the stress cycle and the emergence of psychosis

[wisdomtrek]

The generosity of spirit thusly represented by your work shows a compassionate soul. See there is SOME good aspects to suffering, it invariably tenderizes the heart. Just trying to find some semblance of balance in the world.

[ozmaorigrl]

Thank you so much for sharing, as a student, amonst all my psychology books studying for my exams, this has given me the most information! I had an "Ahhhhhh, now I get it!" moment while watching you video..:0) Thanks soooo much!

[zodiaksteve]

Very well explained, made a great deal of sense. You really seem to have benefitted from the CBT, it would have been nice to hear more about the coping strategies you were using

[Asschafing]

great video. I've battled psychosis for the last 2 years after doing numerous drugs. your model fits my experience perfectly. however some of my delousions persist, and as you get deeper into psychosis i've noticed that I'll falsely claim something to be a delusion, whereas, in fact, it is either truth, or something that is yet unproven.

[AnimaliaHolocaust]

Interesting.. :)

I don't think I'm at the stage of psychosis.. but things ARE getting out of hand I'll bookmark this!

[1schwererziehbar1]

this is a great theory of one kind of connection between stress and psychosis.

thanks for sharing!

[bachfor]

Reflective (observer/listener) What IS a YouTube Viewer in this case?! Thanks for your efforts. Don't want to be patronizing. It's always a help when one hears/listens/sees an example of trying. Me, too, I'm trying. ...and I know some others.

[MysticTasha16]

Very well done and insightful! I've often suspected that the voices heard during psychosis were one's own thoughts not being recognized as one's thoughts.

[prisonshadows]

this hit right on the dot. i won't go into my details of it but this, i'm glad i found. thank you for sharing it with all of us. maybe it can help others like it did me. (I hate repetitions).

[phillaing]

a brilliant formulation to thoroughly explain how stress can push challenging psycholgical and emotional difficulties in to psychosis. One of the best formulations I have seen and very well presented and explained.

Thanks and good luck!

[freckleslovesneil]

it reminds me of the stress vulnerability model (think it may be an english thing only) worth looking at.

[BlondieGirl2287]

Having recently had a particularly intense perceptual experience brought on by a (legal) drug, I found this particularly interesting. At one point, in my reflections on the experience, I was reminded of a close relative of mine (diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic), and wondered if perhaps the way I felt in response to my experience might possibly be the way she feels much of the time. Thank you for sharing.

[ecaple11]

@BlondieGirl2287 what "legal" drug

[yourbachi]

I think this video is amazing!

[gunzkillu]

i like this type of video u should make more

[reba4007]

ISn't this PTSD??

[iwanwh]

Thanks for this

[CounterActPsych]

I agree with most of what you are saying there and have included your vid on my own website. I think it will be helpful to many. On the First Person Experience page

[JeffJVids]

Can you start having hallucinations at 35? I have had extreme paranoia but never hallucinations. Being a panic attacker, I am getting flooded with that concern. I hate to say this but that would put me under the ground in an instant.. I don't want it to end that way ever. BTW, I am in no way saying that I feel suicidal now. I am not. I am thinking of the possibility of having a more grim future.

[Mangina9000]

"Can you start having hallucinations at 35? "

If your question is "Can the effects of schizophrenia or psychosis begin at age 35?" then then answer is yes. If you suffer from frequent panic, get involved with stress management therapies near you. Yoga, meditation, martial arts etc. can be extremely effective. In the meantime, consider getting on a low dose of xanax.

[johnhull81]

Very interesting mate, I work in mental health and have struggled to understand the link between hallicinations and functioning. Do you find the most important intervention, beyond actually understanding your symptoms, is to remove from your life those factors that are causing the stress? With the patients I see it seems that stress seems to be a precursor for most mental-health problems.

[justme10111]

Thanks for the video. It explains a lot for me.

[PKCube]

exactly (in a similar way) what i thought!

[crdrews]

Watching this video give me some answers...

