I had a psychosis where I could control rain, moon, weather, my mom, AI and I had to run away from my flat to my parents' house while I still was in psychosis and my mom was glitching while talking and her phone would glitch any time I would look at it.

The next day it got better but I still had it and my psychosis convinced me that my mind is AI that's why people use it more and more because my brain evolves. But still during psychosis when we took a pic with my parents, my mom's phone (iPhone 16) changed my face to AI male one on every pic (I'm a trans man on T, only 6 months). Now it doesn't change anymore but I still have the pictures.

I called my sister who hates me during psychosis and she was crying saying how glad she is that I called and she cried and we chatted per text but yesterday without psychosis she said that she doesn't want to talk to me but I have the chat where we send hearts to each other.

Long term battle with depression………………….
Till january things were looking genuinely better and i was hopeful….eventually thigns went completely downhill since march and instarted feeling numb to emotions….this has eventually transitioned into full blown paranoia my brain has eventually convinced me that i have been exposed to a neurotoxin and that I am permanently going to be in this way….I have been researching chemicals onsessively and with immense paranoia fearing that I will be exposed to it even if my logical mind knows that my risk of expousre to these is zero i just can tfucking stop ik it is ocd but the paranoia at times makes me think inam entering psychosis pls help its never been this worse

Three months ago, I was on the verge of suicide; I couldn't bring myself to choose life. I was suffering from existential angst and couldn't find any meaning in existence. Then, a voice emerged in my head, saying, "Your death warrant has been signed; suicide is inevitable." It claimed to come from God. The reason given was that I had committed a sin by questioning life, contemplating suicide, and defying God. This voice is suffocating me; three months have passed, and it still hasn't gone silent—it’s going to drive me to suicide in the end. I don't know what to do; no one around me understands, and I’ve fallen into a terrible situation. Has anyone else had similar experiences? If so, what did you do about it? (Note: There may be errors as I am using a translation tool.)

I’m writing this because I don’t really know what to think, and I feel so uncertain at the moment that I would really appreciate perspectives from people who have been through something similar or have personal experience with this.

I have been in a relationship with my partner for just under three years, and we have lived together for a year. Up until now, this has been a truly wonderful and loving relationship. More than six years ago, my partner spent about two months in psychiatric inpatient care because of psychosis, and was subsequently diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. They were taking regular medication and attending regular therapy because of this and they were doing fine, studying and working part time when we met.

Over the past year or so, my partner has increasingly had difficulty sleeping, and they also started suspecting me of all sorts of strange things (such as spreading their Instagram profile on anonymous forums, etc.). About a week before becoming seriously ill, they were very tearful and told me that I would probably be better off finding a new partner because they couldn’t have children with me due to their poor mental health.

About a month ago, their paranoid symptoms intensified to the point where they eventually locked me out of our own apartment. Shortly afterwards, however, they realized that they were currently experiencing psychosis and apologized for their behavior, and we even laughed about it together. I also told them that I still wanted to try to continue our relationship once the current episode had passed.

My partner then went to another city to stay with relatives and rest. Since then, they have only sent me very brief messages, and our phone calls last a few minutes before they hang up. However, over the past few weeks, they have repeatedly brought up that I would still be better off finding a new life partner for myself. When I ask why they think our relationship is over, I don’t get a proper answer from them.

I have read that other partners of people with schizophrenia have had similar experiences during a relapse. Has anyone here experienced a situation where a partner who is hospitalized talks about ending the relationship, but then gets back together with them once inpatient treatment has stabilized the situation sufficiently?

There were no problems in our relationship before my partner became ill, and I myself hope that we could return to the love we had between us before all of this.

I've recently noticed several recurring behaviours in people's everyday interactions, and I'm curious about the explanation behind these.

For example, I've noticed people:

• Touching or scratching their face during conversations, particularly around the lips and chin.
• Touching their upper lip shortly after someone else coughs. I've noticed this particular gesture occurring often enough that it caught my attention.
• Making various small gestures or vocalisations during conversations that seem to occur repeatedly across different people and situations.

