Have you had a lot of traumatic experiences? Or just a lot of stress?

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What are some things people have persecuted you about?

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Lots of embarrassing things. Psychosis causes trauma IMO. For example when the police pulled me out of my car at gunpoint. That was very traumatic. I’m a strong individual and handle it well though. I believe it was 75% trauma 25% stress/pressure when comparing the two which caused my sz. I had ptsd symptoms for about a year but they went away.

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Most of my traumatic experiences was from growing up. I went through physical abuse from a babysitter and emotional abuse from an alcoholic parent. Through my pre-teen years and teen years I spent loads of time isolated since no one wanted to be my friend; they thought I was “strange” (Even their parents didn’t want their kids around me). I also had strange violent behavior for no reason where I’d pull a knife on strangers or close friends which also dampened my friendship making.

Primary reason I’m here, to meet the like-minded.

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Whole life is full of traumatic experiences, it’s a wonder I’m not locked up in a rubber room. I keep wishing to just live my life without others getting in my face, but that is not the world we live in. Last 10 years I have isolated and the drama still shows up.

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I think I had a lot of trauma from getting all wrapped up in my delusions believing it was all real and having no idea I was sick. They were terrifying delusions.

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Psychosis was traumatizing but i had extreme stress before that. Lonliness, surrounded with assholes, long work hours… isolation, i was psychotic for around a year

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I know what you mean. It’s not like everyone out there cares to understand the mind and stuff. I read SZ can cause PTSD which I agree with.

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Psychosis is traumatizing… it’s very very difficult to learn to manage. I can feel you on all of the triggers too- too much stress = long bad thoughts.

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Think I had a little PTSD didn’t get diagnosed for it but kept all the negative stuff from my pdoc. Don’t think it was a severe case but definitely carried lots of trauma and anger around for awhile.

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a visit to L.A. County Jail in 2001 started my psychosis. Something about being in constant peril, threats of rape and daily fist fights didn’t agree with my psyche.

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Yeah I have the same situation. Plus dealing with years of undiagnosed untreated depression was also pretty gross.