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Q: Before psychosis
asked by: sjn01 on June 26th, 2009
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First question is: what were you like before your psychosis and was there an event that triggered it? And then were there any stages to its development and what were they like, like there syptomatology?
And then would you consider there to be any psychological reasons on the whole for the illness to happen? I think that another view is that it is just brain chemistry gone arwy and the psych is irrelevent, i think

Any views will be appriciated, thanks
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mikedarkkid
replied on July 17th, 2009
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Generally most forms of psychosis are simply a problem with the brain, an iregularity, and develop gradually, rather than being triggered. It is more that u become more aware of your problems, than them actually forming
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sjn01
replied on July 18th, 2009
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i dont take that view, i think its more to do with the enviroment and conditioning, and nothing to do with the malfunction of the brain. I was hoping to get some personal experiences that people have experienced over their life aswell
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mikedarkkid
replied on July 18th, 2009
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This is personal experience. i have had a perfect life, no problems, and yet i still suffer from psychosis. doctor's anaylsis is brain malfunction
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sjn01
replied on July 18th, 2009
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i find it extremely difficult to express myself, so i cant give a cohernt and complete approach to the problem, but therer must be some factors that lead to whatever the tulmutous experience you had
It is definately wrong to assume that the brain is the primary point of focus and not the rest of it. Maybe some other peoplewill join in too in this
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mikedarkkid
replied on July 18th, 2009
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As far as i can tell there aren't any other factors, apart from depression in my younger years, which might have contributed to, but wouldn't have caused, schizophrenia. You're right, we need some other views on this. People pls join. Even if your the government trying to f*** up my thoughts just join so we can have a new view on the matter!
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dubyaw
replied on July 19th, 2009
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I thought there was a mind control device in my ear.
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mikedarkkid
replied on July 20th, 2009
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At the moment there is a fly behind me listening to my thoughts adn what i say and relaying them back to the government so they can put voices in my head to use me as an assassain
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hello5679
replied on August 15th, 2009
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About three years ago one psychic reader trapped me to sit in her car and show her a dollar. After 3 days, one more person appeared inside me. when I go to the temple early in the morning god came (basically have seen my soul) and throw out the person inside me. I was doing good for a month after that. one day morning when i wake up i have confusion in my eyes. I took resperdal and went to work. after 30 days on medicine, i abruptly stopped taking medicines and plunged into depression. some how for the last 3 years i come out of psychosis and depression. iam switched to abilify. i never heared any voices during day time. but time i get lot of dreams. Also, am not a ble to make proper eye contact with people which making me hard to get work. is it a side effect of taking anti-psychotics/anti-depressents. I never heard voices. Is it ok if slowly taper the medicine and stop taking it. what are thoughts on it. I appreciate your inputs.
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