I am a medical school professor. I have to tell you now. I’m sharing this with my students. This is the BEST, most concise explanation of this group of symptoms I’ve heard in… Hell, I don’t think I’ve EVER heard in my 40 years of practicing and teaching. ALL HAIL!!!
I had severe psychosis for seven years before we found a med that pulled me out of it. It was pure torture to go through. I'm so scared of ending up psychotic again
Psychosis is something that can be treated but the experience cannot be un-lived. The first time I got it the frightful experience left me so Shakey and unsteady I was barely able to get down the stairs. I ended up severely underweight as was malnourished and dehydrated. Eventually when I got the diagnosis of Bipolar 1 years later I got correct treatment and have been doing well for a long while. Good health to you!
I was diagnosed as Bipolar with psychotic features 30 years ago, when I am unmedicated sometimes during a manic episode I will see shadow people and hear chatter like I am in a crowded room but I can’t make out any specific words or phrases. If I stay med compliant I don’t really suffer from psychosis typically during a episode but If i stop taking the meds it’s a matter of when not if I will so something like drain my bank account and hitch hike to another state without shoes because I thought I was being tracked through them. If this sounds oddly specific it’s because it happened to me a little over 3 years ago. I completely destroyed the life I had worked so hard to establish in less than three months time. Everyone thinks the depression is the hard part for bipolar but for me it is the mania hands down. Thank you for this video you did a great job of explaining things, stay healthy.
My story is so similar to yours I have the same diagnosis for 30 years as well. I had took off with no shoes on and walked for miles ended up seeing shadow people that I thought were real. They took me into a rehab hospital 4 years ago because I was eloping to traffic cones.
@@crystalwallace8398 I am sorry that you have to go through it, on the one hand it makes me sad because I wouldn’t wish this illness on an enemy, but on the other hand finding out your are not alone brings some comfort in knowing that it’s not just a me and there are other people out there making their way just like I am. Hope you are in a good place right now, stay healthy.
Sometimes, I think I'm incredibly psychotic because I definitely experience "additions to reality". But at the same time, I don't appear psychotic to anyone in my personal life, and when I explain my experiences, they're regularly validated by others. I see words in the atmosphere, I hear disembodied voices, I have that cosmic-connectedness sense. I see, hear, smell, and feel things that aren't here. And I just "know" things. And they're mundane things. And I see people around me doing the same - interacting perfectly with things they can't directly see. Knowing things. Everything is still pretty mundane, though. But I also had a stroke, though. At 22. I always feel like I'm halfway to the other side.
@sonias9722 EDIT: it's high/low blood pressure. So funny that you say that. Today my nose won't stop runny watery blood, and I've got a nauseous headache. I can't afford a CT scan. Or any further treatment.
I’m the same!! But I don’t think I’m psychotic, the things I see and hear happen, I swear o dream things and they happen. It’s like a knowing, I just know. My family can’t stand to be around me, they think I’ve lost it, I know I haven’t. I am constantly scared though, I’ve collected items and made items to protect my family because I know what’s coming. My husband hates me, I have no friends (by my choice), I do think years of being in my own I’m my own thoughts has made me study everything and everyone, I’ve figured out really deep stuff. Sometimes knowing too much is a curse.
@@Ella-kn9qd I dont really know....but I visited a physciatrist she's doing well now... She doesn't talk to her visitors now...she's living in a real world now just having some anxiety regarding the safety of her loved ones. I really dont know what had happened to her
TBI pyschosis survivor here.... Even through its been 10 since it(tbi) happened(9 years since the P..break).. Its taken this long to find out That thats what even happened. Thank you for pointing this out!! And thank you for sharing!
Thank you for sharing your recovery story so openly. I could see this video reducing stigma for people with psychosis. It was vary helpful to hear your perspective.
I'm autistic. Life is very hard for me. I've experienced social withdrawal and psychosis. Depression as low as it gets. I was paper thin. It was related to anxiety related to undiagnosed level 1 autism. Turns out the world was much more dangerous to me and my extreme sensory and cognitive profiles. What is real anyway? There's no way to know the consciousness of another or their experience of the world. Reality is a judgement call our minds make in an attempt to keep us alive so we can reproduce. Our senses form the basis of how we perceive and construct reality. Mobs form around shared realities and seek power and dominace through groups and tribes. Autistic people dont understand the hidden language and lies and deciet that govern group politics. So we're cast out of it. Thank god for autistic psychosis. Someone has to call bullsh*t on consensus reality now and then, or we get mob rule. ;-)
Autism employees at the Cares Cafe in Shanghai - take up a musical instrument, rehearse together and then perform for the public! / Chaotic mobs seek dominance for their Jacobin practices!
The way you described these psychotics episodes as literally annihilating parts of yourself, makes me think that it's sort of like a really bad acid trip that just lasts for weeks or months. It's a form of ego dissolution in a way. I'm lucky to have only experienced temporary psychosis from drug use. The effects always went away after the substance left my body. But I truly feel for everybody who suffers from a more chronic form of psychosis, you are all so strong!
Aaah, yes! I've had this thought recently as well but couldn't articulate it. I'm helping care take for somebody in an acute episode, and their biggest fear right now is a voice saying, "They've already died." My first intuition as an ole psychedelic tripper myself was, "it's the ego that is dead."
I found myself having a Cid induced episode that lasted a month. I found myself walking in circles one day at work, crying because I couldn't stop myself. I had no idea why I felt so out of control; this was like 3 weeks after dropping! It was a terrible time with lots of symptoms manifesting. At first I thought it was because of the drugs, but now I believe the drugs just pushed what was bound to happen over the edge. I had been depressed and wishing for an ego death/rebirth and Lucy said, "Okay boy, well then get out there and be reborn, sucka." 😅
Thanks for making this video. I experienced my first episode of psychosis this time last year out of nowhere. Spent 3 weeks in the psych hospital which was terrifying. Lots of bad stuff but also some fun moments like believing I was chosen as the alien queen (😂) I wish there was more info out there so it’s great that you’ve made this video. Thanks from the UK
You know what, it is so refreshing to hear someone say there were fun moments. I need to be reminded of that. When I thought I was Satan’s mistress I felt like a bad ass.
Hi Yilba - do you mind me asking roughly how old you are? Interested - as someone writing about this in the UK - in older people having a 1st episode as well as episodes apparently coming out of nowhere. Was yours an episode of psychosis on its own (as far as you/they know)- or did you end up with a diagnosis alongside? Thanks for any answers - no worries if you don't wish to share - and I really wish you well! Pip
@@PippaHinchleyComedy Hi Pip, that sounds really interesting! My psychosis happened when I was 29 (now 31), seemingly stress induced and I have not been diagnosed alongside it, however I have always struggled with depression & anxiety throughout my life. Luckily I have not had any further psychosis symptoms since the episode. I'd be happy to answer more questions if you needed, however I don't think there's a private message feature on here so not sure how that would work! Thanks and all the best, Hannah :)
@yilba hi hannah, thanks for repkying! do u do fb/messenger or insta i'm on those same name if u want to connect. Where in the country are u? Brst, pip
Thank you Carolynn for being so honest about your experiences. You’ve been through a lot and you’re a brave Angel for describing this. My son is withdrawn from society, his sleep patterns are non existent, no looking at texts ,emails. He has paranoia, OCD regarding health but doesn’t accept that he can get help. As far as he’s concerned, The problem is how other people are with him , they laugh at him, but he does not need any counselling or medication for this. I am hoping there is a miracle and he has some realisation that he needs mental help.
I had a 2x4 fall on my head and this video has made me realize that i may be suffering from psychosis, thank you. I’m currently on anti depressants and they are helping a lot but the last year has been insane.
After a bad argument with my dad I lost my ability to speak- I could only scream. Also, no energy at all-i would try to say something and… blood curdling scream would come out. - I managed to call a friend and slowly came out of it. Scary AF! I didn’t know there was a word for psychologically not being able to speak.
Oh yeah it’s definitely a thing! And I think it makes sense that something that stressful would result in losing your ability to talk. Brains are so wild, I feel like anything is possible that way.
I had similar stuff after stopping Lexapro irregularly and abruptly. I lost ability to speak with people politely and started openly insulting people and even yelling and creating a toxic environment
@@claireh.7605 i did something similar on certain drugs once. I can't remember it myself but people told me after. The only thing I remember in the moment I thought it was funny but I can't remember a thing I said. I insulted everyone there.
Clock hands moved in reverse during my post-partum psychosis experience. I am still convinced that what I saw was real, and that I was in some sort of parallel universe or alternate reality.
I had medication induced psychosis. This included olfactory hallucinations. I rarely read about that in the literature. That includes responses by medical professionals. Good to see it mentioned here.
Medication, i.e. neurotoxic drugs - dope-up cathexis and cause Disassociation, keeping people dysfunctional and corrals them as cash cows for the psychiatric - pharmaceutical co-franchise! Isn't the financialized Coverage then traded on the international markets?
I had this to from serqual 7 years hallucinating,surprise surprise when i took myself off it they stopped. Now i live with the cognative issues and depression on my own.
@@ijustagirl74 When I read things written by professionals about the causes of psychoses I NEVER see medication included. I often get "the look" when I mention the cause of my psychosis to new medical providers, etc. Of course, they eventually get my medical records and see for themselves. It has now been four years since this happened. I am permanently changed from the experience.
I once had a schizo-affective friend who had a delusion of becoming a famous rock star singer. This went on for yrs until one day I told him he had become too old to be that singer. Over a short time he gave up the delusion. I think realizing he was in fact, in reality too old, gave him 'a way out' without he having to face the fact he did not 'make it' because he didn't have the talent.
I’ve had psychosis 3 times, my 3rd one I just got out of the hospital 3 weeks ago and these videos have educated me so much. These should be in psych wards honestly. Thank you so much.
Is this the original version of the quote that is widely accredited to J Krishnamurti? “It’s no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society” I heard there was debate about if he actually said it first. It was my sentiment all along. Bravo.
