February of 2021 I fell into a cannabis-induced psychosis. At the time I was 27 years old living in Florida alone in my new condo. I had began smoking in December of 2020 and slowly my close friends and family notice a change in my behavior and personality. I was manic, very hyper and doing things that were very abnormal. It took a few months before I fully went into Psychosis. For about 6 months I was having irrational thoughts and delusions. I actually hung myself over my balcony 24 stories in the air on Instagram Live. Everyone who cared about me was doing all they could and eventually I was hospitalized. At this time I was slowly coming out of the psychosis and recognized I had a lot of time missing. I “woke” out of the psychosis with tattoos and a crazy hairstyle. I didn’t recognize myself anymore. Now, the hardest part is looking in the mirror and knowing that all of it was completely out of my control. I drove so many friends away because of my “crazy” behavior. People don’t understand that marijuana is classified as a hallucinogen. When I was younger I remember hallucinating from smoking and with the higher THC levels, it is only getting worse for kids. I have since returned back to work and have so much love and support for those who are really here for me. Thank you!
Saving Our Youth from the Harms of THC