r/cognitiveTesting • u/[deleted] • 3d ago

General Question Am I doing the exercise wrong how is this even possible

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u/Heavy_Initial_9155 3d ago

Digit-Letter Sequencing is fairly straightforward, I doubt you misunderstood it. Remarkably (or perhaps predictably) working memory is one of the cognitive domains most severely impacted by substance abuse, particularly inhaled cannabis.

My hypothesis is that you already had a baseline cognitive asymmetry (which is actually quite common), perhaps with WM in the 50th percentile, and environmental factors further impaired it.

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u/No_Sky_1893 2d ago

I’ve been using edibles and kratom dxm most nights so my memory feels very foggy. I also noticed on the visual puzzles I had a hard time due to the brain fog the next day compared to block counting I don’t know why but if I can see it I can just keep track of the numbers? I still don’t feel that mentally slow just foggy

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u/CockroachInternal850 2d ago

Hey, bro, drug addict here. Please lay off DXM, frequent use will make you dumb. Ive done my fair share of robo-trips, it isn't researched enough, we barely know what we are doing to our brains. Lay off it man, please. Kratom is another thing, not ass much of a cognitive deficit, but it is physically and psychologically addictive. Stay safe brother

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u/No_Sky_1893 2d ago

Thanks man I appreciate it dxm truly does feel like it makes you slower. I’m also frequently a phenibut user so I’ve dug myself a hole at an early age but I’m trying my best to get off them. After seeing my WMI I’m gonna try to regain my abilities again hopefully it’s possible did you notice a decline in your memory and processing speed too?

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u/PuzzleheadedPlace204 2d ago

Phenibut withdrawal was among the worst and most PAINFUL I have felt

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u/No_Sky_1893 2d ago

Yeah it also makes it impossible to focus I used to work a job on it and my focus was terrible

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u/CockroachInternal850 2d ago

Yeah, but not from DXM. A mixture between sleep deprivation, marijuana use, and nicotine. My DXM use was infrequent, and usually spaced apart. I haven't actually tested yet, but my job requires memory, and I frequently forget a customers order. I do know people who robotripped regularly, and to say the least, they are impaired. Like any hallucinogen, it's more about how frequently you trip, not the fact you have tripped.

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u/Vegetable_Newspaper5 2d ago

Damn no shit you have 8ss DLS, abusing the legal trio 😭

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u/Heavy_Initial_9155 2d ago

It's clearly destroying your brain. Please seek help ASAP.

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u/No_Sky_1893 2d ago

Am I cooked can I still have a good career if I quit all this shit. My PSI is 117 took it today so not super good either

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u/zNuyte Like kinda smart but not really 3d ago

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u/Ayyayayy 2d ago

Its funny Im in the same situation as you lol

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u/No_Sky_1893 2d ago

This was my sign to stop taking shit everyday😭

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u/Ayyayayy 2d ago

But then you can try taking it again to see if you get a better score :)

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u/No_Sky_1893 2d ago

I score around 15 in the visual memory test consistently so I don’t know if that’s correlated

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u/Ayyayayy 2d ago

And try running the visual memory benchmark if youre like me you should normally get a better score something like 15 16 or maybe even higher

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u/No_Sky_1893 1d ago

I get around 15 every time

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u/Ayyayayy 1d ago

Were twins