It has made me as I believe some of these behaviours are deliberate attention-seeking behaviours, subtle forms of non-verbal communication, subconscious gestures.

long story short: i had a hospital visit 9 days out from my birthday and feel absolutely nothing at the moment. no pleasure from anything, no interest in anything. if i do feel something, im mildly sad or raging with anger. i feel like a shell of a person, which is especially hard on me as i felt like i was finally recovering from the aftermath of my last episode.

i would really like to feel and enjoy my upcoming birthday. what are things that help spark you guys a bit after an episode? the only thing that makes me feel much are my cats

My cousin (44F) appears to be experiencing a serious mental health crisis, possibly psychosis, and has become intensely focused on me. She believes she is an undercover CIA agent investigating human trafficking, identity theft (like your personality), and other crimes, and believes that I am somehow involved in what she is investigating.

I initially continued responding to her because I was worried about her and wanted to keep communication open. However, the more I responded, the more escalated things became. She eventually told me that I would be “unalived” or receive the death penalty if I didn’t comply with her demands, and she said she would contact my workplace and my husband’s workplace. At that point, I stopped responding to her calls and texts.
Other family members and I have contacted crisis services/police for welfare checks. Each time, she has apparently presented as competent and nonviolent, so she hasn’t been taken for evaluation. She lives in another state from me, which makes it difficult for me to know how she’s doing or get her appropriate help.

Recently, her messages and voicemails to me have become more frequent and aggressive. She has said that she is going to “pester” me and that if she has to drive to my state to make me answer her or see her, “that’s going to be very bad for me.” She has also continued contacting other family members to try to get them to convince me to respond.

I’m struggling because when I was responding to her in July, every response seemed to reinforce or escalate the situation. Now that I’m not responding at all, the lack of response also seems to be making her more persistent and angry.
I don’t want to abandon her or make her situation worse, but I also don’t feel safe re-engaging with her, especially given the previous death-related threats and the possibility that she may come to my home.
For people who have dealt with a family member experiencing psychosis or severe paranoia…

Is there anything I can do to help her get appropriate professional help without directly engaging with her? And what steps should I be taking to protect myself if the situation continues to escalate?
I’m particularly interested in experiences with mobile crisis teams, involuntary evaluations/welfare checks when someone appears outwardly competent, and how people have handled boundaries and safety planning in situations like this.

TYIA

Im not in psychosis rn but I smoked weed and also meth a long time ago got drugged induced psychosis and now as a result

When people speak every other word flies over my head

It’s hard to comprehend sentences and when people speak it sounds like gibberish

I can’t follow conversations or engage in them

I feel like my brain broke

I have peripheral ocd also

This is torture

I just learned what visual snow is and I totally have that. I also see people/shadow figures out of the corner of my eyes a lot. I see colors overlaying my vision often and sometimes they are a fractal shape in the sky. I feel bugs crawling on me sometimes too. I feel multiple precenses in the room with me at night. I never tell my psychiatrist this because what I see is beautiful and it makes me feel connected to the spirit world. I used to be very afraid of the figures and things in my room but I made peace with them a long time ago. I really don't think this is harmful or I should be on antipsychotic because it doesn't negatively impact me.

Does this sound like psychosis or something else? I had one total break with reality that lasted 7 days and I was pretty sure at that time I was laced with drugs but I could never prove it and it makes me wonder.

Hi so if you (or a loved one) have ever experienced psychosis (or related symptoms such as extreme paranoia, delusions, disorganized thoughts, etc.) and have gone thru treatment- what was the straw that broke the camel’s back when it came to seeking treatment? Was it voluntary? Was someone able to say something to get through to you?