I had visual hallucinations with semi-transparent intricate geometry, everything spinning very fast, could breathe them out of my mouth in a specific state. Then the thoughts told me to go somewhere and to sit in the specific place. It was very noisy, there was a construction site nearby, and I was hearing latin religious-like chores (I am agnostic) from above superimposed on the construction noises (functional hallucinations). Then I heard a guy from above telling that he was not guilty and some other guys were accusing him. I was thinking about going and kicking their asses so they wouldn't kill him, but the sounds were from somewhere above the ground, so I thought there was no use in going. They were repeating the same thing again and again. I also knew that these were all misperceptions all the time, but they were the most realistic things I ever heard, so crisp. I still can see geometry on the background and sometimes chores superimposed on some consensus reality sounds, and visual snow, but I concentrate on consensus reality for now. I had sleep deprivation then, I think this triggered the experience.
I have anxiety, depression & PTSD! I have 3 mental breakdowns! To be honest I still have bad anxiety!! With bad Paranoia! My therapist taught me how to handle my anxiety 😢🙏🏻🫶🏻
I've been seeing these geometric neon rainbow moving shapes, like a see through veil over my eyes. It happens when I wake up sometimes. They can last for 1- 8 minutes I think. This is freaking me out. I have so many of these symptoms.
Thanks so much for this. 🙏 Our 24yo son is 1 week post psychotic episode. Just got him back from hospital. Feeling pretty helpless and guilty as parents at the moment, but your video is extremely helpful. He / we have a long road ahead. Thanks again from Brisbane, Australia.
I have the same diagnosis. I just found this channel. You are not alone. I feel cut off too. I’m in a recovery phase and I’m finding as I have more good days, there’s the question of what do i do with my life now. It’s very confusing and a big question to answer.
I share this diagnosis as well. You are so resilient! Almost everything you talked about, I too have experienced, except the delusions including pregnancy. I've been having an episode starting several days ago, but I'm using my wellness tools to modulate my symptoms at this stage. So far, they seem to be helping to ease my symptoms somewhat, but if they start worsening, I'll seek medical assistance. I've been through too many times to not know better. Building resiliency has required a monumental effort on my part during every recovery phase I've lived through. Thank you for your honesty and positivity. I'll be 70 years old soon. Never give up hope!
I would also like to add that I have had to learn how to live with constant perceptual disturbances. Or as some would call them, hallucinations, for decades now. The difference between those two terms for me is that I learned reality testing skills through intensive therapy to "focus on what's real, and defocus on what's not!" That's how I've regained and created a life worth living for myself! Cheers!
Wow your channel popped up in my feed last night and this is the very first video I watched and I was blown away by how informative it was. For the first time, thanks to your video, I'm realizing that the depression that my daughter experienced prior to getting sick with schizophrenia in 2019 were just the symptoms leading up to psychosis. I never understood that until i saw your video (and I've watched a lot of content on the subject)! My daughter is 23 now and I'm really hoping one day she will recover like you did! I'm so glad I've found your channel. I've subscribed to it so I can learn more about how you recovered from this awful disease. Maybe my daughter will be willing to watch your content too. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
@@christinehollenshead6201 my heart goes out to both you and your daughter! She is so lucky to have such a supportive parent. I hope she recovers well. ❤️
I've only been through drug induced psychosis & also substance withdrawal psychosis. Benzo withdrawal & stimulate psychosis were the worst!!! My brain has been permanently changed but luckily an anxiety disorder is all that was permanent & I'm learning how to live life functionally & happy.
Oh gosh I’ve heard the worst things about benzo withdrawals. I’m so glad you got through that! I hope your anxiety is doing well. Substance induced psychosis is no joke.
I am learning so much from your videos. Your explanation of delusions and hallucinations was especially helpful, as well as the timelines you described in your recovery process.
That was really brave of you, and thanks for being educational. There's an Irish proverb: 'If there's a way into the wood, there is a way out'. I am convinced there are some things our psyche's are just not geared up for, ie. abuse, and such things can leave us mentally unable to cope. Particularly where people have intentionally been harmful. I read the case of a chap who heard voices and his therapist understood the underlying problem was a rejection issue. She told him to focus on addressing his rejection problem instead of on the voices and he says that his voices cleared up within a year. I find you beautiful and courageous. With regards, Jonathan x
My son has Bi-polar 1, but will only take Lithium which helps his severe Mania and agitation and sometimes rage. He has had delusions now for over 3 months. He denies he has Bi-olar 1, but Im thankful he at least takes the Lithium. Im praying he gets over the delusions. He cant even work like he is now 😢
Good luck to him, I hope he can get past it. I was the same way for a long time. It takes a lot of patience and strength to be in your position and I just want you to know how appreciated you are.
I can see in this video that you had an extremely long journey to elaborate the whole experience, as everything you said is very true and deeply personal yet very composed. And the last part, I am very touched about what you said because it really is like that, but I never heard anyone else explaining it like that. It does really feel like a maze trying to navigate the new common reality, trying to make sense of what was previously true and how you can actually tell if something is true or not since you really have no pillars to tell. In a few words, it really feels like rediscovering yourself all over again and become an entirely new person. And this person I'm seeing is an extremely beautiful and mature one! Thank you a lot, you're very precious! ❤
Hi, i wanted to thank you for this excellent, well thought out video. 20 years ago my brother had a psychotic episode and it was terrifying to witness, but your video has helped me realise how he must of been far more terrified. You have provided such a dynamic and empathetic way for someone who hasn't experienced psychosis to try to envisage how that could feel.trully eye opening ❤
Thank you for this information. I'm trying to learn all I can about Psychosis, in particular drug and alcohol induced Psychosis. As my sister is currently going through her second episode.
See if there are happy clapping and stomping classes, where people start laughing. Happiness + physiology are here being triggered together - which the subconscious mind takes literally. After many classes, along with singing in a Glee Club - your sister will probably begin to develop a mental + emotional cathexis, which is what Mental Health is!
Thank you for posting this AMAZING video.This is heart-wrenching to hear and at the same time so relatable, educational and concise, a world class description. While many people have heard the term, I assume Im not unique in saying I really dont know the details of what a psychosis actually entails, I feel this video helped me a LOT and I feel a little better equipped to see the signs should I encounter someone who needs help. Psychotic episodes are likely to be more common as more people are introduced to psychedelic medicines, and a LOT more work needs to be done in this field to create methods and ways to prevent or reduce the risk that people expose themselves to using psychedelics. Even certain meditation techniques, without use of medicines, like kundalini awakening can also bring about psychosis for some people, and I have come to the conclusion that all people are susceptible once they reach their own individual limit. One of the more interesting aspects of this is the emerging understanding of our physical 3D reality as an illusion, a hologram where our bodies are avatars and our senses creating a sort of VR headset to our spiritual consciousness, as a method for our unlimited selves to experience limits and how to express love. A psychosis could then be explained as a faulty headset, but that also sounds limiting and clinical. I think the real work happens here in the 3D reality where we learn to express love, either towards ourselves or towards others, and this video is definitely a gorgeous love statement towards others. Thank you!
I've gone through extreme Psychosis before, fairly recently I'd say as this was just a couple months ago, when I was finally back to being "normal" 3 whole days have passed and I had no clue I thought it was just a few hours I was in the hospital for that long & didn't even know how I got there
I’m glad you’re back from it! That’s so wild how you lost track of time like that. It happened to me too, like I just had no concept of time anymore. I hope you never have to go through that again.
Thank you for talking about pyschosis ive had it twice each time more severe it loses you freinds and people avoid you it is so hushed up nobody understands it even the hospitals and doctors so.lovely to hear you being frank honest and open well done youx
Thanks for the education and explanation of a schizophrenic condition. You are gifted in my opinion. I been through Hell with my own personal schizophrenia diagnosis for nearly 25 years. I have been through phases in that long timeframe. I am a full time employee now and off disability (SSI social security) I feel if I keep taking my medication and do all my new habits and routine I will be one step ahead of my disease. I realized in my recent years that there’s a reason why they call psychiatric hospitals “ Behavioral Health Services “ and that because just taking a pill isn’t going to fix me. I need a complete overhaul on my life and routine and habits.
@@jimmyh706 wow you are so strong. I love your mentality - I feel the same way. For me, it meant changing everything to put my mental health first. I’m so glad you’re working and off disability. I hope to get there someday. Thank you for sharing that with me, you’re inspiring.
I hope you get there too. Working is such a blessing. I used to dream I could enter the workforce when I was super sick and on social security disability. I am very grateful to be working again. I been at it for almost 4 years now. I did end up in psych ward last fall but that was because I stopped taking my medication for two months. Long story short; I thought I was cured . I pray a lot too. If I had any advice to give it would be pray the rosary as much as possible. God bless you and your journey
Thank you for sharing this information. Sending a virtual hug your way and wishing you well. (I was interested in the explanation as I have experienced dissociation due to grief and complex trauma and wondered about overlap. I appreciate your explanation.)
I actually did wake up one day psychotic it lasted 9 years and then stopped as suddenly as it started. There were periods of downtime occasionally but it wasn’t a bad experience. I do now have a diagnosis of autism and it is believed that this what caused the psychosis. Since it stopped over a year ago there has been no indications of it returning.
