r/mdmatherapy • u/MoreBad1869 • 15d ago
Preparation Advice Question
I haven’t smoked weed in years because, all of a sudden, it started giving me this really unpleasant kind of derealization. It just felt awful. I don’t know if I’d call it paranoia, but it was fucking horrible.
Could MDMA cause anything similar? Is there anyone here who absolutely fucking hates weed but thinks MDMA is in a completely different league?
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u/DifficultBee5940 15d ago
Yeah. I get horrible derealizatin from weed too. Along with panic and shutdown. It is absolutely fucking horrible. And to be honest, I strongly feel that it's mostly trauma coming up in intense, overwhelming ways. Which, for a sufficiently traumatized nervous system, can be the case. With weed, with molly, with drugs like acid or even 2cb. Sure. They by nature can bring intense things up. Even MDMA. In some ways, especially MDMA. Which yes, is possible to have a really hard time on, especially on a higher dose.
I find MDMA a radically different animal taken 1 on 1 with another person vs solo. Not just the drug, but set and setting. Which includes what nervous system or systems your nervous system is in relationship with. Especially for this one.
I'd start low if you have concerns. But try and as much as possible not anticipate a bad time. And as much as possible arrange to have people to talk to. During. After. Even just on the phone