How long till i feel normal again

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I went through quite a stress full time last year by living alone not eating to well and smoking weed everyday (3/4 joints a night). I had smoked roughly that amount for 3 years and had no issues prior. However I suddenly started to get very depressed and lost a lot of weight so I decided to move back home and I stopped smoking weed. I felt good for a few weeks I had more energy and was really focused which I though was due to me stopping smoking. Then all of a sudden my brain had a melt down and I started suffering extreme anxiety , derealisation and depersonalisation with suvere memory loss. This got so bad I was petrified to go to work as I was mentally lost and couldn't function as a human. A few weeks later I had a voice in my head that started saying I was going to die and constant thoughts of death. Before all this I was the happiest most care free confident person ever. These voices lasted for about 4 months. I tried anxiety meds but that just made my symptoms worse.
It has now been a year since I stopped smoking and I am still living with my parents.
I understand that my symptoms have calmed down but I still feel very dazed I zone out a lot and I struggle to say awake on an average day. My memory is a little better but I feel a lot dumber than my old self.
So my question is how long till I will feel completely normal?
And why did this happen AFTER i stopped smoking and was no longer lonely?
And how do I get my focus and emotion back and stop this mind fatigue ?
Thank you for reading my story and if anyone has been through anything similar please let me know.

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  • (s)aint
    8 years ago

    Well, first of all you should not smoke that much weed and certainly not start before your brain is fully grown.

    Second; Look at weed like something that pushes negativity away from you temporarily whilst you are high and now that you have stopped all those years of suppressed shit is hitting you at once.

    Use everything with moderation weed and alcohol alike.

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    1 year ago

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  • Grungedlmao
    8 years ago

    Cause weed is fucking amazing and it makes people happy and when u stop i guess everything flipped shit cuz u lost a source of happiness idk

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    • Dell08
      8 years ago

      I used to believe that I argued the bad rumers about it praised 420 and built my personality round weed went to Amsterdam and my dad and uncle smoked it and still do. But it seemed to grab me by the baws and betray me.
      Towards me stopping I was beginning to become stoned Easyer and quicker and became really paranoid and twitchy so yeah it's shit :/

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  • RoseIsabella
    8 years ago

    Gosh, I really don't know. I guess you were probably like that or rather had developed that psychosis while you were smoking, but probably didn't notice until you quit smoking.

    I'm curious as to your age.

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    • Dell08
      8 years ago

      Thanks for replying I'm now 20

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      • RoseIsabella
        8 years ago

        You're welcome, thanks for the age. The reason I asked is that those psychosis symptoms tend to initially show up in a person's teens or early twenties which is also a time when young people are more apt to experiment with drugs, particularly marijuana. My therapist also told me that marijuana can hasten mental illness symptoms in those with a predisposition to it. Either way I think you're smart to have quit.

        Also, I'm curious as whether you're hearing actual voices or are having invasive thoughts, perhaps both. I'm no expert of course. I would, however, definitely seek treatment for your depression.

        I hope this helps.
        ;-)

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        • Dell08
          8 years ago

          Yeah I thought at the time, that weed was harmless as most of my friends smoked similar amounts or more. It was not until my issues started that I looked into it and got a fright. The voices didn't sound like a strangers voice it felt like my thoughts but out of control and it sounded like it was heard and not thought if that makes sense. My depression is fading I'm more emotionally numb and extremely tired all the time.
          I do like to talk about it so I'll look in to talk therapy as its a depressing topic to talk about to friends.
          That did help thanks

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          • RoseIsabella
            8 years ago

            You're very welcome.
            :-)

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