Worst month of my life. But I'm 100% back to normal thanks to him and his DP manual which I had purchased. Thank you

This is what people don't tell you about weed.

Who else is never smoking weed ever again? 😭

To anyone struggling from DPDR induced by weed, trust me I’ve been there. Last year I took a super strong edible and freaked out when it actually kicked in, I felt like I was dead. The next morning I woke up still feeling high and basically traumatized from last night. It was like a never ending high day after day with constant anxiety attacks and DPDR. It took me 3 months but it could’ve been cured much faster if I listened to these 3 things. 1. It is just anxiety - don’t freak out it’s just anxiety from a bad experience, it may feel uncomfortable and unbearably but do not let it control you 2. Go with the flow - towards the end the way I beat dpdr was just accepting that it was gonna be there and not caring if it was there or not, it eventually faded and now I haven’t had dpdr in 2 months 3. Some consider DPDR form of enlightenment and just breathe through anxiety attacks, take advantage of the fact that you have a heightened sense of consciousness. I know some of you reading this will be like “3 months 🤯🤯🤯 it’s been one day” trust me just follow my advice and go with the flow, don’t stress about it and it will go away I promise, you will be ok

DPDR ended for me when I realized a few things... in this specific order: 1. I had a panic attack that caused me to fear for my life. That was considered a traumatic event to me. 2. I kept over analyzing my feelings every day, looking for another panic attack to happen, and the more I looked, the more it happened. 3. I kept blaming my recurring panic attacks on external things such as food, People, events, etc. basically everything but my own thoughts. So I changed my entire life around based on my anxiety in order to try and stop it from happening. Basically reconstructing my life to fit my anxiety. It never worked, but I was already trapped in letting my panic attacks and thought process control my daily routines & avoidance of stuff I used to like. 4. Once I realized my thoughts were the ones causing me panic, I faced my thoughts and trained myself not to react to them with emotion, and training my brain to not stress over thoughts because thoughts can be meaningless when you choose to. 5. Derealization went away on its own when I learned to react to my stressful thoughts with something other than emotion. I just imagine a white dragon flying in the sky and focus on the white dragon as an immediate response to a negative thought. Showing my brain that I’m not scared of that thought. I acknowledged the thought... and even responded to it, just not with fear. And I mean thoughts such as “you must be going crazy” “nothing will ever work. You’ll never be fixed” “the panic attacks will never stop” “what if suicide is the only way out”. Trust that your brain will get VERY CREATIVE when it comes to anxious thoughts. It will hit you with scenarios you’d never expect. But you’ll ALWAYS know “this is just one of those anxious thoughts, not going for it.. here’s a white dragon in the sky enjoy” *focuses on a white dragon flying in the sky for literally 5 minutes straight and nothing else * Every single thought that sent a wave of anxiety through my head, and caused more “what if’s”, I immediately started to notice those weren’t “me” thoughts. Those were anxious thoughts, and they have to be responded to differently for now on. You don’t realize it, but DPDR is a defense reaction, not a condition. Your brain thinks there is danger around so it cuts your emotions and normal focus off (DPDR) in order for you to fight the threat. The threat is your thoughts. Your thoughts are a threat because you are reacting to them with fear and anxiety. So the threat ain’t leaving until you react to your scary thoughts a different way. If the threat ain’t leaving, the DPDR ain’t leaving. Sort through your emotions, then re wire your brain waves until it becomes daily practice. Them eventually it’ll become second nature, and you finally graduate DPDR boot camp. Good luck to you all

I almost cried when I found out people were feeling how I do

Dude I feel so numb and emotionless and ppl looks so fake and reality is like an illusion

I've been going through this for 5 days now, but every day it gets less severe, and I feel a little more back in reality. Drugs are not for me. Thank you for this video it helped so much

I was diagnosed with dp/dr from an edible intake. It took me about less than 2 months to recover. I’m very grateful for this experience as it only helped me improve my mental strength and allowed me to have control over my anxiety. To the people that are suffering from this know that your never alone as God is watching over you and ensuring you safety. Tough times only make stronger people. God Bless 🙏

you’re here. you’re alive. this is the real world. i’m going through the same thing as you and too take my mind off of things, i binge netflix shows. when i look around everything starts slowing down and my heart drops but you need to realize that thinking about it is not healthy. you need to try and stay calm and start attaching yourself to realty when you feel like things are falling off. this quarantine is vvv hard for people like us, i know. we’re stuck in one house i know it’s scary but i promise you you’re living and everything’s real. i love you and you got this, i believe in you.

