Here is an excerpt from a blog I wrote for Bp Magazine on the topic of bipolar disorder and psychosis. Enjoy! A link to the full article is at the end of the blog.
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Hello! Please know that this blog talks about a very vivid topic- psychotic hallucinations. I describe what I experience in detail and don’t want anyone to be upset by reading my blog. I would like to encourage you to keep reading as the hallucinations I describe didn’t harm me at all and the story has a good ending. I talk about these experiences openly in order to help others who might be struggling with undiagnosed bipolar psychosis.
Sneaky, sneaky hallucinations………! I had my first depression hallucination at age 19. It was so vivid it felt real. My gorgeous Canadian boyfriend broke up with me and I had to move back in with my parents as I had nowhere to live. I flunked out of school the year before (I now know it was because of bipolar disorder, but was truly confused at the time. My parents had NO idea what was going on!) I was despondent over the breakup to the point that I had trouble functioning…..
Click here to visit the Bp Magazine webpage and read the rest of the blog.
It’s normal to have psychosis if you have bipolar disorder. Do you see signs of psychosis in yourself or someone you care about?
