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Old Jun 06, 2016, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by justmeandmyhead View Post
I had this exact problem while I was in hospital. There were people who were obviously psychotic and I kept comparing myself to them and telling the nurses I clearly didn't need to be there.
One nurse explained to me that when people are ill it is affected by the persons personality as well. So if you are a quiet person you will have more internal struggles and if you are very extrovert it might be louder.
So yes I believe there is such thing as a 'quiet psychotic'
I'm one of the "quiet" types when I'm psychotic as well. If someone talked to me yes they would know(I tend to talk in word salad when I'm having a bad episode), but I don't do the shouting and breaking stuff kind of thing. I just get really withdrawn and I am disinclined to interact with anyone.

I'm naturally a pretty quiet person, so it stands to reason that does make a difference in how my psychosis manifests.