amphetamine psychosis

[izzy31]

SWIM believes he has been in a state of psychosis for the past month or two. Since he realized what was happening to him was mostly due to speed he has got a grip on everything and thinks he's almost over it. SWIM was literally insane. (Delusional thinking, extreme paranoia. ect) It was like some weird entity that demanded a rule or reason for everything SWIM did. He took a sober break for about a week and has come to understand more about amphetamine pyshosis but still wishes to use - Is there anything SWIM can do whilehigh and sober to prevent it from happening again? (like a reality-check or some type of reminder that he's having abnormal thoughts) He will take sober-breaks more often but what else can he do to stay sharp?

[augentier]

If you must get high, don't smoke so much..you should know your limits by now, so try not to excede them. Your sober breaks sound like a really good idea. What's that they always say about moderation?

[Nagognog2]

As amphetamine psychosis is known as being clinically indistinguishable from paranoid schizophrenia, SWIM may have had a very valuble experience - albiet a freaky one. In that SWIM has returned from the land of nuts, SWIM has had a potentially useful insight into how a psychotic mind functions. This can be looked upon as a rare gift that few get - and walk away from virtually uninjured.

Other than that, tell SWIM to stay away from amphetamines as best as possible. SWIM doesn't want a permenant address in Doctor Dippy's Retreat.

[2lovelyladies]

swim has been diagnosed with psychosis before ever taking drugs and drug have NOT made things worse for her. swim uses reality checks like taking to people they know are real, and asking them questions about what swim is feeling. swim also tries to touch the things swim sees to make sure they are real. other than that swim suggests that SWIM doesnt take amphetamines or weed (heard that it can cause or trigger pyschosis) or perhaps swim see a psychiatrist about it. just because swim sees a psychiatrist doesnt mean swim is a nutcase.