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[Phil22]

Hey guys,
I have a bit of an odd DP story, but hear me out. So early this past school year, I started smoking more pot than I had before, obviously a common DP trigger (used to smoke once in while, started smoking every day). Then I got a tattoo on my arm. It is a big tattoo and I have not been happy with it since I got it. I received nothing but negative reviews regarding the tattoo, and ultimately became completely consumed with fear of other people judging me based on the tattoo, it basically consumed my life. I felt, and still feel, that the "old me" went away once I got this on my arm, and felt an objective change in self. Coupled with the anxiety from weed, I think this is what triggered my DP (timing lines up perfectly). I am going to the doctor a week from today to begin the removal proces, and could not be more excited!

Do you think this is a possible cause of the DP?? The pot smoking and tattoo are really the only behaviors that were in my life that were not in my life before DP.

-Phil

[Jayden]

Hey guys,
I have a bit of an odd DP story, but hear me out. So early this past school year, I started smoking more pot than I had before, obviously a common DP trigger (used to smoke once in while, started smoking every day). Then I got a tattoo on my arm. It is a big tattoo and I have not been happy with it since I got it. I received nothing but negative reviews regarding the tattoo, and ultimately became completely consumed with fear of other people judging me based on the tattoo, it basically consumed my life. I felt, and still feel, that the "old me" went away once I got this on my arm, and felt an objective change in self. Coupled with the anxiety from weed, I think this is what triggered my DP (timing lines up perfectly). I am going to the doctor a week from today to begin the removal proces, and could not be more excited!

Do you think this is a possible cause of the DP?? The pot smoking and tattoo are really the only behaviors that were in my life that were not in my life before DP.

-Phil

I think the pot was probably the main trigger however I think that the tattoo ended up making you feel insecure about yourself and gave you more of an awareness of what people think of you. Since you always feel that people are judging you negatively it probably has started to cause anxiety as well.

If your unhappy with the tattoo definitely get it removed so you don't feel that's part of you anymore.

[doritocakes]

What's so awful about this tattoo? I would say it's mostly the pot that caused the DP