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I've personally experienced this. I believe that I am somehow predisposed to recurrent feelings of death anxiety; panic episodes have plagued me since early hig
by benji_is_me 7y ago
I've personally experienced this. I believe that I am somehow predisposed to recurrent feelings of death anxiety; panic episodes have plagued me since early high school.
Around that time, I first experienced a cannabis high. It was horrible. For whatever reason, I felt like time was skipping and my existential fear of death grew to never-before-seen levels. I vividly remember spending over an hour shaking, spilling my fear onto my dad. Even the thought makes me dissociate and feel panicky.
(Yes, I've seen a psychiatrist and become more able to control my response. My incompatible mindset, however, remains.)
I believe other people in my life are better at ignoring or denying these feelings. I'm curious if anyone shares my experience.