In my humble anecdotal opinion, HPPD is not a real phenomenon.
I experienced lots of such sensory disturbances before trying psychedelics. E.g., I clearly remember myself seeing halos around my teacher in elementary school when playing to keep my eyes still (I was really bored) and when discussing such phenomenons with my peers they suddenly noticed them too (and reported not to have noticed them before).
I just think not a lot of people pay attention before trying psychedelics, and after the experience they notice those subtleties and link them to the substances.
Also: self-reported phenomenons such as HPPD are unrealiable. I noticed lots of people are willing (and looking forward to) experience HPPD.
I used to take a lot of psychadelics, I don't anymore as there's nothing left to learn from them in my humble opinion, for myself anyway. I experienced sensory disturbances for a couple years afterwards, only every now and then -- but I then remember experiencing those same disturbances as a teenager in various circumstances. I agree, taking psychadelics can make you more aware of your mind and senses, and this is what I experienced.
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In my humble anecdotal opinion, HPPD is not a real phenomenon.
I experienced lots of such sensory disturbances before trying psychedelics. E.g., I clearly remember myself seeing halos around my teacher in elementary school when playing to keep my eyes still (I was really bored) and when discussing such phenomenons with my peers they suddenly noticed them too (and reported not to have noticed them before).
I just think not a lot of people pay attention before trying psychedelics, and after the experience they notice those subtleties and link them to the substances.
Also: self-reported phenomenons such as HPPD are unrealiable. I noticed lots of people are willing (and looking forward to) experience HPPD.
I used to take a lot of psychadelics, I don't anymore as there's nothing left to learn from them in my humble opinion, for myself anyway. I experienced sensory disturbances for a couple years afterwards, only every now and then -- but I then remember experiencing those same disturbances as a teenager in various circumstances. I agree, taking psychadelics can make you more aware of your mind and senses, and this is what I experienced.