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Originally Posted by The_little_didgee
Antidepressants can cause mania in people who don't bipolar disorder. It has happened to me twice. I've been diagnosed with bipolar disorder by a consulting psychiatrist. I don't agree with it because I never had a spontaneous mania. My regular psychiatrist also agrees with me.
What motivates you to self-harm, drink etc? Is it interpersonal?
Do you struggle with your identity?
Severe anxiety and stress can cause psychotic symptoms. One can develop psychosis without having schizophrenia. Are you using illicit drugs? Some prescription medications can cause psychotic-like symptoms, especially if they make you drowsy (hypnagogic hallucinations). People usually have insight when this happens.
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I’m not sure exactly what causes me to drink and self harm. I feel wrong or upset and I need a release. At times I feel dead inside.
I have struggled with my identity in the past. I don’t know about my future or where I stand. I try not to worry too much but I have struggled before.
I don’t use illicit drugs. Only medication I’ve been on in the last year is an antipsychotic because of my paranoia and delusions. I’ve thought about stress being a factor with my psychotic symptoms but this last episode has been constant for about a year.