10 Signs I'm Slipping into Psychosis

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When my mood is low I realised I wasn’t showering. I wasn’t leaving the house anyway and had realised it had been a week since I showered! Something I do now is turn it into a nurturing experience. Using toiletries which are high quality and smell delicious. Use lotion all over before I get dressed. Picking out a nice hair tie to hold my hair back. Remembering to turn the heating on before I need to use the shower room. Just a few little things which I have found helpful

I almost never call someone “brave”; I think that term is overused nowadays. But this woman? She is brave. You cannot deny that.

I wish more people talked about this. I recently had a catastrophic schizophrenic relapse, and everybody except my wife disappeared from my life. I'd thought we'd moved beyond that as a community. People ought to provide the same support and compassion that they would for any other disability.

Psilocybin saved my life. I was addicted to heroin for 15 years and after Psilocybin treatment I will be 3 years clean in September. I have zero cravings. This is something that truly needs to be more broadly used in addiction treatment.

Whoa. She blows me away. She deals with her symptoms daily and carries herself like an absolute queen. She's beautiful, intelligent, well spoken a brave as hell. Wish there were more people like her in the world.

Thank you. I’m trying to educate myself about my daughter’s diagnosis. You are so helpful and relatable. Stay healthy.

The best self-report I've seen ever seen, as a clinical psychologist. Imagine always having to moniter yourself in addition to dealing with the myriad life problems. Hang in there, girl !

I had, only once in my life, a very brief psychotic episode. It lasted only a few weeks and once it was over it was over. It never happened again, both those weeks were horrendous and terrifying. This experience led me to a new level of sympathy and understanding for the people who have to struggle through a condition such as schizophrenia. I think that what you were able to achieve and what you are doing is truly admirable, and absolutely remarkable.

I have schizoaffective disorder my symptoms are *constantly thinking people don't like me or that ive done something wrong. *irritability being first sign *withdrawal *depression *the house starts getting noticeably messier. I start losing motivation * i get delusions that im being followed/ i hear peoples thoughts towards me, i think people are talking about me, or ill think people are working together to catch me out on stealing (i dont steal at all, but i get really hyper focused on staff members looking at me and i start thinking they are watching me through the shop cameras and communicating to each other about me. * i think people are spying on mr/ i think helicopters are flying over my house to spy on me. * i get ocd fears. I start worrying if i use a certain clothes peg ir certain spoon for my coffee etc that someone i love will die. So i find myself avoiding touching certain things. * i also smell scents in areas i know there isnt this scent like marijuana and cigarette smoke * i see visual things like black figures walking onto road while driving. * i get lots of energy and start daydreaming that im going to be someone amazing. Like a hero to save people. Once i got so motivated to become my local areas new mayor just so i could make amazing changes. (More bipolar symptom) * ive done risky things that i thought was good at the time like picking up homeless people i dont know in my car by myself and trying to 'save' them, giving them large amounts of money etc. I've stopped doing this one as i got my self in a dangerous situation last time. * i start going to bed later and i sleep for only 4 hours a few nights in a row. *also another thing that happens is i get forgetful. My mind goes foggy. I get disorganised speech.

I was diagnosed with paranoid pschyzophrenia about 30 years ago. Even now, I find it difficult to talk clearly about what this condition means for me. I really appreciate your ability to express clearly what actually happens when you are getting unwell. I recognized almost all of the signs you described, but have never been able to describe many of them myself. Apart from anything else, I am reminded by this video of the benefits that can come from clear communication. Your comments are focussed on the topic in a very helpful way. So, yeah, thank you.

I am a psychologist working at a psychiatric hospital. All the points you have covered are connected to the actual symptoms we search for for diagnosis. You have obviously taken some efforts to pin point these signs for yourself. Good work ❤

Thank you SO MUCH for this video For me the early warning signs that I am slipping into psychosis are 1) Not washing...Not putting clean clothes on ..Not cleaning my teeth 2) Hiding in my home and not going out 3) Not getting out of bed and trying to "Sleep away the day" 4) Getting paranoid thoughts that people are trying to harm or k*ll me (Including family members) 5) Eating a poor diet 6) Thinking people are talking about me 7) Using gambling as a "Switch off" 8) overeating and eating junk food 9) Crying all the time and having suicidal thoughts 10) Hearing sounds that are not there (Usually people's voices telling me I am ugly) 11) Having disturbing nightmares and rarely getting good quality sleep. 12) Having thoughts that people are going to track me down and murder me I was diagnosed with this in my early 20s...It comes and goes and comes and goes. Sadly it ALWAYS comes back I can't form long-term relationships and I can't hold down a job... It is a real "Life wrecker" Thank you so much for this channel. Please keep up the good work.

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While I don't have schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, I struggle with my mental health and this video was an amazing reminder to be aware of when I feel myself drifting away. Many of these are indicators I've seen in myself and have a habit of ignoring.

I have ADHD and chronic depression which is usually under control but there are definitely times I can start slipping. Self-care is important. Focusing on hygiene and appearance more than usual help me a lot. This was very helpful. Thank you

Slipping into mania is being really excited for all these projects and not doing any! So accurate

To everyone going thru this, YOU ARE SOOO STRONG!

I don't have a schizophrenic spectrum disorder, but I have a few other mental illnesses and your descriptions of slipping into psychosis are very relatable. I start becoming paranoid, slacking on self care, not following through with commitments, being more agitated, etc. Thanks for sharing your experience to let us all know we're not alone when we're spiraling.

You're ability to be this self aware and tell us about it from your own perspective. Is HUMBLING... Holy shit you are strong! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!