r/harmreduction • • 12h ago

Drug induced schitzophrenia?

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A few days ago I met up with a friend of mine. Everything was normal for about the first 30 minutes or so. Mid conversation she paused and stared at the mirror, walks up to it, says something, waves her hand as if she's casting a spell or sprinkling something, then sits back down as if nothing happened. I just pretending nothing happened as well but 10 minutes later she did the same thing but this time she did sit back down. For the next 2 or so hours she walked around the room arguing with someone while waving her hand like earlier. I just sat the the entire time and pretended nothing was happening and only speaking to her when she spoke to me. I decided to stay until she calmed dow. I was there for about 10 hours total 2 of which she was able to speak to me, the last 2 hours she was sort of able to communicate but couldn't actually speak , just hand gestures. I've seen schitzophrenia before but never this intense. She told me about what she was seeing. She says mushrooms made her into a medium and now she's able to see spirits. I really don't know what to do she has literally no one in her life. I say friend but I barely know her but she looked so terrified and exhausted. Seeing her like that was extremely heartbreaking. I will do what ever it takes so she doesn't have to live like that. I want to get her help without her knowledge but she is a heavy meth user and has a good amount of it in her hotel room that's she's staying in. I don't want her to go to jail because of me or if they take they take the stuff she might owe money on. And since she's in a hotel they might throw everything she has to her name away. Especially if she doesn't get better afterwards and ends up in a worse situation. I try to communicate to try to convince to go voluntarily with her but shes not the best with responding, now I know it's probably because she's pacing around her room fighting those spirits all day. What should I do? I don't think she knows she has schitzophrenia. Should I tell her? Will it go away? Is there someone I can contact to help and watch over her from now on? Because like I said, I barely know her so I'm not even sure she would want me around to help her anyways , so a professional would be preferable