At first - I really had psychosis. A very long one.
These days I am reaaally stable, and my pdoc thinks it could be not SZ. She says I am in most healthy state than ever. The worst period was first week after my breakup, but now I am in a very healthy state.
If it’s not SZ… can I still be here? Because I know forum rules… it’s for people with SZ or psychotic experiences.
I would like to communicate with most of you here.
I know some moments were not very nice here, but most moments were nice, and I appreciate that. It’s a very supportive place - and I also love to help for ppl who feel psychotic or depressed. Because I know how it feels.
Also, my mental state is better than ever, though I crave communication even more.
So probably it’s a question both for mods and for people which participate here.
About my story- right now I am on vraylar but there’s hope in 2-3 years (I believe so) to cut it forever.
Yeah i think since you have a history of psychosis and are taking meds currently you should definitely be able to be on here. Even if your hopes come true and you get off meds and recover fully or dont even have sz diagnosis. You would be a good example for some others. You should still be able to. But i guess its not up to me.
Im pretty stable without psychosis these days. Im here to help offer advice, have a few laughs and stuff. Its also a good safety net for if things arent going well.
I’m stable with no symptoms for a long time. Still medicated for the time being though. I still feel that this site gives me something though, and that I am able to contribute a bit, I guess either is a good enough reason to stay.
Polite disagreement on this. The forum was overrun with bipolar individuals some years back. It was a struggle. I would say that people on this site should display or have displayed symptoms consistent with SZ or SZA. This site is not a good fit for people who have an unrelated MI.
I suppose so. But 90% of the threads are about topics that apply to mental wellness in general. I thought you could be bipolar and have psychosis but maybe that’s SZA. I’m ignorant.
Im pretty sure that people with bipolar alone only get psychotic symptoms sometimes when they are manic. Whereas people with SZA get psychosis even when they aren’t having manic/depression episodes. Similar to SZ people. As well as during manic/depressive episodes aswell too though.
But dont quote me on that. Im not sure. But then again, i probably should learn exactly how it is since ive had SZA for more than a decade now haha.
I haven’t been in a psych hospital for 17 years. I’m quite stable but have to take meds. I have never wanted to leave this forum permanently. It’s a part of my life, now.
My current doc also said the same to me, but all the docs have had different opinions. I have had two psychosis in 14 years. I didn’t have an episode for 10 years! I thought that was uncommon, but maybe I am wrong ,…
