I called them for the first time ever back in February of this year due to my first manic episode. I was stoned 24/7 for a month straight after being illegally fired from my job. I was also smoking one of those mystery “mushroom” vapes during this time.
Eventually, I believed that my union had started a massive international social media campaign surrounding my case without telling me. This was exciting and fun at first, until I made a statement insulting Trump and Musk to some of my union siblings. At that point, I started to believe that I was the subject of a gamergate style hate mob and that my life was in danger.
At 3am after at least 2 weeks of very little sleep, I thought I heard noises from my phone that indicated a streamer that hacked me. At this point, I called 911 to report a stalker. Nothing came of the call, but my family knew something was wrong and gave me the help I needed. I’d be happy to share more about what I was believing at the time for those interested; mental health is important folks!
similar for me but w legal drugs. my doctor switched my anti-anxiety/depression meds and the interaction made me think that i was talking to god and that i was going to die.
i called 911 and the cops showed up about 3 hours or so later. my mind was clearer when they did and i tried walking up to them to tell them that they weren’t needed, but they put their hands on their guns and yelled at me to stay away because i was “being aggressive”. i just stood there on the sidewalk and watched them look for me for about a half hour until i got hungry and walked away.
Delusions of grandeur are pretty scary, as it turns out. The situation with the cops would have been too much for me
It was the most terrifying experience I ever had. It made me quit those prescriptions permanently and I switched to talk therapy instead.