I’ve been in love just a couple of times in my life and each time it triggered a different kind of psychosis. Each psychosis brought it’s own “spiritual” experience and it’s different kind of psychosis. I’m wondering how many others suffer from this kind of psychosis and how you deal with it. Also, because this sort of psychosis is really hard to distinguish from what being in love does to a healthy person. I’ve been told and actually, it is a fact, that being in love is a state of psychosis on it’s own so it’s kinda confusing. How many of you that suffer from “love” psychosis has a relationship? How do you deal with it? Or, is it even imaginable to have a relationship if you suffer from schizophrenia? Any input on this kind of psychosis/schizophrenia is very welcome.
Maybe you could explain more what the psychosis is like?
Stress/anxiety is the #1 trigger of psychosis for me. Being in love is very stressful; I would personally imagine these are the same causes. I had some psychosis after meeting my husband. I was able to stay rational enough to begin a relationship and later get married. The psychotic symptoms declined after the stress of the new relationship declined. He also handled it very well as I was up front with him.
It’s hard to explain dude/dudette. It can be very spiritual, like there’s an exchange of energy between two individuals that differs from a “normal” chemical connection. I don’t know, being in love makes me hypomanic and unfortunately each time it results in psychosis. I don’t know, you can compare it when you have a big argument with a loved one and you hear their “hart” echoing in your mind, that’s what it’s like.
That’s I guess what love is. Just a couple of psychosises before your heart and brain synchronize and become a pair! Women understand this more than I do (my docs are all female), I’m a man so it’s hard for me to understand.
LOL 
So, you are in love then?
At the moment no, but each time it (love) hits me I lose myself to the female attraction/force. Female’s are tricky, still don’t understand them so I’m still attracted to their force and tbh it brings it’s baggage, anxiety, stress and psychosis. I consider myself non-schizophrenic as I do not hear voices when I’m not in love.
I have certainly had this. I didn’t consider it psychosis. More like overpowering feelings, hypomania. But maybe it was psychosis at times. I’m not sure.
It’s tricky isn’t it. How can we be sure what’s love and what’s psychosis?
when i was in high school, i think my English teacher told me that there was a famous psychologist who believed that everything revolves around love. for a long time, I took that belief to heart and got destroyed.
I became Psychotic during my marriage with my ex wife.
There is a lot of stress involved during relationships.
I also became unstable during my Divorce - more Stress.
as cool as it is. My first psychosis had no reason for trigger… then I thought I was in love with some random guy which resulted in extreme humiliation during the psycho phase.
The second time, it felt more real… not sure if I really fell in love, if it is some kind of ■■■■ my doc said. The symptoms do not match erotomania so it is weird. Maybe I just fell in love and it triggered psychosis, who knows? it is just a form of hell I guess.
I usually don’t mention it because it is not pertaining to myself alone but thinking of an old love definetely brings on symptoms. I never really mention it because it is nobody’s fault. Just part of the illness I suppose. Sure do miss her though. I think it’s it is common, like the expression, “the one that got away”. Ah well, she was the love of my life. Schizophrenia didn’t help much.
I would say it deffenetly triggers paranoia and other issues. It’s hard to trust her and gives fuel for voices and delusions. I love her but it sucks.
Yeah I can relate.
I think many of the times the Schizophrenia got more intense I wanted a relationship for support. Really I can’t imagine actually getting a relationship where I live b/c its rural, only churches and bars for socialization and I’ve never in over 20 years having this disease been able to work except a short stint at goodwill that was just eval basically. Any mate would have to accept that and unless they have a disability too, I don’t see that happening.
I had the reverse of this happen to me. I have been divorced for 11 years. My ex and I don’t even speak (his choice). I was fine with that. He was very controlling when we were married… His refusal to speak to me was more of his controlling nature. We have 2 kids together, after all.
anyway…I digress
when I had my first psychotic break in June of 2015. I went fu*kin’ BONKERS. I called him and told him I love him. Randomly. Out of nowhere. I was convinced we were still married etc. It was crazy. I was stunned at my own behavior and thought process. I would have bet you money I definitely was NOT in love with him (not even close…) before I became psychotic.
Anyway, I am still MI but much more ‘realistic’ than June 2015. I still love him and wish we would have gone to counseling. Psychosis made me feel love where it wasn’t there before. It was reverse for me.
Loving the wrong one destroyed me too. I think your psychologist is right somewhere. I’m really convinced that loving the right one and being loved back, if she exist, will “rebuild” me, that makes really sense to me. I think that’s the ultimate “cure” for my schizophrenia/depression.
I remember reading somewhere that the feeling of being in love with someone resides in the same parts of the brain as obsession does.
I always think of that when I think I’m crushing on someone. "Am I in love, or am I just obsessed?"
I feel like I have to hold myself back often, for fear of becoming obsessed like I would when I was a teenager and couldn’t tell right from wrong 
Stress triggers me, and unrequited love is certainly a stress-factor.