Thank you for the discussion. It seems those who have Bipolar, even in my support group for those with depression and Bipolar, psychosis was never discussed. I felt so alone in the pain of a major episode 10 yrs last month and this aniversary really hit me. I seriously could have ended my life in a major car crash but thank God no one else was hurt and I only had 4 bruises to show for it. I left $60k of property damage but that could be fixed. The trauma of that experience still haunts me to this day. Still continuing to take my medication and in therapy.
American psychiatry is such quackery. The NIH says 21%, or 1 in 5 cases, of "schizophrenia" are misdiagnosed infections of protozoa that cause Toxoplasmosis gondii. It's a disease we humans typically contract from a sick cat. The protozoa create cysts and, naturally, if they grow in the brain they cause it to malfunction. The NIH further says that artemisinin kills these protozoa. You might think psychiatrists would routinely do a trial of this plant extract to find the 21% who are misdiagnosed -but they don't, of course. Why would they want to lose a patient? There are many other proven causes/cures of schizophrenia but the Am Psych Ass'n refuses to acknowledge them. - Linda, author of "Goodbye, Quacks - Hello, Homeopathy!"
This was great. Psychosis and hospitalization brought about my diagnosis at 45 years old. Hearing it described so closely to my experience helps me accept it and the diagnosis are real.
I love this video. I think another important point is that psychosis isn’t always related to childhood trauma. Psychosis surrounding false narratives about trauma in childhood which aren’t disputed by fact based reality, can perpetuate psychotic states, which can destroy otherwise healthy family systems which were intact, before the person experiencing psychosis became psychotic. It’s very important for a trusted loved one who can substantiate fact based experiences from childhood to work alongside a trusted therapist to help the person experiencing psychosis get better.
Within the first 17m, I just had 80% of my questions on psychosis answered that my psyche couldn’t. Apparently I’ve been psychotic quite a few times in the past 5 years and NO ONE had any idea, including myself. Just like Victoria, my psychotic features were presented during mania and they weren’t scary AT ALL. If anything, it helped me grow into my faith more lol. 😂
Hi Brian, just wanted to highlight a part in this episode addressing how to help a loved one in psychosis, if you haven’t seen it already. Take care ❤️: th-cam.com/video/V_8o2x9mySI/w-d-xo.html
I can understand how you feel. I hope she gets appropriate help that she needs. I have been through this with my daughter had an episode 3months ago. I was very scared but i soon realised pyscosis is manageable with antipschosis drugs. medication. Now she is stable and receiving mental health support alongside family support. All i can suggest is to be calm and be hopeful and supportive. Your daughter's mental state will be stable. Good luck
This is the best advice I've seen yet. 29:13 The First Step to Help A Loved One in Psychosis: "Be careful, try not to be pushy, try to be patient, listen. First listen and listen and listen. You need to LISTEN first. And then try to find a space in which you can actually give help. It's like going fishing. You have to be patient, you have to remain stable. You will see the cue for you to jump in. What's the key point where you can say "I can help you, make you feel better"? Don't get into talking about the delusional idea. Don't try to say "that is not real". If he or she pushes you to say "is this happening?" don't say "it is not happening". You say "it is happening to you in your brain, and I want you to know that I feel that you're afraid or that you're feeling happy for that." So they need to be empathized [with], and they need to feel that you understand them. That's a first step. Seek first to understand and listen, and then take action."
I have Emotionally drained my Wife and children, I was diagnosed 2001 with Bipolar 1 and I stopped taking my medication in 2014, Big Mistake August 8th can't come soon enough 😢
There is hope ,healing and creative expression in bipolar. Lithium and Olanzepine is a Godsend. I wish my son would have taken his meds on time which would have prevented a meltdown. I wish he would do ART like he used to do when young.Exercise also helped Samuel when he was younger!
With all respect and love, please don’t use identifying information about your son online such as his name. I would be absolutely horrified and stop talking to my parent as much if I found out they were publicly posting my name in relation to my illness online. I hope he has a different last name than you or you’ve just given his first and last name out. Please remove his info, you can edit your post ❤
@@kevinsmith8076 You have my sympathy. My (ex?) girlfriend is no longer getting meds for a psychotic break. She believes that the hallucinations she had were real and that *I caused them!* So she doesn't trust me and won't talk to me. She revoked her consent to let me talk to her doctor. I have no idea what to do.
I couldn’t hear Victoria very well. Why didn’t anyone bring it up? The fact nobody mentioned anything to her makes me fear that maybe I’m in mania now because I could not hear Victoria at all! Her voice was so muffled. 😮
The increased incidence of mixed episodes interests me. Is anybody researching whether the meds might be contributing to this phenomenon? I ask because my own mixed episodes only started after taking meds. (sample size of 1 but perhaps others have had a similar experience?)
This is a great video. Also watch Bipolarcast TH-cam. They talk about the ketogenic diet and how it can help elevate bipolar symptoms. Very powerful diet for mental health. First developed for children with epilepsy.
Love is what allows you to move millions of people, to rally them, to inspire them, to give them a vision to do something, love is what allows you to land someone on the moon, love is what allows you to tackle slavery or oppression of other sorts, love is what allows you to care about the environment, clean up the environment, to create better schools and that's ultimately all that people want. What do people want in the world? They want to be able to love. To love their family, to love their children, to love their nation and then to go beyond that and smoke DMT.
CAn psychosis take over for a few months and make an introvert extremely gregarious to the point of spending thousands at strip clubs and having lots of sex with multiple strippers, then the "urge" go away as quickly as it came on,. I'm concerned another hightened and porlonged hypomania or psychosis is coming on because of a horrific lack of sleep/insomnia.
Thank you for the discussion. It seems those who have Bipolar, even in my support group for those with depression and Bipolar, psychosis was never discussed. I felt so alone in the pain of a major episode 10 yrs last month and this aniversary really hit me. I seriously could have ended my life in a major car crash but thank God no one else was hurt and I only had 4 bruises to show for it. I left $60k of property damage but that could be fixed. The trauma of that experience still haunts me to this day. Still continuing to take my medication and in therapy.
American psychiatry is such quackery. The NIH says 21%, or 1 in 5 cases, of "schizophrenia" are misdiagnosed infections of protozoa that cause Toxoplasmosis gondii. It's a disease we humans typically contract from a sick cat. The protozoa create cysts and, naturally, if they grow in the brain they cause it to malfunction. The NIH further says that artemisinin kills these protozoa. You might think psychiatrists would routinely do a trial of this plant extract to find the 21% who are misdiagnosed -but they don't, of course. Why would they want to lose a patient? There are many other proven causes/cures of schizophrenia but the Am Psych Ass'n refuses to acknowledge them. - Linda, author of "Goodbye, Quacks - Hello, Homeopathy!"
This was great. Psychosis and hospitalization brought about my diagnosis at 45 years old. Hearing it described so closely to my experience helps me accept it and the diagnosis are real.
I'm sharing this with my wife and family.
I also had my first manic episode at 42.
I love this video. I think another important point is that psychosis isn’t always related to childhood trauma. Psychosis surrounding false narratives about trauma in childhood which aren’t disputed by fact based reality, can perpetuate psychotic states, which can destroy otherwise healthy family systems which were intact, before the person experiencing psychosis became psychotic. It’s very important for a trusted loved one who can substantiate fact based experiences from childhood to work alongside a trusted therapist to help the person experiencing psychosis get better.
Within the first 17m, I just had 80% of my questions on psychosis answered that my psyche couldn’t.
Apparently I’ve been psychotic quite a few times in the past 5 years and NO ONE had any idea, including myself. Just like Victoria, my psychotic features were presented during mania and they weren’t scary AT ALL. If anything, it helped me grow into my faith more lol. 😂
Experiencing an episode can be scary, unsettling. I have experienced the gamut of psychosis and thankfully my husband has been my grounding partner ❤
great interview; it takes courage to speak out on personal issues and I feel I have learned a lot. Thanks for this.
My 26 year old daughter is going thru this now and I am scared to death.
Hi Brian, just wanted to highlight a part in this episode addressing how to help a loved one in psychosis, if you haven’t seen it already. Take care ❤️:
th-cam.com/video/V_8o2x9mySI/w-d-xo.html
❤❤❤❤
How is she now, give as much love to her as u can and take care of her food ,
I can understand how you feel. I hope she gets appropriate help that she needs. I have been through this with my daughter had an episode 3months ago. I was very scared but i soon realised pyscosis is manageable with antipschosis drugs. medication. Now she is stable and receiving mental health support alongside family support. All i can suggest is to be calm and be hopeful and supportive. Your daughter's mental state will be stable. Good luck
My daughter is 23 and stopped taking meds so I’m so worried and. It sure what to do now as she had rapid cycling mania last time very scary .
This is great content... informative, honest, and compassionate. Thank you
Thank you :)
I have experienced psychosis many times from my bipolar
Parallel reality I love that. Psychosis is not a good word
Thank you for the talk!
Amazing video. Thank you.
This is the best advice I've seen yet.
29:13 The First Step to Help A Loved One in Psychosis:
"Be careful, try not to be pushy, try to be patient, listen. First listen and listen and listen. You need to LISTEN first.
And then try to find a space in which you can actually give help.
It's like going fishing. You have to be patient, you have to remain stable. You will see the cue for you to jump in.
What's the key point where you can say "I can help you, make you feel better"?
Don't get into talking about the delusional idea.
