When you say the first chapter, do you mean Sam with his starting of problems in his head, or do you mean for a specific route?
Moving aside, the question. I also had problems with it when I first read it, though now I have some new kind of immunity for the depictions on The Smoke Room. But I will not lie, I still feel like there are eyes watching me while I sleep. Even though my room does not have windows… and natural light.