Dallas BraggFormer crystal methamphetamine user, I help men who have sex with men break free from the addictive patterns associated with Chemsex. Currently expanding my expertise by seeking to become a Certified

Tina Hallucinations #addictionrecovery

24 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief testimony, the speaker (identified as Tina) explains that once hallucinations began during methamphetamine and other stimulant use, they persisted even after she stopped using. She notes that any subsequent use or relapse instantly re‑triggered the hallucinations and paranoia, and that these symptoms have continued for nearly eight years of sobriety. Tina emphasizes that she never experienced hallucinations before substance use, that the symptoms have not ceased, and that while some former users are fortunate to avoid such lasting mental‑health effects, her experience illustrates a chronic, substance‑induced psychiatric condition.

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It seems to me once a hallucination starts and you stop using, no matter how little or how much you use in the next time, maybe you relapse or maybe you go back to using, it seems that those hallucinations and the mental health disorders immediately kick in again. Yes. And they don't stop. And so I never had hallucinations previous to substance use. And as soon as they started, They stayed started. I've been off probably close— April will be 8 years that I haven't had meth and other stimulants. And I still, in a normal mindset, have hallucinations, and I will start feeling paranoia. Wow. And I know that, that's my personal experience. And some folks are just fortunate that they never have any of those symptoms.