If you're reading this you will get better, I promise. It takes time. Remember nothing lasts forever

You are honestly such a saint for making this video. When I suffered marijuana/alcohol mixed induced DP for a month I was absolutely convinced I had permanently damaged my brain, and that I had unlocked some schizophrenic disorder in me. Thankfully I am back to normal now but I wish I would've found this when I was suffering from DP lol

These comments are making me feel safe

for me, i felt like i’d forgotten everything about myself. my interests felt fake, i didn’t know how i’d usually act and talk, and forgot what the people around me were like too

Funniest thing about Dp .Actual dreams feel more real than the reality

Dude, u saved my life! I am from a country where weed is forbidden and a couple of days ago me and my wife were in Amsterdam. We arrived there in the morning, took a small walk, visited some sx shops and had some snacks then we saw almost everyone walked around with a joint still so we thought it isn’t not a bad idea to share one REALLY light joint together so we visited a coffee shop and asked for the WEAKEST stuff. We smoked it right on one of the central streets in front of that coffee shop and I felt like I got to another universe which I hated. I was so afraid i thought I had schizophrenia which i thought was never gonna end. I was so afraid of hallucinations and time loops, I thought I should have committed some bad things to myself. I prayed to God to end that all to end but it seemed to never end. Then I thought I died and experienced hell forever. Thanks to God for my wife who didn’t feel much and wasn’t afraid of my inadequate actions, she took me to our hotel room and I we had a nap. After a nap I was still high but at least I was adequate. It has been five days since then of feeling these symptoms and I have been extremely afraid of them. But u really calmed me down and explained me what the heck it is. Ladies and Gentlemen, please, never do any drugs, have fun in some other way! Never doing this crap anymore either! Peace to everyone 💪🏻🔥🦝

I can't believe this I thought I was the only one thanks man.

I thought I was becoming schizophrenic, thank you so so much

This happened to me for 10 months in my junior year of high school and those were some of the hardest times ever in my life. To who ever is struggling with this, it’ll all eventually be okay. Meditate, vent to a close friend, get insanely obsessed with your passion or anything you love. Overtime it will ware off. Much Love and healing to everyone.

Guys. It will get better! I promised to myself that I would come back to this video when my DPDR is gone so here I am! I suffered from DPDR for about 8-9 months, because I mixed weed and alcohol. Now, it completely went away! It probably was the worst time of my life. Things didn't feel real, I had an incredibly bad memory, my emotions felt kinda numb, and my eyesight got so much worse. I lived alone when this happened so I was isolated with my own thoughts, which only made it worse, and which made my anxiety so much worse 4 months passed by, I couldn't stop doing research on DPDR, but everybody said the same thing: DISTRACT YOURSELF. I failed my university year because I wasnt able to focus, my memory was bad and I kinda felt dumb because of the DPDR. No matter how much I tried to explain to my parents, they just couldnt understand because they didnt know what I went through. After that, it was summer and I went back to live with my parents during the 2 month vacation. It immediatly felt amazing being with people you talk to everyday. Eventhough I was quite scared, I decided to get a summerjob at a hotel reception. At the beginning it was hard, most of all because of the DPDR. I wasnt able to smile often and i often repeated myself because of the poor memory. But after a week, I was so busy with the hotel work that there were times where I wouldn't think about my condition for like 4-5 hours. It was still there, but I managed to not think about it for the first time. Hours became days. I was so busy constantly that I didnt even have time to think about it. I stopped researching about the condition because for the first time, I actually felt progress! The more busy I was, the better it got for me. I actually started remembering aspects of the day much better, and I wasnt scared anymore. I went on vacation with friends and I was actually able to enjoy things again. (however I didnt drink any alcohol or smoked weed again during that time). After that my school year started again. Instead of living alone I decided to live with roommates. Best. Idea. Ever. I was constantly hanging out with them and without realizing, slowly but steadily, my DPDR disappeared. Im now able to work for uni again, I remember everything, I feel my emotions again, things felt real again. The recovery didn't come from 1 day to another. It was a slow and steady progress. However, I now feel better than ever. Good luck to you all who are going through this. Trust me, stay busy and its a matter of time before you get back to normal.

Thought I was slowly dying no lie shit is scary

"You are safe and sound, and you can and will get back to normal" This warms my heart I'm keeping this inside my thoughts

I found that crying actually really helps me feel my emotions better and few more real

I had depersonalization and panic attacks for 6 months, I am once again normal, you will get through it!!! Start jogging and go for walk to open fields you will feel more real, the running will help the anxiety and panicky feeling making you recover faster! this was a humbling experience. I feel reborn and with purpose to achieve everything I coulsnt do while stuck suffering with dp

I feel like I'm watching my life through my eyes but don't actually have control over my thoughts and actions. Often I have to tell myself "I am [my name]. I am real. This is real. This is happening. You can control it."

