u/Capital_Opinion1980

I suspect I may have had a psychotic episode

Hi all, yesterday I realised I may have had a psychotic episode last year during 8 months. Examples of things I did:

- invested all of my money into a stock I “knew” was going to make me a millionaire, lost it all of course.

- believed my coworkers had a hidden agenda against me because I was working too good. I was a genius in my mind and therefore they wanted to bring me down so that I dont outshine them.

- distanced myself from all of my friends because I am sure they are talking negatively about me behind my back.

- got into conflicts with almost everyone at my last job, burned a lot of bridges and did not handle the hand over to my replacement very well

- had an inflated sense of my abilities

- auditory hallucinations that sounded like distant sirens

- panic attacks frequently

- drinking alcohol every day in periods and doing a lot of coke and weed.

I have switched jobs and been sober for 2 months now. I feel like a new person but I can not believe how I was acting. I contacted my local psychiatrist to see what they have to say about this. What else should I do. Does this sound like psychotic behaviour to you?

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u/Capital_Opinion1980 — 19 hours ago