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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?

Trini Peláez
Trini Peláez Martínez
Psychologist. Early intervention program for psychosis. CSMA Ripollet
Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu

If you're experiencing a moment where the voices and delusions are very intense, it's normal.
that you think will never happen. It's not an easy or quick process, but with help
With professional support, help from your support network, and personal effort, you can get well and carry out your projects, even if some symptoms don't fully improve. It's like breaking your leg; when you're in pain, you've just had surgery, and you still can't walk, you think you'll never be able to do what you used to do: go places, run, dance... But with the help of physical therapists, your family, and above all, a lot of effort and patience, it's possible. Even if it hurts a little sometimes, it doesn't have to stop you from moving forward.

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Returning to routine after a psychotic episode

Rosa García Toldrà
Rosa María García Toldrà
Mental health activist. Board member.
Associació Salut Mental Baix Llobregat

Yes, you can live with it. It's important that you develop your own coping strategies. I can't choose whether or not to have them, but I can choose how I experience them. It's a choice that changes everything, even if I continue to have them. If a portrait winks at me, I don't care, I ignore it. If a colorful "northern lights" appear in my room as I go to sleep, I simply look at it and let it go. If I see insects (especially a spider), I look at it like someone watching the rain; I know I shouldn't, but I've even given it a name and I talk to it. In other words, put things into perspective, let it go instead of fighting against it. It's also important not to have self-stigma and to be able to recognize that you have a mental health issue, because otherwise you might seek justifications for what you feel is real in conspiracy theories.

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Rosa García Toldrà
Rosa María García Toldrà
Mental health activist. Board member.
Associació Salut Mental Baix Llobregat
Trini Peláez
Trini Peláez Martínez
Psychologist. Early intervention program for psychosis. CSMA Ripollet
Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu