Understanding Psychosis. “Schizophrenia [like psychosis] cannot be understood without understanding despair.” –R.D. Laing According to the latest definition in the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary, psychosis is a “fundamental derangement of the mind (as in schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality especially as evidenced by delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech and behavior.” Have […]
Psychosis: dealing with the voices
Many people hear things that others can’t hear. These are called hallucinations, but for the person hearing them, they’re real. Sometimes the voices can be terrifying. They’re belittling and constant and overwhelming. They can be so loud it’s hard to ignore them. Occasionally they even tell the person to do dangerous things. Voices aren’t always […]
