I think this part is permanent

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I hear of people talking about their pan, insomnia, depression etc but what about sensory stuff? Inability to be outside it’s too much to take in. At a year off I can’t even handle being in a car, perception of things is off. Will this end? Feels it’s getting worse. Plus the dizzy feeling in my head. If u can be out in the world be thankful cuz I can’t. I’m having a hard time leaving my room. I’m afraid my gaba are permanently altered.

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It fades away, slowly but surely. I’m almost 8.5 month’s out from a xanax CT of 4 mg & all that crap has faded. The only thing I’m left with on a daily basis is some nerve pain & dullness. The majority of the time it moves around to different spots on my head but usually sits on the top. All of my sensory & mental issues have faded & they continue to fade. Everyone is different & it just may take longer for other’s, but it’ll fade away. Hang in there, you’ll get through it. All the best in healing.

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Anyone else that can’t even be outside

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Anyone else that can’t even be outside

 

Agoraphobia & hypersensitivity seem to b an extremely common wd sx. There r tons of posts where other’s describe not being able to leave their homes & have an extreme fear of going outside. I spent month’s locked up in my room in the dark, with blankets pinned over my blinds, afraid of never being the same again. But it simply isn’t true. Buying into the idea that ur permanently damaged alone can cause its own stress & anxiety & make this feel 10 times worse. I felt this way for several month’s as well. But over time, I started to feel a little bit better so I would try to push myself to do a little bit more everyday. And it worked & continues to work. The process is never ending & as u heal more & more u begin to realize that this is all part of wd & recovery. I hope that u can find what works for u, that fear will eventually fade if u haven’t already convinced urself that ur permanently damaged. Our thoughts r much more powerful than we give them credit for & if u let thoughts like that consume ur mind, you’ll b putting urself through more misery than necessary. The only reason I say this, is bc I’ve done it as well. While I was in that state, I just wanted to hear from other’s that had been through it that it wasn’t going to b like that forever. Well, I’ve been in a similar place & it didn’t last. I hope this can help in some way. Good luck, all the best.

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I hear of people talking about their pan, insomnia, depression etc but what about sensory stuff? Inability to be outside it’s too much to take in. At a year off I can’t even handle being in a car, perception of things is off. Will this end? Feels it’s getting worse. Plus the dizzy feeling in my head. If u can be out in the world be thankful cuz I can’t. I’m having a hard time leaving my room. I’m afraid my gaba are permanently altered.

 

I understand what you mean about "perception being off." I thought I was getting better, but  recently my lightheadedness, dizziness, head pressure and foggy head has gotten worse. I feel like it will never end and that this may be my new "normal". Logic tells me I will heal with time, but when your in the midst of it, it seems like it will never end. I guess all we can do is trust everyone that has been here before us and hold tough until then.

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EXCELLENT post EasyDoesit! Please believe us... this goes away as we recover.  But your thoughts are important to your progress.

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Welcome & Congratulations on getting off these awful drugs! This is a great place for support & information- Hang in there-It does get better!

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Welcome & Congratulations on getting off these awful drugs! This is a great place for support & information- Hang in there-It does get better!

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I hear of people talking about their pan, insomnia, depression etc but what about sensory stuff? Inability to be outside it’s too much to take in. At a year off I can’t even handle being in a car, perception of things is off. Will this end? Feels it’s getting worse. Plus the dizzy feeling in my head. If u can be out in the world be thankful cuz I can’t. I’m having a hard time leaving my room. I’m afraid my gaba are permanently altered.

 

What you explain here in this paragraph is only something happened to me in the past. It is all history to me now! And It will be so to you.