I'm having all those negative ones except speech ones, I think. On anti-psychotic Invega Trinza for bipolar, I don't want to go nuts again 😢 edit; glad I found your channel, I motivated to get up, brush my teeth and take my vitamins 🙏🙌
@@NilsExp oh yay! That is motivating for me to hear too! Forgive me for the late response, I haven’t checked my notifications in weeks. Haha wow I guess I really needed that motivation too!
at the age of 13 my parents divorced they had fought each other and my father threw the tv on my mother i had called the cops i remember the whole time i was sweating and my face was so red.. fastfoward thru middle school and highschool i was scared to associate literally out of no where i would go and hide in the bathroom to not do a presentation i was constantly sweatinf everyday and feeling paranoid over anything it wasnt till i took acid at 18 i started sobbing and saw what ive become so dissociated. im now out of my episodes eating healthy and fasting idk what i lived during those yeaes i lost so many opportunities and im a nerd i self sabotage till inlost everything. life has been weird for me. i always wondered wat life would b or wat path wat i wouldve been idk but ik im healed and finally achieving my goals
This video has helped me understand myself so much I’ve never had an episode before so I’m terrified and didn’t even know I was having one until reading up about symptoms but I trust if I stop smoking weed it will go away gradually I really hope I haven’t lost myself forever I’m gonna come back and update
I have 2 sisters, both have experienced drug induced psychosis. 1 only had episodes while using meth and snapped back to reality within a few days after last use. My other sister-my baby sister- has been in an episode for a month now. Not sure what triggered it as she wont be honest about the drugs she's been doing. It began exactly as you described. Right down to suicidal thoughts. Everything that comes out of her mouth has been all lies, so much so that she believes they are true. Shes threatened to kill myself and my mother... threatened to stab me to death and gut our mother ( she and my mother use to be extremely close prior to this psychosis).. she even came to my house and accused me of stealing her child, who she left with our mother that day... She Thinks everyone's against her, when we are trying to help. Has called the police saying a man was following her home trying to stab her and was sitting on her porch waiting for her to come outsode... shes had hours long conversations with my grandfather ( passed away in 2002) and my uncle( passed away in 2014). She doesnt sleep or eat. We've tried everything to get her help, MCAT, 911, police etc. they wont help her because she declines help. She left 10 days ago, never said goodbye to her 4 yr old, hasnt been back and has cut all family and friends out of her life. Shes very up and down.. hysterically crying then hyperventilating and then angry and violent to laughing.. all in a matter of minutes. She cant even concentrate long enough to finish a sentence.. how do we get her help if she thinks we are out to get her and if she refuses medical treatment? I miss her, the real her. Im scared for her and those around her. Im scared for her son and our mother. Shes just not who she was in April of this year... Not who my kids love. I dont know how to help if she wont even speak to me or anyone else in the family or her friends.
@@Glacier-zo5kd I am so sorry to hear that she’s going through that, and you and your family are going through the struggle in your own way. I wish I could help you, I know it can make you feel helpless as I’ve been in your shoes with family, too. I hope she will be ok and come out of it. She can absolutely recover, which you know of course from your other sister. There is definitely hope even when it feels hopeless.
Go to probate court and have the judge determine she needs an evaluation so she is not a threat to herself or anyone else. You can request the police honor the court evaluation, they will take her to the ER, evaluate for psychiatric placement. They will locate a place that has a bed open for her. It helps to have insurance or Medicaid.
I am going to watch this, on my tiny channel with commentary to discuss my symptoms (looks like first phase one but for two decades while I have been to articulate the decline to doctors and loved ones). I have language and social aspects and look like I have delusions of grandeur. Thank you for sharing your personal story and including all of the information to be able to recognize the three different phases
I’ve been isolated from everyone I ever knew for ten years. My struggles were entertaining for them. I’d rather be alone. What struggles? Betrayal, divorce, job loss, bankruptcy, foreclosure, suicidal tendencies, severe depression. Never diagnosed, but in retrospect, psychosis sounds accurate
I’ve watched my 26 yo son go through all the stages. This video was so helpful! I now know what to look for BEFORE he goes into psychosis again. I have a question, I believe my son is now coming out of a psychotic episode that lasted almost a year. I’m wondering if he is still having the delusions that he has 2 neuralinks in his brain. He believes that his father (who passed away when he was 10,) did a surgery on him when he was a baby and put the neuralinks in. Do you think I should ask him if he still believes he has the neuralink? Or if he remembers talking to Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise and Obama through his neural ink? Or should I just leave it alone?
Hmm I don’t know if I’m the best person to ask, but if I was in his shoes I wouldn’t want to be asked because that could strengthen it and make it harder to come out of. Also, this is just me personally, I don’t like being reminded of things like that. It’s weird to hear what I was like in a time when I wasn’t myself.
That was very informative, and easy to understand. Thank you for taking the time to explain in such detail, and having the courage to share your story. It seems most have either dealt with a bit of psychosis, or have lived with someone experiencing psychosis. Our society helps amp it. It’s only through going through it or seeing it, that one begins to become empowered through it each step forward.
Thank you so much for the informative vid, regarding psychosis. Listening to your experience has helped me, and I now understand what's happening to me. Sending ❤ to you x
Hi! Wouldn't you say there's actually a sixth category of hallucination, like when you feel your body changing shape or you feel yourself moving or flying even when you're not moving, or feel thoughts enter your head from outside or the thoughts move in your head from one side to the other or crash like waves? I suppose very generally you could call most of these "somatic" experiences as most of them relate to the body in space, but they're as different from ordinary "tactile" sensations (you could argue) as taste is from smell...
Yeah, my first thought goes to somatic, which is a tricky one because somatic delusions sort of blur the line between delusions and hallucinations. Like, the delusion of bugs crawling under your skin. It’s a delusion but you can still feel it. I’ve had that with cotard’s delusion - I could feel my leg wasn’t “attached” to me even though it was there. I could feel exactly where it stopped being alive. Definitely a freaky feeling! I’m not sure if that helps, but that’s just my two cents about it.
@@Psychotic.in.Seattle I remember being depressed having this horrible persistent idea that I could not die. No matter what happened to me I would live on and I could not die. This horrible idea tormented me even to the extent that if someone chopped my head off I would live on headless, cold and thirsty and in pain and totally helpless. Knowing what was going on around me but totally powerless to change anything. Not fun.
Thank you, i've been through it! I think i've been through it more than once. That was a lot of helpful information I did not know! I also think i've avoided it and have some limited control over not going fully in! Although there is a tipping point once in, it's a ride! Living a stress and hassle free life has kept me off medications at times!
A weird thing happened to me in one of my worse depression. I was convince dsomeone with ill intentions was watching me sleeping. Funny thing is I knew it wasn't real, funnier thing is I couldn't help myself but to beleive it. I pushed my bed againt the wall so I could sleep my back againt the wall, opened the blind and slept with a night light...
I do find that quite interesting as well .. not being sarcastic,just it's a fine line ...yet it gets me thinking why the push for pharmaceuticals that Injure people or just mask the deeper spiritual significance. I don't know if it's such cut and dry answers and there are many reasons and scenarios to account for . I literally don't know how I ended up on this video lol interesting hearing this perspective from someone who hasn't taken spiritual awakenings Into account . It's a bit too much in the box thinking without other factors and years of study to consider .
@yourlucidnightmare7213 agreed there! That's why it's such an interesting fine line and needs to be studied and understood further. There are a lot of overlapping "symptoms". The mind is so complex I don't know if we can label every experience so simply . There is a lot to consider. Some people are highly gifted in the 6th senses and don't know how to handle their gifts . Without a proper mentor it can lead to mental dis-ease .. just thinking out loud . This is what I've noticed observing highly sensitive people that go through trauma induced or other triggers and it kicks their gifts into high gear.. then it's a slippery slope .
I’m currently 22 and I wonder if I experienced a form of psychosis as a child. I started to hallucinate at the age of 12 (faces, mainly eyes only, staring at me from tight/ closed spaces, like cracks in doors/doorknob holes) and by the time I was 13 I had delusions that were in the conspiratorial category (along with the previously mentioned visual hallucinations), and I had that through a lot of high school. At 14 I was diagnosed with anxiety disorder and severe depression after a self-harm incident (I had also previously attempted s**cide about half a year before). I no longer believe in those conspiracy theories or that powerful figures are targeting me, and I don’t feel like harming myself and haven’t for a long time, but I do struggle with disembodied eyes. Eyes seem to sometimes trigger that paranoid feeling in me that I recognize from my younger age. And if I watch conspiratorial-related videos that I used to watch when I was younger, I start to feel anxious. Some sounds can even trigger my paranoia. Back-masking of songs/voices can trigger my paranoia. I’m aware that they’re all delusions but I can’t seem to shake the way they make me feel. For the past few years, I’ve felt like a normal person again, and that I outgrew the problem that I had. But here lately, my life has been a very stressful one, and I’ve noticed these symptoms rear their head once again after so long. Not as intense as they once were, but enough to make me feel like there is something off. I often struggle with delusions in my relationship as well. I tend to have frequent moments where I feel like I’ve destroyed my partner’s perception of me, and that they don’t love me anymore. Or that they secretly can’t stand me and feel like they are stuck with me. They calm me down and reassure me, but it seems to happen over and over, and it feels like I lose control in those moments. It’s like I tell myself that this is a delusion but I can’t stop. I was never diagnosed with psychosis, only anxiety disorder and depression, but I’m wondering who I should go to in order to talk about these things. Is there a specific type of psych doctor? Is it specialized? How do I convey these concerns without them misdirecting me or misunderstanding me?
I think any of those things are great to bring up with a doctor, and typically any kind of psych nurse/counselor/therapist etc. would be a good person to go to.
This person i've been seeing for over year and a half started smoking marijuana after three years sober and that caused a severe psychotic episode within 3-4 days. His eyes and emotions went cold right after talking about how he wants to be with me always days prior smoking. He started accusing me of things I hadn't done, like playing games with his mind and being almost like a leviathan to him and he started seeing and hearing hallucinations before losing his temper after I tried talking about it with him. He threw me out of his life due to his delusions and suspicion of me and cut all contacts with me. His condition is still acute after three weeks and we haven't spoken since. He does not realize his own mental condition and until he recovers, I'm simply waiting. Will he recognize his actions after he comes out of it or what does usually happen after a person regains his own thoughts and starts thinking clearly again?
@@MrNakitjamuusi oh no, I am so sorry to hear that! I’m sorry he’s in that state & I’m sorry for how it’s affected you. I think some people do regain a sense of their mental state. Not everyone does, but it’s absolutely possible. Sometimes it takes some outside help to get there. Once he comes around to it, he may do a lot better with treatment. I know marijuana has triggered quite a few of my episodes. Is he still smoking? Sometimes just quitting the drug is enough to come out of it. Good luck to you both. I hope he does well.
Thank you for your kind response ❤ He actually called me today and we talked and he wants to meet again, but he still smokes and has the psychotic symptoms and not fully back to himself. But it's a start...it's still a start but does this mean the peak of the psychosis has passed and now he is slowly coming out of it? Now it feels like there's some of him + symptoms but he told me he misses me...but I still feel like something is still off and I know the psychosis is still there but I could talk with him quite normally. I think it's not something that goes away instantly and he is back to being himself. Could you make a video on the topic of how the symptoms fade when a person is coming out of psychosis? It would help alot to understand this situation too.. Thank you for being you ❤ And for your kind words 🥰
Thank you so much for sharing. My adult son is currently hospitalized after suffering 3 psychotic episodes in just over 3 weeks. Can you please share what being involuntarily hospitalized is like, since due to HIPPA, no one at the hospital will tell us anything?
