Do you believe severe anxiety can lead to psychosis? Thinking back on all the times I experienced psychosis, it all started with some drastic life-changing event or trauma which, in turn, caused such severe anxiety that sort of spiraled into psychosis. Is it the same for any of you?
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Same my first psychotic break was from heavy amounts of stress and anxiety
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yes, it is the same thing for me stress and anxiety triggers my psychosis.
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Iâm glad to know I am not the only one triggered by stress and anxietyâŚthough I am sorry you guys are too 
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Same thing for me.
Stress and anxiety can trigger my psychosis.
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Yes but I consider paranoia anxiety also.
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@TomCat, I completely agree with you there.
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It was the first time round when it happened howrver I have managed to avoid it by removing the stressful satiuations but this isnât always a good idea⌠as i canât keep quitting jobs
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@anon80629714 I understand completely. And itâs also hard when the stressful situations are out of your control too.
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Iâve been particularly stressed lately but im at disadvantage as Iâm no longer on meds so i donât have back up
@anon80629714 I am very sorry to hear that. Is there a reason you canât refill?
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So the psychiatrist took me off all meds before lockdown and decides I have axiety and wanted to treat that ⌠got a reaction to new meds and havenât bsen able to contact the pdoc for new meds
@anon80629714 I hope you have a good support system during this incredibly tough timeâŚ
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I heard a voice and the first thing I did was get anxious and start over thinking. I wasnât sleeping well and the summer heat and humidity wasnât helping.
I am doing better now that its cooled off.
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Yeah I have thought of this before too. Paranoia is just extreme anxiety.
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I started getting sick around the time I graduated from college.
Kind of a pivotal point in oneâs life, heading out into the world after 16 years of school and all-- could definitely be anxiety-provoking.
It began with license plates and kind of spiraled from there.
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In the build up to my 1st hospitalisation a major source of anxiety was worrying about how Iâd cope if I passed the exams to go to university. The prospect of increased independence inherent in going to uni really worried me . I knew/sensed that I didnât have the non-academic skills to cope with going to uni.
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Yes, it is related.
The first time was when i quit meds for anxiety (benzo + seroquel) and cps announced that they would force me to cooperate with contact between my ex and my child. They said âa psychopath can be a nice dad tooâ. I knew he would destroy my child, as he had destroyed me. I got terribly anxious and psychotic.
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I think so for me it goes like this anxiety, extreme paranoia, derealization, and finally psychosis
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Yes, my anxiety is always a trigger for when things get worse. My first psychosis was when I was anorexic and because of that, I was in an enormous amount of stress. The second relapse happened when I lost my dog and was very depressed about it, which made my symptoms worse.
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