[Xxbutterfly905xX]

Wow thank you for this, i never knew i had a problem, i can see very clearly that i do now and hopefully by just being awear of this that i can avoid it to excalate to anything serious in the future. Can you suggest any other resources to help me out?

[03Dmartin]

thanks, it helps alot

[structuralbodywork]

The stress diagram is a very accurate description of what happened when I had to be hospitalized for psychosis. As an added note, when the body leaves homeostasis (balance)and engages in the flight or fight mode, the body redirects blood to the organs of physical movement (hyper aware). Through a sustained period, organs, including the endocrine (adrenal, thyroid glands) and immune system, begin to fatigue. The brain is usually the last organ to be affected before psychosis is realized.

[Elewyn]

i just want to say that i am really impressed by this model. I probably have a few more steps as i also dissociate and have OCD/Aspergers however the model you showed allows me now to explain to friends and family the process by which i usually come to be hospitalized as it is often difficult for me to articulate the how.

thank you so much for posting this!!

[ralphinio]

You seem eceptionally intelligent and creative. Did you find this was a factor in the cause of stress? Did you experience physical symptoms when stressed (tenseness, shallow breathing etc?). Did you find breathing techniques to be a major part of the problem/solution? Thank you.

[Urza26]

I like the video. You have the natural voice of a teacher or an orator. PLEASE INCREASE THE SIZE OF YOUR TEXTS IN THE FUTURE AS I REALLY HAVE DIFFICULTY SEEING THEM. Other than that, good job!

[squidboot]

there's a link to a high res version of the diagram in the info section for the vid. hope this helps :)

[Ataden]

Thank you so much for your diagram. I too feel that its a lack of gathering confirmation from other people, or from something that can record the event as being factual.

[montanasommer]

i am working with a counselor who thinks i should take medication, i would like to discover ways of coping without them. the other day we figured out that i am used to living in survival mode that the mundane stress of expectations is far beyond my coping abilities and i too live in a false reality believing my perceptions are actually from outside of me. i am so happy to have stumbled across you and your brilliant mind. i imagine you are more grounded than most people i know. thank you.

[JonathanWKnight]

PLEASE NOTICE THIS MESSAGE

...the text is too small to read in your submission...increase its size to the point that pixelation does not occur

[squidboot]

there's a link to a high res version of the diagram in the vid's info section. hope this is useful :)

[chamaeleon65]

WOw I am glad i found this my fiance was told he has stress pyschosis that has been building from his fathers abuse..thanks for sharing this it helps me understand it more

[Milroy82]

I myself had a first episode of psychosis about a year and a half ago and am now thanks to therapy and medication well on my way to full recovery. The reason why I felt so compelled to respond to this video is that it perfectly described exactly what I went through for over a year as I suffered from psychosis. Thank you very much for posting this. For anyone with psychosis I would just like to say that there is hope and you can recover. It just takes a lot of support, time, and effort.

[podorator]

Excellent stuff Squidboot. I admire your strength and perspicacity. Warm regards, john

[CagedSongBird]

This is the best video on the emergence of psychosis I have ever seen. Thank you so very much.

Sending love and smiles from afar!

(((Hugs))) to you & yours...

Paula

[IChoseTheRedPill]

interesting self analysis flow chart you created here. i've thought about my own psychosis in other ways too. what you present is food for thought, i'll give it serious consideration. you seem quite balanced now. do you still battle with psychosis? just curious. peace2U

[squidboot]

i have flashes of anxiety now and again when i'm stressed, but it hasn't emerged as psychosis for about a year and a half. i'm still on medication though, and suspect i will be for some time.

all the best

[cosmanthony21]

this was a good video. i am disheartened to hear you are on medication.

[squidboot]

i'm on the lowest olanzipine maintenance dose of 2.5mg. i need to be on it for a while as going off it suddenly can bring back symptoms.

[ecaple11]

@squidboot why dont you learn how to cope with yourself and control these symptoms without drugs

[cosmanthony21]

what is the red pill again?