Yes, it is a bit hazy because of the state I was in but essentially they wouldn’t give my family any information either (I really wish that hadn’t happened). I was given the choice to give them information & I chose not to but I was too unwell to know better. I did have to be court approved to be discharged and went before a judge that they brought into the hospital a few times before I could be discharged. I’m not sure if that’s the same everywhere but that was my experience.
I can go into psychosis and back out again. I've only just found the cause. For me, it's nicotine. It works on the chems in the brain that induce thinking, causing me extreme anxiety. The results together after the over thinking is either the passages of the downwards spiral, which is my trauma, or the fact that psychs were overdosing me on antipsychotics for years.
My twin brother's final phase of psychosis was when he committed suicide. Mental illness is terrible. If I hadn't seen it with my own two eyes, I wouldn't have believed it was possible.
@@Thilosophocl3s thanks! I try to make it a fun topic. I haven’t had much success knowing hallucinations aren’t real but that sounds so helpful to be able to tell yourself they’re coming on.
@@Psychotic.in.Seattle I swear I had written another paragraph in here somewhere that was actually thanking you for being brave and for sharing, and for educating me. Those three signs I know very well, but I'm pretty sure the implications are different for my friend who's exhibiting them. Well those, and some cognitive projection, and denial, etc.
I’m assuming these stages don’t apply when it’s drug induced psychosis with a rapid onset? Or do they just cycle through much quicker or maybe appear all at once? With the absence of a prodromal phase?
Thank you so much for this very clear information. I’m caring for an adult man who is schizophrenic. I’ve been struggling with his lack interest in almost everything…my job is to enhance his life and connect him with his/our community. He shoots down almost all of my suggestions I’m running out of ideas…I’m having to negotiate with him just to get him to commit to a few minutes of an activity I believe is beneficial for him, by promising a reward he appreciates. All he really wants to do is shop and eat…he loves spending money. Another thingI’m struggling with is that he won’t share what he sees, thinks and feels with me if I ask him. He may just shout something out to me occasionally giving me insight, but I just wondered if that typical? what I take my role in his life very seriously… I want to be an asset to him in every area that I can contribute to. his schizophrenia so advanced it’s hard to know what he needs. It’s very nice to hear somebody who’s illness isn’t as advanced at his is. Thank you sharing some being so personal because it helps so many people! I hope you understand that. You are amazing and such a blessing. One of the things I still have questions about is how to predict those psychotic episodes? He was abnormally manic yesterday. He had also just received his monthly allowance and we were working on a budget and he got to go shopping, so I wasn’t sure if that was just excitement or if something was coming on. He was much more animated and expressive than usual as well as making gestures with his arms, being very expressive facially and very clearly in another place.
Fake friends!! Lol Seeing shadow people in your regular wake state is one thing, yet seeing them in the “between” is quite a different thing.Great Video though!
You can definitely talk to yourself when you are at home alone and live alone, you also do so into your smartphone, there is nothing wrong with that or with vocalizing thoughts, it's not the same as doing it everywhere and in public it can definitely be cringy, but everyone does it when they for example screw sth up unintentionally.
Please i need help I recently been having a feeling of not being connected to myself my thoughts or emotions. I went to the er yesterday not really being able to talk or write clearly because it felt lime my entire body was morphing i looked at my hands and they were moving on there own almost in a symbolic way and my back of my head hurt a lot i couldn’t feel my body making it difficult to walk I started to feel like i had no control over what my hands do and my vision also seems to move and morph in on itself and as it would do so i was in pain all over
Omfg. I remember Alogia during my 3 yr psychosis. It was the worst!!! I could say yes and no and barely even that. I forgot how to do simple things such as us a phone and never felt the urge to use the bathroom or eat. Schizophrenia is no joke.
Wow...if this would be true it would explain many things about someone who used to be very close to me, from whom I had to distance myself...The overlap is undeniable...
i had a many yrs long friend yrs ago but he suddenly began treating me horribly for no apparent reason so i dropped him as a friend but i recently found out that he's been in psychosis for yrs and i wonder if what i experienced from him was the beginning of his illness?
I was in phycosis for a year it was terrible the auditory persecutory halucinations were so bad 6 different voices constantly from the time I woke up till I fell asleep it was hard to stay focused or calm constantly in fear of the strangers around me thinking they were a part of the whole scenario barely eating thinking nearly everything was poisoned and even my family was in on things it was hurtful because i thought for a long time they must have been replaced because my family wouldn't do that but it was extram halucinations it unfortunately was a medical medication mistake from a dr and not checking for any thyroid condition before antipsychotics witch i didn't need anyway because it made it worse and only exsasorbated my thyroid condition sending me into a much bigger phycosis 😬 luckily im back home and my last halucination was last march i believe still it scares me and my ths(thyroid hormone) lvls are still too high.
Wow, that does sound really scary! I’m so glad you came out of it, I hope it never happens again. I’ve actually heard of the thyroid being related before and I’m sorry no one caught that or realized they were related.
I had psycosis i thought the whole world was on cocaine and i was a Sage It true when you come out of it I laid flat for nine months i couldn't get up Now I black out p once a year I feel i lose brain function after it happens but my subconscious is speaking when i blackout end up in mental ward when i wake up iam on SSI because of it
In some cultures psychosis is actually a healing practice, kind of like stand up commedy, where the person acts and is at the same time psychotic or borderline, for entertaining or shamanic ritual epsiodes aimed at describing a fiction or a creative realm of possible. This indicates that our culture's current difficulty handling humor, teasing jokes etc is a sign of slide to ethnic psychotic disorder. Worse, our health care professionals lack of taking stock of culture and acts of professionalism exacerbate the situation instead of helping it.
I am a medical school professor. I have to tell you now. I’m sharing this with my students. This is the BEST, most concise explanation of this group of symptoms I’ve heard in… Hell, I don’t think I’ve EVER heard in my 40 years of practicing and teaching. ALL HAIL!!!
Wow thank you! I really appreciate that! I put a lot of work into this video so that really means a lot to me, thank you. ❤️
Can someone have this during times when they are very drunk and drink every day?
DEFINITELY. Delirium IT IS called@@indigosungirl
I had severe psychosis for seven years before we found a med that pulled me out of it. It was pure torture to go through. I'm so scared of ending up psychotic again
I’m so glad you came out of it! Going psychotic again is my biggest fear.
What med?
@@melissagrimstead7324 It was Invega injections. I was on abilify before that but it didn't work for me.
There isnt one because its FAKE and theyre full of crap and gangstalkers.@melissagrimstead7324
Same here,took seven years too
Psychosis is something that can be treated but the experience cannot be un-lived. The first time I got it the frightful experience left me so Shakey and unsteady I was barely able to get down the stairs. I ended up severely underweight as was malnourished and dehydrated. Eventually when I got the diagnosis of Bipolar 1 years later I got correct treatment and have been doing well for a long while. Good health to you!
And the experience itself was the trigger to look for Help i guess?
Dont underestimate negative experiences for your growth
I was diagnosed as Bipolar with psychotic features 30 years ago, when I am unmedicated sometimes during a manic episode I will see shadow people and hear chatter like I am in a crowded room but I can’t make out any specific words or phrases. If I stay med compliant I don’t really suffer from psychosis typically during a episode but If i stop taking the meds it’s a matter of when not if I will so something like drain my bank account and hitch hike to another state without shoes because I thought I was being tracked through them. If this sounds oddly specific it’s because it happened to me a little over 3 years ago. I completely destroyed the life I had worked so hard to establish in less than three months time. Everyone thinks the depression is the hard part for bipolar but for me it is the mania hands down. Thank you for this video you did a great job of explaining things, stay healthy.
My story is so similar to yours I have the same diagnosis for 30 years as well. I had took off with no shoes on and walked for miles ended up seeing shadow people that I thought were real. They took me into a rehab hospital 4 years ago because I was eloping to traffic cones.
@@crystalwallace8398 I am sorry that you have to go through it, on the one hand it makes me sad because I wouldn’t wish this illness on an enemy, but on the other hand finding out your are not alone brings some comfort in knowing that it’s not just a me and there are other people out there making their way just like I am. Hope you are in a good place right now, stay healthy.
My experiences ! psychosis only created from drugs users
Thank you for sharing your experience- is giving me insight into things to ask about.
@@esn2455and @crystalwallace8398 I wish you both the best! I feel for you both and genuinely hope you have the best lives possible. Love❤
Sometimes, I think I'm incredibly psychotic because I definitely experience "additions to reality". But at the same time, I don't appear psychotic to anyone in my personal life, and when I explain my experiences, they're regularly validated by others.
I see words in the atmosphere, I hear disembodied voices, I have that cosmic-connectedness sense. I see, hear, smell, and feel things that aren't here. And I just "know" things. And they're mundane things. And I see people around me doing the same - interacting perfectly with things they can't directly see. Knowing things. Everything is still pretty mundane, though.
But I also had a stroke, though. At 22. I always feel like I'm halfway to the other side.
Did you get an MRI or CT-scan? Sounds like some parts of your brain might have been left affected by the stroke
@sonias9722
EDIT: it's high/low blood pressure.
So funny that you say that. Today my nose won't stop runny watery blood, and I've got a nauseous headache.
I can't afford a CT scan. Or any further treatment.
I’m the same!! But I don’t think I’m psychotic, the things I see and hear happen, I swear o dream things and they happen. It’s like a knowing, I just know. My family can’t stand to be around me, they think I’ve lost it, I know I haven’t. I am constantly scared though, I’ve collected items and made items to protect my family because I know what’s coming. My husband hates me, I have no friends (by my choice), I do think years of being in my own I’m my own thoughts has made me study everything and everyone, I’ve figured out really deep stuff. Sometimes knowing too much is a curse.
