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Friend has Phycosis

  • 03-08-2008 8:09pm
    #1
    freezer502
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭


    hi everyone, i was away with a friend on hoilday there a few weeks back and and was really shocked by how he was starting to act over the coarse of the week. I have known him years but have never been away for a week with him living at such close proximity. Basically he has a problem socialising with people he does not know and will try to avoid it if possible.If he is out he will never inititiate conversation with anyone he does not know which you might say is shyness but he is also very paranoid about what others say about him and the perception that he gives to people. He never left the apartmeent during the day at all and the weather was hot let me tell you. He told me a few months ago that he was addicted to Cannabis a few months ago and that he has been smoking it for the last 9 years every day. As the hoilday went on it became more apparent that he was sleepin a lot more during the day and not wanting to do anything during the day. I reckon this is because he was not smoking the hash while he was away.

    Does anyone have any personal experiance of phycosis induced by hash as he has every indication of this but does not realise it. What should i do as he is paranoid and if i told him he has a problem he may take it the wrong way.


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  • #2
    Odysseus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,754 ✭✭✭Odysseus


    I have worked with quite a few lads with cannabis induced disorders, they are often not acknowledged with the severity that the deserve. Your friend sounds quite withdrawn, it would be impossible to say whether he has a psychotic disorder from what you are saying, and wrong to do so over the internet.

    However, it does appear that his cannabis use is serevely affecting his quaility of life and he should seek professional help. A lot of people take it the wrong way if you challenge their drug use, but if he is your friend maybe he needs to be told. It should also be noted that just because you tell me he may not hear it. Unless you have concerns that he may become violent with you I would suggest you highlight the negative effects its having on his life and try to engage him in conversation around this, nothing too heavy. Best of luck with it.


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