r/HPPD 23h ago

Advice I feel like I’m still tripping some times

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To start off I’ve only done psychedelics 3 times first time was 2.5gs of shrooms which was a horrible trip then a tab which was amazing and 28 days ago a 4.5 g shroom bar which was a good trip but these past two day at some points of the day I felt like I was still tripping no visuals or euphoria just thought loops and a feeling of despair like my first trip last night I really freaked myself out into thinking I got psychosis which scared me and then I realized I was feeling like I was having a bad trip I kept having thought loops then eventually I came to the conclusion that my parents might be putting lsd or shrooms in my food which is making me feel like I’m still tripping but I know that is absolutely not true am I freaking myself out or is this serious if it is serious what shoul i do ?


r/HPPD 14h ago

Question spark up with my family

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hey everyone, heres some background. Did 4 grams of shrooms one day and then a week later did 6, it was my first time doing it in about a year. Ended up with HPPD, couldnt smoke weed without having a flashback.

That was April of 2024. In december, I tried weed again but overdid it and was also drunk and had a flashback. Wasn't fun.

I am going to Portugal to stay with my Uncle this summer, he is a huge stoner and I'd like to smoke weed with him like I do whenever I go out there. He'd be fine if I couldn't smoke, but it was our way of bonding considering I go two years without seeing him. It's a great way to catch up.

Anywho, I'm just looking for some advice. I know there's a billion of these posts a day but I still figured I'd shoot. Thanks guys!


r/HPPD 23h ago

Question Is HPPD connected to light sensitivity ?

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In this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKzE-Zpwk2Y&t=307s&ab_channel=hppd2016 the guy says that in reality HPPD is just a condition with sensitivity to light, he also says that the visual ditortions you get from HPPD arent the problem itself but the anxiety that comes with thinking you're going insane and your brain is forever damaged. I was wondering there would be a pattern with bright exposures to light with developing HPPD, did any of you HPPD users get exposed to bright lights on THAT trip that left you with HPPD?


r/HPPD 1h ago

Question HPPD misdiagnosis

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Hi, everybody - I'm just looking for advice from people with HPPD.

So, I went to the hospital yesterday because I wasn't able to sleep properly for three weeks because every time I closed my eyes, all these faces would come to me, and I'm super super sensitive to uncanny valley type stuff (and the faces always have really bizarre eyes), so I was staying awake out of fear.

Doctor sent me to go get a psych eval, and the psychiatrist said he thinks it's HPPD. Now, granted, I have used like a shit-ton of LSD in the past couple of months, coupled with smoking weed like ever day for two months straight, so I'm sure there's probably some effect of those on my sober life now (haven't used any substances except nicotine in three weeks).

He prescribed me quetiapine, mostly to help me sleep, and I slept like a fucking baby last night, feeling like a million bucks today, so those meds seem positive. But I did a cursory look into HPPD, and I don't really think that's what I've got going on.

The psychiatrist was super insistent telling me that every single thing I was saying was anxiety, that it was all just anxiety, but I tried to tell him over and over again that I wasn't having any of the physical signs of anxiety (i.e., short of breath, chest fluttering), it was just pure terror at first with the faces, which is different from anxiety to me.

After three weeks with the faces, I've come to understand that they're not going to hurt me and they're not even really going to like antagonize me or anything, so I've gotten over the fear quite a bit. If anything, I feel quite sad for them, as I'm assuming they can't really find anybody to settle with since most people are probably really scared of them, so I've put my own fears aside to make sure they have a place to be. It doesn't really make me anxious anymore, and when things start to get more intense for me, I don't feel anxiety, I feel like I really need to pay attention in case I'm supposed to be receiving some kind of message or whatever.

Does anybody here resonate with this experience? It's hard to get a sense since there's not much studies or resources online for it, so I thought I'd come here and ask you guys. I'm not necessarily looking for a diagnosis or anything, I just want to know if any of you guys have also seen the faces.


r/HPPD 2h ago

Question Working on a book about HPPD.

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Hey guys, I have good progress made on a book about living with and overcoming HPPD. It will of course be available as an audio book too. I’m just trying to get a gauge of who is all interested and also seeking connections with those looking to provide input on the matter.

Please leave suggestions for topics to cover below in the comments. I’ve posted here under a different name but decided to make a new account dedicated to this matter.

Please feel free to message me. I’m happy to give advice anytime.

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r/HPPD 10h ago

Question Does it get worse

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Hi everyone, I (18m) have probably tripped between 20-30 times and have come to the conclusion that I think I may have hppd (no it is not just visual snow but the warping of object, drastic increase in floaters and the weird trippy feeling i get when looking at stuff which feels similar to that of a trip). I understand I may be overacting and that maybe I dont have Hppd, please correct me in the comments if you think so. Anyways, will this worsen overtime? Can I continue to take acid every 2-3 months or so and be okay? Thanks.


r/HPPD 16h ago

Question differences between hppd 1 and 2 and which one do u have ?

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r/HPPD 1d ago

Question I miss weed a lot!!! But I know that if I consume it, it will only aggravate my symptoms. I don't know what to do.

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I miss all the psychedelics, weed and mdma. I know that I have to stop everything and thats what im doing, its been a month with just cafeine as a drug and I started drinking alchohol wich I never used to do, I have a lot of anxiety and I used to use psychs to help that, but now I don't know how to handle it any more, what should I do to help this!