Sounds like your very spiritual not psychotic
Yea, there's a difference @@FayeStar-x7y
1st stage : You see a cat.
2ng stage : You talk to the cat.
3rd stage : The cat is talking to you.
Oh my god this is the cleanest description ever! I love it. Thank you for sharing.
Can this be cured ? My lil 8 yr old girl is having this 😢
@@JaiTuljabhavaniMata I would consult psychiatrist.
@@JaiTuljabhavaniMata is she just pretending? 8 is really rare for this to happen
@@Ella-kn9qd I dont really know....but I visited a physciatrist she's doing well now... She doesn't talk to her visitors now...she's living in a real world now just having some anxiety regarding the safety of her loved ones. I really dont know what had happened to her
TBI pyschosis survivor here.... Even through its been 10 since it(tbi) happened(9 years since the P..break).. Its taken this long to find out That thats what even happened. Thank you for pointing this out!! And thank you for sharing!
Thank you for sharing your recovery story so openly. I could see this video reducing stigma for people with psychosis. It was vary helpful to hear your perspective.
Thanks for your insight, I appreciate it! I’m glad it was helpful.
Blue, like you, continues to parlay disease-like Labels, etc.!@@Psychotic.in.Seattle
I'm autistic. Life is very hard for me. I've experienced social withdrawal and psychosis. Depression as low as it gets. I was paper thin. It was related to anxiety related to undiagnosed level 1 autism. Turns out the world was much more dangerous to me and my extreme sensory and cognitive profiles.
What is real anyway?
There's no way to know the consciousness of another or their experience of the world. Reality is a judgement call our minds make in an attempt to keep us alive so we can reproduce. Our senses form the basis of how we perceive and construct reality. Mobs form around shared realities and seek power and dominace through groups and tribes.
Autistic people dont understand the hidden language and lies and deciet that govern group politics. So we're cast out of it.
Thank god for autistic psychosis. Someone has to call bullsh*t on consensus reality now and then, or we get mob rule. ;-)
I am on the spectrum as well.
Autism employees at the Cares Cafe in Shanghai - take up a musical instrument, rehearse together and then perform for the public! / Chaotic mobs seek dominance for their Jacobin practices!
Temple Grandin supports Talent Training!@@susanmann5286
I relate to your story a lot
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The way you described these psychotics episodes as literally annihilating parts of yourself, makes me think that it's sort of like a really bad acid trip that just lasts for weeks or months. It's a form of ego dissolution in a way.
I'm lucky to have only experienced temporary psychosis from drug use. The effects always went away after the substance left my body. But I truly feel for everybody who suffers from a more chronic form of psychosis, you are all so strong!
Aaah, yes! I've had this thought recently as well but couldn't articulate it. I'm helping care take for somebody in an acute episode, and their biggest fear right now is a voice saying, "They've already died." My first intuition as an ole psychedelic tripper myself was, "it's the ego that is dead."
I found myself having a Cid induced episode that lasted a month. I found myself walking in circles one day at work, crying because I couldn't stop myself. I had no idea why I felt so out of control; this was like 3 weeks after dropping! It was a terrible time with lots of symptoms manifesting. At first I thought it was because of the drugs, but now I believe the drugs just pushed what was bound to happen over the edge. I had been depressed and wishing for an ego death/rebirth and Lucy said, "Okay boy, well then get out there and be reborn, sucka." 😅
I feel u, sleep deprivation and/or drug induced psychosis is fucked. Also sleep deprivation is a real scary thing on its own.
I enjoyed this. I got really depressed after my episodes. I also found it heartbreaking to realise I'd been in delusion
Thanks for making this video. I experienced my first episode of psychosis this time last year out of nowhere. Spent 3 weeks in the psych hospital which was terrifying. Lots of bad stuff but also some fun moments like believing I was chosen as the alien queen (😂)
I wish there was more info out there so it’s great that you’ve made this video. Thanks from the UK
You know what, it is so refreshing to hear someone say there were fun moments. I need to be reminded of that. When I thought I was Satan’s mistress I felt like a bad ass.
Hi Yilba - do you mind me asking roughly how old you are? Interested - as someone writing about this in the UK - in older people having a 1st episode as well as episodes apparently coming out of nowhere. Was yours an episode of psychosis on its own (as far as you/they know)- or did you end up with a diagnosis alongside? Thanks for any answers - no worries if you don't wish to share - and I really wish you well! Pip
@@PippaHinchleyComedy Hi Pip, that sounds really interesting! My psychosis happened when I was 29 (now 31), seemingly stress induced and I have not been diagnosed alongside it, however I have always struggled with depression & anxiety throughout my life. Luckily I have not had any further psychosis symptoms since the episode.
I'd be happy to answer more questions if you needed, however I don't think there's a private message feature on here so not sure how that would work!
Thanks and all the best, Hannah :)
@yilba hi hannah, thanks for repkying! do u do fb/messenger or insta i'm on those same name if u want to connect. Where in the country are u? Brst, pip
@ Great, I’ll give you a message on Instagram :)
Thank you Carolynn for being so honest about your experiences. You’ve been through a lot and you’re a brave Angel for describing this. My son is withdrawn from society, his sleep patterns are non existent, no looking at texts ,emails. He has paranoia, OCD regarding health but doesn’t accept that he can get help. As far as he’s concerned, The problem is how other people are with him , they laugh at him, but he does not need any counselling or medication for this. I am hoping there is a miracle and he has some realisation that he needs mental help.
I hope so too, I really hope he accepts the help. I was very resistant too but eventually I got there and I like to think he will as well.
I had a 2x4 fall on my head and this video has made me realize that i may be suffering from psychosis, thank you. I’m currently on anti depressants and they are helping a lot but the last year has been insane.
After a bad argument with my dad I lost my ability to speak- I could only scream. Also, no energy at all-i would try to say something and… blood curdling scream would come out. - I managed to call a friend and slowly came out of it. Scary AF! I didn’t know there was a word for psychologically not being able to speak.
Oh yeah it’s definitely a thing! And I think it makes sense that something that stressful would result in losing your ability to talk. Brains are so wild, I feel like anything is possible that way.
I had similar stuff after stopping Lexapro irregularly and abruptly. I lost ability to speak with people politely and started openly insulting people and even yelling and creating a toxic environment
Throat chakra
@@claireh.7605 i did something similar on certain drugs once. I can't remember it myself but people told me after. The only thing I remember in the moment I thought it was funny but I can't remember a thing I said. I insulted everyone there.
Clock hands moved in reverse during my post-partum psychosis experience. I am still convinced that what I saw was real, and that I was in some sort of parallel universe or alternate reality.
It’s just how the subconscious mind works. Most people can’t read in a dream bc the letters tend to be reversed or scattered. Same thing.
I had medication induced psychosis. This included olfactory hallucinations. I rarely read about that in the literature. That includes responses by medical professionals. Good to see it mentioned here.
Medication, i.e. neurotoxic drugs - dope-up cathexis and cause Disassociation, keeping people dysfunctional and corrals them as cash cows for the psychiatric - pharmaceutical co-franchise! Isn't the financialized Coverage then traded on the international markets?
I had this to from serqual 7 years hallucinating,surprise surprise when i took myself off it they stopped. Now i live with the cognative issues and depression on my own.
@@ijustagirl74 When I read things written by professionals about the causes of psychoses I NEVER see medication included. I often get "the look" when I mention the cause of my psychosis to new medical providers, etc. Of course, they eventually get my medical records and see for themselves. It has now been four years since this happened. I am permanently changed from the experience.
A pervasive effort to induce, then corral! / "Produce yourself" - Marianne Williamson @@ijustagirl74
Disease-like Labeling is adolescent usurpation!@@ijustagirl74
I once had a schizo-affective friend who had a delusion of becoming a famous rock star singer. This went on for yrs until one day I told him he had become too old to be that singer. Over a short time he gave up the delusion. I think realizing he was in fact, in reality too old, gave him 'a way out' without he having to face the fact he did not 'make it' because he didn't have the talent.
Did he practice
@@Apbricksquadcuh No. I never heard him sing a note.
@@annode well, he was delusional.
I’ve had psychosis 3 times, my 3rd one I just got out of the hospital 3 weeks ago and these videos have educated me so much. These should be in psych wards honestly. Thank you so much.
@@abbyereid8761 I’m glad you’re back from the hospital! And I hope you’re recovering well. 3 is definitely a lot! Hopefully it ends there.
“A sane person to an insane society must appear insane”
--Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Also, in the book Brave New World by Aldous Huxley!
Hit the nail on the head
Insane people in a sinful society look the part*
Is this the original version of the quote that is widely accredited to J Krishnamurti? “It’s no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society” I heard there was debate about if he actually said it first. It was my sentiment all along. Bravo.
I had visual hallucinations with semi-transparent intricate geometry, everything spinning very fast, could breathe them out of my mouth in a specific state. Then the thoughts told me to go somewhere and to sit in the specific place. It was very noisy, there was a construction site nearby, and I was hearing latin religious-like chores (I am agnostic) from above superimposed on the construction noises (functional hallucinations). Then I heard a guy from above telling that he was not guilty and some other guys were accusing him. I was thinking about going and kicking their asses so they wouldn't kill him, but the sounds were from somewhere above the ground, so I thought there was no use in going. They were repeating the same thing again and again. I also knew that these were all misperceptions all the time, but they were the most realistic things I ever heard, so crisp. I still can see geometry on the background and sometimes chores superimposed on some consensus reality sounds, and visual snow, but I concentrate on consensus reality for now. I had sleep deprivation then, I think this triggered the experience.
Wow, you are incredible at describing those experiences! I’m so glad you recovered from that, I hope it never happens again
@@Psychotic.in.Seattle thanks🤗 I wish you only positive experiences too.
I have anxiety, depression & PTSD! I have 3 mental breakdowns! To be honest I still have bad anxiety!! With bad Paranoia! My therapist taught me how to handle my anxiety 😢🙏🏻🫶🏻
I've been seeing these geometric neon rainbow moving shapes, like a see through veil over my eyes. It happens when I wake up sometimes. They can last for 1- 8 minutes I think. This is freaking me out. I have so many of these symptoms.