I’m literally so relieved rn

This happened to me for over a year and it was terrible. But I was able to overcome it and am 100% back to normal. I distracted myself with college and got a 4.0 gpa for the first time in my life. I was even able to smoke weed again in small amounts, but the anxiety slowly started to return, so I cut it out completely and it was the best decision I ever made. I wish I had this video when I was experiencing DP, but had to figure this out all on my own. The tips in this video are great, be kind and patient with yourself and you will get through it! Now that it's all over, I even think it made me a stronger person, as crazy as that sounds. Weed can be helpful for many people, but this darker side of the drug needs to be talked about more. If you're experiencing DP, listen to this video and hang in there!

I’m 15 years old and one day I decided that for my first time it would be a good idea to try edibles. The edibles I took were 50mg each ( per gummy) and I had about 8, along with half a cookie which was roughly around 100-200mg. I consumed around 600mg of edibles for my first time and every since then I haven’t come down back to my normal self. I would always search things up and try to find answers on why I was having panic attacks non stop or the odd feelings of being not real or connected in my body. Im so glad I found this video. When I watched through it I ended up crying as the comfort it brought me knowing that I will be okay was honestly nice. It’s been over 3 months, I’ve consumed edibles on July first and it’s the 26 of October. Kind of crazy and weird to know that I’ve been feeling this way for that long. Still on a long journey for recovery and I’m putting trust that it’ll go away. It has taken over my life especially with the brain fog, the panic attacks, the intrusive thoughts, me being unable to talk to people etc.., but now I know I can recover and these helpful tips are what I needed to get started. Thank you

dont worry guys it goes away even though i know its scary everything will go back to normal eventually.

AYO I FINALLY FOUND WHAT I HAVE. WERE NOT ALONE YALL. I THOUGHT I WAS FOR THE LONGEST BUT WE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OF YALL. my family haha

I want to come back to this video and kindly thank the creator of this video for making this. I experienced depersonalization about 3 years ago. This video helped me almost immediately, and in a couple of weeks/months, I completely moved on and forgot about this experience. Thank you once again, you’re doing Gods work 🙏🏼

Thank you for this. Watching this video even made me feel a little more real for a bit.. you’re awesome man!

I actually cried that someone knew what I was going through

I recovered from DP, it took weeks for me to get back into reality. It was soo hard for me to sit in school with this! But i overcame it! Thanks to GOD.

Thank you for the video and resources! Was stuck in depersonalized state like this off and on for several months. Such a bizarre sensation and the most stressful time of my life. In my case, distraction really did help, along with starting an SNRI and some IFS therapy. It really does go away!!

dude you’re a life saver your voice is so calming and it helped me feel better knowing that other people are going through this

First tip: stop smoking weed. Worked for me!

God pay you men, I thought i was dying.

This makes me so much happier I feel safer and I’m glad I watched this video

shaun you’re doing God’s work man helping all these people. i didn’t know so many people have had or are having this experience

Somebody understands me finally after hours of searching.

Don't read the comments it will only make it worse guys. You got this.

I can't explain how grateful I am that you made this videos! You´re truly a saint and I hope you realize how big and positive an impact you make!

Thank you. It's taken me a long time to figure out what's going on and trying to talk myself out of this stuff. Before there was as much information online about it. What you're doing is so great!

i sufferd 1 year from this and i remember watching this like "im never gonna feel normal" but i do now

Hey guys I’m back from 6 months ago and I’m completely back to normal ...so don’t let it bring you down it will GO AWAY😁

Thank you so much. I never comment on videos but you really helped me understand what im dealing with and knowing i just need to be patient and calm. I feel a little more grounded knowing what i have and others have recovered , again thank you so much, i think you saved me from spiraling.

I had a very tough 3 weeks. These videos saved me, I felt like i was living my life on a old video game and was convinced this is what life feels like as you age. I will be purchasing the manual! I still have these feelings but they have but severely reduced since watching. Thank you!

I have never felt so much comfort in almost 2 years....

It goes away! Here's my story. So it was 12 am, I was 13. Me and my cousin went out and she convinced me to smoke weed. I said why not, she does it all the time so it wouldn't be so bad? That day was the hardest thing to go though. Multiple panic attacks, the feeling of everything zooming in and out, I don't know, it felt as if I took LSD or something. Because it didn't feel like weed. It was hell. I had to deal with it for 2 years, constantly landing on my knees and praying to God that it would fucking go away. I had no hope, and thought I broke my brain. Everyday I had to cope with my panic attacks and overthinking. This is where everything changed. I actually started to get more intelligent, smart and calmer. I learnt to control my panic attacks, because I've been through so much during the year. I grew stronger, and promise to never, NEVER fucking touch that shit again. I turned towards god and exercise, even meditate, things I never usually do. I study more and focus on my musical talents, and I'm more social. DPDR is a gate to hell and the most helpful medicine you could even have. Listen, it gets better. It gets better. I promise.

