What have I done to myself? Please help.

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Please read if you can, I know it's a little long. I've tried to just include relevant information.

I'm really looking for some reassurance right now, let me start by saying I've suffered from social anxiety my entire life, on a pretty bad level.

Over the past few months I've abused alot of mephedrone, sometimes suffering from psychosis after a long run and I stopped using mephedrone about 3 weeks ago when I realised how bad I was getting.

This weekend just passed I went on a night out and bought a gram of ketamine, throughout the night i used it and then in the morning at around 7am I tried to knock myself out with a large dose, unfortunately all that happened was a very strange form of psychosis/out of body experience. I had no sleep that night and had to work 8 hours the next day. Throughout the day I was drinking lots of coffee and caffeine tablets to keep me going, at one point toward the end i took 400mg caffeine at once. When I finished work I was unable to sleep so I had a bottle of wine to try and get to sleep, I ended up being sick a few times before I finally slept for around 15 hours.

The next day I still felt really out of it, like I wasn't quite sober, I didn't really do much except relax all day and I had another 15 hours sleep that night. The next day again I didn't quite feel right and was getting a bit worried, started to do a little searching on the internet and read about 'derealization' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derealization) This sounded alot like what I was suffering from, although it was only minor and not all the symptoms present. I kept zoneing out on everything, didn't have any attention span, my hearing seemed to have suffered aswel as vision slightly.

Last night, when I was still feeling this way I foolishly decided to drink two bottles of wine. Now I normally suffer from bad hangovers but this morning was so very bad, I was extremely paranoid about everything, I imagined people kept calling my name out in work, and that people were staring and talking about me. Throughout the day it's got a little better, but I still feel paranoid and not at all sober. It's very hard to explain, it's similar feeling to a pill/mephedrone comedown, very depressing. Feel very on edge. Strange thought patters, loops etc. Is this permanent psychosis?

I'm very very worried I'm going to stay this way? I don't know what to do. I don't want to take anything like valium as I feel it might just make the situation worse in the long run.

I've no idea how I'm going to sleep. I feel like I'm about to freak out and loose my mind at any second now.
 
Lay off all drugs that aren't prescribed to you for awhile then see how you feel. Too much ketamine can fuck with your head and mephedrone and alcohol are both very bad at worsening anxiety disorders. I used to be a alcoholic (still am i guess i just don't drink now) and for a year after i quit my nerves where fucking shattered. If your the type that is sensitive to booze then you'll get harder by the after effects aka hangover then someone like me who can basically live on the stuff.

If you have a preexisting anxiety disorder all these drugs can make it a lot worse. If the symptoms get worse i would recommend seeing a doctor though.
 
I'm not a medical doctor, so I can't say for sure whether it's permanent psychosis or not.

What I can suggest is that it's a sign you can't keep doing this any more - the ketamine, the booze, the caffeine pills, etc - it's not good for you and heaven knows how you're managing to get through work.

I'd say you can't know if it's permament psychosis until you get clean for a bit and see how you stabilise. Sounds like you can't keep going the way you're going, IMHO.
 
I don't intend to carry on like this at all, I've already told myself I wont be touching anything for a long while. I'm praying that tomorow I wake up and don't feel this paranoid and on edge. I don't think I can face another day at work like this, it's too much.

What is the likely hood of this being permanent? Is that even possible? I just want to feel like I'm back to baseline :(

Thank you for your advice guys.
 
I don't intend to carry on like this at all, I've already told myself I wont be touching anything for a long while. I'm praying that tomorow I wake up and don't feel this paranoid and on edge. I don't think I can face another day at work like this, it's too much.

What is the likely hood of this being permanent? Is that even possible? I just want to feel like I'm back to baseline :(

Thank you for your advice guys.

The mind/brain is a funny thing - chemically induced persistent psychosis is possible, but I would think rare.

I once went through a similar thing when I was doing a huge amount of shrooms one summer - for a good few days I had real problems with reality after a particularly heavy trip.

Try to eat well, cut down on the caffeine, no booze, and maybe even a little exercise so that agitation has an outlet. Try to get some sleep. And try to find some way of working on the SA, rather than using stuff that's going to create more anxiety and make things worse. And as PA said, if things don't get better/get worse, it may be worth seeing a doctor.

Take care of yourself, and let us know how you are doing.
 
What is the likely hood of this being permanent? Is that even possible? I just want to feel like I'm back to baseline :(

The effects you're suffering from will NOT be permanent. You will eventually get back to normal, however the more you take care of yourself the faster your brain will heal.

The most important thing for you to adher to is no more recreational substances, including caffeine and alcohol, for a good long while.

Eat healthily, drink plenty of water, definitely get some moderate exercise in at least 3 times a week. If you want you could even take some supplements like fish oil (good for brain health), and magnesium (good for relieving stress and anxiety). If you're having trouble sleeping you could try something natural like valerian root extract tablets or something like that.

Exercise is particularly important because the endorphins released during and after exercise are really good at naturally stabilising your brain's chemistry, so it really will help to make you feel more normal. I've suffered from depression my whole life and whenever I'm exercising regularly (like 5 times a week) I don't need to be on anti-depressants. Pretty cool huh.

It could take a few weeks, it could take a few months, there is no saying for sure. But like I said, the better you take care of yourself the sooner you will be feeling back to normal.

If at any time during the next few months you are really struggling, please don't hesitate to seek some professional help such as getting some counselling or seeing your doctor. There is plenty of help available if you need it. And of course there are plenty of people right here on Bluelight who have been through exactly the same thing that you're currently experiencing, so don't be afraid to reach out for help on here okay? Good luck, and let us know how you're going <3
 
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