It won't make your problems go away, but maybe it can help you escape from them for a little while now and again. It is worth a try, but I think it is easy to overdo it. Don't worry, it shouldn't harm your health in any way, but it is far from the cure-all that some people say it is.

As for the paranoia, etc - these things might happen to you and they might not. The only way to find out if you like something is to try it, right?...