This video was so helpful and I too thought I was going crazy. So glad I found this video. I’ve been feeling like this for almost two weeks. It gets easier everyday but I still occasionally have that anxiety feeling. Hope everyone going through this can overcome it

Hi Shaun, I have been having derealization for a week due to a high amount of weed. Before I discovered your blog, I thought I was going crazy and thought there was no cure. There are people everywhere on the internet who say it can't be healed and that made me very sad. But thanks to your videos, your blog and various testimonials, I finally think I can get out of it. I feel I can get out of it no matter how long it takes! I'll come back here to let you know how it goes!

Biggest mistake I made was sitting around and worrying about it and researching it too

I’ve never seen a video so relatable. It calmed me down knowing I’m not the only one going through this

Thank you for this video, I didn't know what I was experiencing, I just knew that it started after I had a bad trip on weed. So it made some of the anxiety I had from it go down a lot once I watched this video

This video is so awesome! I actually started crying because this was so reassuring and calming to watch. I had pretty much lost hope due to the DP/DR but this helped me so much. Thank you so much!!!!!

This video made my dp go away because I was scared it was permanent and I stressed because I had it. Now I know it is a naturally trauma mechanism, it calmed me down. Thanks

Thanks Shaun, you helped cure me a year ago. I owe you big time.

omg this video TRULY helped me. like the others barely did but the way you spoke calmly but kept reassuring really helped thank you so much 🙌🏾

Thank you so much for your videos. Recently have started having DP pretty much from the moment i wake up to the moment I go to bed. I would have horrible panic attacks, at times entire days i was consumed with intense panic that I'd gone too far and forever messed my brain up. I think how I imagine recovery to be is unrealistic because I want it to be immediate. But your tips are so helpful and I plan to incorporate many things.. firstly and now that I hear you say it I fully agree. I would research it constantly and be on forums a lot reading other peoples stories and it would only make me more anxious. Even though I know it's anxiety at times I think I have a morbid curiosity to always be researching why this is happening and what's causing it. I really do appreciate these videos and I love them. I had to stop drinking my favorite energy drinks because I simply couldn't. I used to enjoy them but now when I have one I spiral INTENSELY into panic attacks and I start to have more intense DP symptoms. I have a question if you're reading this. Now that you've recovered, do you still not drink caffeine (if you did before), or is that something that may be able to be resumed after recovery happens?

video: "don't smoke more weed" "don't research the condition" me: *joint in hand, googling condition*

it’s been almost two years. it doesn’t scare me nearly as much as if used to. some days are better than others. distraction has been my best friend. i’m still fighting. i won’t give up.

I just want to say that I appreciate you so much for this video. I would smoke weed all throughout high school but wouldn’t do it consistently until junior senior year. Every time I would I’d have anxiety bc I’d b out in public or in school knowing im high so that’d give me anxiety. I’d tell myself I’ll be fine after the high wears off but i would still smoke consistently. Up until this sense of euphoria laced w anxiety stayed even after the high wore off. I forgot who I am and am still struggling with this but your video has helped me tremendously. I have to go back and rewatch it when I forget what I’m truly dealing with and need to know I will be okay again.

🤯 You have no idea how helpful this is. Every single thing you said in this video correlated perfectly to what i’ve been going through for the past 2 months after smoking weed then being taken to the e.r. In an ambulance. Thanks bro 🙏.

I got this a month ago and its slowly going away thank you for the tips!

The smell of weed being smoked gives me PTSD and instant DP. Now that it’s legal in Canada, I have no idea how to avoid it from occurring. It’s everywhere

man i'm super glad i found this. overdid some indulgences on a trip and have felt high ever since i got back. glad to know there's established research and strategies to go by until i'm re-calibrated. ✊

Watching theses videos are helping me a lot rightnow! thank you so much ❤️

"10 Don’t panic" me crying while watching this

DP is the scariest thing I've ever experienced or will experience again I think.

Been through this twice, both times triggered by smoking weed. Wish this guy was around when I went through it. Back then there was barely any info on it. This guy explains it so well and his advice is solid. Currently working my way out of my second episode. It took me a good year the first time and I was free of it for many years. This guy is legit. Through a lot of trial and error cause I had no one to help me then, that's exactly how I got better(what he is saying).

