Many more than one psychotic break. It's impossible to count. As for ones that resulted in hospitalizations, somewhere around six or seven. Some of them even happened at IOP/PHP that I was attending AFTER a hospitalization. Insurance companies are so horny to get you out of inpatient, that some, like me, were released prematurely. The IOP/PHP in these cases had to send me back inpatient.

Like Nammu wrote, some of my psychotic episodes were traumatic and some a bit fuzzy in my mind. Sometimes the memories are almost like fragmentary blackouts. When my manias had mixed elements, I often had delusions of persecution. They were quite scary for me, and even others that observed them. I recall being dragged into isolation rooms at least a few times. Once I remember having to be shadowed by hospital security, perhaps because I was a perceived threat to myself or others.

My most recent psychotic break was in May 2018. I did manage to avoid the hospital, thanks to my psychiatrist. It was bad, though. Hubby started to cry. I could have also been apprehended by airport police, if my behavior had even been worse.