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Truth in Delusions

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Even though the visuals and soundtracks have left me now....and I am free of the beautiful scary psychoses...I still look back and embrace some thoughts that the psych would say were wrong or nutty.
I want to save them in my head.I do keep them from him.They work for me and do no harm.
I actually get some comfort in certain aspects of the things I experienced back then.They encourage me subtly..

Just saying..


Does anyone else feel comforted by experiences too personal to describe?
In psychosis or other ?

Because of the strength gained from them ?

Cheers
I know this is deep for some.





Bagels
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well, the stuff about Grandmother & her cronies being witches was dead-on at heart, haha....I do get what you mean & relate in my own way.
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What one experiences is unique and should be interpretated as meaningful.

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Yes. The same thing that comforts me when I feel good or manic, makes me feel lost and empty when I'm depressed.

Anyone with me on this?
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Looking back I am so amazed at things I went through, and made it on my own. I reached deep down inside and found strenghth beyond explaination. I amaze myself and have alot of compassion for myself as well.
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Hmm, my psychosis comes with the super deep downs. They are just too scary to think about.

Still, perhaps one good thing about those times. I still am able to hold onto a small kernal of hope.

I have a different take. I am comforted by many experiences that are just to darned mundane to describe!!! Laugh, as an example, when my dog is happy to see me when I come home, a smile from the pretty barrista at my favorite coffee shop, a phone call from my sister.
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Those thoughts always remind me how lucky I am to get back this far..
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" An airbag saved my life ! "
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I'm on meds now so I miss those flights of fancy I used to have. I know what you mean about not sharing with your psych. How can someone who's never had a mind like this understand what the highs and lows are like, let alone the thought process that keeps a person going.
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something basic about self-relience...being so out there, so alone for so long in this bizarre alter-wilderness.......can't explain it, really.
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True Cheryl, thanks.
I forget that sometimes.
My faith in the Psychiatrist was quite high and it took all my strength NOT to tell him.
Just in case he locked me up again.
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To answer your question: yes.
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Stop dithering..just say it straight !! ha
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When you are so vulnerable, it's hard not to totally trust your psych. But dr.s are only human, too, and they're judgement may be clouded by their own vulnerability.Don't want to scare the poor guys LOL.
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Yup
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places i've been in my mind sometimes bring me back from the brink. all i can say is they remind me there is still color in my world of grey.
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