2017-03-19 at 9:21 AM UTC
Well it's been a while but I'm still here. In recent days I have really cut down my use of drinking and tech. But there is a terrible side effect. CONSTANT PARANOIA. I'm basically freaking out every minute now. And it's not even normal paranoia. Now that I have a smart phone I'm in this state of extreme fear that I am being had by some dark hat org intent on some unknown cause.
It fucking sucks. When I am at work I'm like 30% sure that every customer I encounter is intent on intentionally confusing me. In addition to that sort of assumed scenario I have been working on turning my den from a crack shack into a respectable living space.
The worst of it occurred mid week last week. I had a real weird fuckin moment. Basically I left my place for a few hours and when I got back I felt something off. I began cleaning. Realizing all of my shit as I cleaned i became more frantic. Absolutely sure someone had access to my abode and had been ruffling about it while I was not home.
And then I went 9001% full cringe weaponize autism. Thinking it couldn5 hurt I went ahead and called some people to ask if they might know if anyone had been in my home. These people didn't even leave in my town. But I had to ask if they had any clues to the situation.
So in a frantic and hurried way I made two calls. And as would be safely expected I ended up sounding like a paranoid madman.
And the worst of it is that I got no closure or respite from this paranoia. This is like one of 12 different situations I could describe but is the most public and awkward.
So quitting tech and ETHO is really ducking with me. Either I'm fucking insane or I'm am legitimately trapped in a dangerous game. What steps would you take if you were suddenly gripped with an intense paranoia that you couldn't reasonably justify?
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2017-03-19 at 9:23 AM UTC
Alcohol withdrawal and meth withdrawal can both cause excessive paranoia though with meth withdrawal it's pretty rare
When I manage to quit drinking I get paranoid, visibly shaky and extremely nervous
2017-03-19 at 1:14 PM UTC
With as much as I've drank over the years I'm surprised I've never experienced even a remote level of DTs or paranoia when stopping/quitting. I guess I'm just that fucking kewl.
2017-03-19 at 1:31 PM UTC
Obvious and classic paranoia
2017-03-19 at 1:40 PM UTC
Anti-psychotics might help.
2017-03-19 at 2:43 PM UTC
i can help protect you online, just give me your cc number, expiry date and passwords and i'll get straight on it.
2017-03-24 at 1:38 AM UTC
I'm still alive. No new developments. Will keep you updated.
