Category: psychosis
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Psychosis: How Did I End Up There?
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This week I’ll be interviewed by my friend Laura Howe on her Care Ministry Podcast. I am writing this blog post to review and refresh myself and you on psychosis, as it can unfold, and how it unfolded for me. I will be discussing this in detail with Laura and…
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What To Do For A Loved One In Psychosis
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In bipolar disorder, as in schizophrenia, psychosis can be a very frightening experience. If the psychosis is left untreated, it may become full blown and even harder to manage. Here I give some advice on what to do to help your loved one through a psychotic episode. In psychosis, those…
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Symptom of Psychosis #1: Paranoia
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Paranoia is one of a few psychotic symptoms that accompanied my bipolar disorder type I in the worst of my episodes. It always pushed me over the edge of reason, while at times I tried to deny it. It’s hard to hide something you feel so strongly. Not Crazy…Just Creative…
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Spiritual Warfare In Manic Psychosis: Part 2
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A guest commented on my last post on “Spiritual Warfare in Manic Psychosis” and I wanted to continue the discussion of this state I experienced in my episodes back in 2004 and 2012. Their question was: “I’m very curious – how do you know when it’s spiritual warfare vs brain…
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Spiritual Warfare In Manic Psychosis
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As I think back to my frame of mind of psychosis, I am familiar with the voices in my head that blew up my sanity. I am familiar with the “sense” of evil that seemed to follow me wherever I went while fighting not “against flesh and blood, but against principalities,…
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The Plight of Lady Manic: A Poem
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“Listen,” she said. “Hear me,” she whispered. Voices in her head validated what she heard. Even with proven logic she was stirred, The possibilities were too great to have deferred. Tangible in spirit, angels gathered near, And the devils followed them there, itching to hear. The reality of the unseen…
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Reclaiming Your Sanity After Losing It
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Take a moment to picture your willingness to believe the most prominent Faith-Word authorities and hope against all doubt that if you truly believe it, you will be healed. Give yourself the chance to believe. Just try and see. Now you’re off your medications for mental illness and your world subtly…
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My Greatest Fears In Psychosis
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I breathed in violently and my insides reverberated in an almost epileptic manner. I was both hot and cold and utterly psychotic, the equilibrium of my mind out of key. Like a cancerous tumor, the lies overwhelmed me in this paranoid state of mind. I couldn’t come out of it…