Occasionally once every couple months I'll have break down level paranoia where I believe even family and friends have a plot to kill me. It's not often but it's scary when it does happen. I used to abuse heavy stimulants, so I'm wondering if this is residual stimulant psychosis, ptsd, or bipolar with paranoia (I've had that thrown at me)

  • the_itsb [she/her, comrade/them]
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    4 months ago

    idk duder, just wanted to comment to bump and to say that this sounds absolutely awful 😞

    I had one bad mushroom trip in my early 20s during which I thought my boyfriend and friends wished me bodily harm, and I still remember it as one of the worst experiences of my life. I can't imagine going through that every couple of months, and I'm amazed that you've gotten through it this long.

    Hopefully somebody has some answers for you. Care-Comrade

    • FearsomeJoeandmac [he/him, he/him]
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      4 months ago

      Yeah it happens every few months. I used to use meth and stay up for days and I'd end up in a paranoid psychosis after like 4 days of being awake.

      I would assume I probably permanently messed up my brain a bit.