I guess it’s ok to say the fo llowing is an amazing article- even though I wrote it! I am so proud and pleased with how this turned out. It’s the first explanation that I know of regarding the differences between the psychosis found in psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and the psychosis found in mood disorders that have mania and depression mood swings. You will learn that the differences are quite large- but often confused. Please let me know what you think. Here is a link to the article on the website www.healthyplace.com
Click here to read the article: Julie Fast psychosis article on HealthyPlace.com
I feel this is especially helpful for family members, partners and friends of those with bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder psychosis is SO confusing as it’s always present with either depression or mania.
Please let me know what you think of the article. I have a new one coming soon from www.healthyplace.com and will keep you posted.
Please note that healthyplace.com shows the article section by section and you will need to click over to the next section!
Julie
PS: I wrote this when I was quite depressed- so it’s a testament that we can work to the best of our ability when we are ill. I missed a deadline for the first time in my career- but that is how it goes- what matters is that I finished. The depression went away eventually as it always does.
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I discuss my experience with bipolar disorder and psychosis in my newly released book “Insanity: A Love Story”
In fact, my symptoms were misdiagnosed as psychosis because of my full-blown mania I was presenting and depression never presented itself.
Wow Julie. You are so strong and so articulate.
You have put a face on bi polar for so many people which has helped them to recognise it in themselves or others. Thank you so much!!
Your article was very helpful for me. It not only educated me but gave me hope which I desperately need right now. My 19 year old son is currently hospitalized after a suicide attempt. They have diagnosed with as BP type 1 but possibly schizoidaffective.
After reading about the psychosis differences between the two, I am hopeful – he seems to display the BP type of psychosis instead of schizphrenic type.
Thank you so much for your in-depth article on psychosis Julie! It was very informative and I plan on sending it to my parents so they are better able to understand what I go through when they hear the word “psychosis.”
Is this a mixed episode, or psychosis? I read your article and have been sharing it with people I know.
This is what I have been experiencing over the last month or so:
Paranoia
Possible hallucination (just one time)
Good mood
Lots of ideas
Racing thoughts, songs going through my mind
Irritable
Unable to keep up with personal hygeine
Unable to leave the house unless ABSOLUTELY necessary
No motivation to get dressed
Very difficult to take care of kids
sleeping way too much
I have as many depressive symptoms as manic symptoms and I just realized it’s been this way for at least a month or 6 weeks. The good mood is throwing me off. It is good, but not manic good. Even though I know I would be better off not hanging around in my PJ’s, I am perfectly happy to do it. I am scolding myself for it and trying to change that behavior, but frankly, I don’t want to.
I was in a mixed episode with a depressed mood over the summer and ended up in the hospital.
Even though I know I am not functioning properly right now, I don’t really care, but I do, but I don’t.
I guess in short, I could say that I have 40 million tons of mental energy and less than an ounce of physical energy.
Is this even a mood episode or is it a psychotic episode?