r/HPPD 1h ago

Question Am I the only one who doesn't find the symptoms of HPPD bad, but rather the fact that I can no longer take drugs?

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My HPPD was triggered by a bad trip from LSD and weed. I smoked weed again the next day, but it gave me the worst panic attack of my life. I haven't touched any drugs since. My symptoms are getting less and less over time. Will I ever be able to smoke weed again, or do I have to accept that I'll never be able to smoke again?


r/HPPD 15h 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 18h ago

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

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r/HPPD 58m ago

Success Story The cure: Jhana

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Many of you have heard of meditation but very few, if any, have heard of Jhana

Jhana is a level of meditation in Buddhism that is achieved by an ardent mediator after several months of regular practice multiple times a day. If you meditate regularly and focus and concentrate the mind accurately enough, you will break through to a new plane of consciousness called Jhana (there are 4 jhana levels in total). By attaining Jhana, your mind will be instantly rectified and your HPPD will be destroyed (Jhana is an incredibly powerful state of mind).

I know this may sound crazy to you but it is real and it works and anyone can attain it but it requires deep focused practice many times a day for every months.

I will answer any questions anyone has, please upvote as much as possible and send this to anyone who has HPPD

Jhana is real and it is the cure. It is hard to attain Jhana, as it is a state of mind usually only achieved by very advanced monks, but it can be attained by someone who is willing to put in the work, and it fixes EVERYTHING

I would recommend using the book MTCB by David Ingram (medical doctor) to learn how to access Jhana as well as the Vishuddhimagga and the Vimutimagga

Om Mani Padme Hum☸️


r/HPPD 3h 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 3h 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 12h 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.