Mental Health Is there a psychosis discussion group or support thread specifically for that?

[RepeatedIgnorance2c-74]

Hello everyone, I hope you are all well. I wanted to speak to others who are either in psychosis or have recovered from it. I was listening to a book on it that mentioned to look for support groups. Thank you

 

[paranoid android]

I had psychosis a little over 6 years ago now guess. Due to having a horrible shrink in the psych ward who refused to give me meds i had psychosis for 3 months as i was totally unmedicated. I was only given a new shrink because i got into another fight (one of many in there i was in) and as my brother was breaking up the fight a old nurse there said to call the hospital tomorrow and ask for a new shrink We didnt even know you could get a new shrink.

I actually got a good shrink and he put me on shitty invega at first but it was better then psychosis and cotards syndrome which i also had. I thought i was dead for over 3 months. I had it before gong in the psych ward but it got worse in there. Probably because of how shitty the place was. Thankfully there was no p;roblem gettng weed or smokes in there and you where allowed to get takeout. But it still sucked cause so many people in there where unmedcated. So many people in there could be helped with just abit of zyprexa or something

I had 1 bad day where i was sort of psychotic but i still had some insight so i dont know. Other then that it hasent come back but i am on 10mg's of zyprexa a nght now. Im also on clonazepam for anxiety, bromazepam for anxiety and PTSD flashbacks and zopiclone for insomnia

 

[paranoid android]

As far as support groups go i havent seen any really. But then again i havent ooked that much but there should be some on reddit. most people on reddit are to conservative for me

 

[M1sterEd]

I’ve had 3 full blown psychotic events followed by short-term memory loss. It takes awhile to recover but not impossible.
Good luck

 

[RepeatedIgnorance2c-74]

I had psychosis a little over 6 years ago now guess. Due to having a horrible shrink in the psych ward who refused to give me meds i had psychosis for 3 months as i was totally unmedicated. I was only given a new shrink because i got into another fight (one of many in there i was in) and as my brother was breaking up the fight a old nurse there said to call the hospital tomorrow and ask for a new shrink We didnt even know you could get a new shrink.

I actually got a good shrink and he put me on shitty invega at first but it was better then psychosis and cotards syndrome which i also had. I thought i was dead for over 3 months. I had it before gong in the psych ward but it got worse in there. Probably because of how shitty the place was. Thankfully there was no p;roblem gettng weed or smokes in there and you where allowed to get takeout. But it still sucked cause so many people in there where unmedcated. So many people in there could be helped with just abit of zyprexa or something

I had 1 bad day where i was sort of psychotic but i still had some insight so i dont know. Other then that it hasent come back but i am on 10mg's of zyprexa a nght now. Im also on clonazepam for anxiety, bromazepam for anxiety and PTSD flashbacks and zopiclone for insomnia

Thank you for sharing your experience. I wonder how possible it is to function with this condition, as it seems very dominating. I'm concerned about how long I might be afflicted and the chances of recovery. It scares me how often it has manipulated me into mistakes based on unquestioned beliefs. Believing it only empowers it, and I worry about whether I can prove it wrong. Fear of admitting the issue stems from concerns about being forced into a mental ward. I prefer outpatient management, escalating only if necessary.

Thank you!

 

[M1sterEd]

If you show signs of mental illness own up to it. Denial doesn’t make symptoms go away. Inpatient is not as bad as you may think it is. You are doing yourself a disfavor by not acknowledging your condition. So what if you have a mental health condition, do you think you’re the only who has experienced this?
You’re making a big deal out of something that is not your fault. Face the facts and take care of yourself. No one else can do it for you.

 

[washingtonbound]

Hello everyone, I hope you are all well. I wanted to speak to others who are either in psychosis or have recovered from it. I was listening to a book on it that mentioned to look for support groups. Thank you

It’s difficult with psychosis because many people can’t understand it. There are things like NA and AA but that’s mainly just addictions and it’s likely most people there wouldn’t be able to relate to psychosis, although some might have experienced drug induced epsidoes.

I had almost 30 separate episodes that all resulted in psych ward stays, now I’ve been stable for almost two years. In some ways life has been more difficult when not psychotic because you’re forced to look at yourself and everything you’ve done, when you’re psychotic it’s just la la land and these thoughts don’t cross your mind.

It would be nice if there was a support group but I don’t know of one in particular.

 

[speed-limper]

I was looking for a schizophrenia/ psychotic trait kinda thread. I think one or the other would die kinda quick, I just skimmed an old (10 yr) schizophrenia support thread.

From what I've seen and read, over 95% of psychotic people don't realize they're psychotic, and it's a large spectrum.

I wouldn't say I've ever been truly psychotic to the point of non-functional, but stimulant psychosis during a schizophrenic episode was one of the craziest, lucid, daydreaming kind of state I've ever been in. Terrifyingly wonderful in some ways too.

I love a lot of the aspects of my mental diagnosis, but when the cognitive effects get bad I struggle sometimes. Word salad and disorganized thinking make it hard to string coherent thoughts and statements together.

