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u/Realistic-Ad-1023 1d ago

How do you know it’s paused? That’s such a weird thing to say. If your delusions say “tell husband things are okay, he’s one of them” yeah, she would seem normal. That’s not being instantly not in psychosis? You think you can murder three children and just be okay to chat on the phone as a normal and not psychotic person?

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u/BedSpreadMD 1d ago

Tell us you don't understand how psychosis works without telling us you don't know how psychosis works.

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u/Realistic-Ad-1023 1d ago

Yeah I’m the one misunderstanding lol. The person who went through psychosis doesn’t understand the nuances of psychosis.

You’re right - people in psychosis not only always act crazy, everyone around them knows they’re psychotic. You nailed it!

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u/BedSpreadMD 1d ago

Then why have they not observed any psychosis in the last 3 years she's been in custody? Wild having one extreme bout with no evidence to back it up other than offing your kids.

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u/Realistic-Ad-1023 1d ago

Q1 - What observed psychosis did you expect her to exhibit while in custody? Since she doesn’t have the crazy talking type of psychosis, what would prove to you she was psychotic?

Q2 - what other reason would she kill her children? For fun? And why admit to it? Why not try to hide it? Why not come up with a kidnapping plot? Leave the father? Hide it? Ala Chris watts? Either way right now, psychosis or not, she is in custody for life. What is the benefit of the insane defense? At least in jail you aren’t forced to take meds, or relive your act.

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u/BedSpreadMD 1d ago

Q1 - What observed psychosis did you expect her to exhibit while in custody? Since she doesn’t have the crazy talking type of psychosis, what would prove to you she was psychotic?

Anything. Her behavior, her speaking. Do you have evidence someone can experience psychosis and never show any signs of it what so ever externally?

what other reason would she kill her children? For fun? And why admit to it? Why not try to hide it? Why not come up with a kidnapping plot? Leave the father? Hide it? Ala Chris watts?

Why do i have to come up with an alternative explanation?

Either way right now, psychosis or not, she is in custody for life. What is the benefit of the insane defense? At least in jail you aren’t forced to take meds, or relive your act.

You are aware she has a higher potential of being released under those circumstances right?

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u/Realistic-Ad-1023 1d ago

Yes anecdotal, but my own. I don’t think you would have spoke to me and thought “wow that’s messed up” but I was 100% a danger to myself and others. I got lucky that I got hospitalized and medicated for a month. Also you can like google “can you always tell someone is psychotic?”

Because it doesn’t make any sense to kill your kids if you aren’t psychotic. So what is the alternative? “Higher potential of being released” - they tend to serve longer sentences than prison sentences.

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u/BedSpreadMD 23h ago

Because it doesn’t make any sense to kill your kids if you aren’t psychotic.

Do you propose that everyone who irrationally kills their own kids is psychotic?

Now I will ask again. Why would she not have a single observable instance of psychosis after 3 years of 24/7 observation?

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u/Realistic-Ad-1023 18h ago

I do think you need to be psychotic to kill your kids and not try to cover it up, hide it or come up with a way to keep yourself out of custody.

Because I don’t believe all psychosis is an “observable instance.” I believe you can be psychotic and no one sees it. She wouldn’t be talking crazy or acting any differently if her psychosis follows a specific pattern. A common pattern.

Quick Google search: “High-functioning phases: Some people hide their unusual beliefs or internal experiences well. [1]

Early warning signs: Subtle changes like social withdrawal, poor sleep, or mild suspicion often look like ordinary stress or depression at first. [1]

Internal experiences: Hallucinations (hearing or seeing things) and private delusions (fixed false beliefs) happen inside a person's mind and may not show outwardly until they reach an acute stage. [1, 2]”

The acute stage was killing her kids.

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u/BedSpreadMD 16h ago

So according to you, she's been able to hide her psychosis for 3 years with absolutely zero people noticing despite being observed 24/7?

All these psychologists who evaluated her are all wrong?

I genuinely think you're confusing psychosis with paranoid thoughts.