In my worst episode, I once took a 6 hour shower (in the middle of the night) after 3 days of no sleep and months of 4 hours or less and I believed (during this 6 hour shower) that the water never got cold. I thought I was vomiting evil spirits (and I actually was vomiting because I was drinking so much shower water so quickly believing it was holy water that it made me vomit repeatedly). I believed that I had divinely turned my husband down earlier that night because the Lord wanted me pure that night for himself. I drank gallons of water a day, believing it would keep the Holy Spirit from leaving. I believed that someone could read my mind. I heard the voice of the Holy Spirit telling me to do reckless things. I believed that ALL of my prayers were answered. I was hallucinating but believed these hallucinations to be "visions" from the Lord. I was hyper sexual but believed if I acted (masturbated); God would leave me in sin. I thought God was testing me. I felt evil presences all around and believed, once depressed, that they were trying to get me to kill myself. I also, concurrently, believed that if I went to a psychiatrist and got back on meds, I would lose my salvation. This delusion stopped me from getting help prior to completely losing touch.
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Every finger in the room is pointing at me
I want to spit in their faces then I get afraid of what that could bring
I got a bowling ball in my stomach I got a desert in my mouth
Figures that my courage would choose to sell out now
Tori Amos ~ Crucify
Dx: Schizoaffective Disorder
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