the diagnosis was brief psychotic disorder. maybe my psychosis was induced by weed and the voices being stuck with me was just a lasting after effect. i was improving with time (started learning to not let the things the voices say bother me as much and had insight to all delusions) before getting on meds but just constantly bothered by the 24-7 auditory hallucinations i wanted peace of mind. i am off meds now i will see how i do, i am not the type to slip into psychosis and be unaware of my symptoms or delusional
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How long did your audio hallucinations last??
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until i got on meds, so a few months, they decreased in intensity within weeks of the episode starting but remained just at a lower volume until i got on a med that worked
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i think i have alot of anxiety and fear of things but no delusions. i am anxious now am worried that i will go nuts but i think when i think about what it was like in the past i dont think that will happen
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With schizophrenia, earlier treatment yields better prognosis.
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This is true, but also earlier age of onset predicts a poorer outcome. 
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That’s cool that you had insights on what was going on… I wished I had help with meds earlier, so I didn’t have to deal with the consequences of my delusional actions and thoughts. I too think that my psychosis was drug induced, I smoked copious amount of weed…
But it lasted like two years after I stopped smoking. Apparently, from what I’ve read online, cannabis induced psychosis do not last too long. 2 weeks at most.
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yeah im still unsure because some say psychosis induced by drugs only lasts until the effects of the drugs wear off. i told my mom about my hallucinations when it was happening and she helped me find a psychiatrist. the voices were less intense when i stopped smoking weed but were still a pain in the ass especially when id go places and see a group of people hear their voices warped into like them saying they are going to rob or hurt me. that was kinda scary because nowadays where i live that could be an actual possibility. before psychsosis i was once robbed at gunpoint and on a seperate day chased by a car full of guys while i was skateboarding with a friend. i feel like i may have some type of ptsd now
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I’m sorry you had to experience such a traumatic event… I too have been robbed with a knife. Turns out having your head phones blasting was a no-no. I walk with an eye behind my head since then…
Having voices of the person who your speaking to can effect rational thinking and action… I can relate to that
Drugs can trigger underlying schizophrenia gene in a psychological sense
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