 

[paranoid android]

I was looking for a schizophrenia/ psychotic trait kinda thread. I think one or the other would die kinda quick, I just skimmed an old (10 yr) schizophrenia support thread.

From what I've seen and read, over 95% of psychotic people don't realize they're psychotic, and it's a large spectrum.

I wouldn't say I've ever been truly psychotic to the point of non-functional, but stimulant psychosis during a schizophrenic episode was one of the craziest, lucid, daydreaming kind of state I've ever been in. Terrifyingly wonderful in some ways too.

I love a lot of the aspects of my mental diagnosis, but when the cognitive effects get bad I struggle sometimes. Word salad and disorganized thinking make it hard to string coherent thoughts and statements together.

When was psychotic was convinced that i was sane and that everyone else was insane. thought my entire family was insane. It was nuts. The lack of insight is scary.

Maybe we could start a thread for people recovering from psychosis? Theres gotta be people on here who have had psychosis

 

[speed-limper]

I was planning on starting a blog here and keep trac of how it is to kinda be able to track my schizophrenic thought patterns and the general trend it gives me as a mindset. I'm lucky to be super aware of a lot of the aspects of me that come from schizophrenia.

I generally think it's more Truman show-esque for me, like everyone e else is in on something that they're hiding from me. I've thought people were making me think I was the sane one when I was really clinically insane.

I think there would be a lot more people if we included drug induced psychosis, but to me it feels different. At least in my head I can tell if it's my natural brain or from using too much of a drug

 

[paranoid android]

I was planning on starting a blog here and keep trac of how it is to kinda be able to track my schizophrenic thought patterns and the general trend it gives me as a mindset. I'm lucky to be super aware of a lot of the aspects of me that come from schizophrenia.

I generally think it's more Truman show-esque for me, like everyone e else is in on something that they're hiding from me. I've thought people were making me think I was the sane one when I was really clinically insane.

I think there would be a lot more people if we included drug induced psychosis, but to me it feels different. At least in my head I can tell if it's my natural brain or from using too much of a drug

You should start a blog. I dont get any problems with psychosis now that im on meds. I went 3 months unmedicated in the psych ward. I also had cotards syndrome which is one of the rarest mental disorders out there. I thought i was dead and in purgatory or hell i forget which.
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I think drug induced psychosis is different. Ive never had psychosis due to drugs despite staying up for days on dexedrine sometimes years ago. But with drug induced psychosis ive noticed that they sometimes have some insight. Usually with regular psychosis there is no insight

 

[pixies+]

You should start a blog. I dont get any problems with psychosis now that im on meds. I went 3 months unmedicated in the psych ward. I also had cotards syndrome which is one of the rarest mental disorders out there. I thought i was dead and in purgatory or hell i forget which.
s
I think drug induced psychosis is different. Ive never had psychosis due to drugs despite staying up for days on dexedrine sometimes years ago. But with drug induced psychosis ive noticed that they sometimes have some insight. Usually with regular psychosis there is no insight

I went into drug induced psychosis from cocaine use… shooting into my neck and shit.

I knew I was batshit. I went insane.. but I knew it wasn’t normal. I’ve never experienced the type of psychosis where I couldn’t see I wasn’t well.

 

[paranoid android]

I went into drug induced psychosis from cocaine use… shooting into my neck and shit.

I knew I was batshit. I went insane.. but I knew it wasn’t normal. I’ve never experienced the type of psychosis where I couldn’t see I wasn’t well.

Holy fuck dude glad your ok. My friend went psychotic a few time shooting coke. One time he went totally psychotic and thought there were people outside his house so he grabbed 2 knives and ran out in the yard. He got really spoked and ended up hitchhiking about a hour drive away.

When i had psychosis i wasent on any drugs. I a barely even on my prescribed drugs and i had even stopped taking my prescribed morphine. This was because i had cotards and dead people dont need meds. I also stopped drinking and stopped smoking weed. When this happened my brother got really worried. I also started havng some negative symptoms such as catatonia. I guess when yo think your dead you dont move much

I had absolutely 0 insight when i was psychotic. I thought everyone else was insane. Then again it a kind of insane because there where lots of people there that shouldnt have been there. So many people iuh there would have been fine had they actually been given decent medication. But all to often they are just left there in the psych ard to rot away. In some ways it functions like prison.

There where so many unhoused people when i was in there to. Some of them had been n ther so on that there benefits had ben cut off because they technically ddnt ave a home anymofre. That is some bullshit you still need money to live even if you dont have a residence! The money is technically for rooom and board but you still ned to eat and buy basic things even if you arent paying rent. Now in some provinces you get the money even if you dont have a place to stay. Not in good ld Newfoundland though. We have to be one of the most unfriendly places to homeless people

 

[speed-limper]

You should start a blog. I dont get any problems with psychosis now that im on meds. I went 3 months unmedicated in the psych ward. I also had cotards syndrome which is one of the rarest mental disorders out there. I thought i was dead and in purgatory or hell i forget which.
s
I think drug induced psychosis is different. Ive never had psychosis due to drugs despite staying up for days on dexedrine sometimes years ago. But with drug induced psychosis ive noticed that they sometimes have some insight. Usually with regular psychosis there is no insight

I just posted one about how it is for me having schizophrenia, and gonna build it up.

