General Article Cannabis triggered my derealisation disorder

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My experience of derealisation disorder

The first time I experienced derealisation was the most frightened I’ve ever been in my life. It happened during my first year at uni after smoking some very strong skunk. I was fine at first; I remember laughing with my friends, then suddenly I was having a weed panic attack and everything became confused. It felt as if my soul had drifted out of my body.

I knew I was still alive, but I didn’t feel like I was sharing the same reality as everyone else. ...

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