Quote from: jhancock1984 on December 13, 2012, 11:40 pmStimulant psychosis (a nearly schizophrenic state brought on by stimulant abuse) exists as something separate from mere sleep deprivation and is a very real condition. Effectively they are very similar but I've suffered the effects of it with very little sleep deprivation by consuming to much meth in a single night.Subjectively speaking, the effects are about the same as sleep deprivation but with a lot more paranoia and without actually being deprived of sleep. Once I had my first psychotic episode on meth (which was partially induced by sleep deprivation) I became very susceptible to future episodes. It's not fun shit. It's not merely staying up until you start to trip and seeing people that don't exist. It's getting so twacked out you think everyone is out to get you. Thinking the walls creaking in your house are people coming up and down the stairs. Thinking shadows are people trying to spy on you, etc.Anyway, maybe my definition of shadow people and your's differ. But the first time I experienced them I was up to late, listening to coast to coast, and coming down off meth. I hadn't even hit the 24 hour mark on sleep deprivation and I thought extra-dimensional entities were in my room with me.I've also seen the same phenomena on mushrooms, though in that instance I didn't feel threatened at all and just watched them flit in and out of the shadows. I felt they meant me harm but felt their way in was my fear, which I didn't feel at the time.But like I said, maybe you're using the word differently than I do.LOL; Hell, thinking I hear people moving or that everyone's out to get me happens all the time. I mean that's half my day right there ::)I don't know... Honestly, I've always wondered why the fuck I don't seem to crack the way you're supposed to. I see all these things, I feel like you're all out to get me and you all know every last little secret, that every post I make everyone is snickering about together behind my back, and on, and on... and yet I know it's not real. I mean logically I've never believed any of that, I just feel as though I do.I'd hate for it to happen randomly or at unpredictable times, but I've always wanted to have a psychotic episode just to see what it's like. Now that you guys say it happens much more often & easily after the first time though, I'm actually pretty glad I don't know what it's like... thanks guys. This was a good chat :P