I had a very positive experience of psychosis with grandisose delusions and thinking i was the centerpoint of evrrything. The worst part was being confined to hospital with peoplr in much worse states. Have post psychosis depression from realising i dont matter in any way to the universe. The experiences i had that made me think i was special still make me believe that normal reality is an illusion we stay in to keep us from freaking out by realising the truth.
Hello Anna, I found this video really relatable due to having a psychotic episode myself. In regards to your stress about global events, I really recommend the book: 'notes on a nervous planet' by Matt Haig (if you haven't read it already). It really ameliorated my anxiety :) Hope you're doing okay x
Ahh thank you so much Grace! I've not heard of this one, and I am in urgent need of book recommendations so it is on my list, thank you. I hope you are doing well with it all as well! x
I did - I don’t do a lot of the things I did pre psychosis to help stay well (drinking alcohol for example) but I haven’t had a full relapse in the past six years 🤍
Hi there! I took the antipsychotic 2.5 mg Olanzapine twice daily for about 15 months, and have it on prescription PRN (so I can take it for a few weeks or months if I want to). I’m taking it at the moment and I take it when I think I am at risk/going through a tough patch. I don’t think I’ll ever be completely without it but I am on a lower dose than I used to be! I also had Lorazepam but haven’t taken it in about five years :)
I had a very positive experience of psychosis with grandisose delusions and thinking i was the centerpoint of evrrything. The worst part was being confined to hospital with peoplr in much worse states. Have post psychosis depression from realising i dont matter in any way to the universe. The experiences i had that made me think i was special still make me believe that normal reality is an illusion we stay in to keep us from freaking out by realising the truth.
Psychosis is the hardest thing you'll ever go through
For me it truly was 🤍
@@Byhermirror same
Hello Anna, I found this video really relatable due to having a psychotic episode myself. In regards to your stress about global events, I really recommend the book: 'notes on a nervous planet' by Matt Haig (if you haven't read it already). It really ameliorated my anxiety :) Hope you're doing okay x
Ahh thank you so much Grace! I've not heard of this one, and I am in urgent need of book recommendations so it is on my list, thank you. I hope you are doing well with it all as well! x
Did you recover
I did - I don’t do a lot of the things I did pre psychosis to help stay well (drinking alcohol for example) but I haven’t had a full relapse in the past six years 🤍
@@Byhermirror do you take medications or are you off them
I take them PRN, so I might take them for a few months or I might nof (at the moment I am)
@@Byhermirror sorry for asking so many questions how long did your psycosis last of you don't mind me asking
Thanks for your video it was very helpful! if you don’t mind me asking, did you take antipsychotic? if so were you better when you came off them? 😊
Hi there! I took the antipsychotic 2.5 mg Olanzapine twice daily for about 15 months, and have it on prescription PRN (so I can take it for a few weeks or months if I want to). I’m taking it at the moment and I take it when I think I am at risk/going through a tough patch. I don’t think I’ll ever be completely without it but I am on a lower dose than I used to be! I also had Lorazepam but haven’t taken it in about five years :)
thanks for your reply
@@Byhermirror did you find that you were emotionally numb/ flat at all? does that get any better
@@hagerlefsay684 I definitely did I can see it in my old videos! I didn’t love it but preferred it to feeling at risk to psychosis for sure