Kate, Leeds
I took a lot of recreational drugs when I was 18/19 and when I was 19 I was in birmingham taking drugs and I took too many and felt really low, the first time I experienced a 'bad trip' and had to leave the club I was at and go back to our room. I smoked alot of bud and calmed myself down, then in March I took alot of coke, pills and skunk in one night and got convinced the guy who I was with (my dealer) could hear my thoughts and was communicating with me through the t.v that was on. It was horrible. Now whenever I even smoke weed I think everyone can hear my thoughts and start thinking everything in life is related to me, like films me and my friends may watch or music we listen to. It is damn annoying and I really hope I'm not the only one out there.
Sarah, UK
I had an argument with a friend and we don't speak anymore. I'm now paranoid that she is going to kill me as she came to stay at my house a couple of times and knows where I live. I had thoughts last year that my housemate was trying to kill me and poison me. I even forced myself to throw-up some food he had given me as I was scared it would kill me.
Tim, London
I am nearly 21 and over the last 6 months I have noticed that I am becoming extremely paranoid of those around me especially my friends and colleagues at work, all I think about is that they are plotting to screw me over or take advantage of me to better themselves and its driving me insane! I cannot trust anyone and don't want to talk or interact with anyone. on top of this I have just met a wonderful girl who would be a perfect girlfriend and because of my paranoia it is driving me away from her and causing tension between us. I used to use a lot of different varieties of recreational drugs up until I realised that something was wrong and still drink large amounts of alcohol which I suppose doesn't help but it seems the only release for me at the moment and I feel like there is no-one to turn to!
Vivian, US
Well when I'm in the car driving i think the person that's driving behind me is following me to where ever im going! and everytime I'm at a party and someone gives me a drink or i get something to drink i think its been laced with something and i start panicking.i also have this problem when i'm out somewhere in public like in a grocery store i get this scary feeling about men that they're following me plotting on me trying to set me up watching me to leave out the store so they can do something to me and i hate these feelings their so scary and annoying.
Sally, USA
I have always been afraid of the dark. As i got older it has progressed. It isn't as much the dark that I'm afraid of now, it's the feeling of what may be in the room that i cannot see. I always feel like someone is there, and is going to either kidnap, rape, or kill me. Many times when I am home alone I feel that someone is going to break in and kill me. I always feel that someone is there. I have to look through my entire house in every room and closets to reassure myself that i am truly alone. It happens when I am babysitting for other families as well. When I put the kids down for bed, I feel that there is someone watching me through the windows and is going to break in and take the kids and/or kill me. At home I check under my bed and close my closet and bedroom door. Unfortunately it doesn't have a lock. When I go into the bathroom I check behind the shower curtain, I don't really think there is someone behind it, I just check as a nervous habit. I check behind doors as well. When I fall asleep I make sure that my feet are covered, otherwise I feel that someone is going to pull me out of bed, or cut them off. I also sleep with the phone next to me so I have it in case of emergency. When I'm in public alone, I often times feel that people are watching and plotting to attack/rape me. Ever since I knew about such things, I always feel like someone is going to take me away and rape me. This gives me many nightmares and bad visions. Also, when I hear certain little noises it really worries me. It's usually nothing, but it gets my mind thinking about every worst possible cause.