Mental Health Am i hearing things?

[Sweetpoison]

In the past year i have started using meth via iv so not real up to date and knowledgeable...so about 2 months ago i started hearing voices "talking" husband swears he isnt talking to anyone.
I even went so far as to record and i still hear two distinct voices, his and a women. He swears he cant hear it. I did let one other person (known husband longer than myself) and she also said she heard nothing BUT i can hear them, whole conversations.
Am i losing my mind? If i am how do i stop the voices? Any thoughts??

 

[n3ophy7e]

If no one else can hear the voices, it is very likely that they are a hallucination.

How old are you hun? Do you have any history of schizophrenia in your family and relatives at all?

Meth and other stimulants cause a huge release of dopamine in the brain (which is why they feel good, and also why they are so addictive). This can however mimic the same increased level of dopamine that occurs in people with schizophrenia, specifically that which causes the symptoms of seeing/hearing things that aren't there. This could be occurring in your brain.

It does not mean you're "losing your mind", however it could be classified as a symptom of meth-induced psychosis.

The only cure?? Stop using meth.

Is it feasible that you could stop using meth for a period of time, to see if the voices stop?

 

[negrogesic]

When someone asks this, the question is almost invariably yes.

The most immediate and effective step you could take would be to stop the meth (though its easy to say and hard to do).

The issue is that meth psychosis is not entirely reversible for around 1/10 people. Meaning it doesn't go away when you stop. Duration of use is a huge determinate here.

 

[VerbalTruist]

Sounds like psychosis induced by stimulant consumption. Taking a break or stopping completely will likely help.

@n3ophy7e asked but it will help us gain perspective. How often are you using? What’s your sleep schedule like?

 

[finitelifeform]

I can vouch for the possibility of having auditory hallucinations because I had them when I abused speed.

The one time I always remember when I was in my apartment and I had two friends over. I thought they were both talking and I got paranoid because for some reason the belief I had is they were talking about me. In my mind I had heard an entire conversation.

That was the one time I realized how concerning it was. When I think about it, it was basically a psychotic break. I had thrown down a lot of speed and I must have just snapped because of how much I had taken and potentially toxic that was on my brain. I sure felt it in body as well but back then I barely ate anything throughout the day so my body had nothing to give.

Then another time I had a full-on psychotic break and ventured out into the streets late into the night with a massive bomberjacket on to press the pedestrian crossing button at a main road near my apartment to "survey cars" as part of my "undercover agent operation". I did it a few times before coming to my senses and went home.

Yeah, thats amphetamines for you.
So I would be pretty sure you taking the souped up version of what I took back in the day you most probably experienced hallucinations as part of a psychotic break/episode.

The only solution is to see whether it was really the stuff by not taking it for a decent amount of time and see whether the voices come back. Chances are, you wont have hallucinations again because your brain, mind and body are not under immense stress from such a powerful stimulant.

I would be careful going off into the future because its a good thing you had these experiences WHILE taking drugs and not without them. If you continue taking them you risk these experiences seaping out into your daily life when you arent high and now you are doing with potentially serious problems that are not solved by simply giving up the stimulants. Now you are potentially solving this issue with psychiatric treatment for however long, perhaps forever depending on varying factors such as genetic predisposition to psychotic disorders etc.

 

[RomanJ]

I've been hearing voices for 2 years. It was terrifying for me at first, but they have guided me through the past 2 years to improve myself by putting me between a rock and a hard place.
The hard place was taking medication for my depression, and taking antipsychotics for my psychosis from not sleeping properly for months.
What do the voices say to you?

 

[n3ophy7e]

I've been hearing voices for 2 years. It was terrifying for me at first, but they have guided me through the past 2 years to improve myself by putting me between a rock and a hard place.
The hard place was taking medication for my depression, and taking antipsychotics for my psychosis from not sleeping properly for months.
What do the voices say to you?

Do you take your medication as prescribed? Does it reduce the voices at all?

 

[RomanJ]

Do you take your medication as prescribed? Does it reduce the voices at all

Yeah I take antidepressants that help me sleep. As long as my mood is stable the voice/being is ok I can deal with it no problem but if I start dropping into depression the voice will become more negative. I had a reading from a psychic medium that said the voice I hear is a combination of my ego and spirit guides.
A lot of what I hear is loving towards me.

 

[Tazadeguate]

In the past year i have started using meth via iv so not real up to date and knowledgeable...so about 2 months ago i started hearing voices "talking" husband swears he isnt talking to anyone.
I even went so far as to record and i still hear two distinct voices, his and a women. He swears he cant hear it. I did let one other person (known husband longer than myself) and she also said she heard nothing BUT i can hear them, whole conversations.
Am i losing my mind? If i am how do i stop the voices? Any thoughts??

I know exactly how this feels! The experience is absolutely real and it’s crazy the conversations you hear that are absolutely nothing what I’m thinking about at the time it’s outside of your control it’s freaking what are brains can do. I was in a three year psychosis and the voices became more real to me than reality itself! I got used to it and in my mind thought I also had some telepathic gift or something I had to go on a medication to stop it from happening

 

[Gdvffh]

I know exactly how this feels! The experience is absolutely real and it’s crazy the conversations you hear that are absolutely nothing what I’m thinking about at the time it’s outside of your control it’s freaking what are brains can do. I was in a three year psychosis and the voices became more real to me than reality itself! I got used to it and in my mind thought I also had some telepathic gift or something I had to go on a medication to stop it from happening

You still on the medication? What are you taking?

 

[simstim]

For me hearing voices has been hellish. They lied through their teeth in order to get me judgement.

Do not do what I did and try to talk sense to them. Also, try not to judge people.

If they threaten you remember it's not real. Never agree to swapping bodies or anything else strange.

Try not to look at porn or masturbate either.

Stop smoking meth.

 

[Tazadeguate]

I’m on abilify wich takes away even effects of the drug even if I take it it’s like nothing really

 

[Tazadeguate]

For me hearing voices has been hellish. They lied through their teeth in order to get me judgement.

Do not do what I did and try to talk sense to them. Also, try not to judge people.

If they threaten you remember it's not real. Never agree to swapping bodies or anything else strange.

Try not to look at porn or masturbate either.

Stop smoking meth.

For some reason the voices told me I was the shapeshifter of all Shapeshifters and that I write the timeline I didn’t even know what shapeshifters were and then I would start thinking people I knew were able to do it pretending to be me and I believed alot of people were doing it! I really thought this was real

 

[simstim]

For some reason the voices told me I was the shapeshifter of all Shapeshifters and that I write the timeline I didn’t even know what shapeshifters were and then I would start thinking people I knew were able to do it pretending to be me and I believed alot of people were doing it! I really thought this was real

You are better off not believing a word they tell you.

 

[Tazadeguate]

You still on the medication? What are you taking?

Abilify