in the back of my head! Maybe a thyroid problem?
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Those two weeks are extremely enduring I will admit. You mentioned visual problems, what problems are you coming across? So how long has it been for you now cursed? A month? I'm on month 3 and I still feel different, but I am positive I've had very gradual improvement. It's just about relaxing your mind that you put into shock. A lot of people say abstain from alcohol, but I've felt a lot more rejuvenated after alcohol, it relaxes my mind for a while and I come out feeling a lot better (I only drink about 3 times a month).
 
I'm at week 10 or there abouts. Just mild static in my vision, I too feel different aswell. It's more that it won't leave my mind
 
Dont you worry my friend, this will all be a bad dream and in time you will look back and pat yourself in the back. Will power my friend and always say you wil recover!
 
It kinda comes in stages! Will feel nearly tip top for a few hours/ a day. Then may wake up feeling abit cloudy again, so weird!
 
Cursedzx said:
It kinda comes in stages! Will feel nearly tip top for a few hours/ a day. Then may wake up feeling abit cloudy again, so weird!
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That's good, we want coming in stages! It will slowly diminish in stages until the point where it's gone. :)
 
Here's an experiment you can try: try paying attention to the moments during the day when you do feel focused or have more energy. A lot of times when we are anxious, it's all we can perceive which compounds it. Paying attention and being grateful for when the clouds are parted, no matter how brief, should help diffuse the anxiety.<3
 
I don't really know if it's anxiety at all, it's just the feeling in the back of my head and feeling abit flat and slow
 
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