Thanks so much for this. 🙏
Our 24yo son is 1 week post psychotic episode. Just got him back from hospital. Feeling pretty helpless and guilty as parents at the moment, but your video is extremely helpful. He / we have a long road ahead.
Thanks again from Brisbane, Australia.
Good luck to your son, and to your family. I am so glad he has your support. He’s really lucky to have you.
Sending love to you both, I hope your son is doing better. My son is 24 and he was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia, we also live in Brisbane. 🦋✨
@@churhikurangi3311 Thank you. I hope your boy can make a full recovery.
Thank you so much for this relatable and insightful video. Your ability to communicate is excellent.
I have schizoaffective disorder bipolar type. I relate to your content so much. Definitely makes me feel less alone in my disorder.
I have the same diagnosis. I just found this channel. You are not alone. I feel cut off too. I’m in a recovery phase and I’m finding as I have more good days, there’s the question of what do i do with my life now. It’s very confusing and a big question to answer.
I share this diagnosis as well. You are so resilient! Almost everything you talked about, I too have experienced, except the delusions including pregnancy. I've been having an episode starting several days ago, but I'm using my wellness tools to modulate my symptoms at this stage. So far, they seem to be helping to ease my symptoms somewhat, but if they start worsening, I'll seek medical assistance. I've been through too many times to not know better. Building resiliency has required a monumental effort on my part during every recovery phase I've lived through. Thank you for your honesty and positivity. I'll be 70 years old soon. Never give up hope!
I would also like to add that I have had to learn how to live with constant perceptual disturbances. Or as some would call them, hallucinations, for decades now. The difference between those two terms for me is that I learned reality testing skills through intensive therapy to "focus on what's real, and defocus on what's not!" That's how I've regained and created a life worth living for myself! Cheers!
Very good description about this fear-driven Disconnection!
You're welcome Carolynn!
Wow your channel popped up in my feed last night and this is the very first video I watched and I was blown away by how informative it was. For the first time, thanks to your video, I'm realizing that the depression that my daughter experienced prior to getting sick with schizophrenia in 2019 were just the symptoms leading up to psychosis. I never understood that until i saw your video (and I've watched a lot of content on the subject)! My daughter is 23 now and I'm really hoping one day she will recover like you did! I'm so glad I've found your channel. I've subscribed to it so I can learn more about how you recovered from this awful disease. Maybe my daughter will be willing to watch your content too. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
@@christinehollenshead6201 my heart goes out to both you and your daughter! She is so lucky to have such a supportive parent. I hope she recovers well. ❤️
@@Psychotic.in.Seattleyou’re are so bright and eloquent, Carolyn. It gives me so much hope to watch all your videos. ❤
Thank you for sharing this incredibly insightful video. You are so good at explaining information! 💕
I've only been through drug induced psychosis & also substance withdrawal psychosis. Benzo withdrawal & stimulate psychosis were the worst!!! My brain has been permanently changed but luckily an anxiety disorder is all that was permanent & I'm learning how to live life functionally & happy.
Oh gosh I’ve heard the worst things about benzo withdrawals. I’m so glad you got through that! I hope your anxiety is doing well. Substance induced psychosis is no joke.
I relate. This has been a permanent change...PTSD significantly worsened.
I used to believe the damage I did was permanent but I'm actually not sure, our bodies are crazy. Maybe our brains can just heal up with time as well.
I am learning so much from your videos. Your explanation of delusions and hallucinations was especially helpful, as well as the timelines you described in your recovery process.
Thank you! I put a lot of thought into how to verbalize these things, I appreciate it.
That was really brave of you, and thanks for being educational. There's an Irish proverb: 'If there's a way into the wood, there is a way out'. I am convinced there are some things our psyche's are just not geared up for, ie. abuse, and such things can leave us mentally unable to cope. Particularly where people have intentionally been harmful. I read the case of a chap who heard voices and his therapist understood the underlying problem was a rejection issue. She told him to focus on addressing his rejection problem instead of on the voices and he says that his voices cleared up within a year. I find you beautiful and courageous. With regards, Jonathan x
My son has Bi-polar 1, but will only take Lithium which helps his severe Mania and agitation and sometimes rage. He has had delusions now for over 3 months. He denies he has Bi-olar 1, but Im thankful he at least takes the Lithium. Im praying he gets over the delusions. He cant even work like he is now 😢
Good luck to him, I hope he can get past it. I was the same way for a long time. It takes a lot of patience and strength to be in your position and I just want you to know how appreciated you are.
I'm not psychotic but was treated with antipsychotic drugs until I now have irreversible side effects
What are your side effects and from witch drug?
I think the same has happened to me
The mental health system needs to be stopped
Please tell me more as same is happening to my son?
Can you share more information?
That is absolutely amazing talk.think about given talk to researches and medical undergraduate students. 😊All the best .
this was very helpful
especially when sharing that psychosis can be present with ocd, car accidents, etc
Definately understand the two realities. One while interacting and a completely different one while alone, which is about 95 percent of the time.
I can see in this video that you had an extremely long journey to elaborate the whole experience, as everything you said is very true and deeply personal yet very composed.
And the last part, I am very touched about what you said because it really is like that, but I never heard anyone else explaining it like that. It does really feel like a maze trying to navigate the new common reality, trying to make sense of what was previously true and how you can actually tell if something is true or not since you really have no pillars to tell.
In a few words, it really feels like rediscovering yourself all over again and become an entirely new person.
And this person I'm seeing is an extremely beautiful and mature one! Thank you a lot, you're very precious! ❤
My daughter has early onset Psychosis With this video explaining this to me helped God bless 😊
Hi, i wanted to thank you for this excellent, well thought out video. 20 years ago my brother had a psychotic episode and it was terrifying to witness, but your video has helped me realise how he must of been far more terrified. You have provided such a dynamic and empathetic way for someone who hasn't experienced psychosis to try to envisage how that could feel.trully eye opening ❤
Thankyou ♥️ for helping me understand what my son is going through.❤
Now to get him to understand 😢
I hope he’ll be ok. ❤️ I’m glad you’re doing your best to understand him more.
Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge on this subject.
Thank you for sharing your experiences!!! This really resonated with me. Still unpacking from the experience myself 💕💕💕
Welcome back from psychosis! I hope you’re recovering well.
Thank you for this information. I'm trying to learn all I can about Psychosis, in particular drug and alcohol induced Psychosis. As my sister is currently going through her second episode.
Aw I’m sorry to hear that. It’s so hard to go through, both as the person experiencing it and the family. She’s very lucky to have your support.
See if there are happy clapping and stomping classes, where people start laughing. Happiness + physiology are here being triggered together - which the subconscious mind takes literally. After many classes, along with singing in a Glee Club - your sister will probably begin to develop a mental + emotional cathexis, which is what Mental Health is!
Well presented.
Incorrect diagnosis is up there.
People are exhausting for me.
Autism isn't bi polar.
Thank you for posting this AMAZING video.This is heart-wrenching to hear and at the same time so relatable, educational and concise, a world class description. While many people have heard the term, I assume Im not unique in saying I really dont know the details of what a psychosis actually entails, I feel this video helped me a LOT and I feel a little better equipped to see the signs should I encounter someone who needs help.
Psychotic episodes are likely to be more common as more people are introduced to psychedelic medicines, and a LOT more work needs to be done in this field to create methods and ways to prevent or reduce the risk that people expose themselves to using psychedelics. Even certain meditation techniques, without use of medicines, like kundalini awakening can also bring about psychosis for some people, and I have come to the conclusion that all people are susceptible once they reach their own individual limit.
One of the more interesting aspects of this is the emerging understanding of our physical 3D reality as an illusion, a hologram where our bodies are avatars and our senses creating a sort of VR headset to our spiritual consciousness, as a method for our unlimited selves to experience limits and how to express love. A psychosis could then be explained as a faulty headset, but that also sounds limiting and clinical. I think the real work happens here in the 3D reality where we learn to express love, either towards ourselves or towards others, and this video is definitely a gorgeous love statement towards others. Thank you!
I've gone through extreme Psychosis before, fairly recently I'd say as this was just a couple months ago, when I was finally back to being "normal" 3 whole days have passed and I had no clue I thought it was just a few hours I was in the hospital for that long & didn't even know how I got there
I’m glad you’re back from it! That’s so wild how you lost track of time like that. It happened to me too, like I just had no concept of time anymore. I hope you never have to go through that again.
😮I had 27 months physchosis. Thank you Mam. This is So Reliable and Relatable previously. 😊Much Grateful...To you. ❤Bless you...
The uploader is in a permanent state of all three...
Thank you for talking about pyschosis ive had it twice each time more severe it loses you freinds and people avoid you it is so hushed up nobody understands it even the hospitals and doctors so.lovely to hear you being frank honest and open well done youx
What a great video! So many people will benefit from it. Good job, girl!🎉
Thanks for the education and explanation of a schizophrenic condition. You are gifted in my opinion. I been through Hell with my own personal schizophrenia diagnosis for nearly 25 years. I have been through phases in that long timeframe. I am a full time employee now and off disability (SSI social security) I feel if I keep taking my medication and do all my new habits and routine I will be one step ahead of my disease. I realized in my recent years that there’s a reason why they call psychiatric hospitals “ Behavioral Health Services “ and that because just taking a pill isn’t going to fix me. I need a complete overhaul on my life and routine and habits.
@@jimmyh706 wow you are so strong. I love your mentality - I feel the same way. For me, it meant changing everything to put my mental health first. I’m so glad you’re working and off disability. I hope to get there someday. Thank you for sharing that with me, you’re inspiring.
I hope you get there too. Working is such a blessing. I used to dream I could enter the workforce when I was super sick and on social security disability. I am very grateful to be working again. I been at it for almost 4 years now. I did end up in psych ward last fall but that was because I stopped taking my medication for two months. Long story short; I thought I was cured . I pray a lot too. If I had any advice to give it would be pray the rosary as much as possible. God bless you and your journey
@@jimmyh706 thank you, you’ve helped me so much. 🙏
I thought a man's dog was Jesus Christ at the bus station.
Thank you for sharing this information. Sending a virtual hug your way and wishing you well.