I've had amphetamine psychosis from meth a few times, usually because of not sleeping. Coke psychosis once from snorting and smoking.

To me drug induced psychosis is sharper, like it jerks my mind back and forth. Schizophrenia and natural psychosis gradually steers me around in wild directions without me realizing I wasnt steering until its too late.

I've never felt unwell from any psychosis I've had, they almost become spiritual for me. I thought I was gonna get left in a cell sometimes, or some mountain somewhere. That I would be arrested, but never assaulted I guess.

The thoughts from drug induced psychosis leave my brain quicker too. Natural psychosis thoughts linger and stick around like a bad uncle. They won't dissappear until the time comes.

My worst was using amphetamines and weed concentrate to try and cover up slipping into a natural psychotic state, so they played on each other hard-core. I was slipping into a schizo episode, would smoke meth to cover it up, used weed to calm down, didn't sleep for 5 days because of paranoia, and was convinced of cars in trees. Not people. Cars. To record me.

The crazier thoughts for me are usually the schizo ones. Amphetamines calm me down unless I go to hard, which is easy to do

 

[pixies+]

Holy fuck dude glad your ok. My friend went psychotic a few time shooting coke. One time he went totally psychotic and thought there were people outside his house so he grabbed 2 knives and ran out in the yard. He got really spoked and ended up hitchhiking about a hour drive away.

When i had psychosis i wasent on any drugs. I a barely even on my prescribed drugs and i had even stopped taking my prescribed morphine. This was because i had cotards and dead people dont need meds. I also stopped drinking and stopped smoking weed. When this happened my brother got really worried. I also started havng some negative symptoms such as catatonia. I guess when yo think your dead you dont move much

I had absolutely 0 insight when i was psychotic. I thought everyone else was insane. Then again it a kind of insane because there where lots of people there that shouldnt have been there. So many people iuh there would have been fine had they actually been given decent medication. But all to often they are just left there in the psych ard to rot away. In some ways it functions like prison.

There where so many unhoused people when i was in there to. Some of them had been n ther so on that there benefits had ben cut off because they technically ddnt ave a home anymofre. That is some bullshit you still need money to live even if you dont have a residence! The money is technically for rooom and board but you still ned to eat and buy basic things even if you arent paying rent. Now in some provinces you get the money even if you dont have a place to stay. Not in good ld Newfoundland though. We have to be one of the most unfriendly places to homeless people

Thank you… it was horrifying. I was less than a hundred pounds. I thought people were living inside my bed. I’d stab into the air with a knife.. trying to “scare them”. Pokémon cards were leaving me signs. I was convinced people were in my walls and had tunneled through my closet and had made a trap door that I could never find. That’s just a mild glimpse into the chaos. My doctor prepared my parents for my upcoming death. I had my entire house torn apart… it was shocking once I realized how severe it truly was and how close to death a truly was.

I went to the psych ward after a neighbour called the cops on me for a wellness check. I was pissed.. but something in me knew it was time… I was fucking exhausted.

Reality was slipping for months.. but the last month in particular was the worst. I’m almost certain that my final pick up of 14g had meth at the bottom. It wasn’t normal coke… everything was off. He put it in a big pill bottle for me. He also gave me a gram of meth that I’m not sure where it went.. don’t remember using it, if I did. Maybe I flushed it… ingeniously can’t remember.
What I do know.. is that all of a sudden shooting was excruciating. My veins were in hard shape.. but the first painful shot wasn’t missed. And I went nuts in an entirely different way than I had ever experienced.

I also quickly formed an abscess… uh.. make that one on each arm. I was actually using fresh rigs each time. Then I had one beginning on my neck. I can’t be sure. My parents still have the bottle with a small amount left. I’ve always wanted to send it for testing just haven’t yet.

I’ve heard of that.. the cotards. That’s wild my friend… I cannot imagine. I’m so glad you made it out of that. I’m sorry you were treated so poorly at one point in the hospital (maybe I’m remembering you speaking of a different time) you’re very lucky

I’ve tired to go back to the psych ward so many times and the psych doc says I’m not meant to be there .. I’m not “psychotic” just deeply traumatized and my PTSD does funny things to my brain and body when I get really overwhelmed. I have a ton of work to do but I’m finding myself in better spirits from a few spiritual awakenings of sorts.. and from getting back in contact with my dear friends I grew up with… I stopped contact to save them from my chaos years ago. Haven’t seen them since 2013/14… but I’ve been accepted back like no time has passed. Amazing.

I’ve heard what NL has been like in the last 15 years alone. NS is the same way. It’s fucking so god damn sad. Poor homeless folks just trying to survive. What a shame.. breaks my heart.

So happy you’re in much better shape these days