It's a double-edged sword though, without it I would probably float through life detached from it all and alone, thinking that's just how it is. With it, I can be even more detached and alone (though I am showing lots of improvement

So, what kind of person were you in general before you were depersonalized?...and even though Marijuana (or another drug) was the trigger for many of us, I think there are certain negative factors in personality/behavior/thought patterns in our past that precipitates our shared troubles...if you had any, what were they?
[Warning - rambling]: I think it's telling that there's a certain "type" of individual who is more predisposed to getting DP. I actually feel a common bond, familiarity and connection with most of you despite feeling like a weird alien when trying to relate to most people, and even though of course our personalities differ, there's this eerie similarity going on.