Singer Fergie Opens up About Her STRUGGLE WITH Crystal Meth, Hallucinations
Crystal methamphetamine, a highly addictive party drug, may cause hallucinations. No wonder, Stacy Ann Ferguson aka Fergie – the best female vocalist from hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas – would feel being tracked by the agencies like FBI, CIA and SWAT. Fergie recounted her journey through crystal meth addiction and recovery in a recently available interview to iNews.
Buy Meth behind “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” discussed how she considered meth when she felt that she was not real enough in her first girls group, “Wild Orchid.” Her experimentation with the drug resulted in her hallucinating on almost a daily basis. Apart from hallucinating about bugs and bees, she felt she was being watched by the teams of FBI and CIA. She tried to find solace in the church, but her hallucinations were so severe that she thought the infrared cameras there watching her every move.
Meth-induced psychosis can cause the user to reduce touch with reality. Hallucinations, delusions and paranoia are common manifestations. Fergie mentioned that she too had battled psychosis and dementia. Though initially taking drugs was fun, the singer’s life soon swung uncontrollable.
Self-realization helps in recovery
A staunch catholic, Fergie is grateful to God for saving her from ruining her life. She made sense out of her situation that when there is no SWAT team awaiting her outside the church door, the drugs were making her think so. She walked out and discovered that she was actually not being chased. That has been the turning point. The 42-year-old singer, who recently separated from her actor husband Josh Duhamel, is currently a devoted mother with their son Axl Jack Duhamel. She has also come up with her first studio album in a decade and busy using its promotions.
Fergie was lucky. She was also prepared to make amends. The realization soon dawned that she’d end up in an institution if she had not been careful enough. “Many therapy, soul-searching, and discovering why I took the drugs in the first place” helped Fergie take charge of her life. Unlike other people who are intermittently on and off drugs, she was on drugs only for per year. The singer with eight Grammys under her belt admits to an obsession with boiled sweets since it sustains her on her behalf journey to sobriety.
Most people who indulge in meth start young, often in their early 20s, without realizing what dangers they’re putting their life into. There exists a strong association between meth abuse and schizophrenia. It has been explained in a past study that stated, “While amphetamines such as METH can precipitate and exacerbate psychotic symptoms in persons with schizophrenia, it is definitely recognized that such drug use can produce psychotic symptoms even yet in persons without history of a primary psychotic disorder.”
In addition to the problems already mentioned, meth abuse can lead to hair loss, tooth decay and skin sores in women. Another past study suggested that women tend to start using the substance earlier in life and develop quick dependence than men.