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My Son Is Experiencing Major Paranoia. He Is Convinced Of
My son is experiencing major paranoia. He is convinced of seeing UFO's, and more recently, he is consumed with "them" stalking him.
He went to rehab for substance abuse. (Meth), and was fine without paranoia.
When he got out, he relapsed one time rather quickly, and has been sleeping at home fo 3 weeks now. We know of the Meth abuse earlier, and he also has a. Friend that he was smoking with, that is paranoid that bugs are under his skin. He has scraped many parts raw, he has "bleached" his body with Clorox. If you mention him, our son gets immediately defensive, and denies that his problem is in no way related.
My question is, does he need a psychiatrist, or a psychologist?
Alan Mann
Montgomery, Texas
He went to rehab for substance abuse. (Meth), and was fine without paranoia.
When he got out, he relapsed one time rather quickly, and has been sleeping at home fo 3 weeks now. We know of the Meth abuse earlier, and he also has a. Friend that he was smoking with, that is paranoid that bugs are under his skin. He has scraped many parts raw, he has "bleached" his body with Clorox. If you mention him, our son gets immediately defensive, and denies that his problem is in no way related.
My question is, does he need a psychiatrist, or a psychologist?
Alan Mann
Montgomery, Texas
