Okay so I've recently been going through some stressful stuff or whatever but nothing that horrible. I've been hanging out with friends and sometimes we will drink a little at parties but nothing crazy, but the other night i was sitting down talking to my mom about life, and i was really thinking into it. We kept talking and all of the sudden it hit me. What life was. I felt like i was becoming detached from reality and that I was high. I started having a panic attack and feeling like I was in a high/dream-like state. I honestly think i thought about life in a different way because the first time I smoked weed I had a bad experience in the beginning and I think I was taken back by what it was. Now I know better to not do it because I was a stupid curious idiot but I'm scared I'll never be able to think about life the same. Today kind of felt weird as well but it's going away. Sometimes I'm scared to close my eyes and fall asleep because I'm scared I'm going to go back into that scary state. I don't know what's happening. I smoked a pretty long time ago and this feeling about life just took me back and felt so overwhelming. It was kind of like i had temporary depersonalization. I just want to know if anyone can help me figure this out or if they've had similar experiences. Thank you.
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Dude I've had deep thoughts on life too and I've gotten tingling sensations in my body. For me, my solution was to just stop thinking and accept the simple answer about what life is: Life is what it is so just accept it and go with it. Just live your life the usual way.
When I had my first thought about life like you, it really bothered me. Like holy crap. My body started feeling tingly, anxious, and confused. I don't know the exact way to describe it, but over time it went away and every time I think about that thought, it's just normal and I just accept the simple answer that I said above. Another example was one time, I was talking with my dad at night, I don't remember exactly what we talked about and when we had to go to sleep, I couldn't fall asleep and I started crying just thinking about it. But the next day I just lived me life, talked to my friends at school, did my homework, and as time passed I forgot about it.
Don't be scared, bro. Just live your live and be happy. Do the things that make you happy. This thought of yours will pass over and the next time you think about it, it won't bother you. Try thinking about other things if you ever come across that epiphany. I ensure that this is temporary and will go away as time passes.
If it really gets worse, talk to a psychiatrist, counselor, or therapist. However, if you're really interested in your thought on life, talk to a philosopher or anyone else who has the same thoughts as you.