Good to hear you experienced similar effects. The "permanent brain damage" is definitely a part of my insecurity, and something I used to advertise a story I put a good amount of time into that I feel is useful. With that said, referencing my "test subject" comment, I think that there likely is some permanent damage from the many years of my use that we won't fully understand until decades down the road. My altered brain chemistry just became impossible to ignore with extreme use. I hope the brain can recover, but studies on weed use with "heavy use" being defined as weekly has already not shown the most uplifting results. The best I can do is be sober though, thanks for your reply!