How would you explain Psychosis to someone?

Just interested to hear your views describing how it feels?

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WallafisH

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Pyschosis is like living in hell. :exploding_head:

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yea man it is hell isnt it.

That lost state of mind is hectic.

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It’s like being in a dream state while you are awake

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Hello @Leaf

Ive missed you.

How ya been lately?

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I usually say that I see and hear things

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Yea i got you, but thats not really in actual psychosis is it?

Like if someone hears and sees things even on meds, but isnt in that terror state of a lost mind.

Its almost like your post the other day " when is crisis "

For me its when i lose touch with reality.

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I’m struggling. People are trying to kill me with their complete lack of understanding of how little ■■■■ I can take. I want to run away from home. How are you? It seems you’re frisky lately. I like it.

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Oh no thats terrible leaf.

I hope u feel better soon. :slight_smile:

Im fine hey.

Thats terrible you feeling that way !!!

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Yes, of course. That’s the definition. Break from reality

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I describe it as having a dream but being unable to be aware you’re in a dream, so you can’t escape it (or in my case, you are aware and can’t escape it anyway).

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Thats interesting that you are aware you are in it. Im completely lost during psychosis. Im completely broken away from reality !!

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It’s a special layer of hell to be aware while psychotic. I’m perfectly aware my beliefs are completely out there but I can’t make myself not believe them anyway because “What if I’m right?”

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Can you still function with everday things for example while you in psychosis?

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When I get really bad breaks, worse one recently was on meds in December, it lasted for a couple hours. I couldn’t answer a question or talk straight, couldn’t place a face to names of my family, couldn’t read, I wasn’t in conscienceness. Wasn’t hearing voices too bad, was paranoid I was going to be committed right before the holidays. I begged for my treatment team not to. Thankfully I wasn’t.

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Semi-function. I take exams while actively hearing auditories. I am still doing well in classes but I chalk it up to natural affinity in the academic sphere.

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I would describe it as being in an upside-down world, with heavily dark and religious overtones. The latter cancel out the excitement of thinking that magic is real.

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I try not to explain it I don’t want to scare people

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id say its like a bad dream, paranoid and all that

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