I had smoked some salvia for the first time, and this happened to me!
I thought the people on tv were laughing at me because I had some porn on the computer, but they would only laugh when I was away from the tv, when I went to it, everything was normal again.
What I think happened was two things. One, was low in blood sugar, and I've learned when that happens, for whatever reason, I get negative thoughts. This happened to me when i puffed some strong herb, and I was really hungry, I thought the police were coming to get me.
The second reason is my conscience was somehow elevated when I used these two herbs. With the porn, I felt bad for watching it, and with the weed, I felt like the police was coming to get me for getting away with having weed mailed from another country. I felt like they were setting me up. I couldn't stop looking out the window. Once I ate, things calmed down.
Science has shown niacin plays a part in schizophrenia, but I think its also our minds being abused from society that we start attacking ourselves. I think at those times I was also at my weak points, and felt like I fell off from how society thought I should be or should I say the people around me, and it effected my subconscious. I just never dealt with it. Maybe this is why a lot of schizophrenia happens around college years, people are stressed out about their lives, not sure what they are going to do to be happy, they are not eating right, and something pushes their nerves over the limit. So, its both diet, and your conscience.
What that salvia experience taught me was that you have to be comfortable in your choices or it will eat you up, even though you don't feel it consciously. You really shouldn't do things you are ashamed of, embarrassed about, or be around people who make you feel this way for doing what you like! I guess quieting your mind, being around people who accept you for you, and eating/exercising properly is how you should live. In this world that is hard because everyone expects so much from you, especially in the u.s. We value status, not character, and if you are a sensitive person, this isn't good if you don't meet the expectations. I think schizophrenia will raise now that we have social media, and cameras everywhere, any little thing people deem bad, thousands of people will judge you for it, and even more harshly being that they are anonymous or you will never meet them. People will always be on edge, even when its no reason to be.
For people who have it, have you tried just walking a lot, and eating a mostly carb:protein diet(from whole foods, not processed)? I was just wondering what your lifestyle is like.
I say walking a lot, because it helps your body deal with carbs, more blood flow to the brain consistently, and make use of the carbs/protein, and it helps you calm down, especially on a sunny day.