Amphetamine psychosis

[pillz]

amphetamine psychosis can be mistaken by a doctor/ psychiatrist as schizophrenia. this is because the similarities of both are incredibly similar.

amphetamine psychosis is caused by chronic use of (duhh) amphetamines. however, there are a few exceptions to the name because it isnt just amphetamines that can cause this psychotis and psychotic symptoms/ behaviors. the cause can also be from cocaine (not amphetamine) and many other different types of stimulants. so the proper name would be "stimulant psychosis"

The psychosis part of the name is a word used by professionals in the psychology field basically describing someones state of mind. being in a psychosis in general (not everybody shares the same symptoms) means being lost from reallity. because of chronic use of amphetamines and other powerful stimulants that would cause brain cells (neurons) to release neurotransmitters such as dopemine and serotonin, "leaving reallity" wouldnt be a hard task.

amphetamine(stimulant) psychosis shares similarities to that of schizophrenia because of the problematic symptoms:
1. auditory(hearing) hallucinations
2. visual (seeing) halucinations
3. delusions
4. paranoia- paranoia can vary on different levels. altogether it sucks. because being paranoia is usually about swiys self, sometimes making swiy self-conscious or worried about himself. here is an example of extreme type of paranoia: feeling like swiy is being watched by the government and actualy fully beleiving it. now with paranoia on this level it would be a delusion. now just imagine--- add numbers 1 and 2 to the concoction and swiy will become a complete mental case.now not only is swiy fully beleiving that the government is watching him but now he is seeing and hearing hallucinations of.... lets say, government agents in black cars staring at him.

swim was just thinking on a psychlogical level that possibly the type of paranoia may be based on something swiy is worried about hidden deep inside him/herself such as guilt, self-consciousness, possibly any type of social anxiety. the reasons could be endless.
5. uncontrollable ticks- muscle spasms/ twitches and other involuntary movements.
6. routine actions- like constant movement. example: constantly cleaning, washing dishes, going out to run errands, constant studying, relentless things that people that are sober or not in a state of psychosis would notice.
7.delusional parasitosis- constant scratching on the skin because of feeling like there are parasites or bugs on swiys skin.

one last cause of this psychosis will be because of lack of sleep. very simply swiy would lose sleep/have less sleep/ or not sleep at all because amphetamine and other stimulants will keep swiy awake. staying awake for days at a time even without stimulants one would notice a remarkable difference in behavior, actions, and reactions. Everyone reacts differently though.

[enquirewithin]

SWIP is right about amphetamine psychosis and supressed guilt. Amphetamine psychosis is not real pychosis, however. It goes away quickly enough. If you stayed waske for days without amphetamines, your behaviour would be altered a lot.