Your story is deeply moving and powerful. You vividly describe the intensity of your experiences, from the psychotic break to believing you were Christ. It's a painful reminder of how necessary it is for society to better understand and support people dealing with psychosis. I'm glad to hear you've found stability. And thank you for bravely sharing such a personal and eye-opening journey. I'm so glad I read this.
Erick, thanks for sharing a little of your experiences. I too have experienced increased religiosity with my schizoaffective disorder. At times feeling to be an agent of God. I have read that it's not uncommon for people with our illness to experience this. It is definitely worth exploring more for me. I kind of sweep the past under the rug when I'm medicated and well, but I mustn't forget.
Yeah, sometimes it's hard to process it. I had gone many years trying to bury that past but in recent years I began bringing it all out and sharing with family and close friends and feel it has helped to unravel many of the delusions leading to less disruptive episodes of mania.
Your story is deeply moving and powerful. You vividly describe the intensity of your experiences, from the psychotic break to believing you were Christ. It's a painful reminder of how necessary it is for society to better understand and support people dealing with psychosis. I'm glad to hear you've found stability. And thank you for bravely sharing such a personal and eye-opening journey. I'm so glad I read this.
Erick, thanks for sharing a little of your experiences. I too have experienced increased religiosity with my schizoaffective disorder. At times feeling to be an agent of God. I have read that it's not uncommon for people with our illness to experience this. It is definitely worth exploring more for me. I kind of sweep the past under the rug when I'm medicated and well, but I mustn't forget.
Yeah, sometimes it's hard to process it. I had gone many years trying to bury that past but in recent years I began bringing it all out and sharing with family and close friends and feel it has helped to unravel many of the delusions leading to less disruptive episodes of mania.