Curious because as with schizophrenia, the similarities of symptoms show with the drugs like lsd or mushrooms. I would want to know if it would be any different or how we would be because were used to it. I will 100% not do them but if anyone tried them I want to know what it’s like. As I’m well now, I do miss my first years although I couldn’t cope back then. It’s like normal is boring lol.
I took an eighth of a hit of acid and went to family group therapy and it got pretty intense. The acid just made me feel a little weird but I wasn’t tripping heavily.
I tried 2cb which is like synthetic lsd. I could not comprehend language anymore and I started having similar thoughts as my psychosis. Also tried ketamine which was cool
Yeah I tried weed again recently during a rap concert in Jan. It kind of destabilised myself and I kept thinking that the rapper was like some crazy Judge with a microphone because they were standing behind a large box lol.
Afterwards I felt kind of chill and it took away the social anxiety but I don’t know if I want to do it again because it did f me up a bit.
Same here for me. I’ve had good and bad experiences with psychedelics. A bad trip is definitely similar to a psychotic episode, but it ends in a day or two. After my second hospitalization, if I try and smoke like I used to its instant psychosis. I wish I still could smoke cause it used to relax me and help me sleep.
I did my fair share pre sz. Had a lot of fun experiences. Post sz I won’t touch anything that interacts with dopamine and serotonin in such powerful ways and I’d recommend that you don’t either. The risk is just too great. Plus I think better treatments aren’t that far off. I have however done ketamine post sz. Fun experiences but totally neutral in terms of how it effected my symptoms.
I’ve been diagnosed with both schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. I believe genetics, stress, and environmental triggers like pot and salvia caused me to develop schizophrenia at age 22 or 23. The doctors said I would have gotten it anyways. I guess I can’t complain because my schizophrenia is mild or moderate and I have some insight. I envy people who got it later on in life and I didn’t know the risks associated with pot and salvia. It’s my own fault and a poor choice I made in life and I have to deal with this illness mostly by myself.
I feel bad for people who get it young or have a severe case (like homeless people). I also envy women because they tend to get sicker at a later age and have a better recovery and prognosis.
I took a hit of Mescaline at a Frat party in college not knowing the consequences
Dumbest thing I’ve ever done
I had a very bad trip and was hallucinating like crazy!
I was tripping for two days straight
Damn drug triggered my psychosis