So I went to see my therapist again and spoke a lot about my marriage problems. It was good to vent.
But one thing disturbed me - I asked what was psychosis and is my belief about my mother in law trying to poison me psychotic? And what about Alien the man in my head? Am I psychotic because I believe in these things?
She said a lot of people believe things like their in laws trying to harm them. Says it’s normal. So it confused me. Got me thinking - was I ever psychotic then? And - do I even have sz? How could they have diagnosed me with sz if I was never psychotic?
No pdoc ever said I just have clinical depression or anxiety disorder or even bipolar.most of them concurred I have sz. Am I a big fake then? If I wasn’t psychotic (I don’t know if I ever was or was i?) Then why… sz seems to make sense that what I have but psychosis? I’m confused!
Psychologists are not usually trained to diagnose specific mental illnesses. The therapist seems is talking about in-laws in general, and the perceived threat or suspicion that they can sometimes bring into a relationship between couples. Trust the pdocs that originally diagnosed you with sz. Do not rely on a quack psychologist for the answers to a severe mental illness such as sz.
They are interested in behaviours and how to modify them through techniques they will try to teach you to use in sessions i.e. A combination of re-framing, reflection and changing habits you have formed to cope with the illness.
Lots of therapists including mine like to sugarcoat things and downplay symptoms.
They are not trained like psychiatrists are.
My therapist loves to downplay everything I experience, it really is annoying.
Before my diagnosis I saw a psychologist for four and a half years. I begged him to tell me what was wrong with me. He kept on saying that there was nothing wrong with me.
When my delusions became to obvious he referred me to the psychiatrist. I again asked the psychologist what was wrong and he said that he do not know and that I might have bumped my head as a child.
That was the last I went to a psycologist. If I were you I would trust the diagnosis from the psychiatrist.
Thanks guys for your replies, I really feel better now. I appreciate your support so much! I agree with you - I must go with what my pdoc says. Thanks!
So true @Wave! And my psych nurse told me right out that it is her job to challenge me to move beyond my symptoms. Yes easier said then done I told her but I respect professionals who do that but I don’t like it when family does that.