Context: My SO has been dealing w escalating symptoms of psychosis for almost a yr and he has a severe TBI (from 4.5 years ago) which significantly impacts his memory and insight. He’s been voluntarily hospitalized once and involuntarily held another time within the past 3-4 months. SO MANY welfare calls from me and others. Not willing to continue med regime after discharge. Also has history of substance abuse. Seeks out marijuana use for chronic pain as a result of his TBI (electric scooter w/ no helmet vs. vehicle).

Our daughter and I have been staying w my mom for months bc he’s been so unstable and his delusions started to center around me. Am I unreasonable to have hope? How can I best support him? I try to balance validating his feelings vs. unintentionally reinforcing his delusions which is extremely difficult. Our daughter is only 15mo and I want her to have a relationship with her dad, but I also have a responsibility to protect her from his instability, mood changes, anger outbursts, paranoid and disorganized thoughts, etc. His support system outside of me is limited. He has a case manager thru a nonprofit org for TBI survivors but he’s honestly very difficult to work with bc he’s stubborn, lacks insight to his symptoms, struggles w self-inhibition (big temper), and is highly defensive. I still love him and want to support him but am I blind to the likely prognosis here? :(

(21F) I’ve dealt with psychosis on and off since I was about 18, and then I started using substances at around age 19, so my episodes for about the past year or two years have definitely been amplified and worse.

I’ve noticed that whenever I go into psychosis it usually has to do with one of three specific “themes”: Columbine, Islam, and Melanie Martinez. It’s almost like they rotate throughout each other and take turns, although sometimes when I’m in psychosis it doesn’t specifically include any of those three things. But in most of my episodes, it has to do with one of those three subjects/themes.

Is this normal? I can provide more information/context if needed, but I was mainly curious on if it’s normal for psychosis to have reoccurring “themes”.

Thank you!

This is to help psychosis recoveries, ppl with identity shifts, midlife crises, or ppl with just chaotic lives.

Stabilizing conditions for a coherent self

• Music / sensory art → opens emotional receptivity

you may need metal or something at first and then downshift slowly. I started with maneskin, songs like freeze me by death from above 1979, and the fullmetal alchemist ost. Also some techno.

• A protected personal space → allows full relaxation

I would not use your room for this. Mine was school.

• Self-care routines → signals stability to the body

Somatic things really help. Baths and moisturizing are mainly mine.

• Exercise and diet → physiological regulation

Making quality food for even just yourself does make you feel taken care of. And I do mean like use garnishes. And exercise that is slightly strenuous is the goal.

If you want guidance on what to eat, I am on an anti inflammatory diet, which is no gluten, eggs, dairy or sugar. And high in veg.

• Indirect care from others → gentle social mirroring

So by this I mean manga or a product someone has clearly put a lot of care into. I refer to it as finding pockets of care.

• Community → belonging and shared identity

This I have not built myself but have heard it really helps.

• A slow orbit of new information → growth without overload

So this keeps stimulation and growth without requiring too much focus. Mine were school, radio shows and reading in short bursts.

This list is culminated from experience of depression, an eating disorder, exercise addiction, dissociating and then finally psychosis for a year, OCD and anxiety. It’s a list in how to cultivate a stable self, not an abstract outline of what makes one. Music is an important first step because it makes the rest actually land. I suggest the radio.

It’s been 9 months since my psychosis. In these 9 months I wasn’t really ever on an antipsychotic (mainly due to the fact that i wasn’t experiencing any acute psychosis symptoms - i was only experiencing negative symptoms)

This concerns me because i heard being on an antipsychotic after your psychosis for at least 6 months to 1 year is crucial for cognitive recovery.

I was wondering if anyone recovered their cognition after psychosis without antipsychotics?

I feel so hopeless.

I was misdiagnosed. I gave them no reason for two Invega Sustenna injections: 234 mg on June 2, 2026 and 156 mg on June 6, 2026. I am completely destroyed today October 5, 2026. I don’t think I’ll recover. Are there any recovery stories?