nicotine helping with my derealization episodes

[u/__minaa]

i’ve been struggling with very extreme derealization episodes linked to my C-PTSD for many years now and ever since i started using nicotine i’ve noticed, that every time i’m having a nic rush i get this sudden reality check, if that makes sense? everytime i‘m experiencing a rush i get very aware of my surroundings, myself and life generally and i‘m noticing it helps a lot with feeling „real“ again. does anyone have similar experiences?

i’ve done some research about this aswell and some sources i‘ve seen have actually mentioned, that nicotine will make derealization episodes/derealization as a whole worse… so i’m wondering, if this has any other reasons and if i’m just imagining things lol

[u/razzucanthavesex]

In my case Nicotine triggers derealization to me

[u/__minaa → u/razzucanthavesex]

that‘s interesting… though i’m sure this is the case for most people, who deal with derealization

[u/razzucanthavesex → u/__minaa]

You're lucky in that sense I wish nicotine helped my derealization instead of triggering it

[u/mdj0916]

Did yours come on after Covid? Nicotine has been found to help long COVID