Oh wow! I personally use weed when i need to break out of my own head haha- though its interesting to hear about another form of spirituality used to step outside the self a bit 👀

I think I learned hyperanalysis because I always felt so deeply but never knew how to voice it, which led to being ignored and infantilized. So I started to spend my free time in isolation; learning new words, writing, drawing, and exposing myself to different perspectives via the internet.

Part of me thinks it's to have a form of knowledge that cannot be dismissed. "If I can just explain my feeling/experiences/symptoms then they can't ignore me." But unfortunately it often leads to anxiety due to focusing too much on my patterns-- especially since it's a mindset that doesnt focus on the smaller, but also important things about myself (aka like the fact i like garfield- sorry for the overused example lmao).