[Guest]

How can this not be a psychosis? If anyone other than my closest family members saw me experiencing "non-existance", they would definately but me in a hospital. I panic and scream my way back to reality. I can not stand the feeling.

 

[Guest]

How can this not be a psychosis? If anyone other than my closest family members saw me experiencing "non-existance", they would definately but me in a hospital. I panic and scream my way back to reality. I can not stand the feeling.

 

[luke1979]

psychosis is infact pretty differant to dp. the most basic sign that dp is not psychotic behavour is the fact that the sufferer indeed knows there is something wrong, people who suffer from psychotic behavour are not aware that they are experiencing anything out of the ordinary.
most people have no idea that there is anything wrong with me, they may think im pretty shy and introverted, but when i tell people im having problems they are allways very surprised, even my close friends often ask if im 'better' yet, as they dont really see any problems, mind you, i am very good at hiding it.
psychosis bundles together a whole heap of behavours and symptons, like, delusions and hulicinations, but like i said before, the sufferer isnt aware that there is a problem.
i know it feels like it's some kinda psychotic related problem, but really it isnt.

 

[luke1979]

psychosis is infact pretty differant to dp. the most basic sign that dp is not psychotic behavour is the fact that the sufferer indeed knows there is something wrong, people who suffer from psychotic behavour are not aware that they are experiencing anything out of the ordinary.
most people have no idea that there is anything wrong with me, they may think im pretty shy and introverted, but when i tell people im having problems they are allways very surprised, even my close friends often ask if im 'better' yet, as they dont really see any problems, mind you, i am very good at hiding it.
psychosis bundles together a whole heap of behavours and symptons, like, delusions and hulicinations, but like i said before, the sufferer isnt aware that there is a problem.
i know it feels like it's some kinda psychotic related problem, but really it isnt.

 

[Guest]

Oh, I know. I do know. I spent many many years POSITIVE it was in fact, psychosis. POSITIVE.

But it ain't.

You scream and panic trying to come back to reality.

The psychotic screams and panics trying to STAY in the delusion.

Ever had a dream (a good one) and someone in reality is trying to wake you, talking to you, or the alarm is going off...and you're trying to ignore it and go back "under" (usually to see how the dream "ends" or something)? That's the psychotic's reaction to reality. They WANT to go deeper into the delusion, they feel drawn to it, as if truth lies there.

We are terrified we're being pulled in an undertow into an abyss of unreality. The exact opposite of the psychotic experience.

But nothing I say will convince you.

I had major psychiatrists, excellent ones, reassuring me. I "knew" they were wrong.

The belief that we are indeed going insane can be PART of the this kind of symptom.

Peace,
Janine

 

[Guest]

Oh, I know. I do know. I spent many many years POSITIVE it was in fact, psychosis. POSITIVE.

But it ain't.

You scream and panic trying to come back to reality.

The psychotic screams and panics trying to STAY in the delusion.

Ever had a dream (a good one) and someone in reality is trying to wake you, talking to you, or the alarm is going off...and you're trying to ignore it and go back "under" (usually to see how the dream "ends" or something)? That's the psychotic's reaction to reality. They WANT to go deeper into the delusion, they feel drawn to it, as if truth lies there.

We are terrified we're being pulled in an undertow into an abyss of unreality. The exact opposite of the psychotic experience.

But nothing I say will convince you.

I had major psychiatrists, excellent ones, reassuring me. I "knew" they were wrong.

The belief that we are indeed going insane can be PART of the this kind of symptom.

Peace,
Janine

 

[Guest]

its weird because i used to be petrified of going " insane" but now i don't worry about insanity as much. Now i worry that eventually im not going to be able to handle this anymore and that i might, as harsh as this sounds, kill myself. I don't want to, but things seem so hopeless at this point, that its not something that i don't think about.

life is just so blah & miserable for me right now.

But don't worry, if your not having hallucinations and delusions, than your not psychotic. We are on the other end of the spectrum, where we recognize our condition and misery and have to battle through it. Where as psychotic people don't even know what is going on, they just live in their delusional world and think everything is fine. Also isn't psychosis something thats usually hereditary?

 

[Guest]

its weird because i used to be petrified of going " insane" but now i don't worry about insanity as much. Now i worry that eventually im not going to be able to handle this anymore and that i might, as harsh as this sounds, kill myself. I don't want to, but things seem so hopeless at this point, that its not something that i don't think about.

life is just so blah & miserable for me right now.

But don't worry, if your not having hallucinations and delusions, than your not psychotic. We are on the other end of the spectrum, where we recognize our condition and misery and have to battle through it. Where as psychotic people don't even know what is going on, they just live in their delusional world and think everything is fine. Also isn't psychosis something thats usually hereditary?