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Old Jan 16, 2014, 07:10 PM
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I've followed the Wiccan path for 25 years, and I've definitely had what might be described as spiritual experiences that some might label as 'psychosis' (eg being in an hallucinatory trance state, feeling like the universe was sending me a message from a higher power through something as simple as a breeze on my face, feeling 'plugged in' to everything - like I could feel the spiritual energy flow of the trees, rocks, animals etc around me, and so on). To me those spiritual experiences have a definite individual and unique quality to them, that is vastly different to what I experience when I'm having actual psychotic symptoms. I'm very lucky in that I have a Pdoc who also has a very good spiritual grounding, and he too has acknowledged that there is a difference between the sometimes profound things people can experience during spiritual experiences, and what constitutes something that would be considered psychosis. It's hard to explain properly, but the two things just don't feel the same.
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Diagnosis:

Complex-PTSD, MDD with Psychotic Fx, Residual (Borderline) PD Aspects, ADD, GAD with Panic Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa currently in partial remission.

Treatment:

Psychotherapy
Mindfulness


Thanks for this!
Atypical_Disaster