(I was interested in the explanation as I have experienced dissociation due to grief and complex trauma and wondered about overlap. I appreciate your explanation.)
I actually did wake up one day psychotic it lasted 9 years and then stopped as suddenly as it started. There were periods of downtime occasionally but it wasn’t a bad experience. I do now have a diagnosis of autism and it is believed that this what caused the psychosis. Since it stopped over a year ago there has been no indications of it returning.
Wow! That is so fascinating, I’ve never heard of anything like that. But there definitely is a link between psychosis & autism so I see what you mean.
After watching your video, it made me realize that this could explain the way my head was for about the first 4 months of sobriety.
I'm having all those negative ones except speech ones, I think. On anti-psychotic Invega Trinza for bipolar, I don't want to go nuts again 😢 edit; glad I found your channel, I motivated to get up, brush my teeth and take my vitamins 🙏🙌
@@NilsExp oh yay! That is motivating for me to hear too! Forgive me for the late response, I haven’t checked my notifications in weeks. Haha wow I guess I really needed that motivation too!
Thank you well explained 🇮🇪I wish you the best
at the age of 13 my parents divorced they had fought each other and my father threw the tv on my mother i had called the cops i remember the whole time i was sweating and my face was so red.. fastfoward thru middle school and highschool i was scared to associate literally out of no where i would go and hide in the bathroom to not do a presentation i was constantly sweatinf everyday and feeling paranoid over anything it wasnt till i took acid at 18 i started sobbing and saw what ive become so dissociated. im now out of my episodes eating healthy and fasting idk what i lived during those yeaes i lost so many opportunities and im a nerd i self sabotage till inlost everything. life has been weird for me. i always wondered wat life would b or wat path wat i wouldve been idk but ik im healed and finally achieving my goals
@@dumbsocceradventures2621 I’m so glad you’re getting past that, it sounds really rough and I’m sorry you struggled for so long.
So maybe psychedelics could be beneficial for some... I've considered taking with counseling guidance
I'm glad you're doing so well.❤
This video has helped me understand myself so much I’ve never had an episode before so I’m terrified and didn’t even know I was having one until reading up about symptoms but I trust if I stop smoking weed it will go away gradually
I really hope I haven’t lost myself forever I’m gonna come back and update
Good luck with your mental health journey, I hope that it does indeed go away. I’m so glad you could recognize it early to take care of it.
I have 2 sisters, both have experienced drug induced psychosis. 1 only had episodes while using meth and snapped back to reality within a few days after last use. My other sister-my baby sister- has been in an episode for a month now. Not sure what triggered it as she wont be honest about the drugs she's been doing. It began exactly as you described. Right down to suicidal thoughts. Everything that comes out of her mouth has been all lies, so much so that she believes they are true.
Shes threatened to kill myself and my mother... threatened to stab me to death and gut our mother ( she and my mother use to be extremely close prior to this psychosis).. she even came to my house and accused me of stealing her child, who she left with our mother that day... She Thinks everyone's against her, when we are trying to help. Has called the police saying a man was following her home trying to stab her and was sitting on her porch waiting for her to come outsode... shes had hours long conversations with my grandfather ( passed away in 2002) and my uncle( passed away in 2014). She doesnt sleep or eat. We've tried everything to get her help, MCAT, 911, police etc. they wont help her because she declines help. She left 10 days ago, never said goodbye to her 4 yr old, hasnt been back and has cut all family and friends out of her life. Shes very up and down.. hysterically crying then hyperventilating and then angry and violent to laughing.. all in a matter of minutes. She cant even concentrate long enough to finish a sentence..
how do we get her help if she thinks we are out to get her and if she refuses medical treatment? I miss her, the real her. Im scared for her and those around her. Im scared for her son and our mother. Shes just not who she was in April of this year... Not who my kids love. I dont know how to help if she wont even speak to me or anyone else in the family or her friends.
@@Glacier-zo5kd I am so sorry to hear that she’s going through that, and you and your family are going through the struggle in your own way. I wish I could help you, I know it can make you feel helpless as I’ve been in your shoes with family, too. I hope she will be ok and come out of it. She can absolutely recover, which you know of course from your other sister. There is definitely hope even when it feels hopeless.
Go to probate court and have the judge determine she needs an evaluation so she is not a threat to herself or anyone else. You can request the police honor the court evaluation, they will take her to the ER, evaluate for psychiatric placement. They will locate a place that has a bed open for her. It helps to have insurance or Medicaid.
I am going to watch this, on my tiny channel with commentary to discuss my symptoms (looks like first phase one but for two decades while I have been to articulate the decline to doctors and loved ones). I have language and social aspects and look like I have delusions of grandeur.
Thank you for sharing your personal story and including all of the information to be able to recognize the three different phases
I’ve been isolated from everyone I ever knew for ten years. My struggles were entertaining for them. I’d rather be alone.
What struggles? Betrayal, divorce, job loss, bankruptcy, foreclosure, suicidal tendencies, severe depression.
Never diagnosed, but in retrospect, psychosis sounds accurate
Anyone who goes through all three & still is in their right mind has my respect.
Thank you for sharing this so clearly - I hope many will see it and learn about themselves and hopefully benefit.
I’ve watched my 26 yo son go through all the stages. This video was so helpful! I now know what to look for BEFORE he goes into psychosis again.
I have a question, I believe my son is now coming out of a psychotic episode that lasted almost a year. I’m wondering if he is still having the delusions that he has 2 neuralinks in his brain. He believes that his father (who passed away when he was 10,) did a surgery on him when he was a baby and put the neuralinks in. Do you think I should ask him if he still believes he has the neuralink? Or if he remembers talking to Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise and Obama through his neural ink?
Or should I just leave it alone?
Hmm I don’t know if I’m the best person to ask, but if I was in his shoes I wouldn’t want to be asked because that could strengthen it and make it harder to come out of. Also, this is just me personally, I don’t like being reminded of things like that. It’s weird to hear what I was like in a time when I wasn’t myself.
How could you ever be 100% sure?
That was very informative, and easy to understand. Thank you for taking the time to explain in such detail, and having the courage to share your story. It seems most have either dealt with a bit of psychosis, or have lived with someone experiencing psychosis. Our society helps amp it. It’s only through going through it or seeing it, that one begins to become empowered through it each step forward.
Thank you so much for the informative vid, regarding psychosis. Listening to your experience has helped me, and I now understand what's happening to me. Sending ❤ to you x
You are lovely! Thanks for sharing.❤
Hi! Wouldn't you say there's actually a sixth category of hallucination, like when you feel your body changing shape or you feel yourself moving or flying even when you're not moving, or feel thoughts enter your head from outside or the thoughts move in your head from one side to the other or crash like waves? I suppose very generally you could call most of these "somatic" experiences as most of them relate to the body in space, but they're as different from ordinary "tactile" sensations (you could argue) as taste is from smell...
Yeah, my first thought goes to somatic, which is a tricky one because somatic delusions sort of blur the line between delusions and hallucinations. Like, the delusion of bugs crawling under your skin. It’s a delusion but you can still feel it. I’ve had that with cotard’s delusion - I could feel my leg wasn’t “attached” to me even though it was there. I could feel exactly where it stopped being alive. Definitely a freaky feeling! I’m not sure if that helps, but that’s just my two cents about it.
@@Psychotic.in.Seattle I remember being depressed having this horrible persistent idea that I could not die. No matter what happened to me I would live on and I could not die. This horrible idea tormented me even to the extent that if someone chopped my head off I would live on headless, cold and thirsty and in pain and totally helpless. Knowing what was going on around me but totally powerless to change anything. Not fun.
@@ZadenZane no fun indeed! I’m sorry you had that. It’s so hard to come back from experiences like that. I hope you’re doing better now.
I saw the blue hair and nose ring and knew we had an expert on psychosis here!
Yeah I was going to say the same thing, but decided not to pile onto her traumas. Wonder about the correlation though.
Thank you, i've been through it! I think i've been through it more than once. That was a lot of helpful information I did not know! I also think i've avoided it and have some limited control over not going fully in! Although there is a tipping point once in, it's a ride! Living a stress and hassle free life has kept me off medications at times!
A weird thing happened to me in one of my worse depression. I was convince dsomeone with ill intentions was watching me sleeping. Funny thing is I knew it wasn't real, funnier thing is I couldn't help myself but to beleive it. I pushed my bed againt the wall so I could sleep my back againt the wall, opened the blind and slept with a night light...
Wow…. Psychosis sounds very similar to a spiritual awakening!!!
Could you do a video explaining the difference between the two? Asking for a friend😂
I do find that quite interesting as well .. not being sarcastic,just it's a fine line ...yet it gets me thinking why the push for pharmaceuticals that Injure people or just mask the deeper spiritual significance. I don't know if it's such cut and dry answers and there are many reasons and scenarios to account for . I literally don't know how I ended up on this video lol interesting hearing this perspective from someone who hasn't taken spiritual awakenings Into account . It's a bit too much in the box thinking without other factors and years of study to consider .
No. Paranoia is nothing like a "spiritual awakening".
@yourlucidnightmare7213 agreed there! That's why it's such an interesting fine line and needs to be studied and understood further. There are a lot of overlapping "symptoms". The mind is so complex I don't know if we can label every experience so simply . There is a lot to consider. Some people are highly gifted in the 6th senses and don't know how to handle their gifts . Without a proper mentor it can lead to mental dis-ease .. just thinking out loud . This is what I've noticed observing highly sensitive people that go through trauma induced or other triggers and it kicks their gifts into high gear.. then it's a slippery slope .
