: Re: Writing about drug induced hallucinations and paranoia Not long ago I wrote a short story about a mathematics graduate student on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The young student is innocent

You can write about what is observed from the outside. You can infer much about what may be going on inside. But what you can't do is give an accurate portrayal of what goes on inside unless you have actually experienced hallucinogens for yourself. This is probably what is making your crap detector go off when you read your own work. And if yours goes off, you may be assured your readers' will be ringing off the walls as well.

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