SINGAPORE — After using cannabis almost every day for two years, Mikhail (not his real name) had paranoid thoughts, even when he was off his drug-induced high. He thought the authorities were spying on him through his mobile phone and laptop. The 33-year-old said he covered the camera on his computer with tape, and locked away his devices because he...
SINGAPORE — After using cannabis almost every day for two years, Mikhail had paranoid thoughts, even when he was off his drug-induced high.The 33-year-old said he covered the camera on his computer with tape, and locked away his devices because he was sure someone was watching him."I somehow knew it was the cannabis. But I also felt that the authorities somehow knew that I was using a lot of cannabis. And they somehow had to get me," he said.
Growing up, the youngest of five children in the family said he felt isolated and developed a saviour complex, a state of mind where one believes that he is destined to help those around them.He said he first tried cannabis when some new friends passed around a joint, which is a cannabis-stuffed cigarette.Cannabis, from the
"Instead of me feeling lonely and miserable every night, I realised I could be happy and high," he said.Getting drugs was not difficult, he claimed, adding that a dealer would text him when there was supply. Mikhail said he spent about 25 per cent of his pay to get his fix, and often smoked alone at the stairwell of his Housing Board block.
"When you can feel such pleasure in your mind and body that is so strong, it feels like a roller-coaster ride that you want to keep taking and taking again," he said. Suicidal thoughts set in, and in early 2017, his two brothers took him to hospital after he tried to end his life.He resumed his treatment programme and felt more stable. He also started exercising again and regained his appetite.
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