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Tag Archives: Psychosis
Me me me
Dullness warning: I am going to assume you’re at risk of boredom here, not just because I have already posted twice in a week, but also because this is going to one of those posts that’s using writing as therapy in attempt … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, Crisis care, Depression, Mental health, Mental health services, Mood disorder, Psychosis, Stress, Suicidal thought, Suicide, Uncategorized
Tagged Blogging, Crisis, Delusional ideas, Depression, Home Treatment Team, House move, Low mood, Paranoia, persecutory beliefs, Psychosis, Stress, Suicidal feelings, Suicidal ideation, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
Black bags in the night
I haven’t posted in a while. Somehow I find it very hard to blog when I’m doing well, and in fact I have been doing very well since returning from holiday. Four or five weeks of stability! Until this week. … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, hallucinations, Psychosis
Tagged Auditory hallucinations, Bipolar, Delusions, Hallucinations, Hypomania, Mixed mood, Psychosis, Psychotic, Stress, Voice hearing, Voices
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She took to her bed: safe spaces and danger zones
Today I have been trying to explain to my Consultant that I feel that there are a number of zones in which They have more chance to get at me, where their power is stronger. Places like what I am … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, Crisis care, Psychosis
Tagged Bipolar, Bipolar disorder, Crisis care, Home Treatment Team, Mental health crisis, Psychosis, Psychotic
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In two minds
So apparently I am having to live with a dual reality. One is about logic, “facts” and what I “know” to be true (or more accurately what I previously knew to be true). The other is a different sort of … Continue reading
When you’re strange
I feel strange. I don’t think I’ve been acting particularly oddly so it’s probably not noticeable to most people, but I’ve been having strange experiences that make me feel a stranger to myself. After the Great Banana Skin Episode I … Continue reading
NEW VLOG! “Like the difference between eating a biscuit and a delicious gateau.”
People often asked me how I know when I am hypomanic. How do I distinguish between normal happiness and something more pathological? It can be a difficult question to answer, especially as everyone’s experience will be a little different. Last … Continue reading
Posted in Mental health
Tagged Antipsychotics, Bipolar, Bipolar high, Delusional ideas, Delusions, Happiness, Hypomania, Hypomanic, Medication, Psychosis, Self-management
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Back under Their spell
So here I am back dealing with Them. I’ve been almost entirely well now for five months and had honestly started to feel that I was completely in remission. A couple of months ago I reduced my dose of quetiapine … Continue reading
