My Psychotic Episodes

DX'd - Sz/SzA
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I was projecting my own creativity on to the world, and responding to my own echo.

Can any of you relate to this?

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For me it was more nonsense than creativity. How does psychosis make you creative if its considered bad?

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But isn’t a good chunk of creativity ‘nonsense’ anyways?

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I mean I heard hypomania makes you a bit more creative but not psychosis.

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During psychosis I would connect dots that had no business being connected. But somehow I would make it all fit.

When the desired response to an action I made did not occur, my mind would manufacture a response…in other words…I would simply be responding to my own echo.

Do you follow what I’m saying?

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No but ideas are illogical during psychosis, at least for me.

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I disagree.

I wrote down several quotes while I felt ‘enlightened’ during psychosis.

These quotes still stand up today. I’d call it logic on hallucinagins or somethin.

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Well it wasnt for me and thats why I am on meds.
Good that you were better during psychosis.

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More creative. 15

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I think this was one of my best psychotic quotes…

Bad art can make you laugh
Good art can make you think
Great art can destroy you

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When I wrote “Great art can destroy you”, I was thinking of Ali staying in the boxing ring too long…Hemmingway killing himself…Van Gogh cutting off his own ear…etc.

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I had a conversation with my brother over a drink after I was released from the Hospital for the 5th time.

Me: “Hey Bro. Life can get pretty boring after you’ve reached the state of Zen on several occasions.”

Brother: “Pat. That’s not Zen, it’s madness!”

Me: “Well maybe you have to go mad to reach the state of Zen.”

Brother: “Hmm…”

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No, I can’t relate to this.

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I thank you for saying this.
I have fought the delusional state as well.

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