HPPD

[Kushu2000]

Does anyone here have hppd? If so, is there any way that has helped you get over it? I personally have a very mild version of it, the only thing that is really "off" is that the chirping of the birds sounds a bit "synthethic", and also colors are a bit more amplified. Also, trees sometimes look like they're from some godly realm, but that doesn't bother me at all ?

[OctagonOctopus]

Does it seem like everything is breathing? One could be becoming aware of energy flowing.

[Neorez]

@Kushu2000 I have floaters, visual snow, seeing halos, tinitus. I would also like to know where it come from? It seems to increase when I meditate.

 

@OctagonOctopus when i meditate with eyes open, everything starts moving and it looks like everything is breathing. Whats the meaning of this? 

[Kushu2000]

No it doesn't breathe. Thankfully. I have recovered a lot though, in the first 3 months of me getting hppd (after an lsd trip), I could see people's heads morphing and it felt as if I was going to get pulled into another dimension xD. 

@Neorez Was your hppd induced by a drug? I have had tinittus since forever, it doesn't bother me though since it's silent enough.. I don't think there is any "meaning" to any of this, except the meaning you give it

[Neorez]

@Kushu2000 No mine wasn't drug induced. I've had floaters and tinitus for as long as I can imagine. The other things started when I began to meditate. The breathing or moving of objects only happen when I focus on them and at the same time focus on my peripheral vision during mediation. When I focus on something it starts after just a few seconds. All of this doesn't bother me, but I do want to find out what it is.

[Forestluv]

@Kushu2000 I've had a recent case of tinnitus that I think may be related to pyschedelics. It's only been 9 days, so I hope if I go "all-natural" for a while and allow my body to reacclimate, it will dissipate. From what I've read, I would say I have a moderate case. It can get loud in quiet settings (e.g. during meditation and yoga), yet is quieter in a work setting or outdoors (yet still quite annoying).

Here are a few of my experiences:

1. I've tried to see some type of positive in it. For example, during meditation it can be a source of grounding that can immerse into the environment. If I ground into it, it can help me reach thoughtless states of being. 

2. Last night I discovered that the below audio can help immensely. During my meditation, a swirling high frequency appeared (8/10 volume). I grounded with it and found a place of stillness and beingness in the moment. I then played the below audio and the vibration immediately changed from a high frequency siren to a gentle background hiss. I was amazed. Most of the masking audio just cover-up or distract, yet this audio literally changed the vibrational dynamics in my mind/brain. The background hiss frequency in the audio perfectly matched the hiss in my head. I lowered the volume so the volumes matched. I then couldn't tell whether the hiss was coming from inside or outside of my head. I could direct my attention to separate the hissing sounds (I could focus so the hiss was coming from outside my head or focus so the hiss was coming from inside my head). Or, I could allow there to be One hiss. Ironically, this turned out to be a wonderful dual / nondual system. With the One background hiss, my inside / outside sensation dissolved and served as grounding for my other senses to dissolve - allowing a type of nondual experience. I find such nondual states of beingness difficult to attain, so I was grateful for this ability to do it at will. . . I've been playing the video periodically and the high pitch sound is starting to dissolve into a more gentle background hiss (which I find much less bothersome). I'm hoping with enough reconditioning, it will fade away with time. . . 

3. I have read many reports that Gingko helps for about half the people who try it (I haven't tried it). This is a quote that I read from Dr. Bauman, a specialist with tinnitus. "One herbal is Ginkgo biloba. Just be sure you take a proper therapeutic dose of 480 mg per day. To be effective this dose should be standardized to contain a minimum of 24% flavone glycosides, 6% terpene lactones and 2.6% bilobalide".

4. As a general comment: psychedelics can be very taxing on the mind and body. One can temporarily expand multiple conscious levels and then get condensed back to their baseline level. That is a lot for the mind and body to absorb. As well, psychedelics hyper utilize the serotonergic system and can induce neural plasticity. Make sure to give the body time to recover and reacclimate. Take some time off after a trip, relax, meditate, spend time in nature, journal, get grounded and enjoy life. Be kind to the body.