- 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?
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?
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.
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.