Don't try to say "that is not real". If he or she pushes you to say "is this happening?" don't say "it is not happening".
You say "it is happening to you in your brain, and I want you to know that I feel that you're afraid or that you're feeling happy for that."
So they need to be empathized [with], and they need to feel that you understand them.
That's a first step. Seek first to understand and listen, and then take action."
❤️
I have Emotionally drained my Wife and children, I was diagnosed 2001 with Bipolar 1 and I stopped taking my medication in 2014, Big Mistake August 8th can't come soon enough 😢
Are you doing better, I hope?
I stopped my anti-depressants for about a month,(a)bout the same not a goo d idea
I just got out of the hospital. I have biopalor mania dulishions hallucinations it's tough I'm scared.
Dont worry , you can do it.
Curious how long did it take you to lose the delusion? My wife is in one right now and day 3 on medication, still has heavy delusions
Will I be able to email Dr. Sanchez . I have so many doubts. Will he oblige
There is hope ,healing and creative expression in bipolar. Lithium and Olanzepine is a Godsend. I wish my son would have taken his meds on time which would have prevented a meltdown. I wish he would do ART like he used to do when young.Exercise also helped Samuel when he was younger!
Olanzapine yes. I won't take lithium. Did that at 15
With all respect and love, please don’t use identifying information about your son online such as his name. I would be absolutely horrified and stop talking to my parent as much if I found out they were publicly posting my name in relation to my illness online. I hope he has a different last name than you or you’ve just given his first and last name out. Please remove his info, you can edit your post ❤
I think there was really a CRICKET in the room!
How do you get them to the ER?? Pple in psychosis dont like to go..that is why my mother is homeless right now. 😢
Police?
@@DouglasGross6022they have to be a harm to oneself or others. The system is fed up. Currently trying to figure out what’s wrong with my brother.
@@kevinsmith8076 You have my sympathy.
My (ex?) girlfriend is no longer getting meds for a psychotic break. She believes that the hallucinations she had were real and that *I caused them!*
So she doesn't trust me and won't talk to me. She revoked her consent to let me talk to her doctor.
I have no idea what to do.
@@kevinsmith8076these people need love more than the others, talk to them , love them , they will hear u
@@kevinsmith8076 yep, they won't do anything unless they commit crime or try to kill themselves. Mental health in usa is ooc😑
I couldn’t hear Victoria very well. Why didn’t anyone bring it up? The fact nobody mentioned anything to her makes me fear that maybe I’m in mania now because I could not hear Victoria at all! Her voice was so muffled. 😮
Haha no it’s not your mania! I could barely understand her!
Its not your mental state. I didnt hear Victoria well i even increased the volume high but still it didnt work
When people say it’s “very treatable” that seems overly optimistic. After 20 meds I would say it’s been…at best…problematic. Best of luck to all.
The increased incidence of mixed episodes interests me. Is anybody researching whether the meds might be contributing to this phenomenon? I ask because my own mixed episodes only started after taking meds. (sample size of 1 but perhaps others have had a similar experience?)
Hello from Australia
Hello Ria, thanks for tuning in!
I honestly didnt realize i was having psychosis. Just thought i was the whole universe stuck in this body. 🤔
How did you get out of it? My mother is homeless now due to this and I.dont know how to help her she's highly paranoid of Dr's cops therapist
@@ismanovskaHave you talked to police or doctors? You can try to get a court ordered psychiatric hold.
What do you do when you feel like your on alien planet. I lack the language to explain further.
This is a great video. Also watch Bipolarcast TH-cam. They talk about the ketogenic diet and how it can help elevate bipolar symptoms. Very powerful diet for mental health. First developed for children with epilepsy.
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The crickets!
Why is there no cure?
Because in this point of time modern science haven't found a cure or even close to it. In the future most likely it will come
Love is what allows you to move millions of people, to rally them, to inspire them, to give them a vision to do something, love is what allows you to land someone on the moon, love is what allows you to tackle slavery or oppression of other sorts, love is what allows you to care about the environment, clean up the environment, to create better schools and that's ultimately all that people want. What do people want in the world? They want to be able to love. To love their family, to love their children, to love their nation and then to go beyond that and smoke DMT.
sound qualite are so shity
CAn psychosis take over for a few months and make an introvert extremely gregarious to the point of spending thousands at strip clubs and having lots of sex with multiple strippers, then the "urge" go away as quickly as it came on,. I'm concerned another hightened and porlonged hypomania or psychosis is coming on because of a horrific lack of sleep/insomnia.
Yes it can.
That kind of risky behavior is called "Hypersexuality" and is a classic symptom of mania. I hope you got tested for STDs.
That's mania
Yes....ive experienced that
not anweird. DYK fake
That sounds so terrible. It’s impossible to listen