This video made me feel so much better. Thank you!

So trippy, I was at a point to where I would have rather died than continue to live that way. Knowing someone else was going through the same thing on forums really pulled me out of the gutter. I stopped feeling it completely eventually.

I wish this video existed in 2011 when I had this experience. I felt so alone, lost, hopeless, etc... and had nobody to relate to. My depersonalization lasted fully for about 3 years, but started to drift away. Almost 9 years later I still experience spurts of it, but it's honestly changed my life in a weirdly positive way and I have a better outlook on life. To anyone reading this who is deep in depersonalization right now, keep on keeping on! You aren't alone and your emotions are completely valid. It WILL go away. Don't give up. If you need someone to talk to, relate to, etc... please reach out!

i been suffering for years now. this actually helped, u actually helped me. i cant be any more gratefull.

THANK YOU. THIS IS AMAZING. SO HELPFUL

Hurts my heart to see how many people go through this and not know what it is or how it’s caused 😔. I pray for everyone that’s goes through this, please spread the word! Great video.

Struggled with this for about a year, most of which I didn’t even know the condition had a name. I was so scared and confused. no one understood what was happening to me and neither did I. I’m out of it now, but if you’re still swimming in it, engage in activities to ground you in reality. You can get through this! And pray. That helped me a lot.

This helped me feel so much better thank you man.

thank you for this video. ive been looking for some quick tips to quickly help the condition. lots of videos spend too long explaining the condition and its extremely easy to loose focus. you quickly going through those 10 tips was engaging and instantly made me feel a little easier.

I’ve smoked weed a few times. Each time this was exactly how I felt. Like I was trapped in a nightmare. It always went away the next morning luckily. Never smoking weed again.

Long story kinda short: I had a horrendous weed edible experience two weeks ago. I was so high I couldn't control my thoughts, nothing made sense. I could trust nothing. I didn't even want to watch TV. It was like living a fever dream but I was awake. NO home remedy worked and I was convinced this hellish experience was permanent. I woke up high and disoriented. This persisted for 2 days, especially the disconnect with time - a 20 min car ride felt like a freakish 4 hours. It felt like I was a robot and I couldn't feel emotions. I found this video and it did help me a lot. Today, I can happily say I am 100% myself. My hazy short term memory problem was the last symptom to clear up. Please continue to remind yourself that your mind is tricking you to think you're still high, crazy, or robotic. This disorder unquestionably reversible and this video helped guide me towards sanity.

you are so under rated my guy. I cannot pinpoint the amount of knowledge you have.

I've had DP most of my life without weed. Now I'm trying medical and its been amazing!

Reading these comments makes me feel so much better. I started going through DP and thought I was going crazy. Turns out im safe and sound. Keep going everyone! it gets better!

I watch this like every time my dp flares up and it makes me feel so much better

This makes me wanna cry whoever came up with this I thank you so much I’m 15 years old and it’s so mentally hard for me everyday I cry cause I want to see my family the same way I did 5 months ago

My goodness the best video and most relatable I’ve ever seen

it’s like my bedroom is my safe spot, and i don’t feel like this when i’m in there. thank you so much for this video it has helped a lot💙

Holy shit i love this guy i thaught i lost myself forever

Wow this… was the most mind-blowingly helpful video ive ever watched, I have so much clarity on my DP now, just hearing “it’s temporary”, made me feel so much better!!!

You have no idea how happy I was to stumble upon this video, coming to the realization that this is a common occurrence. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

dude mine was triggered about 6 months ago and i literally though i was gonna be stuck like this forever but you helped me so much, i’ll have periods of time where i’m focused and i feel normal then i overthink stuff and feel unreal and all of that but now i know i can get over it

Right now I am trying to sleep but I can’t I just can’t I’m watching your video to calm myself down again but the feeling is so strong

Sir, as someone who’s been going through crippling anxiety and now what I believe could be DP, I thank you for coming my nerves. Now, I need to find a distraction. Cheers, my friend

Thank you so much for this. I thought I was alone. This video was so helpful.

this guy is such a god, he just instantly made me not anxious

Watching this video actually almost made me cry, I’ve had this for a month now and I always felt like I was going crazy but you talking about how it’s not dangerous and how it can’t hurt people really made me feel like wow there’s an actual way to get passed it, thank you for this video, really, I truly appreciate it ❤️

Thank you brother. I'm struggling with this now, and you help so so much. New subscriber.

This was so helpful! Especially the don't do research part cause that's the first thing I wanted to do! Glad I came across this vid first! Thanks a lot cause this helped calm me a lot!