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- What's the hardest part about getting back into a routine?
- What can I expect from returning to my routine? Will everything be the same as before? How do I manage my expectations?
- How should I explain my temporary absence from work? Do I have to say I had a psychotic episode?
- When I go back to school, what should I explain to my teachers? And to my classmates?
- Are there any activities that are not recommended after a psychotic episode?
- Are there any activities that help prevent new psychotic episodes?
- How important is it to maintain a daily routine?
- How should the family act when returning to routine after a psychotic episode?
- In adolescence and young adulthood, what role do friendships play or how can they help?
- In the educational environment, is it necessary to make adaptations for people who are reintegrating after a psychotic episode?
- How can teachers detect a recurrence of a psychotic episode?
- Is it a good idea to explain to new people I meet that I have a psychotic disorder?
- How to regain self-confidence?
- How can the environment help to regain this trust?
- How can we tell if the person is becoming ill again, or how can we prevent a relapse?
- In the workplace, how does having a psychotic disorder affect a person's performance?
- As a company, what should we know and how can we support a person who has been discharged from the hospital?
- If after the psychotic episode I don't feel entirely confident resuming all my usual activities, where can I get help to stay active and get back into my daily routine?
- If I can no longer work after the outbreak, what other activities can help me stay active?
What's the hardest part about getting back into a routine?
Maria Aran Herrera
Mental Health Activist. Project coordinator
Federació Catalana d'Entitats de Salut Mental en 1ª Persona – VEUS
After a psychotic episode, there are some aspects that make returning to routine difficult:
- Much of the antipsychotic medication has side effects (slows thinking, flattens emotions, lowers libido, etc.), which also makes it difficult to return to a normal routine.
- In addition, you may feel bad about actions, words, or even thoughts developed during the outbreak that make it difficult to reconnect with the people you were close to during the crisis.
- Once a person is diagnosed, it is time to confront social stigma and work on self-stigma , that is, not to create in ourselves the stereotypes that fall on mental health (dangerousness, incompetence, inconstancy, impulsiveness, etc.) feeling shame, guilt, pitying ourselves or limiting ourselves.
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Carla López Alcázar
Educational Psychologist - Teacher. Granollers Adolescent Day Hospital
Departament d'Educació. Generalitat de Catalunya
Maria Aran Herrera
Mental Health Activist. Project coordinator
Federació Catalana d'Entitats de Salut Mental en 1ª Persona – VEUS