Escalation and Psychotic Breakthroughs
Muthart recounted to Cosmopolitan: “I remembered the way I felt on the laced weed and sought that kind of peace again.
“At the end of August, with another acquaintance, I decided to smoke methamphetamine for the first time.”
The experience led to hallucinations and she spent an hour picking at her skin until she drew blood — a behavior often associated with substance-induced psychosis, now tracked in clinical dermatology and psychiatric records.
Embarrassed by the welts this caused, Muthart began missing work and soon lost her job. Her job loss coincided with what could qualify for disability evaluation under mental health disability insurance criteria.
Although she decided to avoid meth, she found herself reaching out to a roommate who dealt ecstasy.
