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Old Sep 23, 2015, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by WibblyWobbly View Post
I have a good friend who was off symptom-free and off meds for 10 years. Then she had a full-blown manic episode, won't go into details since it's her story, but she's still trying to put the pieces back together. In retrospect I think she was depressed for the last couple of years.

All my treatment providers have told me it is possible to have long stretches with no symptoms.

Re your last question, all I can say is try to enjoy every day that you are healthy. I'm guessing the longer you feel normal, the easier it will be to not feel on alert all the time.
Thank you so much for sharing! That's exctly what happened to me. After 8 years I found myself reading the Bible sometimes six times a day, praying incessantly, not sleeping or eating (believing the Holy Spirit was waking me to pray--inducing me to fast), laying my hands on my family to pray for them, speaking in tongues, and eventually, casting demons, obeying the voice of God to do bizarre things, believing my prayers were answered just as I asked them, etc. Once I became psychotic, I also became paranoid and I thought there were demons constantly trying to possess me. My husband had never seen anything but stable me (that he knew of at least) and he was completely at a loss. He was exceedingly intimidated by my apparent powerhouse faith and didn't know what to do. It never even occured to him that I was delusional but he was very affraid. Then, once I settled into depression, I started to realize on my own that I was out of my mind. I came to him and told him that I believed I had lost my mind. He couldn't agree more so I went back to my psychiatrist. Now, I know what to look for when I am losing my mind and so does he. I am very afraid of reliving the above event though and I know it could very well be my reality again. Not even the horrifying postpartum depression/psychosis I experienced recently amounted to the terror of becoming aware that I had been entirely delusional and had no idea. I just don't want to lose the awareness ever again.
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Every finger in the room is pointing at me
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Dx: Schizoaffective Disorder
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