Ever since I had a really bad trip on LSD, looking at abstract paintings made by artists who were mentally ill gives me extreme anxiety, and I sort of enter into a strange panic attack where it feels like an LSD bad trip flashback, because I sort of feel like I understand exactly what was going on in their mind
Has anyone experienced this before?
Yeah, it's normal. I'm a recovered addict myself, who used to have moderate HPPD (it's gotten better). I get it.
Just avoid it, man. It's cool. You don't need to explain anything to anyone.
For a long time I'd get instant extreme nausea at the mere sight of Robitussin... still kinda do. I also bug out sometimes when I look at tight patterns, like narrow stripes on a shirt or small dots on a grid. It just makes my HPPD act up, and I see the lines and patterns exploding in rainbow fractals.
Just ignore it and look away. Focus on reality. Don't live in the void when you're sober.
>>18713923
Time heals all wounds. How long has it been since the bad trip?
>>18714096
About a year