I get alogia with distress
PTSD, the scht that keeps on schting on you
OMG OMG ♥️ Keep keep keep ♥️
Someone confirming ones own thoughts here
Beautiful 🤩
I have bpd and ptsd, and I go in and out of this for weeks at a time, I didn’t even know the phases but it makes so much sense
I’m currently 22 and I wonder if I experienced a form of psychosis as a child. I started to hallucinate at the age of 12 (faces, mainly eyes only, staring at me from tight/ closed spaces, like cracks in doors/doorknob holes) and by the time I was 13 I had delusions that were in the conspiratorial category (along with the previously mentioned visual hallucinations), and I had that through a lot of high school. At 14 I was diagnosed with anxiety disorder and severe depression after a self-harm incident (I had also previously attempted s**cide about half a year before). I no longer believe in those conspiracy theories or that powerful figures are targeting me, and I don’t feel like harming myself and haven’t for a long time, but I do struggle with disembodied eyes. Eyes seem to sometimes trigger that paranoid feeling in me that I recognize from my younger age. And if I watch conspiratorial-related videos that I used to watch when I was younger, I start to feel anxious. Some sounds can even trigger my paranoia. Back-masking of songs/voices can trigger my paranoia. I’m aware that they’re all delusions but I can’t seem to shake the way they make me feel. For the past few years, I’ve felt like a normal person again, and that I outgrew the problem that I had. But here lately, my life has been a very stressful one, and I’ve noticed these symptoms rear their head once again after so long. Not as intense as they once were, but enough to make me feel like there is something off.
I often struggle with delusions in my relationship as well. I tend to have frequent moments where I feel like I’ve destroyed my partner’s perception of me, and that they don’t love me anymore. Or that they secretly can’t stand me and feel like they are stuck with me. They calm me down and reassure me, but it seems to happen over and over, and it feels like I lose control in those moments. It’s like I tell myself that this is a delusion but I can’t stop.
I was never diagnosed with psychosis, only anxiety disorder and depression, but I’m wondering who I should go to in order to talk about these things. Is there a specific type of psych doctor? Is it specialized? How do I convey these concerns without them misdirecting me or misunderstanding me?
I think any of those things are great to bring up with a doctor, and typically any kind of psych nurse/counselor/therapist etc. would be a good person to go to.
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This person i've been seeing for over year and a half started smoking marijuana after three years sober and that caused a severe psychotic episode within 3-4 days. His eyes and emotions went cold right after talking about how he wants to be with me always days prior smoking. He started accusing me of things I hadn't done, like playing games with his mind and being almost like a leviathan to him and he started seeing and hearing hallucinations before losing his temper after I tried talking about it with him. He threw me out of his life due to his delusions and suspicion of me and cut all contacts with me. His condition is still acute after three weeks and we haven't spoken since. He does not realize his own mental condition and until he recovers, I'm simply waiting. Will he recognize his actions after he comes out of it or what does usually happen after a person regains his own thoughts and starts thinking clearly again?
@@MrNakitjamuusi oh no, I am so sorry to hear that! I’m sorry he’s in that state & I’m sorry for how it’s affected you. I think some people do regain a sense of their mental state. Not everyone does, but it’s absolutely possible. Sometimes it takes some outside help to get there. Once he comes around to it, he may do a lot better with treatment. I know marijuana has triggered quite a few of my episodes. Is he still smoking? Sometimes just quitting the drug is enough to come out of it. Good luck to you both. I hope he does well.
Thank you for your kind response ❤ He actually called me today and we talked and he wants to meet again, but he still smokes and has the psychotic symptoms and not fully back to himself. But it's a start...it's still a start but does this mean the peak of the psychosis has passed and now he is slowly coming out of it? Now it feels like there's some of him + symptoms but he told me he misses me...but I still feel like something is still off and I know the psychosis is still there but I could talk with him quite normally. I think it's not something that goes away instantly and he is back to being himself. Could you make a video on the topic of how the symptoms fade when a person is coming out of psychosis? It would help alot to understand this situation too.. Thank you for being you ❤ And for your kind words 🥰
I have bipolar and ocd thanks for this video!!!
Thank you so much for sharing. My adult son is currently hospitalized after suffering 3 psychotic episodes in just over 3 weeks. Can you please share what being involuntarily hospitalized is like, since due to HIPPA, no one at the hospital will tell us anything?
Yes, it is a bit hazy because of the state I was in but essentially they wouldn’t give my family any information either (I really wish that hadn’t happened). I was given the choice to give them information & I chose not to but I was too unwell to know better. I did have to be court approved to be discharged and went before a judge that they brought into the hospital a few times before I could be discharged. I’m not sure if that’s the same everywhere but that was my experience.
Thank you so much for making this
I can go into psychosis and back out again. I've only just found the cause. For me, it's nicotine. It works on the chems in the brain that induce thinking, causing me extreme anxiety. The results together after the over thinking is either the passages of the downwards spiral, which is my trauma, or the fact that psychs were overdosing me on antipsychotics for years.
Thank you for all the info 💯
My twin brother's final phase of psychosis was when he committed suicide. Mental illness is terrible. If I hadn't seen it with my own two eyes, I wouldn't have believed it was possible.
Love this 🌹thank you for sharing your experience
I've done enough hallucinogens to navigate hallucinations, but i know that they're coming and i know consciously "hey, it's just the acid, relax"
You really do sound like a lot of fun.. I dont have DpD, but I do have an open dialogue with my unconscious.
@@Thilosophocl3s thanks! I try to make it a fun topic. I haven’t had much success knowing hallucinations aren’t real but that sounds so helpful to be able to tell yourself they’re coming on.
@@Psychotic.in.Seattle I swear I had written another paragraph in here somewhere that was actually thanking you for being brave and for sharing, and for educating me. Those three signs I know very well, but I'm pretty sure the implications are different for my friend who's exhibiting them. Well those, and some cognitive projection, and denial, etc.
@@Thilosophocl3s oh I see! Well I’m glad to educate. I hope your friend is doing ok. My heart goes out to you both. ❤️
I’m assuming these stages don’t apply when it’s drug induced psychosis with a rapid onset? Or do they just cycle through much quicker or maybe appear all at once? With the absence of a prodromal phase?
Helpful to understand.
Thank you so much for this very clear information. I’m
caring for an adult man who is schizophrenic. I’ve been struggling with his lack interest in almost everything…my job is to enhance his life and connect him with his/our community. He shoots down almost all of my suggestions I’m running out of ideas…I’m having to negotiate with him just to get him to commit to a few minutes of an activity I believe is beneficial for him, by promising a reward he appreciates. All he really wants to do is shop and eat…he loves spending money. Another thingI’m struggling with is that he won’t share what he sees, thinks and feels with me if I ask him. He may just shout something out to me occasionally giving me insight, but I just wondered if that typical? what I take my role in his life very seriously… I want to be an asset to him in every area that I can contribute to. his schizophrenia so advanced it’s hard to know what he needs. It’s very nice to hear somebody who’s illness isn’t as advanced at his is. Thank you sharing some being so personal because it helps so many people! I hope you understand that. You are amazing and such a blessing. One of the things I still have questions about is how to predict those psychotic episodes? He was abnormally manic yesterday. He had also just received his monthly allowance and we were working on a budget and he got to go shopping, so I wasn’t sure if that was just excitement or if something was coming on. He was much more animated and expressive than usual as well as making gestures with his arms, being very expressive facially and very clearly in another place.
Fake friends!! Lol Seeing shadow people in your regular wake state is one thing, yet seeing them in the “between” is quite a different thing.Great Video though!
You can definitely talk to yourself when you are at home alone and live alone, you also do so into your smartphone, there is nothing wrong with that or with vocalizing thoughts, it's not the same as doing it everywhere and in public it can definitely be cringy, but everyone does it when they for example screw sth up unintentionally.
Please i need help I recently been having a feeling of not being connected to myself my thoughts or emotions. I went to the er yesterday not really being able to talk or write clearly because it felt lime my entire body was morphing i looked at my hands and they were moving on there own almost in a symbolic way and my back of my head hurt a lot i couldn’t feel my body making it difficult to walk I started to feel like i had no control over what my hands do and my vision also seems to move and morph in on itself and as it would do so i was in pain all over
Omfg. I remember Alogia during my 3 yr psychosis. It was the worst!!! I could say yes and no and barely even that. I forgot how to do simple things such as us a phone and never felt the urge to use the bathroom or eat. Schizophrenia is no joke.
Wow...if this would be true it would explain many things about someone who used to be very close to me, from whom I had to distance myself...The overlap is undeniable...
i had a many yrs long friend yrs ago but he suddenly began treating me horribly for no apparent reason so i dropped him as a friend but i recently found out that he's been in psychosis for yrs and i wonder if what i experienced from him was the beginning of his illness?
How to help someone currently in psychosis 7 days, preferably without psych meds?
I need this info
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I was in phycosis for a year it was terrible the auditory persecutory halucinations were so bad 6 different voices constantly from the time I woke up till I fell asleep it was hard to stay focused or calm constantly in fear of the strangers around me thinking they were a part of the whole scenario barely eating thinking nearly everything was poisoned and even my family was in on things it was hurtful because i thought for a long time they must have been replaced because my family wouldn't do that but it was extram halucinations it unfortunately was a medical medication mistake from a dr and not checking for any thyroid condition before antipsychotics witch i didn't need anyway because it made it worse and only exsasorbated my thyroid condition sending me into a much bigger phycosis 😬 luckily im back home and my last halucination was last march i believe still it scares me and my ths(thyroid hormone) lvls are still too high.
Wow, that does sound really scary! I’m so glad you came out of it, I hope it never happens again. I’ve actually heard of the thyroid being related before and I’m sorry no one caught that or realized they were related.
I had psycosis i thought the whole world was on cocaine and i was a Sage It true when you come out of it I laid flat for nine months i couldn't get up Now I black out p once a year I feel i lose brain function after it happens but my subconscious is speaking when i blackout end up in mental ward when i wake up iam on SSI because of it
Being corralled as a cash cow!@@sarabrockett6202
So what’s the difference between autistic burnout with depression vs psychosis? I’m still not clear.
My father had this. Truly terrifying and ive always been scared of this.
In some cultures psychosis is actually a healing practice, kind of like stand up commedy, where the person acts and is at the same time psychotic or borderline, for entertaining or shamanic ritual epsiodes aimed at describing a fiction or a creative realm of possible. This indicates that our culture's current difficulty handling humor, teasing jokes etc is a sign of slide to ethnic psychotic disorder. Worse, our health care professionals lack of taking stock of culture and acts of professionalism exacerbate the situation instead of helping it.
interesting!sign of slide to ethnic psychotic disorder ? could you elaborate?
Great video! Thanks for all the info 😀
@@DeadRising95 thanks!