Early Detection of Psychosis

This is a small movie to help GPs understand about early psychosis. Contributors are Paul French and Sophie Parker. It describes an account of Early Detection services and what it is like to go through one of these services.

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Education

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• Early
• Psychosis
• Detection
• Primary
• Education

[parafuckinoia]

Hey, I have experienced some of the syptoms of psychosis, but I'm not quite sure whether it's just normal or not? And I don't really want to tell anyone incase they just laugh and think I'm being rediculous =\

[Earlypsychosis]

@parafuckinoia lots of people experience symptoms that could be called psychotic and for many they are very much on the normal part of the continuum but some people experience them far more frequently or more distressing in nature and they cause them problems. As a rule of thumb if your experiences are bothering you then get things checked out as soon as you can, it may be that things are normal and no need to worry but the sooner you know the better.

[Earlypsychosis]

1schwererziehbar1 - thanks for comments really appreciated

[Earlypsychosis]

Hi Nina, sounds like things may not be so good for you at the moment. But as with any type of problem the sooner you get things treated the better. I hope you have a good team to help you. Let me know if i can do anything to help.

[Earlypsychosis]

Hi Romanian Mongrel. Thanks for your comments and your very brave disclosure. In relation to your difficulties I guess the main point of what we are trying to achieve is to encourage people to seek help as soon as possible. It sounds like you have been struggling for quite some time, I was left unsure if you have actually tried to get any specific help and is there anything we could do to help in anyway?

Paul

[accessutube1000]

You guys are idiots

[jeffbriggs1987]

sometimes i think that im god and this is all a dream and i can control reality. sometimes i think things i see on the internet are personal messages to me. im afraid to get help because im scared the doctors who dont understand this at all would lock me in and label me insane. i think psychosis is spiritually important and seeking help would be to hide from it and when i die it will all come back to haunt me. the fear i sometimes get is so timeless and infinite. no doctor can understand

[squarebearderry1]

hI I had a psychosis myself and lately ive been experiencing that darker edge to life again, trust is deminished and i keep viewing myself with self loathing thoughts quite often, im always isolated and occasionally experience grandeur, very confused, my biggest nightmare is to lose it again, kinda scares me, i dont think my doctors take me seriously and im very skeptical of therapy and talking through all my problems in general.. kind of slowly heading downwards yunno? not reachin my potential;

[redcomet2010]

@Earlypsychosis so you need had psychosis then just weird thoughts that could have ended up in psychosis or could have just been your anxiety ....butg good for you for getting over that so well

[ErkkiEno]

Psychosis really helped me, because it made me realize that there's alot to develop in my mind. It made me realize that there has been problems in me my whole life. I know almost all the people have these problems, but most of them have no idea about them. These problems have alot to do with self-esteem and ignorance of what is happening in the mind. All the suffering I've gone through has been created by my mind, and that's why it's good to know what is going on in there. Weareallinsaneinaway.

[ErkkiEno]

Psychosis was wonderful at times, but very frightening in a few occasions. I've had plenty of them, and sometimes I could gain infinite confidence just because I didn't believe in the reality at all. It seemed like a dream. Sometimes I was so paranoid that I just wanted to be alone because I couldn't trust anyone. Now I'm quitting the medication, because it makes me depressed and to sleep way too much. Lets see what develops. Maybe some kind of mania which I welcome as long as I can sleep a bit

[blueearthgirl]

This was very helpful. Thank you for posting, since the past few days have not been so good for me. Positive reinforcement really helps xo

[parafuckinoia]

@Earlypsychosis Ok thank you, I think it might just be stress getting to me, thank you for the advice :)

[jwursterification]

I am diagnosed with Psychosis. I've been battling this illness for 4 years now. I am just grateful I was diagnosed early, but it is still a battle. The psychotic symptoms have diminished, thank god, but as a result of medication I think, i have been insecure, anxious, stressed over nothing... maybe I need more meds. For me and I think other people, it takes a long time to accept this illness.