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- Why do people with psychosis experience hallucinations and delusions? Does this happen to everyone?
- What is the difference between delusions, hallucinations, and paranoia?
- How can they affect a person's life?
- How can I tell if what I see is real or not? Will I ever be able to control it?
- The voices I hear usually cause me a lot of fear and anxiety. Why are they always negative voices?
- They tell me I'll be able to live with the psychosis, but right now I think it's unlikely. Is it possible to live with hallucinations and delusions without suffering?
- How can I prevent a relapse?
- If I've ever had a strange thought or hallucination, does that mean I might have psychosis? When should I worry?
- Now I realize when I start having symptoms. What can I do when I notice them?
- Will the symptoms ever disappear and will I be able to recover?
- Why do the symptoms reappear even though I'm taking medication?
- If I notice that my partner is starting to have symptoms of a psychotic episode, what should I do?
- What can I do if my daughter repeatedly thinks that we want to hurt her and that makes her distrust us?
- Sometimes I think my daughter is a different person since her first psychotic episode. What can I do to accept her and try to help her?
- What can we do when a person speaks rudely to us and triggers psychotic symptoms when we don't agree with them or when they don't get what they want?
If I've ever had a strange thought or hallucination, does that mean I might have psychosis? When should I worry?
Trini Peláez Martínez
Psychologist. Early intervention program for psychosis. CSMA Ripollet
Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu
No. These are experiences that can happen to anyone. If they cause you distress and interfere with your daily life, you can consult your primary care physician to see if they could help, or you can consult a mental health professional.
Psychotic experiences in the general population
Rosa María García Toldrà
Mental health activist. Board member.
Associació Salut Mental Baix Llobregat
Not one flower makes a spring, not one drop a storm. I think many people throughout
His life has had some kind of unusual experience, nothing more. You should be concerned if you have any kind of drug use or spend many hours locked away, without interacting with other people.
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Rosa María García Toldrà
Mental health activist. Board member.
Associació Salut Mental Baix Llobregat
Trini Peláez Martínez
Psychologist. Early intervention program for psychosis. CSMA Ripollet
Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu